Two popular Middletown businesses are officially on the market.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lg-2025-12-10T154145.502.jpeg?fit=225%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lg-2025-12-10T154145.502.jpeg?fit=769%2C1024&ssl=1" /> Helen Marie Rudolph, 85, of The Village at Waterman Lake, Greenville, RI, died on Monday, November 24, 2025 at the HopeHealth Hulitar Hospice Center, Providence, RI. She was the wife of Dr. Norman Rudolph and mother of Eric, Alexandra and Kurt. Helen was born in Brooklyn, NY and in her early childhood made frequent moves […] The post Obituary: Helen Rudolph appeared first on What's Up Newp.

Yagi Noodles is once again transforming its menu with the return of Feast of the Fishes, a 10-course tasting experience centered on local and sustainable seafood. The annual event runs from Wednesday through Dec. 20, serving dinner from 4 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $80 per person. This year’s family-style menu highlights invasive and underutilized […] The post Yagi Noodles brings back ‘Feast of the Fishes’ for fourth year appeared first on What's Up Newp.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/unnamed-2025-12-10T145436.104-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/unnamed-2025-12-10T145436.104-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1" /> Newport Classical has announced a new addition to its spring season, with acclaimed violinist Rachel Barton Pine and pianist Matthew Hagle performing at Rosecliff Mansion on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, at 7:30 p.m. The concert marks Pine’s Newport debut. The program will feature Brahms’ Sonata No. 5 in E-flat major, Amanda Maier’s Sonata in B minor, […] The post Newport Classical adds violinist Rachel Barton Pine to spring lineup at Rosecliff appeared first on What's Up Newp.

The Powerball jackpot has climbed to an estimated $930 million ahead of Wednesday night’s drawing, while a $50,000 winning ticket sold in Middletown remains unclaimed, according to the Rhode Island Lottery. The unclaimed ticket was purchased at Joe’s Kwik Marts, 864 West Main Road, from the Saturday, Dec. 6, drawing. The lottery is encouraging players […] The post Powerball jackpot climbs to $930 million; $50,000 winning ticket sold in Middletown remains unclaimed appeared first on What's Up Newp.

Pexels.com","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"beavertail lighthouse museum on rhode island in usa","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="pexels-photo-19433358" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" Photo by Beth Fitzpatrick on Pexels.com " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-19433358.jpeg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-19433358.jpeg?fit=683%2C1024&ssl=1" /> Stacker compiled a ranking of the coldest Decembers in Rhode Island since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Rankings are based on the lowest average temperature in each month. For each of the coldest months listed below, we’ve included the average state temperature, state-wide highs and lows for the month, and […] The post Coldest Decembers in Rhode Island since 1895 appeared first on What's Up Newp.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lg-2025-12-10T095458.437.jpeg?fit=213%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lg-2025-12-10T095458.437.jpeg?fit=727%2C1024&ssl=1" /> Brenda Ann Douglas (Wendy) of Newport, RI, passed away on December 7, 2025 at age 77. She was born November 29, 1948 in Washington, D.C. to Edward and Rosalie Carmody. She graduated from University of Maryland, College Park. For much of her recent years, she did sales for everlasting images.Personal time was devoted to her many friends, including all the travel from Maine to Florida that went […] The post Obituary: Brenda Ann Douglas appeared first on What's Up Newp.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Devils_Bruins_Hockey_25341112749941.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Devils_Bruins_Hockey_25341112749941.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1" /> By JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mark Kastelic and Fraser Minten scored two goals each and the Boston Bruins rallied to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-2 on Tuesday night. Pavel Zacha scored an empty-net goal, while David Pastrnak had two assists in his first game since Nov. 16 after missing five […] The post Bruins rally to beat Blues 5-2 with two goals each from Kastelic and Minten appeared first on What's Up Newp.

Pexels.com","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"basketball hoop in basketball court","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="pexels-photo-1752757-3" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" Photo by Markus Spiske on Pexels.com " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-1752757-3.jpeg?fit=300%2C196&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-1752757-3.jpeg?fit=780%2C509&ssl=1" /> PROVIDENCE, R.I (AP) — Jamier Jones helped lead Providence over Brown on Tuesday with 16 points off of the bench in an 86-79 victory. Jones added six rebounds for the Friars (7-4). Jaylin Sellers scored 16 points, shooting 5 for 9 (3 for 5 from 3-point range) and 3 of 4 from the free-throw line. […] The post Jones scores 16 as Providence beats Brown 86-79 appeared first on What's Up Newp.

