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Davidson Receives sailing award US SAILING staff member Karen Davidson of Jamestown, coordinator for the keelboat program and the National Sailing Programs Symposium, has received US SAILING's C.R.E.W. Award. More ... Zoning Ordinance update slated to begin in January By Michaela Kennedy At its Nov. 15 meeting, the Planning Commission received guidance from Town Planner Lisa Bryer concerning approaches to update the town's Zoning Ordinance. The update, scheduled to More ... Case continued for resident of Beavertail lighthouse By Dotti Farrington The civil eviction case by the town against Beavertail Lighthouse tenant Richard Shutt has been continued until Nov. 27 to enable Shutt's recently hired lawyer, Russell Wolfgang-Smith, time to prepare his case. More ...
By Donna K. Drago Jamestown was the subject of a course for city and town clerks last Thursday - one of several choices they could make to receive professional development credits in their field. More ... Conservation Commission considers restoration project at Round Marsh By Michaela Kennedy The Conservation Commission discussed a possible wetlands mitigation plan for Round Marsh at its regular meeting on Nov. 14. A feasibility study would initiate the project. More ...
By Donna K. Drago They spew words like metamorphosis and entomologist, study their subjects under a magnifying glass, and record observation notes in their scientific journals. They publish papers about their findings in the study of insects. If adult scientists in lab coats in the science department at a university, More ... School panel honors educator, discusses ongoing themes By Michaela Kennedy The School Committee opened its Nov. 16 meeting with a tribute to Ms. Elizabeth Murray, a former teacher and principal who lives on the island. School Committee Chairwoman Cathy Kaiser read a letter of recognition congratulating Murray on her 100th birthday and expressing gratitude for her years of More ...
By Betsy Gooding This fall, thousands of spectators along the Atlantic Seaboard were glued to their computer screens watching a remarkable event: the migration of five juvenile ospreys from their home nests to winter destinations in Central and South America. More ... Highway information now just a 511 call away Thanksgiving, the official start of the holiday season, can be one of the busiest driving holidays. The state Department of Transportation reminds travelers to buckle up for safety and plan ahead by calling 511 or logging onto the 511 Web site by following a link from the Web site of the DOT's Trans More ... University surveyors looking for remaining island farming forms By Dotti Farrington Two follow-up phases of the townwide survey by the University of Rhode Island (URI) on farm preservation are planned. URI is working to get responses from all households on the island. More ... DiMauro firm to review future commercial projects for the town Ronald F. DiMauro Architects have announced that the firm has been hired by the town of Jamestown to serve as Review Architects, a job that involves the review of future commercial projects in Jamestown. More ... Area flu vaccination clinics offered In support of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's announcement that the week after Thanksgiving is National Influenza Vaccination Week, Visiting Nurses Association of Care New England will hold a special daylong flu clinic at the Warwick Mall's Expo Center on Saturday, Nov. 25, from 10 More ... Island nail inventor achieves celebrity status By Heather M. Lightner You may not know it, but there is something of a celebrity living right here on the island. It might be easy to miss him since he's modest about his achievement, but his achievement is great, so great, in fact, that it won Popular Science magazine's highest award, the "Best of What's New" award and More ... |
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