State and local opposition to a liquefied natural gas facility proposed for Mt. Hope Bay was a dominant topic during the Jamestown Town Council’s meeting last Monday.
Congressional efforts against the berthing and off-loading terminal, which would be built by Weaver’s Cove Energy, were also discussed. More...
A highly anticipated meeting between the Town Council and the Jamestown Harbor Management Commission was postponed last Wednesday after the meeting was not listed on the Secretary of State’s website as required. More...
As national discussion on healthcare reform stalls in gridlock, perhaps our more immediate concern as taxpayers should turn to what is happening with healthcare costs locally. More...
Editor’s note: The following letter was sent to the Town
Council and copied to the Jamestown Press.
This letter serves as my resignation from the Jamestown Wind Energy Committee.
I do not support the current Town Council’s decision to prevent the voters of Jamestown from deciding on the benefi ts of installing a wind turbine at Ft. Getty. More...
Yes, it is true. I fully admit that I occasionally bash the media for taking the “sensationalism” road by printing misleading headlines. Then, the body copy tells the “juicy” facts in a way that will attract alleged “inquiring minds.” More...
The Teen Center’s Youth Advisory Board will host its second annual pasta dinner tonight, Thursday, March 18, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the Senior Center at 6 West St.
The Teen Center and Senior Center are working together to raise money to purchase a new passenger van for their programs. More...
Thursday March 18
8:30 a.m., Pilates, Jamestown Country Club, fee 3 to 8 p.m., Teen center, grades 7 to 12, recreation center 5:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, St. More...
Voices For Vision,
a benefit concert to raise funds for a medical mission trip to the Dominican Republic next month during school spring break, will take place this Sunday, March 21, at 4 p.m. at Central Baptist Church. More...
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the
Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came
from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago
From the Newport Journal, March 19, 1910
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Your Health 2010
After the storm