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By Michaela Kennedy 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 ... Town considers wind energy to power municipal buildings By Dotti Farrington The Town Council Monday harnessed the concept of wind energy to power municipal buildings, resulting in a savings of more than $200,000 a year in electricity costs. They ratified a proposal made independently by two groups of residents in late October, and was this week formed into a mission stateme More ...
By Sam Bari Friday, Nov. 10, was the last day on the job for retiring Parks and Recreation Director Matt Bolles, who has spent 17 years serving the town in that role. More ...
Sen. Teresa Paiva Weed and Rep. Bruce Long gave a lecture on the workings of state government to More ... Send us recipes and memories of the holidays Sailboats are still coming out of the water, the weather is sunny, but believe it or not, there are just about five weeks left until Christmas. More ...
By Michaela Kennedy In the wake of Veterans Day, Jamestown is saying farewell to U.S. Navy Officer Bethany Busch, who leaves this week for training before deployment to Iraq in December. Busch has contributed her musical talents to the Jamestown Community Band and made friends here in the last four years. More ...
Walter Schroder, a military historian, was instrumental in penning the language for the new interpretive signs at Ft. Wetherill, which were dedicated on Veterans Day. More ...
A busload of kids from the Jamestown Teen Center turned out to cheer on local police officers when they took on the Harlem Rockets in a basketball game, held at North Kingstown High School last Friday night. More ... Teens find home at community center Harbor Office to move By Dotti Farrington The Town Council by consensus Monday sanctioned administrative plans to re-establish use of the town Community Center as the island's official teen center. The councilors also recognized Melissa Minto, co-ordinator of the youth program working "out of her car" for two years, for reaping top praise f More ... Survey part of $1.2 million URI study on island farming future By Dotti Farrington About 2,500 residents are being asked to take part in a research survey aimed at helping to save island farms through the expansion of profitable activities. More ... Hazelett Marine presents alternative mooring system By Sam Bari Commissioners and attendees alike watched and listened intently as Hazelett Marine's General Manager Jeff Lefebvre presented the Hazelett Elastic Mooring System at the Nov. 8 meeting of the Harbor Management Commission. More ...
On Nov. 8, 2006, Fran Mackabee, Victor and Charlotte Richardson, on behalf of all of the members of Conanicut Grange #21, Patrons of Husbandry enjoyed their third annual visit with the more than 50 children enrolled in grade 3 at Jamestown's Melrose Avenue School. The purpose of the visit was to pre More ... St. Michael's presents awards The Middle School students, faculty and parents at St. Michael's Country Day School recently paid tribute to the fall soccer season at the school's Fall Sports Awards ceremony. More ... Rocky Hill soccer wins division On Friday, Nov. 10, the Rocky Hill School Boys' Varsity Soccer team won the SENE Division II Championship against Hyde School by a score of 8-2. More ...
Jamestown members of the North Kingstown High School soccer team, from left , are Assistant Coach Steve Froberg, Ian O'Dwyer, Captain Brett Uttley, Ben Nadeau, Alex Birn, Joe Mendelsohn and Head Coach Kyle Froberg. The team has won 12 games and tied 3, with no losses in the season. More ... NK crosscountry teams place first The North Kingstown Skippers girls' cross-country team took first place in the RIIL State track meet, which was held Nov. 5 at Ponagansett High School. The team took five straight titles in prior years, but lost last year to Coventry. More ... |
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