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On Feb. 16, Erin and Danielle Brown, two home-schooled high school juniors, sent a letter to the editor of the Jamestown Press. The letter asked readers to donate stuffed animals that the girls would send to U.S. soldiers serving in Iraq to give to the local children who had few or no toys. 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 ... Can%27t you hear it? "I%27m going to be number one." "No, I am." "No, I am." In a state were our residents are fixated with low license plate numbers, how can we not expect the same behavior from our dogs? Well, we have it, Jamestown dog license No. 1! It can be your dog%27s new, prestigious "in" to More ... The Quononoquott Garden Club is preparing for its upcoming May 20 plant sale and is looking for gardeners who might have perennials to share with the club for this annual fund-raising event. More ... Jamestown Cub Scout Pack 1 raced fast cars in their annual Pinewood Car Derby over the weekend. More ... Shannon Buss, with daughter Molly, and Capt. Joe McEnness of the Newport Museum of Irish History presented teacher Maureen McGuirl with several books on Ireland last week to be kept in the Lawn Avenue School library. More ... More than 85 companies and organizations will be at the Career and Job Fair 2006 at the University of Rhode Island%27s Ryan Center on Wednesday, April 5. More ... The Rocky Hill School lower school named their VIP students for the month of January. Named to the VIP list from Jamestown More ... Justin Topp of Jamestown was named to the dean%27s list at Johnson & Wales University for the 2006 winter term. More ... The Jamestown Community Theatre will present two $1,000 awards to graduating high school seniors for achievement in theater and performing arts. More ... The evidence was substantial and the punitive damages awarded may have been too little, Superior Court Associate Justice Patricia A. Hurst said Thursday, March 23, as she denied a new trial for David Swain, 50, a former Jamestown Town Council member. More ... Michele Egan took the Press to the Acropolis in Athens, Greece, when she was there in February for a sales meeting with her company, American Power Conversion. More ... Town Administrator Bruce Keiser invited all town officials and residents to the groundbreaking ceremonies Monday, April 3, More ... John Collins, Jay Thompson, Jack and Mary Brittain, Peter and Betty McGuirl, May Munger, Bob Horne, Elaine Buchanan, Holly Collins, Bill Munger, Charlie and Arlene Petit all recently enjoyed a cruise to the Caribbean Islands of St. Thomas, St. John, Vieques, Culebra, and Jost Van Dyke aboard the sai More ... The Conanicut Island Art Association will offer a total of $3,000 in scholarship grants to graduating high school seniors. More ... Sitting as the Alcoholic Beverage Licensing Board, the Town Council Monday approved the transfer of the retail liquor license for Jean Page, Inc., doing business as Page%27s Liquors at 30 Southwest Ave., to the newly incorporated Varsha Inc., to do business as Jamestown Wine and Spirits. More ... The North Kingstown High School Parent Teacher Student Organization (PTSO) will hold its next meeting on Thursday, April 6, at 7 p.m. in the school%27s media center. Teacher Marianne Kirby will be the guest, and she will discuss the senior project. The requirements of students in their freshman, sop More ... On Tuesday, April 11, Thomas E. Forschner, the executive director of the Lyme Disease Foundation, will present a program on Lyme disease at the Jamestown library at 7 p.m. More ... Tom Kelly, who videotapes Jamestown meetings and events for his Kelly Vision public access program on Cox cable channel 13, taped the presentation by the state Department of Transportation on the upcoming demolition of the old Jamestown Bridge. More ... A Jamestown doctor is on trial in Kent County Superior Court for allegedly fondling a patient who was having knee surgery. More ... Dickinson A son, Brayden John Dickinson, was born Feb. 21, 2006 at Women and Infants%27 Hospital to Jane (Seymour) and Blake Dickinson of Saunderstown. More ... A local court for Jamestown is a distinct possibility now that bills to enable the town to establish a municipal court have passed both sides of the General Assembly. More ... Last week, all registered voters in Rhode Island received a mailing from the secretary of state%27s office asking them to confirm their voter information currently on file. More ... The Jamestown Parks & Recreation Department is accepting Girl%27s Softball registrations for the upcoming season. More ... At its March 28 meeting, the Zoning Board of Review reapproved an application for a variance that was approved on Oct. 23, 2001 and was allowed to lapse before construction could be completed. More ... Melrose Avenue School students will participate in Hunger Awareness Week by undertaking a school-wide service learning project to collect food for the needy. The project will run from April 3 to 11 during which students will hold a food drive. Those who wish to make donations should bring non-perish More ... It is a "race to the finish" for the students from the Lawn Avenue School as final preparations are underway for Robotics Park scheduled for this Saturday, April 1. More ... Daylight Savings Time officially begins this Sunday, April 2. Before you go to bed Saturday night, set all your clocks ahead one hour to coincide with the semi-annual time shift. More ... There will be a rabies vaccination clinic this Saturday, April 1, from 11 a.m. to noon at the fire station. More ... The Jamestown post office recently earned a five-star rating as part of the U.S. Postal Service%27s new Five Star Customer Service Program. More ... Jamestown has a tree-planting program that provides homeowners with a tree planted in front of their house for free. More ... |
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