Real Estate Transactions from July 6 to July 10 Sponsored by Hogan Associates   Newport 1 Cottage St. was sold by Fleury Properties LLC to Alexandra Brooks for $3,500,000 24 Brown & Howard Whf. Unit 301 was sold by Indian Avenue Realty, LLC to Michael & Susan Golden, Trustees of the Michael and Susan Golden Revocable Trust for $3,200,000 5 The post Real Estate: July 6 to July 10 first appeared on Newport This Week.

The Newport Police Department is actively investigating a shooting that occurred late Sunday evening in the Park Holm area. On July 19, 2026, at approximately 9:55 p.m., officers responded to a report of shots fired near Truman Street and Rosedale Avenue. Once on scene, officers determined the initial incident had taken place behind 41 and 43 Truman Road. Two victims, The post Newport Police Investigating Sunday Night Shooting first appeared on Newport This Week.

Mark Billington’s letter to the ed­itor in the July 2 edition of Newport This Week offered an entertaining and unique look at the debacle that is Newport traffic. The angst he feels is shared by a large and ever-growing number of Newport residents. The Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce and Dis­cover Newport have done a great job selling Newport as The post Rail Service Should be Considered first appeared on Newport This Week.

On April 30, 1789, George Wash­ington became our first president. About a year later, Washington vis­ited Newport and received greet­ings from many leaders including Moses Seixas, representing the Jewish congregation at Touro Synagogue. Washington later responded to that greeting with what has become a famous letter, becoming a prelude to adoption of the First Amendment guarantee of freedom of religion. The post As George Washington Wrote: “To Bigotry No Sanction” first appeared on […]

The proliferation of electronic surveillance cameras and speed traps in Middletown is offensive. Those cameras, along with license plate readers in police cars, should be removed and forbidden. They represent a serious attack on the right of all Americans to be able to go about their business without being monitored by Big Brother. Some communities make things worse by adopting The post Big Brother Should Not Be Watching first appeared on Newport This Week.