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New England Institute of Technology announced this week that William J. Petrarca was accepted to the school and began classes this fall. More ... The next Sunday Knitting Circle at Jamestown library will take place on Nov.19 from 1 to 3 p.m. More ... As the holiday season approaches, the Women's Resource Center of Newport & Bristol Counties prepares for seasonal drives. More ... The next Evening Book Discussion at the Jamestown Library will be on Tuesday, Nov. 21 at 7 p.m. with a discussion of "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath. More ... Marcia Capwell an employee of XtraMart, presented Principal Kathy Almanzor with a check for $500 from the company, which they have done annually for several years. More ... Dick and Ginger Flanigan of Jamestown recently took the Press on a romantic gondola ride through the canals of Venice. More ... St. Mark Church has set the dates for its annual Christmas Festival, which will take place on Saturday, Dec. 2, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Dec. 3 from 9 a.m. to noon. More ... Beginning Dec. 2, St. Mark Church will hold its Saturday weekend Mass at 4 p.m., with the sacrament of reconciliation being heard on Saturdays from 3:30 to 4 p.m. More ... The members and staff of Jamestown Housing Authority is extending an invitation to all Jamestown seniors and disabled people More ... Come and see the area's cutest furry visitors in their winter playground aboard the M/V Alletta Morris for an up-close look at the seals of Narragansett Bay. More ... The Jamestown Emergency Medical Services will host a blood drive on Monday, Nov. 27, from 2:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Jamestown Community Center. More ... The Newport Art Museum's Coleman Center for Creative Studies will hold a Faculty Holiday Sale on Friday, Nov. 17, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 18, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Gilbert S. Kahn Building located at 26 Liberty St., behind the museum. More ... South County Hospital will host a free lecture presented by Dr. Steven Schneider, board certified in obstetrics and gynecology, on treatment options for female urinary incontinence. The lecture will be held on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 6:30 p.m. at the North Kingstown Free Library. More ... North Kingstown's Prevention Task Force, Working Together for Wellness, and CODAC Behavioral Healthcare will present a very special evening for the North Kingstown community and Jamestown families. More ... Native Rhode Islander, Christina Batastini, a former Stanford University and professional basketball player, will be in Jamestown on Sunday, Nov. 19, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. to run a free basketball clinic for all Jamestown girls in grades 4 through 8. More ... The Quononoquott Garden Club will judge the annual Holiday Decorating Contest during the week of Dec. 4. More ... On Friday, Nov. 17, at 1 p.m. the Jamestown Seniors Citizens Association will sponsor a seminar on Medicare Plan D, featuring the changes for the upcoming year beginning Jan. 1, 2007. More ... A bone marrow drive will be held Saturday, Nov. 18, on her 10th birthday, to benefit Payton Watson, who was recently diagnosed with leukemia. More ... |
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