Newport city leaders move to restructure utilities board after constant complaints

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen approved a resolution that would give the city representation on the utilities board.

Newport closing loophole leading to tax rate breaks for non-residents

The deadline change is set to start next fiscal year, the application period opening on Jan. 1, 2027, and closing Feb. 26, ...
Yahoo

Newport City Council election results: See who topped the ballot for at-large, wards

Newport voters have selected a new city council, choosing to reelect five incumbents and two newcomers to serve as the city’s municipal legislators for the next two years. According to the unofficial ...
VTDigger

Running unopposed, Newport’s presumptive next mayor hopes to turn a new leaf

NEWPORT — The gaping construction site in the heart of downtown serves as a reminder of what might have been. Referred to simply as “the pit” by most locals, the patch of barren land was meant to ...
New Hampshire Union Leader

Looking Back: Newport’s town history, 'Recounting the successes of the past'

AT THE ANNUAL town meeting in Newport in the spring of 1870, a warrant was put forth “To see what action the town will take in regard to a History of the town …” The measure passed, and a committee ...
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Hundreds pack Wyden Newport town hall over helicopter removal

NEWPORT, Ore. (KOIN) — The recent Trump administration decision to relocate the US Coast Guard helicopter from Newport has generated local outrage, lawsuits and a town hall with Sen. Ron Wyden. Nearly ...