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Save The Bay hosts benefit The Rhode Island comedy community joins hands to support Save The Bay's efforts to protect, restore, and explore Narragansett Bay and its watershed with "Standup for The Bay," a special night of stand-up comedy at the Save The Bay Center, Providence, on Friday, Sept. 29. More ... 12-meter yachts to race in bay this weekend Narragansett Bay will see 12meter yacht racing for the first time since 1983, the last time Newport hosted the America's Cup races. The event is sponsored by the Museum of Yachting, and will be hosted at Bannister's Wharf, where the dozen 12-meters will be berthed before and after racing and may be More ... St. Matt's golf tourney this weekend St. Matthew's sixth annual golf tournament will be held rain or shine on Sunday, Sept. 24, at the JamestownGolf Course. More ... Tree inventory set for Saturday Members of the town Tree Preservation and Protection Committee will conduct a townwide tree inventory on Saturday, Sept. 23. Volunteers are needed, and committee members and tree stewards from RITC are invited to assist in this effort. More ... Katrina discussion this Sunday Darlene Olson will lead a discussion on her organization and participation in the Hurricane Katrina relief effort to Mississippi on Sunday, Sept. 24, from 11 a.m. to noon at Central Baptist Church. All are welcome. More ... Book discussions detailed The Afternoon Book Discussion at the Jamestown library continues on Tuesday, Oct.10, the second Tuesday of the month from 1 to 2 p.m. with the novel "The Grapes of Wrath" by John Steinbeck. More ... Chorus to host fundraiser picnic The Rhode Island Festival Chorus, a statewide consortium of community choruses, will hold a fund-raising picnic in Jamestown on Saturday, Sept. 30. More ...
By Sam Bari This summer was significant for Jamestown resident Diane Hurley, CEO of Newport Grand. She spent time with an important man in her life, her twoand a-half-year-old grandson Oscar Benson Birmingham. She took Oscar cruising on the Grand Lady, her new 55-foot Fleming Pilothouse motor yacht. Diane, as s More ...
The gardens at the Jamestown Police Station were planted and have been maintained by members of the Jamestown Garden Club. Tending the plantings are, from left, Polly Hutcheson, Barbie Hutchison, Dottie Denault, and Gale Bay. More ... Fund-raising sale for NK pet refuge The North Kingstown Pet Refuge is holding a Fall Bazaar on Saturday, Sept. 23, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cold Spring Community Center, 30 Beach St., in Wickford. More ...
Reese Grondin, 27, formerly of North Kingstown, took the Press to Haiti where she works as the vice president of the Rhode Island Haitian Project. Grondin is the granddaughter of Charlotte and Vic Richardson of Jamestown. More ...
By Michaela Kennedy Native Rhode Islander Steven Lemieux has found himself a trash heap worth of business. Once a physical education teacher, Lemieux now travels all over Washington and Newport Counties collecting junk in his new blue and white truck labeled, 1-800-GOTJUNK? More ...
Hundreds of people turned out for last Saturday's Heyday, a celebration of open space, held at Dutra Farm. Photos by Andrea von Hohenleiten and Vic Richardson More ...
By Roger Marshall The nights are getting colder and darker and fall has arrived. Soon leaves will be turning, and we'll be raking them off our walkways and lawns, and out of gutters and drains. This year, why not put all your leaves in a contained pile and make leaf mold? Leaf mold is basically the stuff you find on More ... House tour focuses on historic firehouses Historic firehouses in Newport will be open to visitors on Sunday, Oct. 8, between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. as part of an effort to support the non-profit Firehouse Theater. More ...
U-6 League, Outstanding players, Jamestown Women's Club: Gabriella Gamble, Will Schott. Stearns Farms: Reese Haly, Savanna Olsen. Lila Delman Real Estate: Claudia Pratt, Tim Fay. Holland Heat & A/C: Callum Magarian, Mikel Mastalir. Mansions & Manors: Jake Froberg, Tyde Piccoli. Meredith & Clarke: A More ... Swim club open to new swimmers Rams swim club is a year round fun-filled opportunity to enjoy the sport of swimming. More ... New yoga sessions offered Yoga instructor Kim Chandler will offer two new yoga classes that will be held in the Community Center. More ... Sundays are for knitting at the library The Sunday Knitting Circle, for all ages, will take place at the Jamestown library on many fall Sundays from 1 to 3 p.m. More ... |
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