Starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, some 100 buglers and horn players will arrive at Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter for a noon performance of “Echo Taps.” More...

The energy in the room was pal­pable as 13 Rhode Island teach­ers and school administrators discussed the positive impact that their state’s official sailing-educa­tion vessel – the SSV Oliver Haz­ard Perry – would have not only on 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, May 16, 1913 More...

Islander Sinead Burnett and her fourth-grade classmates from Rocky Hill School visited the Jamestown Fire De­partment last week. Sinead did her research project on firefighting. More...

The annual Battery Day obser­vance will be held on Saturday, May 18, at 1 p.m. at Conanicut Battery Historic Park. The event will feature entertainment for all ages including music, cannon and musket fire, and re-enactments of the Revolutionary War. More...

Jamestowner Bill Sprague, who grew up in Indiana just a couple of miles from the famous Indianapolis Motor Speedway, will hold a presen­tation on the Indy 500 on Thursday, May 16, at 7 p.m. More...

She has been called the “Bird Lady of Jamestown,” and it’s not a title she takes lightly. Candy Pow­ell, along with her husband Chris, are the go-to resource for identify­ing birds in the area. More...

The North Kingstown High boys’ volleyball team expects to make a run at the state title, ac­cording to Jamestown resident Garrett Bucklin, the Skippers’ ju­nior co-captain. More...

The Fuzz Foundation for Dedicated Athletes is now accepting appli­cations for its 2013 awards. The foundation was named after Donald “Fuzzy” Andreozzi. More...

With the world’s oceans and coasts facing growing challenges from sea-level rise, ocean acidi­fication and increasing tempera­tures, the U.S. Senate took action last week to protect America’s vital ocean resources. More...

The state Health Department is beginning an investigation into a cluster of deaths that appear to be related to the use of a new synthetic drug. More...

Applications are now being accepted for the James F. Baker memorial scholarship. Two graduating seniors from North Kingstown High will be awarded $750 each for college expenses. More...

Sea-surface temperatures of the large-marine ecosystem in the Northeast U.S. Shelf last year were the highest recorded in 150 years, according to the latest advisory issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. More...

Jamestown police officers help teach youngsters bicycle safety at the bike rodeo last week at Lawn Av­enue School. More than 50 students participated. More...

Abby, an 8-year-old blood­hound owned by Jamestowner LuAnn Botelho, is in the hunt to be an American Humane Associa­tion Hero Dog in the search-and- rescue category. More...