This week in Island history
Compiled by Sue Maden Week of May 11
     The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 25, 50, 75, and 100 years ago from the Newport Daily News comes from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
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     A plan for Ft. Getty On Monday, May 8, the Master Plan for Fort Getty was presented to the Town Council. The work of Landscape Architect Donald Sharp, in consultation with the Fort Getty Master Plan Committee, the plan is a bold first step towards renewing and reclaiming this extraordinary piece of
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