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News December 7, 2006
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Grasshopper book leaping off local shelves for holidays
      Island resident Jeanne Archambault has just published a children's picture book called "The Leaping Grasshopper," which is colorfully illustrated by Dwight Smith, also of Jamestown. The book follows the high-jumping antics of the grasshopper who leaps vigorously across each page as he visits the v...
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Spreading holiday beauty
      Members of the Quononoquott Garden Club decorated the town last week by filling sidewalk barrels with holiday greens and sprucing up the garden at the fire station Memorial Museum, which they helped create earlier this year. From left are Sue Maden, Joan Vessella, Linda Warner, Barbara Tuthill, Suz...
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Parties file briefs in Swain appeal in civil case
By Dotti Farrington
      Pre-briefing statements have been completed by both parties in the state Supreme Court appeal by Jamestown businessman David Swain of a Superior Court civil judgment last February that found him responsible for the drowning death of his wife, Shelley Arden Tyre, while they were scuba diving in Tort...
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Horn enthusiasts invite all for a special Christmas concert
By Michaela Kennedy
      Tubas of all sizes, baritones and euphoniums are only a few of a wide array of horns that will play on Saturday, Dec. 9, at the third annual Christmas Tubaphonia Concert in North Kingstown. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium on Fairway Drive in North Kingstown.
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Help osprey get new homes this holiday season
      Jamestowns native ospreys need a summer home, and the Conanicut Island Raptor Project needs help to ensure that returning ospreys will continue to nest on Conanicut Island. The CIRP is seeking suitable sites for three new osprey poles to serve as nesting platforms for migratory osprey. Private lan...
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Decorations and gifts are part of a holiday plan
By Michaela Kennedy
      In the wake of the first snowflakes of the season, locals still clinging to their shorts and sandals are suddenly scrambling with the reminder that Christmas is just around the corner. Gift-giving season is upon us, and holiday party invitations are sitting on the table.
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Christmas at the lighthouse
      Volunteers decked the halls of the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum for an open house on Sunday. From left are Linda Warner, George Warner, Charlie and Karan Osenton, Joan Vessella, and Jessica Burrows.
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Remember people in need this Christmas
By Heather M. Lightner
      The holiday season is a time to remember the blessings in our lives and a time to give back to the community however we can. The holidays can be a difficult time for many, but the good news is that there are many local churches and organizations where one can reach out to those in need, and perhaps...
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Dr. Benedetto joins South County Hospital staff
      South County Hospital has announced the appointment of Bernard Benedetto, M.D., General Surgery, to the medical staff. He is joining Drs. Andrew Dowd and David Coppe in Shoreline Surgical Associates, and he will also be working closely with general surgeons Drs. Umberto Capuano and Elizabeth Conkli...
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Press wants your sports news
      The Jamestown Press likes to cover local sports - all sports - especially events that include island residents. Get your sports scores and news to us by Monday at 5 p.m. to be included in the Thursday edition. E-mail us at news@jamestownpress. com or drop off news at 42 Narragansett Ave., Jamest...
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Pas de Chat open for the holiday season
By Michaela Kennedy
      A new shop, Pas de Chat, has pawed its way onto the retail scene at 16 Narragansett Avenue. Last week, Owners Dale Rocha and Jody Ziegler officially opened the doors to their store, which features, among other amenities, a mini spa offering "nice things for busy women" on site at the Cathryn Jamies...
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