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Water Division Warns of Fake Utility Crews

Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Imposters Posing as Newport Water Division Personnel Reported
 
NEWPORT, R.I. (WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 2022) – The Newport Water Division is urging residents across Aquidneck Island, especially those who are home during the day, to be alert for impostors.

The Newport Water Division has received reports from customers who have been approached by individuals posing as Water Division personnel.
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Season's End Approaching at Easton's Beach

Tuesday, August 23, 2022

Lifeguard Shifts to End 1 Hour Earlier Beginning Aug. 29th
  
NEWPORT, R.I. (TUESDAY, AUG. 23rd, 2022) – As the summer season winds down, the City of Newport is beginning to scale back operations at Easton’s Beach.

Beginning Monday, Aug. 29^th, lifeguards will be on duty from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. through the end of the beach season.    Read more »

City to Conduct Smoke Testing on North End Sewer Lines

Monday, August 15, 2022

Inspections Slated for Week of August 22^nd
  
NEWPORT, R.I. (MONDAY, AUGUST 15^h, 2022) – Residents in portions of Newport’s North End neighborhood are being advised that contractors from Wright-Pierce, working on behalf of the City of Newport, will be conducting smoke testing in sewer lines during the week of August 22, 2022.

While most of the work will be performed on public property, crews may need to walk across residential areas located within the public right-of-way as part of the inspection process.

Crews will be going to door-to-door in advance of the testing with informational flyers describing the process and providing important contact information. Read more »

City of Newport Updated Notice of Privacy Incident

Monday, August 15, 2022

City Concludes Investigation into Privacy Incident
  
NEWPORT, R.I. (MONDAY, AUGUST 15^h, 2022) – The City of Newport announced today that it has concluded the investigation of a previously announced security incident.  

As previously announced, on June 9, 2022, the City identified unusual network activity that caused certain systems in its network to become unavailable. The City immediately took steps to secure its network and launch an investigation with the assistance of a cybersecurity firm. The City also notified law enforcement and worked to support its investigation.
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Notice of Final Canvass

Friday, August 12, 2022

NOTICE

​PURSUANT TO CHAPTER § 17-10-5 OF THE RI GENERAL LAWS, THE NEWPORT CANVASSING AUTHORITY SHALL MEET AT THE TIME, DATE, AND LOCATION LISTED BELOW FOR THE PURPOSE OF CANVASSING THE PRELIMINARY LISTS AND HEARING OBJECTIONS TO THE INCLUSION OR OMISSION OF ANY PERSON AS A REGISTERED VOTER, AND IT SHALL AT THAT TIME MAKE A FINAL CANVASS AND CORRECTION OF THE REGISTRATION FILES. 
 
AUGUST 23, 2022
11:30 A.M.
NEWPORT CITY HALL – 2^ND FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM
43 BROADWAY, NEWPORT, RI 02840 Read more »

CITY ADVISING PAST, CURRENT EMPLOYEES OF POTENTIAL DATA LOSS

Friday, July 22, 2022

Privacy Incident Possibly Resulted in Loss of Municipal Employee Information
  
NEWPORT, R.I. (FRIDAY, JULY 22^nd, 2022) – After an exhaustive investigation following the discovery of a suspicious email on one of the City’s internal networks, current and former municipal employees are being notified of a suspected security incident that may have left certain personal information compromised.

​Due to the City’s network architecture, no external customer data is believed to have been impacted by the incident, and all online City functions are operating normally. Read more »

NEWPORT WATER CUSTOMERS ADVISED OF DELAYED BILLING

Thursday, July 7, 2022

Payment Period, Penalty Dates to be Extended for Affected Billing Cycles
 
NEWPORT, R.I. (THURSDAY, JULY 7th, 2022) –Newport Water Division customers should expect a delay in receiving their July utility bills after vendor technical issues impacted the ability to issue monthly statements.
 
As a result, July utility bills will now be due Aug. 31st, 2022. Likewise, the late payment penalty date will also be extended for affected billing cycles. Read more »

Changes Coming to Newport’s Bulky Waste Program

Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Residents Can Now Schedule Collections Directly with Waste Management

NEWPORT, R.I. (TUESDAY, June 28th, 2022) – Newport residents looking to dispose of bulky waste will no longer a need to obtain collection stickers from City Hall.

As part of the City’s new trash contract, beginning July 1st , all requests and payments for bulky waste and white goods collection items can be made directly through the City’s hauling company, Waste Management. Previously, residents were required to obtain a bulky waste sticker from City Hall before calling to make an appointment for pickup. Read more »

Second Public Meeting Slated on Prescott Hall Flooding

Wednesday, June 15, 2022

Public Invited to Share Thoughts In-Person & Online

NEWPORT, R.I. (WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 2022) – Newport’s Department of Utilities will be hosting an informational meeting in the Council Chambers at City Hall on Thursday, June 23rd at 6:30 p.m. to discuss the ongoing engineering study which seeks to address localized flooding that has been observed in the Prescott Hall Watershed.

This will be the second in a series of informational meetings and will include an opportunity for neighborhood residents to share information on past events and to provide input on priorities for Read more »

City Offices Experiencing Network Outage

Friday, June 10, 2022

City Email, Online Services Temporarily Offline
 
NEWPORT, R.I. (FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2022) – The City of Newport is advising residents that certain online services and functions will be temporarily unavailable while IT personnel work to resolve an ongoing disruption impacting the City’s internal servers.

While the City’s website remains unaffected, a number of popular online functions have been temporarily suspended, and email services have been taken offline for the duration of the weekend. Read more »