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...

The 18th annual Jamestown Jack O' Lantern Jog 5K Road Race was held this past Sunday. More...

If you live in Jamestown, chances are you're familiar with it. Even if you're not from Jamestown, you probably know of it. 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...

The Lawn Avenue School soccer (top) and cross-country teams are ready for a competitive season of play. Photos by Andrea von Hohenleiten More...

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

The following construction permits were filed recently in Town Hall: More...

Fire runs 8:48 a.m., Oct. 25, Cars 2 and 3 and Engine 3 went to Route 138 westbound for a car accident. More...

Juveniles charged + A 17-year-old male was charged Oct. 31 with possessing marijuana after police stopped him at the Cumberland Farms store. More...