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At the Aug. 10 Harbor Management Commission meeting, the issue of dinghy storage space on town property was raised by Town Council Liaison, Julio DiGiando. More ... As a final reminder for all players, registration for the Fall 2005 Recreational Soccer League ends on Monday, Aug. 22. More ... They haven’t had a minute to themselves since taking over at Dutch Harbor Boat Yard on July 24, but both Bob and Barbara Paterson agree, “This is where we belong.” More ... North Meadow Farm welcomed students from Newport schools last Friday to learn about the animals at the farm. Each student also enjoyed grooming, tacking, and riding horses. They are shown here with Tex, a Shetland pony. Photo by Andrea vonHohenleiten More ... “You are the sonar operator for an oceanographic research ship. Your ship is searching for shipwrecks that have been reported to be located in 1,000 to 1,200 meters of water. Using sonar mapping and the formula Time x Speed/2 = Depth, calculate the depth of each location and advise the ship’s captai More ... The Anthony J. Vieira Scholarships were awarded at the Feast of the Holy Ghost on Aug. 6. This years recipients were Hannah Farrell, daughter of Bill and Becky Farrell, and Eric Santos, son of Rick and Kathy Santos. More ... Two Jamestown youths, Marco Greco-Byrne, 6, and Sofia Greco-Byrne, 9, recently traveled to Atlanta to compete in the U.S. Junior Olympics judo competition. More ... The new book truck has some fast and fun reads to offer. If you don’t find them on the shelves, be sure to place a hold on anything that tickles your fancy. More ... More than half of the 680 customers of the town water department have not completed required water-saving retrofits of their toilets. They will be served with notices in coming weeks that give them 60 days to do it or face water shut off. More ... BankNewport’s Musical Instrument Collection Drive is in its final weeks. The community is invited to “give the gift of music” by donating their “gently used” instruments to BankNewport’s Musical Instrument Collection Drive, taking place at all branch locations through Aug. 31. More ... Activities abounded at East Ferry on Saturday, a day that included a visit by the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Tiger Shark. More ... The Jamestown Community Chorus has planned an exciting fall program. Upcoming events not only include participation in the Watson Farm program and the traditional holiday concerts, but also in the inaugural concert of the Rhode Island Festival Chorus, “RISings.” More ... When he started painting some of the world’s most famous vessels more than 30 years ago, marine artist John Mecray didn’t imagine that his love of the classic boats he memorializes in his work would someday develop into a second career to help save them. But that’s exactly what happened after he pai More ... Former Governor Bruce Sundlun, who identified himself in early July as a candidate for the position of Jamestown town administrator, has done a flipflop on his position on a liquefied natural gas facility using Narragansett Bay as a transportation route. More ... Three anti-LNG speakers gave the Town Council Monday an update on the status of liquefied natural gas facility proposals and to stress the importance of Jamestown’s joining at least legally and preferable financially in the upcoming battles to keep LNG tankers out of Narragansett Bay. More ... Barnes and Noble Booksellers will hold a first novel author’s reception at their Middletown location. More ... Washburn A daughter, Elaine Madyson, was born June 28, 2005 at Newport Hospital to Natalie Washburn and Richard Pinto of Newport. More ... Al-Anon will hold meetings downstairs at the Portuguese American Citizens’ Club on Mondays at 5 p.m. More ... Sunday, Sept. 4, will be the day for the annual Seaside Family Cruise — the popular antique and classic car show that fills Ft. Getty with polished fenders and gleaming chrome. More ... Plans for the 30th annual Jamestown Classic, an all-day multi-bike race event to be held on Monday, Columbus Day, Oct. 10, are taking shape. More ... On Saturday, Aug. 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., certified technicians will be available at the Jamestown Early Learning Center, 87 North Main Rd., to demonstrate the correct use and installation of child-safety car seats. For more information, contact the Jamestown Police Department at 423-1212. More ... A war remembered Jamestown’s veterans observed Victory Day Sunday morning at East Ferry. The event commemorates the end of World War II. Photo by Don Miller More ... Julia Hansen demonstrates her gymnastic routine during auditions for the talent show. The Jamestown Community Chorus’ annual Talent Show is tonight at the Community Center. More ... The Jamestown library’s Summer Reading Program, “Read Up a Storm,” will present a free performance called “Dynamic Earth!” by Pow!Science! for children ages 4 and up and their families Aug. 25, at 6 p.m. in the library’s meeting hall. More ... The basic water conservation rules for people on the municipal water system will continue through October, Public Works Director Steven Goslee told the Town Council Monday. More ... End-of summer teen trips filling fast Jamestown teens have several opportunities to get some end-of-summer fun in before school starts. More ... The volunteers at the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum often ask visitors how they found out about the lighthouse. “We’ve had up to 17,000 visitors sign our guest book in a season, and that doesn’t include the people who come in without signing,” says Linda Warner, president of the Beavertail Lighthouse More ... The American Agricultural Economics Association recently held its annual meeting in Rhode Island. The group of scholars and agricultural educators visited the Dutra Farm. Pictured here is one family from Tennessee. Their son Eric met up with junior farmers Joe DeAngelis, Angelina DeAngelis and Joey More ... With no shrill hawking or other sounds, a single, mobile ice cream vehicle will be used to serve customers at three seasonal sites, but it will not bring any bells, music, whistles or horns to neighborhoods throughout the island, as feared by some officials and residents. More ... |
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Your Health 2010
