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December 21, 2006
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The last few scenes of the Disney movie “Dan In Real Life” are being shot at East Ferry, where the marina office has been turned into a book store for a few days. The production wraps on Wednesday, Dec. 20, and the trucks will start to roll out of town on Friday morning. More...
Photos by Andrea von Hohenleiten, Vic Richardson, and Jeff McDonough

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The engineering consultants’ October report on the landfill closure and highway barn includes a cost estimate to place the barn on Lot 47, adjacent to the former town landfill site, according to additional data released Monday by Town Administrator Bruce Keiser. More...

The Jamestown Community Theatre has postponed the date of its auditions for “Yours, Anne,” its March musical production, due to the passing of Bruce Engelhard, one of its most beloved and dedicated actors. The cast includes Anne, a girl of about 13 years old in appearance, her sister, Margot, who ... More...
Hey, big guy. ‘Tis time for our annual letter. Everyone here has been reasonably good. Just make sure you’ve got wheels strapped on your sleigh runners ‘cause it’s doubtful that we’ll have a white Christmas. Here on the island, all is quiet and the outlook is bright. Observe the large hole in the... More...
We are writing to support the Jamestown Rotary’s efforts in organizing and managing the Columbus Day Bicycle Race. Many people are unaware of the philanthropic goal of this race and how money that is earned from it is put to use. As members of Northeast Optometric Services to Humanity, we are acut... More...
Santa! Is that you?
The year after my father told me that Santa had to solicit help from parents and grandparents all over the world because he didn’t have time on Christmas Eve to stop at every house on the planet to deliver gifts, something phenomenal happened. The jolly old elf stopped at our house to visit my dad. More...
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...
The Rhode Island Festival Chorus will produce its second statewide choral concert on Sunday, April 29, 2007 at East Providence High School. Five choruses from all over the Ocean State will join together under the direction of Dr. Robert A. Harris, a professor at Northwestern University. More...
Thursday Dec. 21 Yoga with Rose Russo, golf course, 8:25-9:40, fee. Alcoholics Anonymous, St. Matthew’s church, 5:30 p.m. Santa visits the fire station, 6:30 p.m. Gamblers Anonymous, St. Lucy’s Church, Middletown, 8 p.m. Friday Dec. More...
It looks as if the island’s Christmas Pageant Sunday will go on without the traditional donkey. But the animal kingdom will be well represented by sheep from the Watson Farm and an ox at the recreation of the Nativity scene on Shoreby Hill at 5 p.m. Christmas Eve. More...
Week of December 21
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 25, 50, 75, and 100 years ago from the Newport Daily News comes from the collection of the Newport Historical Society. More...
Katherine A. (Florio) Searle, 79, of Bayview Drive, died Dec. 11, 2006 at the Miriam Hospital in Providence. She was the beloved wife of Herbert V. Searle for 59 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Giuseppe and Brigida (Desessa) Florio. More...
License charges Daniel J. Kirwin, 43, of West Warwick was charged Dec. 19 with driving with a suspended license after a traffic stop on Union Street. Kirwin is scheduled to appear Jan. 5 in Newport District Court, police said. More...