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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 (IYRS) is holding an 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 campaign at the 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 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. ’s monthly cancer support group, I Can Cope, will meet at 7 p.m. in the hospital library.
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