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Tuesday: School Committee Meeting and "Movember" Kick Off Event

A look at what's happening in and around Newport today.

 
  1. The Newport School Committee will meet at 5 p.m. at the Newport Public Schools Administration Center. Among the items on the agenda is the Pell School construction recommended changes for bid construction documents.
  2. The International Yacht Restoration School (IYRS) is holding an open house from 4 to 7 p.m. followed by the first installment in their series of Fall lectures which will feature Dan Pingero, CEO of Sailors for the Sea. Admission is $7 for the lecture for non-members.
  3. Team Newport Muzzy will kick-off their “Movember” campaign at the Fifth Element at 7 p.m. tonight. The group is taking part in a larger international effort in which men grow mustaches from Nov. 1 to Nov. 30 to raise awareness and funds for men’s cancers.
  4. The Newport Library will host a PJ Story Time in which children ages 5 to 8 are welcome to come in their pajamas to hear a story read to them by local teens at 7 p.m.
  5. Newport Hospital’s monthly cancer support group, I Can Cope, will meet at 7 p.m. in the hospital library.
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