http://www.newstin.com/us/NEWPORT_RHODE_ISLAND Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66316082 NEWPORT, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Newport Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (Nasdaq: NFSB - News ), the holding company for Newport Federal Savings Bank, announced today that it has completed its second stock repurchase program. The... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:22:35 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66316082 2008-07-03T17:22:35Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66155758 NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — Live from Newport: it's Chevy Chase. Chase, the comic actor and original cast member of Saturday Night Live will host the Newport Jazz Festival for the second year in a row. The JVC Jazz Festival-Newport... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 01:50:17 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66155758 2008-07-03T01:50:17Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66192477 Frederick C.B. Smyth, Sr., 76, of 17 Friendship St., Jamestown, died Sunday, June 29, 2008 at home. He was the husband of the late Ellen Norma (Whaley) Smyth. Born in Newport on June 24, 1932, he was the son of the late William R. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:35:50 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66192477 2008-07-03T06:35:50Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66192614 Rita C. "Sis" (Sullivan) Vickers, 92, of Middletown, died June 28, 2008. She was the wife of the late James J. Vickers, Jr. Born in Newport, RI, on April 15, 1916, she was a daughter of the late John J. and Annie (McMahon)... Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:36:43 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66192614 2008-07-03T06:36:43Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66127986 U.S. Coast Guard rescuers hoisted an injured 66-year-old woman from a racing sailboat early this morning. The woman needed medical attention for a head injury she suffered aboard the 40-foot sailboat “Avra,” which was part of a... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:17:26 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66127986 2008-07-02T22:17:26Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66080064 Jim James photo by Autumn de Wilde Jim James fronts My Morning Jacket, who just released a new album, Evil Urges. Conor Oberst takes the helm for any and all Bright Eyes doings, as well as doings taking place under his own... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66080064 2008-07-02T16:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65969167 I'd be delighted to have a Katrina Cottage for my vacation home, but during the Gilded Age, people like the Astors and the Vanderbilts built lavish mansions in trendy Newport, Rhode Island. Today you can tour their homes and... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:00:46 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65969167 2008-07-02T01:00:46Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66091062 This past week, Congress approved a $162 billion spending bill for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It also provides veterans (who have served actively for at least three years) free college educations. That is the least we... Wed, 02 Jul 2008 01:37:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/66091062 2008-07-02T01:37:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65825336 Independence Investments LLC, a leading institutional manager of and investment adviser to actively managed U.S. fundamental and quantitative equity strategies, is pleased to announce its selection as sub-advisor for new... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:15:04 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65825336 2008-07-01T15:15:04Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65802937 By Associated Press Tuesday, July 1, 2008 - Added 3m ago JAMESTOWN, R.I.- A Newport man is missing and presumed dead after jumping off the rocks and into the water at Weatherill State Park in Jamestown. Police identified the... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:00:26 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/65802937 2008-07-01T13:00:26Z