Newport State Airport is used by visitors to the area as well as local aviation enthusiasts and the Army National Guard. It serves the corporate community and visitors to the year-round festivals at Newport. The airport provides quick access for boat owners who harbor vessels in the nearby marinas. Newport Airport.
Unbroken Irwin Schiff Dies in Prison. It wasnt the first time Irwin Schiff had been thrown in the slammer by Uncle Sam. But when he reported to start serving a 14 year sentence for tax crimes at age 77 he was fairly certain it would be the last. He was right.
AUTO RACING; Kenny Irwin Is Killed During a Practice Run. LOUDON, N.H., July 7â Kenny Irwin, the Winston Cup rookie of the year in 1998, was killed today when his car slammed into a wall at 150 miles an hour at New Hampshire International Speedway, the track where another driver was killed eight weeks ago. On May 12, at almost the same spot, Adam Petty was killed in a wreck during practice. Irwin, 30, was entering the third turn when his Chevrolet struck the wall and flipped onto its roof during practice for the New England 300.