Frank Prosnitz is a journalist at WhatsUpNewp, bringing extensive experience from his previous roles as editor of the Providence Business News and as a reporter and bureau manager at the Providence Journal. His coverage spans a range of topics including government, politics, education, and societal issues, with a focus on elections, public policy, and diversity and inclusion. Prosnitz is also featured in What'sUpNewp and hosts the Morning Show and It’s Your Business on WLBQ radio.
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By: Ryan Belmore, Frank Prosnitz
Newport Public Schools Superintendent Colleen Burns Jermain joined What’sUpNewp owner and publisher Ryan Belmore and editor Frank Prosnitz on Wednesday afternoon for her final monthly conversation — capping a series that has run for several years, now ended by her June 30 retirement after more than 12 years leading the district. The conversation was equal […]
What is America? We are white, black, brown, red, yellow … we are the rainbow. We are Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, evangelicals, atheist, agnostic.
Candidates for political offices, from U.S. Senate to School Committee, filed their nomination papers yesterday (Friday), significantly reducing the number of people running for top offices, but also setting up primary elections for some top offices, including U.S. Senate and Governor.
A January 6 (2021) participant in the “march” on the U.S. Capitol, who moved to Rhode Island too late to qualify to vote in the September 9 primary election in which he’s a candidate, is among those running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Rhode Island. Vincent Gilbert Mellor, a Republican who participated in […]
What started as a very crowded field for the governor’s race has narrowed considerably, but a spirited primary election looms for both parties, with a well-known independent entering the fray in the general election. Meanwhile, there have also been some updates (as of noon, July 14) to the total number of signatures collected by candidates […]
By: Frank Prosnitz
It is no surprise that small businesses are extremely important when it comes to job growth, and a recently released Federal Reserve Bank of Boston report not only confirms that but says that small business job growth in New England is outpacing the rest of the country.
This will be a buy primary election season for Rhode Island, with Democratic primaries for three of the five general officer positions – governor, lieutenant governor, and attorney general. There is also a Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, and Republican primary for U.S. House of Representatives in the second district.
Newport Councilman Xaykham Rexford Khamsyvoravong (Xay) is among five Democrats who are squaring off in September's primary election for Lieutenant Governor. The winner of that primary will face Republican John Loughlin in November's general election.
Peter Howard Knowles, 62 of Newport, Rhode Island, died on July 26, 2026. Born in Newport, R.I. on February 21, 1964, he was the son of the late Dr. Richard and Colleen (O’Connell) Knowles. Peter is survived by his sister Ann Knowles, brothers Richard (Joseph Logue), and James (Jane) all of Newport, his nieces Gina […]
Richard A. (Dick) Elliott of Portsmouth, RI, 88, passed away peacefully on July 28, 2026. Dick was born on November 18,1937, in Hyannis, MA, and grew up with his five siblings in Centerville, MA. He was the son of Catherine (Danaher) and Robert Elliott, deceased. Dick graduated from Barnstable High School in 1955 and Providence […]
