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Planners review draft of high groundwater amendments By Michaela Kennedy The Planning Commission spent half of its Oct. 4 meeting reviewing a high groundwater ordinance amendment drafted by Town Solicitor Larry Parks. The document was created from suggestions received at the joint work session between the Town Council, Zoning Board of Review and Planning Commission last More ... Fill an empty bowl to help people in need Empty Bowls 2006 will be held on Friday, Nov. 3 from 4 to 8 p.m. at the Melrose Avenue School. More ... Sen. Reed inquires about safety of highway barn site By Dotti Farrington The long-standing issue of building a new highway barn at the former town landfill reappeared Tuesday on the Town Council agenda after a lapse of public discussion for at least two months. More ... Audubon Society applauds island golf course for environmental achievements By Dotti Farrington The Audubon Society of Rhode Island has chosen the Jamestown Department of Public Works and the Jamestown Golf Course as the Business of the Year. The award is given annually to organizations whose efforts advance the society's mission of environmental advocacy, conservation and education. More ... Groundbreaking ceremony to be held for Town Hall By Dotti Farrington The groundbreaking for the new town hall complex will be conducted the week of Oct. 23 on a day yet to be announced, Town Administrator Bruce Keiser advised the Town Council Tuesday. He said the tentative date of Oct. 16 for the construction ceremonies was being delayed. More ... High school PTSO to meet North Kingstown High School PTSO will hold its next meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. in the school's Media Center. More ... Teens plan 'monster bash' The Jamestown PTO and the Jamestown Teen Center invite the community to the second annual Monster Bash on Friday, Oct. 27, at the Jamestown Fire Station. Festivities for children through grade 6 will run from 4 to 7 p.m. Children in pre-K to first grade are encouraged to come from 4 to 5 p.m. More ... Town volunteers needed Two vacancies exist on the Jamestown Harbor Management Commission. Each carries a threeyear term. A member of the nonriparian recreational boating community representative and member of the riparian property resident (coastal waters) are needed. Anyone with an interest in harbor management can apply More ...
Town Engineer Mike Gray and Public Works Director Steve Goslee receive a check for $9,167 from Sherry Mulhearn, executive director of Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corp., for exceeding the town's recycling goals for the year. In all, the town recycled some 996 tons of waste, or 24 percent of the to More ...
By Michaela Kennedy Rochelle Rose, 17, has blossomed like a princess lately. On Sept. 23, she was crowned Miss Rhode Island Teen USA 2007. More ... |
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