This surfer took advantage of the rough seas and caught a couple of perfect waves at Hull Cove following Saturday's storm. See other photos on page 14. Photo by Don Miller More...
A special Town Council meeting about deer hunting at Beavertail State Park has been set for Monday, Nov. 6, at 7 p.m. at the town library. Town officials have been assured that at least one More...
Cub Scouts, parents, and leaders from Jamestown Pack 1 learn fire safety and campfire building skills from den leader and firefighter Scott Rafferty during their weekend campout at the Conanicut Battery National Historic Park last month. More...
Islanders will go to the polls on Tuesday to cast their votes on the many candidates and state ballot questions in the Nov. 7th general election. Some will vote straight party, but the rest of us will have harder choices to make. More...
As a concerned resident of the Beavertail Road (Mackerel Cove) area of Jamestown, I was deeply concerned about the inaccessibility of Beavertail Road as an "emergency evacuation" route as well as the devastation to Mackerel Cove Beach last Saturday d More...
Church school participants from Central Baptist Church have spent six weeks preparing and painting handcrafted bowls to contribute to the Empty Bowls 2006 project, which culminates Friday, Nov. 3, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Melrose Avenue School. More...
Works from the Bay Light painters, a group of six plein air artists from southern Rhode Island, which includes Jamestown resident Evelyn Thistle Rhodes, will be on exhibit at the Spring Bull Gallery from Saturday, Nov. 4, tthrough Nov. 30. More...
The Afternoon Book Discussion at the Jamestown library continues on Nov. 14, the second Tuesday of the month from 1 to 2 p.m. with the book "A Covenant with Death" by Stephen Becker." More...
Members of Boy Scout Troop 1 trekked the island's soggy and windy neighborhoods Saturday handing out plastic bags in the first leg of the 19th annual Scouting for Food drive. More...
The gun for the 18th annual Jack O'Lantern 5K Jog went off at 1 p.m. last Saturday, Oct. 29, triggering a mob of witches, spiders, clowns, and action figures to run the famous course through downtown. More...
Former Town Administrator Bob Sutton was given the 2006 Agriculturist of the Year Award by the Rhode Island State Grange, at a ceremony held for him last Sunday. Presenting the award was Grange Master Charlotte Richardson. More...
Matthew "Twig" Largess of Davit Avenue has reached rock star status, or rather tree star status, throughout New England and across the country. More...
Steve Fasano caught the sailboat washing ashore near Shoreby Hill, at top. Below, Daniel Forster took this photo of waves crashing over the rocks at Horsehead. More...