Posting problem cancels meeting between Town Council and Harbor Commission
By Iain Wilson
      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.
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Petit named Chamber executive director
      Arlene Petit, recently retired town clerk of Jamestown, has been named executive director of the Jamestown Chamber of Commerce. “We are very pleased to have someone of Arlene’s caliber as our executive director,” said Annie McIntyre, Chamber president. “We feel she will help bring the Chamber to a new level of efficiency and service to our members.”
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After the storm
     Fire crews were on hand to deal with downed tree limbs and power lines on Narragansett Avenue last Sunday. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten
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A new friendship
     Channy Neale bonds with a 10-day-old lamb that was rejected by its mother on a gorgeous spring-like day last week. The lamb is now being bottle-fed in the Neale farmhouse.
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BIRTH
Gladding
      Dylan Andrew Gladding, son of Brendan Gladding and Jill Goldstein of Jamestown, was born Jan. 7 at Women and Infants Hospital in Providence. Dylan is the grandson of Leon and Joan Goldstein and David and Elke Gladding of Jamestown.
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Where in the World is the Jamestown Press?
     Bill Knapp, Fran Basso, Judy Bell and Fred Basso, all residents of Jamestown, spent some time with the Jamestown Press when Knapp and Bell visited San Juan, Puerto Rico, where the Bassos are spending
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A proud artist
     Ethan Carlson, a sixth-grade student at Lawn Avenue School, looks over the Youth Art Month exhibit at the Jamestown Philomenian Library. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten
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Senior Scene
By Charlotte Richardson
     We keep hearing that spring is in the air – that’s something to really smile about, after all the snow that’s been in the air and on the ground this winter. We’ve got a few great events coming up at the Senior Center in the very near and not-toodistant future, and want to invite you take part.
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ACHIEVEMENTS
      Aresti named to dean’s list Islander Elizabeth Aresti, a sophomore foreign languages and literatures major in the College of Arts and Sciences, has been named to the dean’s list for the fall 2009 semester at the University of Delaware. Chase named to Northeastern dean’s list
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Island therapist helps clients realize potential
By Eileen M. Daly
      If the idea of living fearlessly appeals to you, but you’re not quite sure how to go about it, then Dr. Santi Meunier is the person to see.
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Storm damage
      A late winter nor’easter swept across Jamestown this past weekend, claiming this old cedar at Beavertail State Park. The official recorded wind gust was 53 mph at the Lawn Avenue School. A local fisherman reported that he saw the wind speed reach 85 mph on his boat during the storm.
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