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Marsh perch
Chris Powell, co-chairman of the Conanicut Island Raptor Project, has a bird%27s-eye view from atop the new osprey nest platform Saturday at Marsh Meadows. Powell was adjusting the angle of the Internet video camera in preparation for the ospreys%27 return. Photo by Bar Wharton More...
DEM hears from town on no-discharge plans
By Sam Bari

Town Council liaison Julio DiGiando told the Harbor Management Commission last week that the council signed commission%27s letter opposing the state mandate requiring pump-out stickers on any vessel with sleeping accommodations. The letter was then sent to the state Department of Environmental Manag More...

 News
• Islanders on dean's list
+ Laura Christine Hamilton of Jamestown was named to the dean%27s list at Roanoke College in Salem, Va., for the fall 2005 semester. More...
• Missouri school honors Brownell
• Lussier wins Erma Bombeck writing award
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 Letters to the Editor
• Write a Letter to the Editor
LETTERS: We invite readers to share their views. Letters should be limited to 700 words. More...
• Solutions other than hunting
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 Sam Bari
• article has image You can't beat a system you can't understand
Mea culpa, mea maxima culpa
Okay, I admit, I did it. I wrote about politics. Although my wise and astute editor and publisher warned me, I did it anyway and it felt great. Unfortunately, I hear that a few politicos have their knickers in a twist. From what I understand, they took exception to me poking fun at their expertise i More...
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 About Town
• Summer playground program announced
The Parks & Recreation Department will offer its Summer Playground Program at Ft. Getty again this summer. More...
• Shores association meeting cancelled
• Contest underway to guess osprey arrival
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 Upcoming Events
• Save The Bay holds annual meeting
Former CIA Director R. James Woolsey will deliver the keynote address at Save The Bay%27s 36th annual meeting and brunch. The event will take place at 11:30 a.m., Sunday, April 2, at Oceancliff in Newport. Other speakers will include Governor Donald Carcieri and Fall River Mayor Edward Lambert. Tick More...
• Learn how to discourage deer in your yard tonight at the library
• Author on evolution and religion's commonalities to speak at Central Baptist
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 Island Calendar
• The Island Calendar
Thursday March 16 Yoga with Rose Russo, golf course, More...
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 The Walrus Says
• The Walrus Says
The Substance Abuse Prevention Task Force has always been a generous financial backer of the Jamestown School%27s eighth-grade class trip to Washington, D.C. More...
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 Obituaries
• John W. Gravdahl, 82
John W. Gravdahl, 82, died Friday, March 10, at Newport Hospital after a series of illnesses. He was the devoted husband of Eleanor C. (Johnson) Gravdahl for 57 years. More...
• article has image Dorothy May Hall, 91
• article has image Nancy P. Baker, 54
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 News of Record
• Town Hall Records
The following construction permits were filed recently in Town Hall: More...
• Legal Notices
• Fire and EMS Runs
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