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It was over before you could refresh the page. Ti It was over before you could refresh the page. Tickets to the Newport Folk Festival sold out in less than a second — triggering the annual wave of stunned fans, spinning browsers and group texts that all read the same: “Did anyone get through?!” Then came the sticker shock. Weekend passes almost immediately surfaced on StubHub for more than $2,000, despite the fact that organizers haven’t revealed a single artist for this summer’s waterfront music pilgrimage at Fort Adams. Festival officials are now sounding the alarm. “Please do not purchase tickets you may see on the secondary market, they are speculative tickets,” the festival said, warning that some sellers list passes they don’t actually own. In other words: you could shell out thousands and still be left outside the gates. The only safe route? Official tickets through DICE, the festival’s exclusive partner. All passes are mobile-only through the DICE app — no PDFs, no printouts, no workarounds. Still, none of that is slowing demand. Newport Folk’s mystique is part of the madness. Even without a lineup, fans know the drill: surprise sets, once-in-a-lifetime collaborations and the kind of musical moments that take over social feeds before the sun sets over Newport Harbor. Lineup unknown.
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Gov. Dan McKee announced Wednesday he’s accepted t Gov. Dan McKee announced Wednesday he’s accepted the resignation of embattled Rhode Island Department of Transportation Director Peter Alviti, who will retire Feb. 27 after nearly a decade steering the state’s highways, bridges — and controversies. Alviti, who took the wheel at RIDOT in 2015, became a political lightning rod following the high-profile failure and shutdown of the westbound Washington Bridge, a fiasco that snarled traffic, rattled commuters and triggered heated hearings at the State House. Now, as the bridge project shifts from teardown to rebuild, McKee is turning to an in-house engineer to steady the ship. Robert Rocchio, RIDOT’s chief engineer for infrastructure, will step in as interim director while the administration launches a nationwide search for a permanent replacement. McKee praised Rocchio’s technical chops, saying he’ll provide “steady leadership” during a critical phase for the bridge and other major infrastructure work statewide. The governor also thanked Alviti for years of public service across two administrations. But Alviti’s exit comes after months of political heat. Critics blasted his handling of the bridge crisis and his testimony at oversight hearings, where responsibility for the failure was fiercely debated. Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Helena Foulkes had repeatedly vowed to remove Alviti if elected, making him a campaign flashpoint. A former union leader and Cranston public works chief, Alviti previously helped lead a sweeping DOT overhaul under former Gov. Gina Raimondo. His tenure saw an aggressive bridge-repair push — capped by one of the state’s most visible infrastructure breakdowns. Now, Rhode Island’s road to recovery will have a new driver. #rhodeisland #newportbuzz
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