Movement of Jah People: The Newport Yachting Center hosts the Newport Waterfront Raggae Festival on Saturday. There's also an after party at 9 p.m., complete with a free door pass online that's also good for prize drawings.
Work Zones: Take a few seconds to see this handy list of road closures and construction around Newport — it may save you valuable time in our commute.
Dog Defense? A Newport woman faces a charge of assault with a deadly weapon after police say she got into a fight with another woman, whose dog apparently bit the first woman.
Trash Delay: Monday, Aug. 12, is the observance of Victory Day in Rhode Island — and that means that Newport's trash and recycling schedule is delayed one day.
Did You Vote Yet? Rhode Island game maker Hasbro is issuing a specially-themed Monopoly game this winter — and you can vote for one of the tokens.
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