Newport School Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain provided updates on teacher contract negotiations, school construction, and plans for the upcoming academic year during her monthly virtual conversation with What'sUpNewp on July 31.Listen to our conversation above, watch below, and/or read it below.The Latest From What’sUpNewphttps://whatsupnewp.com/2024/07/wun-on-one-a-conversation-with-newport-school-superintendent-colleen-burns-jermain-3/Newport School Superintendent provides updates on teacher negotiations, staffing, Rogers High School construction, and more.https://whatsupnewp.com/2024/07/newport-police-share-traffic-management-plan-for-newport-jazz-festival-weekend/Newport Police Department implements traffic managment plan to enhance Newport Jazz Festival experience.https://whatsupnewp.com/2024/07/nimfest-will-celebrate-jazz-at-king-park-on-august-4/The NIMFest Concert Series will celebrate Jazz on Sunday, August 4, with performances by the John McKenna Quartet and Bill Killian.https://whatsupnewp.com/2024/07/park-theatre-to-host-ukulele-virtuoso-jake-shimabukuro/Tickets go on sale August 2 for the October 5 performancehttps://whatsupnewp.com/2024/07/newport-police-arrest-dispatch-log-july-30-31/Newport Police Department provided the following arrest and dispatch logs from 7 am on July 30 through 7 am on July 31, 2024.https://whatsupnewp.com/2024/07/offshore-wind-farms-connected-by-an-underwater-power-grid-for-transmission-could-revolutionize-how-the-east-coast-gets-its-electricity/A big roadblock to offshore wind power is getting approval for onshore transmission lines. 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Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph.* Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low of around 70. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.Marine* Thursday: W wind 5 to 8 kt, becoming SW 8 to 11 kt in the afternoon. Mostly sunny. Seas 1 ft or less.* Thursday Night: SW wind 5 to 8 kt becoming variable and less than 5 kt after midnight. Partly cloudy. 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