The state medical examiner's office is conducting an autopsy to determine the cause of death of a man from Reservoir Circle who was found dead Tuesday morning in his home. More...
Opponents tried to stop the first controlled bow hunting season for deer at Beavertail State Park that started Monday, but their application to Newport Superior Court in Newport for an injunction was denied last Friday, Nov. 11. More...
Boy Scout leader and Eagle Scout candidate Brian Volpe spent last Sunday with a crew of helpers putting the finishing touches on three roofed signs for the Town Forest. Volpe, 14, expects to have the signs completely installed at the entrances to the newly planted forest by next week. More...
The Town Council gave their approval to hunting at Beavertail Park last Monday evening. After hearing that the Jamestown Town Council was irritated by their "no show" the week before despite being on the agenda, the DEM brought their two top administrators with them to be sure that they got the appr More...
This year the fall jazz series offered by the University of Rhode Island has been expanded into four nights of student and faculty jazz performances. Two big bands and seven exceptional combos covering a range of jazz styles from Dixieland to the blues and jazz standards of the '40s and '50s to Eric More...
In the Nov. 7 elections, the Press said that Sen. Lincoln Chafee was defeated by incumbent Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse, which is true on a statewide level. However, Chafee won in Jamestown, taking 52.8 percent of the vote to Whitehouse's 47 percent. More...
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