Newport Storm Closings: Parking Ban, Library and More

NEWPORT, RI—With snow in the forecast Monday, Newport police have instituted a parking ban.

The ban will go into effect Monday at 6 p.m. and it will be in place until further notice.

The following streets are designated as tow zones for emergency snow removal work and are included in this parking ban:

• Bellevue Avenue: Kay Street to Bowery Street
• Broadway
• Friendship Street
• Spring Street
  
• Summer Street
• Thames Street
• Washington Square
  
• West Marlborough Street
  
• Van Zandt Avenue, from J.T. Connell Memorial Road east to Malbone Road

The city is also asking residents, property owners and business owners to be mindful of the city ordinance requiring them to remove snow from sidewalks.

City ordinance requires the sidewalks to be cleared within five hours of daylight or after the snow stops falling.

Residents with no place to park can use the following city lots for free:

• Gateway Center
• Mary Street
• Easton’s Beach

Along with the parking ban, a multitude of Newport public services and institutes are closed, including all public schools, Salve Regina University, Newport Head Start, Newport Boys and Girls Clubs, Child and Family Services of Newport Coutny, the Edward King House Senior Center, the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center and Naval Station Newport, where essential staff only are to report until 6 a.m. Tuesday.

----> Complete list of all closings and cancellations.