Newport, Rhode Island
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Robert F. Carr III, 1940-2009: Investment adviser, civic leader...his prep school days were filled with high jinks. He was asked to leave The Hill School in Pennsylvania before graduating from a prep school in Newport, R.I. After getting a bachelor's degree from Babson College in Massachusetts, he served... In this article: Chicago, Lincoln Park, and Fibrosis |
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Baltimore Sun | 4 days ago
George A. Kay III, steel company founder
...service was held Friday.. Surviving are his wife of 52 years, the former Joan Gaddy; five daughters, Julia Kay McGrath of Newport, R.I., Jennifer Kay Grifo and Christine Kay Williams, both of Severna Park, and Kathryn Kay and Susan...
In this article: Baltimore, Armco, World War II, Civil War, Lung cancer, Johns Hopkins University, and City College
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Daily Mail | 4 days ago
Design firm to the elite goes bust
...Skibo Castle in Scotland - where Madonna married Guy Ritchie - de Savary's latest venture is the purchase of Vanderbilt Hall in Newport, Rhode Island, which U.S. shipping heir Alfred Vanderbilt built to house his mistress, but is now a...
In this article: Jonathan Yeo, Nicole Kidman, Jake Humphrey, Alistair Darling, Hiccup, and Gordon Brown
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boston.com - Latest theater and arts news | 7 days ago
Holiday Preview: Dance Picks
...Company has sold out every performance of this production since 2002, so plan on this one early. Nov. 27-Dec. 4. $35-$125. Rosecliff, Newport, R.I. 401-847-4470, www.arttixri.com URBAN NUTCRACKER Anthony Williams's irreverent...
In this article: Newport, Sweets, Cadre, The Nutcracker, Reading Memorial High School, Brandeis University, Regis College, Bridgewater State College, and John Hancock
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Boston Globe -- Today's paper A to Z | November 20, 2009
Gene Ritvo, photographer and lover of antique cars, 74
...HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING In the world of antique and high-end sports car photography, from Pebble Beach, Calif., to Newport, R.I., Gene Ritvo was as well regarded as the vehicles he memorialized. There was a certain...
In this article: Wolfeboro, N.H and Norwell
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Cincinnati Enquirer | November 20, 2009
Ingles get house despite ABC snub
...and drinks for the workers. Their 29-year-old son, Michael Edward Gould, died in the World Trade Center on 9/11. They moved here from Newport, R.I., to be closer to her other son, Rob Gould, who works for Procter & Gamble. "People here...
In this article: Cerebral palsy and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
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boston.com - Latest Massachusetts news | November 18, 2009
Bait shortages feared after herring catch cut back
In this article: Portland Press Herald, All rights reserved, New England, Newport, R.I., Portland, Maine, and Associated Press
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boston.com - Health news | November 17, 2009
Breast-care advice tests firms
...Inc., a medical imaging software start-up in Providence that uses technology developed by the Naval Undersea Warfare Center in Newport, R.I., to detect mines. Michael Duarte, cofounder of Advanced Image Enhancement, said the company's...
In this article: Breast cancer, Analogic Corp., Medicare, and American College of Radiology
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Atlanta Journal-Constitution | November 17, 2009
Neale Martin Bearden, 90, amateur artist
She got gussied up. "She was there about 15 minutes before she realized they were hers," said her daughter, Bettie Bearden Pardee of Newport, R.I. Maybe it was because Mrs. Bearden was such a good artist, especially when it came to...
In this article: Atlanta, Arkansas, Chicken, University of Southern California, and Raoul Dufy
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NPR | November 15, 2009
Sea Glass A Disappearing Treasure
NANCY COHEN: Sue Gray Fitzpatrick spends at least a day a week scaling for bits of colored grass, smoothed by the waves and rocks in Newport, Rhode Island. She has been making jewelry with sea glass for more than 20 years, even though the...
In this article: Hartford, Connecticut, Public Radio, Clorox, and NPR
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washingtonpost.com | November 12, 2009
Navy linebacker Vela plays bigger than his size
...a little doubtful in myself because I had no experience running the option," said Vela, who attended the Naval Academy Preparatory School in Newport, R.I., before coming to Annapolis. Moving to wide receiver, a position he played in high...
In this article: Midshipmen, Fighting Irish, Naval Academy Preparatory School, and Ken Niumatalolo
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Description from Wikipedia:
Newport is a city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States, about 30 miles (48 km) south of Providence. Known as a New England summer resort and for the famous Newport Mansions, it is the home of Salve Regina University and Naval Station Newport which houses the United States Naval War College, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, and a major United States Navy training center. The city is the county seat of Newport County (a county that no longer has any governmental functions). Newport was known for being the city of some of the "Summer White Houses" during the administrations of Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and John F. Kennedy. The population was 26,475 at the 2000 census.
- Name:
- Newport, Rhode Island
- Also Known As:
- City by the Sea, Sailing Capital of the World, Queen of Summer Resorts, America's Society Capital
- Type:
- City
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1784
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 11.5
- Total Area (km):
- 29.7
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 7.9
- Land Area (km):
- 20.6
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 3.5
- Water Area (km):
- 9.2
- Elevation (ft):
- 30
- Elevation (m):
- 9
- Time Zone:
- EST
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