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By Michaela Kennedy Last Saturday, Maurice Browning, the general manager of McQuade's Marketplace, was found in the stockroom loading water, sausages, veggie burgers, and other food supplies to send over to Dutra Farm for Heyday. He took a few minutes out of his busy morning to chat about his job and his long history w More ... Items needed for women's shelter The Women's Resource Center of Newport and Bristol Counties is looking for donations of toiletries and various household items for women entering the Safe Home. More ... Sub-committee to adjust harbor ordinance By Sam Bari Harbor commissioners discussed the Harbor Management Ordinance that has yet to be approved by the the Coastal Resources Management Council. At last week's meeting, Harbor Management Commission Chairman Mike de Angeli recommended that the commission form a sub-committee to review the ordinance and ma More ... Cancer Society offers breast cancer guidelines October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a month dedicated to increasing public knowledge about a disease that will strike an estimated 212,920 women in the United States this year. In addition, there will be an estimated 1,720 news cases of breast cancer in men resulting in 460 deaths. More ... Donate used instruments to student musicians The Jamestown Education Foundation is looking for used musical instruments to enable all students in grades 5 through 8 the opportunity to play in the school band. More ... Council to meet in closed session to discuss recreation director By Dotti Farrington A special Town Council meeting will be called to discuss issues involving use of the Community Center, including its use by the Jamestown Community Theatre, and questions about decisions and actions of town Recreation Director Matthew Bolles pertaining to his department and to the Community Center. More ... Legislators buy books for island students Senate Majority Leader M. Teresa Paiva Weed (D-Dist. 13, Jamestown, Newport) and House Deputy Minority Whip Bruce J. Long (R-Dist. 74, Jamestown, Middletown) have purchased books for grades 4 and 5 in Jamestown schools, in conjunction with a Constitution Day program being observed in Rhode Island sc More ... Comet seen in Cuba Comet, the young osprey from the Great Creek nest that was fitted with a radio transmitter this summer, was tracked to Cuba this week. More ... Council approves school generator contract By Dotti Farrington Town councilors last week decided to award the bid for installation of an emergency generator for the Melrose Avenue School to Jack's Electric of Jamestown, the second lowest of five solicited More ... |
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