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The 31st Classic, a bicycle race extraordinaire
A challenging course, blue skies, cool temperatures, an enthusiastic crowd, and 800 participants - all the ingredients needed for a fabulous day of bicycle racing. And a fantastic race it was. The Tour de France had nothing on the 31st running of the Jamestown Classic Annual Bike Race hosted by the More...
School board, council hold joint session
By Michaela Kennedy

The School Committee met with the Town Council Oct. 5 to discuss ongoing activities and answer questions about the school district. The board reviewed topics ranging from the quality of public education to future budget costs. More...

 News
• article has image Miss Rhode Island Teen USA is an island rose
Rochelle Rose, 17, has blossomed like a princess lately. On Sept. 23, she was crowned Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2007. More...
• article has image Recycling efforts rewarded
• Town volunteers needed
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 Editorial
• article has image From the Publisher
Saying goodbye to one of our own
It is with sadness this week that we note the passing of Frank Caswell. More...
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 Letters to the Editor
• Thanks to Bolles
Once again, here I am displaced in Kentucky and feeling the need to thank another member of our community. Thank you, Mr. Bolles, for 17 years of. . . .Wait, 17 years...hmm I'm 36 and went to the Rec everyday since I was 6. . .only 17 years? Then the last time I was involved in Rec Sports was when I More...
• Thank's kids
• Casino article unbalanced
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 Sam Bari
• article has image You can't beat a system you can't understand
Handles Muffins & 'Shrooms
Back in the days of exceptionally cool sleazy fashion, low-rise jeans were called hip-huggers. Worn exclusively by in-shape, slender girls with flat, taut tummies who had the panache to flash a little belly flesh, the revealing design succeeded in mesmerizing the world population of male Homo sapien More...
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 About Town
• Dewey watercolors featured in art museum exhibit
David Dewey's watercolor scenes of coastal Maine and his Rhode Island-inspired color harmonies are featured in "Water to Water: Maine and Rhode Island in the Paintings of David Dewey," opening on Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Newport Art Museum (NAM) and running through Jan. 28, 2007. The museum will ho More...
• Two named to dean's list
• article has image St. Matts' blessing of the animals
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 Upcoming Events
• Rockwell Stensrud to talk about Newport, "birthplace of American spirit"
The Friends of the Jamestown Library will host a book talk with author Rockwell Stensrud, author of "NEWPORT: A Lively Experiment, 1639-1969" on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7 p.m. at the Jamestown library. More...
• Mozart to be performed in Kingston
• Fire Prevention program for children at library
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 Island Calendar
• Island Calendar
Thursday Oct. 12 Yoga with Rose Russo, golf course, More...
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 The Walrus Says
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Two guys from Jamestown. What are the odds of two friends from the island who live only a couple of miles from each other hitting big in separate National Fantasy Baseball Championships. More...
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 Island History
• This week in Island history
Week of October 12
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 25, 50, 75, and 100 years More...
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 Obituaries
• Judith Anne Shepard, 60
Judith Anne Shepard, 60, formerly of Jamestown died unexpectedly Oct. 5, 2006 while traveling in St. Louis. She was the beloved wife of Captain Joseph A. Shepard. More...
• Helen F. Gilbane Gorman, 88
• Thomas G. O'Connell, 89
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 News of Record
• Town Hall Records
The following construction permits were filed recently in Town Hall: More...
• article has image Thomas-Jennings to wed
• article has image Hull and Bohl tie the knot
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 Legals
• Legal Notices
JAMESTOWN SCHOOL COMMITTEE October 19, 2006 Lawn School Library More...
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