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By Michaela Kennedy Three Jamestown teenagers participated in the first annual Youth Leadership Summit last week from Aug. 8 to 10 held at Salve Regina University. More ... A date idea: dinner and an open house By Donna K. Drago It's not the historical society or garden club that's sponsoring tonight's candlelight house tours, but rather local Realtors who are using this innovative method to help move some of the large inventory of houses on the island. More ... Join the choristers The Newport Navy Choristers, under the direction of JoAnn Loewenthal, are currently seeking new members in all voice ranges for the 2006-2007 musical season. More ... Reading certificates ready at library Certificates of achievement are ready for the children who have been participating in Jamestown Philomenian Library's summer reading program, "Paws, Claws, Scales and Tales." More ...
Commander William G. Kelly, U.S. Coast Guard, son of Bill and Mary Kelly of Reservoir Circle, took over as commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca at an Aug. 8 ceremony held in Boston. More ... Conservation Commission calls for options in wetlands mitigation plan By Michaela Kennedy The Conservation Commission opened its monthly meeting on Aug. 8 with a visit to a proposed mitigation site at South Pond reservoir. The wetland mitigation plan comes in the wake of a design by town engineering consultants to build a new water treatment plant in an area that would result in a quarte More ... 'Rolling quorum' issue clarified at council meeting By Sam Bari In a letter to Town Administrator Bruce R. Keiser, Town Solicitor J. William W. Harsch said that he would give a brief report on the "rolling quorum" issue as it pertains to open forum sessions at Town Council meetings and the reasons for the current fuss at the Aug. 15 council meeting. More ... Newport Hopital offers free prostate screenings The best defense against advanced prostate cancer is early detection. It is recommended that at-risk populations be screened yearly. Throughout the month of September, Newport Hospital will offer free prostate cancer screenings. More ... Sen. Chafee needs interns in Providence U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee announced last week that his Providence office is seeking interns for the 2006 fall semester. More ... Harbor commissioners give go-ahead to curbs-and-rails project By Sam Bari Plans were changed and schedules were adjusted, but the harbor commissioners gave the go-ahead to begin the bidding process on the four-year-old curbs-and-rails project for the cement pier at East Ferry Marina. More ...
The North Kingstown Police Department has announced the retirement of three officers, including Patrol Sergeant Timothy Marsh, of Jamestown, who retired effective Aug. 1. More ... Tour South County homes A tour of elegant homes in South County will be on Saturday, Aug. 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More ... Life below the surface By Abby Anthony Beginning this summer, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Dr. John King of the University of Rhode Island's Graduate School of Oceanography are using a new technology called sediment profiling imagery to obtain pictures of the organisms and sediment on the sea floor. More ... Historical society elects new officers At its annual meeting held Aug. 10 at the Jamestown library, the Jamestown Historical Society re-elected Rosemary Enright and Harry Wright as president and vice president, respectively for the 2006-2007 term. More ...
The annual Feast of the Holy Ghost, held Saturday, Aug. 12, was a success with hundreds of people turning out to hear traditional Portuguese music, eat Portuguese foods and enjoy the camaraderie of people who like to have a good time. Photos by Andrea von Hohenleiten, Vic Richardson and Barbara Dick More ... Red Cross needs volunteers to help soldiers and their families The American Red Cross Rhode Island Chapter is currently looking for volunteers to help provide coverage for its Armed Forces Emergency Services (AFES) program 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. More ... Pre-school programs begin Sept. 13 at library A sing-along for preschoolers of all ages and their caregivers will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 13, at 10:30 a.m. in the library meeting hall. More ... Underhill heading to Bates Brynne E. Underhill of Jamestown will begin her fall semester studies at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, this September. More ...
Eli and Robin Lis had a great week slaying the stripers, trolling tube-and-worm rigs in Dutch Harbor. In all, Eli tallied seven stripers, with the largest, pictured here, weighing in at 22.5 pounds. More ... The JYC's Summer Series Race Race number eight of the Jamestown Yacht Club Summer Series was held Aug. 15. The following are the results: More ...
By Sam Bari "The time has come, the Walrus said, to seek out sailing things, like floating tubs and bedframe rafts, with masts held up by strings." Whether or not the Walrus said that is of little consequence. The 29th annual Fools' Rules Regatta will take place at the town beach at East Ferry Saturday, Aug. 19 More ... |
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