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Jamestown is one of 13 Rhode Island towns to receive a grant from the secretary of state's office to help preserve town records. More ... Jamestown's new school superintendent, Dr. Robert Power, who was hired as a part-time employee, already knows that his job will require more of him than the 90 days he was hired to work. More ... "If you give money to the ACLU and the Sierra Club and yearn for the good ol' days when former Democratic Governor Bruce Sundlun was firing at raccoons and saving the day, then you'll find good company in Jamestown." More ... James McNeill Whistler: His Unexpected Relationships will be the topic of Lunch with the Artist Tuesday, Sept. 19, at the Newport Art Museum. More ... It is said that every species plays an important role in the greater scheme of things, but the mosquito compels us to re-examine the conventional wisdom. More ... Kathleen DeCubellis took her grandsons Preston Kerman, 2 and Aiden Kerman, 5, to the shoreline More ... The Jamestown Parks and Recreation Department will no longer accept registrations for programs at the Planning and Recreation Office located at 22 West St. More ... The Curves franchise in Jamestown, which is located on Hammett Court, will close its doors at the end of September. More ... In Class A, the top finisher was Egret, skippered by Holloway, In second place was Dirigo, skippered by Wilhelm and in third was Hawk. More ... Several vintage S-boats, including these two, participated in the annual Around the Island yacht race on Labor Day. More ... Public Works Director Steve Goslee recently told the Town Council, sitting as the Board of Water and Sewer Commisioners, that the color level in South Pond is twice as high as that in North Pond. More ... Supply and demand appears to be the catch phrase indicating the cost of oil related products. For the last few weeks, the price of gasoline has dropped dramatically in most areas. The price of heating oil, however, is anywhere from 35 to 50 percent higher than last year, depending on geographic loca More ... The Jamestown Historical Society will proudly present Halfacre on Saturday, Sept. 9, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. for its annual house tour. Built in 1895 for Elizabeth H. Clark, the summer cottage boasts one of the last American shingle-style designs of locally renowned architect Charles Bevins. Halfacre More ... A son, Cody Evan Campo, was born Aug. 30, 2006 at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk, Va., to Tracee (Ward) and Sammy Campo of Virginia. More ... The Rhode Island State Grange Agricultural Department has chosen Robert Sutton of Jamestown as the R.I. State Grange Agriculturist of 2006. More ... At a ceremony held Thursday night, members of the and the Jamestown Fire formally open the new garden More ... The North Kingstown School Department, which provides lunches for the Jamestown schools, will charge the following prices for items on the lunch menu for the 2006-07 school year. More ... The summer opened with one of the wettest Junes on record, followed by some of the longest sunny hot spells the island has experienced in recent years. Jamestown merchants fared well despite the climatic extremes and fuel troubles, with some retailers so busy that they say they are looking forward t More ... James McNeill Whistler: His Unexpected Relationships will be the topic of Lunch with the Artist Tuesday, Sept. 19, at the Newport Art Museum. More ... Jamestowner J. William W. Harsch has been on the campaign trail for a year as a Republican, targeting incumbant state Attorney General Patrick Lynch, Democrat, of Pawtucket, to whom Harsch, once a Democrat himself, lost his first race in 2002. More ... to Rose Marino, second from left. The golfers who raised the funds through their annual tournament are Glenda Labush, Mary Garrett, Lee Rodman, Emma Coupal, Barbara Greenberg, and Marilyn Greenberg. More ... Jamestown has a tree-planting program where homeowners can have a tree planted in front of their house for free. More ... "If all goes as planned, the major closings of the Old Jamestown Bridge are over," said project engineer Patrick O'Malley of Cashman Equipment Company of Boston, the general contractor awarded the project. More ... |
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