July Fourth is the birthday of this country - the day when even the most indifferent and apathetic among us can get swept up in a wave of American pride. More...

U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee has announced that he has helped secure a grant totaling $246,807 for the American Sail Training Association. More...

Islander Teresa Murray, 19, is one of Jamestown's own sports celebrities. More...

The Central Baptist Church would like to thank everyone in the community who donated yard-sale items, all the businesses who donated items to the silent auction and advertised in our ad book, and especially everyone who ventured out in the pouring ra More...

First, I'd like to thank all the managers for the time and effort they put in to work with the players. More...

On Saturday, June 16, Jamestown baseball officially concluded its season. As it turned out, each team's fiercest opponent turned out to be the weather. However, with determination and fortitude, games were played as best as they could be. More...

The International Tennis Hall of Fame, in conjunction with the Tim & Tom Gullikson Foundation, has announced that it will host the Newport Tennis Smash exhibition on Tuesday, July 18. More...

The next art exhibit in the foyer of the Jamestown library is called "Tranquility," a collection of photographs of Baja, the Bahamas, and the Bay by Kate Petrie. It runs through July 19. Exhibits are curated by the Conanicut Island Art Association. More...

The Newport Art Museum's popular PM Musical Picnics program began last week. These summer concerts are sponsored by NewportFED and will be held on seven consecutive Wednesdays through Aug. 9 on the museum grounds from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. More...

It's almost KA-BOOM time and the Rocket Dawgz thank everybody who have responded generously and expeditiously so we all may enjoy the 11th annual fireworks shoot to be fired this year at Mackerel Cove. More...

The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 25, 50, 75, and 100 years More...

Laurie Camden Ketcham, 51, of Jamestown died Sunday, June 18, 2006, of ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) at Heatherwood Nursing & Subacute Center in Newport. She was the beloved daughter of the late James B. and Ira D. Ketcham. More...

Margaret V. Halliday, 91, of Dorchester, Mass., and formerly of Newport and Jamestown, died June 18, 2006. She was the wife of the late Norman J. Halliday. More...

Editor's note: As a service to our readers we are printing this memo More...