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Pageant dress rehearsal this Saturday The annual pageant will be at 5 p.m. on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, at the Shoreby Hill green. Everyone should bring flashlights and a good voice to participate in the sing-along. The pageant, which features a live nativity tableaux performed by island residents, lasts about 20 minutes and ends with a... More ... You’re invited to a party The Jamestown Teen Center and Students Against Destructive Decisions are inviting the community to welcome the arrival of winter with a festive Holiday Party on Friday, Dec. 15, from 7 to 10 p.m. at the Portuguese American Citizens’ Club. Join the youth of Jamestown for an evening of music, food, ... More ... Seal watch tours continue Come and see the area’s cutest furry visitors in their winter playground aboard the M/V Alletta Morris for an up-close look at the seals of Narragansett Bay. Each cruise includes a lecture by an expert guide and binoculars will be provided. Upcoming cruises will run on Saturday, Dec. 16, at 10 a.... More ... Support the pet shelter with a Santa photo As part of this weekend’s dog parade, RE/MAX Bayview Realty will host Santa Claus on their front lawn, across from the fire station. Dogs, children and anyone with the holiday spirit is invited to have their photo taken with Santa for a donation of $5, which will go to the Jamestown Pet Shelter fun... More ... Register for rec programs Registrations are being accepted for Jamestown Parks and Recreation Department winter programs. New classes for adults this winter include Salsa & Ballroom Dancing, Salsa Dancing, and a Latin Workout. Also new this year is Youth Volleyball. Registrations for programs such as League and Instruction... More ...
These kids at the Melrose Avenue School were “caught being awesome” during the month of November and rewarded with lunch with Assistant Principal Mike Franco. From left are Nico Bour, Erica Smith, Michaela Colognese, and Emma Lennon. Not pictured are Weston Limoges, Ula McCarthy, Jackie Tantimonico... More ... Local musicians play holiday tunes “Glad Tidings,” a CD of traditional holiday music, played by the Parallel String Band & Friends, is now available at the Secret Garden and at Jamestown Hardware. The CD was produced by Matt Bolles of Jamestown and Lisa Schmitz of Hope Valley, and features Bolles on vocals and bass. More ...
The Quononoquott Garden Club has announced the winners of the 2006 Holiday Decorating Contest. Those selected, all on Narragansett Avenue, created original Christmas decorations that are as beautiful in the daytime as they are at night. First place was taken by the Cathryn Jamieson Salon for its s... More ... Make jewelry at Ophelia sessions Enjoy dinner, discussion, and the opportunity to make your own jewelry creation at a holiday evening with Erica Zap, a successful jewelry designer and retail storeowner. Girls 11 to 18 years old are invited to attend this session that includes dinner on Sunday, Dec. 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. More ... Town Meetings Thursday, Dec. 14 1 p.m., library: the Ft. Getty Master Plan Committee meets. 7 p.m. More ... Dec. 26 council meeting cancelled The Dec. 26 Town Council meeting has been cancelled. The next regular meeting of the Town Council will be held on Jan. 8, 2007, at the Jamestown library, 26 North Main Rd., at 7 p.m. The agenda deadline for that meeting is Tuesday, Jan. 2, at noon. More ... Meetings to begin one hour earlier Beginning Jan. 16, 2007, the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners will begin their meetings at 6 p.m. at the Jamestown library, 26 North Main Rd. The Town Council sitting as the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners meets on the third Monday of each month. In the event of a holiday on the third... More ... Sunday Knitting Circle at the library The next Sunday Knitting Circle at the Jamestown library will take place on Dec. 17 from 1 to 3 p.m. The Sunday sessions are free and open to all levels of expertise. Participants should bring their own needles and yarn. Knitting will take place in the children’s area of the library. More ... Properties to be sold at tax sale tomorrow By Dotti Farrington Four properties are set to be auctioned off during the annual tax sale tomorrow, Dec.15, at 10 a.m. at the town library. Current property owners may remove their properties from the auction by paying the taxes due on them. Otherwise, they have up to one year to redeem them, the town financial offi... More ...
SPC Thomas Gladding read the Press atop a camel at a weekend bazaar in Bagram, Afghanistan, where he is stationed with the U.S. Army’s 710th Brigade Support Battalion. More ... New gallery in Newport Jamestowners Peter Diepenbrock and Didi Suydam, of Suydam + Diepenbrock on Bridge Street in Newport, have opened a new gallery, Didi Suydam Contemporary, at One Bannister’s Wharf. The gallery will show unique and original contemporary jewelry and fine art — recent work by the owners, as well as wo... More ...
By Roger Marshall If you’ve been reading the papers lately, you will have seen reports of E. coli poisoning from contaminated spinach and scallions. What better excuse could you have to start your own vegetable garden? In your own garden, you control what gets into your plants, how they are fertilized, and how they ... More ... BankNewport collecting art supplies The community is invited to join BankNewport in “Giving the Gift of Color” this holiday season to support the Women’s Resource Center of Newport and Bristol Counties’ “Kids Art Therapy Program.” BankNewport will be collecting art supplies at all branch locations now through Jan. 6, 2007. More ... Birders invited to Cape Cod Anyone who is a lover of the outdoors and doesn’t mind bundling up to look for winter birds can consider joining the Audubon Society of Rhode Island’s Winter Birding on Cape Cod trip, Jan. 19 to 21. The Audubon Society is sponsoring this trip to the shores of Cape Cod due to the area’s reputation ... More ...
Heather A. Harder graduated Dec. 9 from the University of Idaho. Harder received a bachelor’s degree in marketing. After a trip to China, scheduled for February 2007, Harder will pursue a career in marketing. She is the daughter of Mike and Mary Harder of Hailey, Idaho and granddaughter of Ed and ... More ... Naval Station Newport celebrates the holidays Naval Station Newport and Navy Band Northeast’s Concert Band will present their annual “Holiday by the Bay” concert on Saturday, Dec. 16, at 3 p.m. in the Spruance Hall Auditorium at the Naval War College. The band will perform a variety of classic and modern holiday favorites and lead a sing-a-lo... More ... Free yoga offered in Middletown Sixteen yoga classes are being offered free of charge from Jan. 2 to Jan.7, 2007 as part of the annual YogaFest at the Innerlight Center for Yoga, 850 Aquidneck Ave., in Middletown. The free classes offered cover a broad range of styles at levels accessible to all and no pre-registration is require... More ... Where to give to the needy this Christmas season • Women’s Resource Center of Newport and Bristol Counties 114 Touro Street, Newport, RI 02840. Adopt-A-Family program: contact Constance Vergowven at constance@wrcnbc.org or at 846- 5263 of the Newport Office, or visit http://www.wrcnbc. More ... |
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