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Where in the World is the Jamestown Press? Corey and Taylor Krystowiak visited Breckenridge, Colo., for a ski vacation with their family earlier this month. The brothers just got off the Imperial Express Superchair - the highest chairlift in North America and had to hang onto the Press because it w More ... The Planning Commission voted on new officers and committee appointments at its March 15 meeting, and also talked about considerations for updating the Zoning Ordinance. More ... All employers must post specific information to educate their employees on their rights and privileges. More ... At its March 14 meeting, the Conservation Commission discussed trails, residential boating facilities, and money for the annual Earth Day Shore Cleanup slated for April 22. More ... Members of the North End Concerned Citizens attended Environmental Action 2006: Helping Residents Create Environmentally Sustainable Communities, the 20th Conference of Toxics Action Center, co-sponsored by New England Grassroots Environmental Fund at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Mas More ... Michelle LeVasseur of Jamestown was recently inducted into the Beta Xi Phi chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society at New England Institute of More ... The Quononoquott Garden Club is preparing for their upcoming May 20 Plant Sale and is looking for gardeners who might have perennials to share with the club for this annual fundraising event. More ... Members of the North Kingstown High School class of 1996 will have their 10th reunion on Saturday, Aug. 12, at the Landing in Newport. More ... The following students at the Lawn Avenue School were nominated as "good citizens" for being helpful and kind to others in the community: More ... This is the time of the year when special-interest groups and our legislators are scrambling to change Rhode Island%27s General Laws. More ... A member of the Special Education Local Advisory Committee (SELAC) from the town of North Kingstown addressed the School Committee at their March 16 session, asking the Jamestown board to consider sharing special education services with the neighboring town. More ... The Jamestown Press has generously offered me the opportunity to provide occasional reports to Jamestowners about community issues before your town government. More ... My father is a retired Marine Corps colonel who served in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. He has many "sea stories" from his 30 years of service, and one of his favorite ones, tells his reason for hating garlic to this day: More ... The U.S. Coast Guard and Army Corps of Engineers have reported concerns that could affect the ability of the Hess Company%27s Weaver Cove Energy to build its proposed $250 million liquefied natural gas terminal in Fall River, Mass. More ... The 11th Annual All American Newport Lions Soap Box Derby will take place on Saturday, May 13, on Memorial Boulevard in Newport. The rain date is Sunday, May 14. Racing begins at 9 a.m. More ... There will be a special Green Up Day at the middle school baseball field on Saturday, March 25, from 9 a.m. to noon. Parents, middle school players, and Babe Ruth players as well as baseball coaches and committee members, are asked to attend and help out. Volunteers should bring rakes and gloves. More ... The Audubon Society of Rhode Island will host Newport photographer and Jamestowner Onne van der Wal, who will recount his journey to Russia%27s wild places through breathtaking photographs. More ... Spring is here, time to clean our home head to toe. Brush off old address books all the ones that mean the most to us even if we see them everyday or once a year. Renew old friendships. Create new bonds, for you don%27t know If you will be here Next year to do so. Spring is here. Time to plant a see More ... Time is running out for the old Jamestown Bridge and for your chance to share your memories of the old structure. The Jamestown Historical Society is seeking anecdotes or family stories about the old Jamestown bridge. More ... Construction of the concrete piers for the old Jamestown Bridge in the late 1930s. Photo courtesy Jamestown Historical Society More ... The science of tennis Alessandra Antonelli of Jamestown, a student at the Rocky Hill School, presents her project on how she was improving her tennis skills. Her presentation was made at the school's recent science fair. More ... The Conanicut Island Art Association will offer a total of $3,000 in scholarship grants to graduating high school seniors. More ... TV Turn-Off Week is now underway through Tuesday, March 28, with events being held at Melrose school and the Jamestown library. More ... There will be a rabies vaccination clinic on Saturday, April 1, from 11 a.m. to noon at the fire station. More ... Ancestry Plus, a Web site that has scores of information that can be used in genealogical research, is available free of charge at the Jamestown library. More ... David Swain, 50, a former Jamestown town councilman has filed two motions in a civil lawsuit that was decided against him by jurors last month in Superior Court in Providence. More ... St. Mark of Jamestown captured the Diocese of Providence CYO Girls Open Division Championship on Sunday defeating previously undefeated St. Theresa of Tiverton 34-27 at LaSalle Academy in Providence. More ... |
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