A man is facing multiple charges after allegedly breaking into homes, vehicles and a business in Newport last month.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/KWW9QpMq-scaled.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/KWW9QpMq-scaled.jpeg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1" /> A Briarwood Lane estate has sold for $4.5 million, marking the highest sale in Portsmouth since December 2024, according to Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty. The property at 230 Briarwood Lane, known as “Sea Farm,” is an eight-acre estate designed by Estes Twombly Architects. The home features a 2,000-square-foot granite terrace, saltwater pool and […] The post Portsmouth estate sells for $4.5 million, highest sale in town since December 2024 appeared first on What's Up Newp.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/311903537_420009816957109_3138806432547190858_n.jpg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/311903537_420009816957109_3138806432547190858_n.jpg?fit=579%2C579&ssl=1" /> Newport Partnership for Families has hired Lindsay Cutler as its new executive director, the organization announced Tuesday. Cutler will lead the 25-member partnership of nonprofits, faith-based organizations, businesses and municipal groups focused on improving the lives of residents in Newport and surrounding areas. She joins the organization at a time when its nonprofit members and […] The post Newport Partnership for Families names new executive director appeared first on What's Up Newp.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Screen-Shot-2015-11-19-at-1.16.05-AM.png?fit=300%2C160&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Screen-Shot-2015-11-19-at-1.16.05-AM.png?fit=780%2C417&ssl=1" /> Discover Newport announced six new members to its board of directors on Monday, a week after naming Portsmouth business owner Matthew Gray as board chair. The new appointees are Joanna Arrighie, director of sales and marketing at Newport Marriott Hotel & Spa; Rebecca Bertrand, executive director of the Newport Historical Society; Kajsa Kempenaar, vice president […] The post Discover Newport announces six new board members as Gray takes helm appeared first on What's Up Newp.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG-4977-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C228&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/IMG-4977-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C592&ssl=1" /> A 60-year-old man with no permanent address is facing more than a dozen charges following an investigation into a string of break-ins and thefts across Newport, police announced Monday. Steven Kuntz was arraigned in Newport District Court on Dec. 1 on charges including breaking and entering into a residence, breaking and entering into a business, […] The post Newport man facing multiple charges after breaking and entering investigation appeared first on What's Up Newp.

Pexels.com","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"pexels-photo-20457108.jpeg","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="pexels-photo-20457108" data-image-description="" data-image-caption=" Photo by Hartono Creative Studio on Pexels.com " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-20457108.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/pexels-photo-20457108.jpeg?fit=780%2C519&ssl=1" /> During the 2016 election campaign, Donald Trump infamously asserted, “I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn’t lose any voters, okay?” That he could murder without consequence was hypothetical at the time, but now it’s all too real as he orders boats suspected of carrying fentanyl blown up […] The post Gerry Goldstein: Facing some unvarnished truths appeared first on What's Up Newp.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Massachusetts_Fatal_Fire_25343620104674-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Massachusetts_Fatal_Fire_25343620104674-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1" /> A safety inspection company and the owner of a Massachusetts assisted-living facility that was the site of a fatal fire that killed 10 people are blaming each other for failing to address a faulty sprinkler system. Inspector Fire Systems Inc. sued Gabriel House owner Dennis Etzkorn, claiming it notified the facility months before the fire about recalled […] The post Assisted-living facility owner and inspector sue each other over faulty sprinklers in deadly fire appeared first on What's Up Newp.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/US_Ski_Rescues_Social_Media_25342661568553.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/US_Ski_Rescues_Social_Media_25342661568553.jpg?fit=780%2C585&ssl=1" /> By AMANDA SWINHART Associated Press STOWE, Vt. (AP) — A rescue team that covers Vermont’s tallest mountain has been responding to calls in the area for decades, but in the last few years, the organization has seen an alarming rise in calls from inexperienced skiers. Influenced by social media videos of skiers chasing fresh powder […] The post Vermont rescue team sees surge in calls as social media lures skiers into danger appeared first on What's Up Newp.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Raul-Malo-42-scaled.jpg?fit=227%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Raul-Malo-42-scaled.jpg?fit=774%2C1024&ssl=1" /> Raul Malo, the Grammy Award-winning frontman of The Mavericks, whose arresting voice captivated a sold-out crowd at the Jane Pickens Theater in March 2024, has died. He was 60. The band announced his death on Tuesday morning, confirming that Malo passed away on December 8, 2025, following a battle with Stage 4 colon cancer that […] The post Raul Malo, Mavericks frontman who played sold-out Newport show in 2024, dead at 60 appeared first on What's Up Newp.

