Calling Hours for Sharon Gerlach Tuesday

Here are five things to know for today:

1. Calling hours for Sharon Gerlach, 58 of Middletown will be held at Memorial Funeral Home, 375 Broadway on Tuesday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Gerlach died after she was struck by a pick-up truck on Bellevue Avenue. 
   
   
2. Historic District Commission (HDC) will meet Tuesday for its regular monthly meeting. The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. in the city council chambers at Newport City Hall.  The meeting previously scheduled for Jan. 21, 2014, was cancelled due to weather.
   
   
3. Salve Regina will host a book reading on Thursday at 6 p.m. Laura van den Berg’s will read from her book, The Isle of Youth, which was named an NPR Best Book of 2013. Read more here.  
   
   
4. The Revolving Door Restaurant, located at 509 Thames St., opened its doors for the first time last week!  Drop in and say hello!
   
   
5. The first meeting for the teen book club will be held Thursday at 6 p.m. at the Newport Public Library.  Read more here.  
   
   

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