Newport County
Newport County, Rhode Island is one of the five counties in the State of Rhode Island. The county consists of 104 total square miles, including Aquidneck Island, Conanicut Island, Prudence Island, and the eastern portion of the state on the mainland.
The county is in the Providence-New Bedford metro area. Communities in Newport County include Adamsville, Conanicut Island, Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Newport, Portsmouth, Prudence Island, Sachuest, and Sakonnet. Newport County Rhode Island is home to miles of scenic coastline due to its island geography.
Rhode Island divides its five counties into four Superior Court jurisdictions: Kent, Washington, Newport, and Providence/Bristol (with Providence/Bristol comprising one jurisdiction). Rhode Island's unified state court system, the Superior Court, has original jurisdiction in all County felony proceedings, in civil suits where claims exceed $10,000, and in matters of equity. The Superior Court also hears appeals on civil and criminal cases from the County District Court. (Civil suits with claims from $5,000-$10,000 may be heard by the Superior Court or County District Court). Any appeal from a decision rendered in Superior Court is taken directly to the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
If you have a personal injury case, a judge will hear your claim in civil court. This FAQ's section gives you information about civil lawsuits. If you are confused about the terms you hear while in court, you may find this list of common legal terms handy. Once you've gone through a trial, you may have the right to appeal your personal injury case to the Rhode Island Superior Court or the Rhode Island Supreme Court.
The island on which Newport is located is also known as Aquidneck. This island was the first to be populated by those who left the Massachusetts Bay Colony because of religious differences. The Newport Compact, which formed the basis of the settlement, was signed in April 1639.
According to the US Census Bureau, Newport Co., RI had an estimated population of 82,144 in 2006. This was a 3.8% decrease from the year 2000. There were 40,761 housing units located in Newport County with an average of 2.35 persons per household. The median household income in 2004 was $54,135. The City of Newport operates under a home rule charter which provides for a Council/City Manager form of government.
Salve Regina University, a Catholic College offering both undergraduate and graduate degrees, is located in Newport County, Rhode Island. In 1947, Robert Goelet's gift of the stately fifty-room mansion Ochre Court (1888-1892), established the then Salve Regina College.
Ochre Court is only one example of the awe-inspiring Gilded Age architecture in Newport. Many of these enormous, rococo mansions, by noted architects Stanford White and Richard Morris Hunt, were in the forefront of the Beaux Arts style. Astor's Beechwood Mansion is another excellent example.
Newport's thriving waterfront downtown on the spectacular RI coast provides picture perfect weekend getaways for more than Astors and Vanderbilts. Rearrange your yachting itinerary to include walking the quaint cobblestone streets and treating yourself to an afternoon of wine tasting in one of Newport's scenic vineyards.
New Port County Accidents News
SWAN LAKE, NY — A 16-month-old baby was killed after being struck by a hunter’s bullet in Swan Lake. New York State Police say 45-year-old Edward Taibi was hunting from a tree stand on the afternoon of November 16 about 400 feet away from a trailer in which the child, Charly Skala, was standing.
SEATTLE, Wash. - After 16 years of legal battles, site preparation and construction, the Port of Seattle has opened a new third runway at Sea-Tac Airport.
While many aspects of Lance Hering's staged death and 26 months on the run remain clouded in mystery, the time the Boulder 23-year-old spent working on a Quaker family's tree farm indicate he spent a good part of the past two years on the lush Olympic Peninsula. Above, Ken Nattinger works on his farm outside of Port Angeles, Wash., where Lance Hering stayed for a while.
Investigators say the man allegedly behind the wheel of a car involved in an accident that claimed the life of a Philadelphia Police sergeant is no stranger to legal trouble.