More than 250 handcrafted wreaths found new homes Saturday morning as Lucy’s Hearth held its annual Designer Wreath Sale at the Easton’s Beach Rotunda, raising $20,000 to support families experiencing homelessness. The event drew an early crowd, packing the Rotunda as community members browsed wreaths created by local artists, gardeners and volunteers. The funds will […] The post Lucy’s Hearth wreath sale raises $20,000 to support families experiencing homelessness appeared first on What's Up Newp.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dr-Shields-House-Call2-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Dr-Shields-House-Call2-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C780&ssl=1" /> Getting urgent or emergency care when you need can be a stressful ordeal. When someone is sick or injured, it could mean reshaping daily life to get care, and for some, that simply isn’t doable. At best, the disruption is temporary. But for older adults, busy families, people with mobility limitations, or those who are […] The post The Doctor’s In Your House: How at-home urgent care is changing the visit appeared first on What's Up Newp.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lg-45.jpeg?fit=214%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/lg-45.jpeg?fit=732%2C1024&ssl=1" /> Leonard Field Hubbard, MD, of Jamestown, RI, beloved husband, father, grandfather, and brother, passed away on November 26, 2025. A dedicated hand surgeon, he spent more than five decades improving the lives of thousands of patients and took immense pride in helping others. Born on May 24, 1945, in White Plains, NY, Leonard grew up in […] The post Obituary: Leonard Hubbard appeared first on What's Up Newp.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/unnamed-2025-11-13T124138.029.jpg?fit=300%2C169&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/unnamed-2025-11-13T124138.029.jpg?fit=780%2C439&ssl=1" /> Discover all that’s happening for live music, entertainment, and events today in Newport County. Organizing an event? Add it to What’sUpNewp’s event calendar. Weather Forecast Sun & Tide Information Live Music & Entertainment Newport County Government Calendar of Events The post What’s up in Newport County: Tuesday, December 9 appeared first on What's Up Newp.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/GetMedia-2025-12-09T053132.048.jpeg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/GetMedia-2025-12-09T053132.048.jpeg?fit=780%2C519&ssl=1" /> As we move deeper into December, the Newport County market remains steady and surprisingly active despite the natural seasonality of the market and tight inventory levels. Looking at the trailing 90 days, we are averaging roughly 2 months of inventory, homes are averaging around 34 days on market, and a 96 percent sale-to-list-price ratio. It’s […] The post What Sold: A look at 21 recent sales across Newport County (Dec. 1-5) appeared first on What's Up Newp.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Giants_Patriots_Football_25336055725720-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Giants_Patriots_Football_25336055725720-scaled.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1" /> NEW YORK (AP) — The NFL has flexed the Week 16 game between AFC playoff contenders New England and Baltimore into the Sunday night prime time slot. The league announced the change Monday to move the Patriots-Ravens from a 1 p.m. ET start in regional window to the national TV spot on NBC at 8:20 […] The post NFL flexes Patriots-Ravens to prime time for Week 16 showdown appeared first on What's Up Newp.

" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Trump_Farm_Aid_25342756931509.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/whatsupnewp.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Trump_Farm_Aid_25342756931509.jpg?fit=780%2C520&ssl=1" /> By MATTHEW DALY and JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Monday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order blocking wind energy projects, saying the effort to halt virtually all leasing of wind farms on federal lands and waters was “arbitrary and capricious” and violates U.S. law. Judge Patti Saris of […] The post Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy appeared first on What's Up Newp.