January 25, 2007 RSS feed / About Town

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Scout honored by tree committee

Emmet Turley, chairman of the town Tree Preservation and Protection Committee (right), presents a Certificate of Appreciation to Eagle Scout Brian Volpe. More...

Conanicut Island Land Trust Volunteers honored

Participants in the recent land clearing on North Main Road were honored by the Conanicut Island Land Trust at its year's end meeting. More...

Parents learning to live with teens

The Jamestown Substance Abuse Prevention Task Force, the Jamestown Teen Center, the Jamestown PTO, & CODAC Behavioral Health Care present "Parent Survivor Night," on Tuesday, Jan. 30, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Melrose Avenue School. More...

Teen skating night tomorrow

All high school students are invited for a night of ice-skating at the Newport Yachting Center in Newport on Friday, Jan. 26, from 6 to 10 p.m. The cost of the trip is $7, or $12 with skate rental. More...

Knitting circle at library

The next Sunday Knitting Circle at theJamestown library will take place on Jan. 28 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. More...

Book group reads 'Cane River'

The Afternoon Book Discussion at the Jamestown library continues on Feb. 13, the second Tuesday of the month from 1 to 2 p.m. with "Cane River" by Lalita Tademy. "Cane River" was an Oprah's Book Club Selection. More...

Town meetings

Thursday, Feb. 1 7 p.m., Lawn school: the School Committee meets. More...

Tree committee welcomes new members

By Michaela Kennedy

The town Tree Preservation and Protection Committee welcomed three new appointees - Anthony Antine, Edwina Cloherty and James Rugh - to the board at its Jan. 16 meeting. More...

Land trust recognizes laborers

Nick DiGiando, Brian Dutra, and Archie Clark were recognized by the Conanicut Island Land Trust for the labor and equipment they provided to the effort to clear the brush along North Main Road. More...

Tuesday pajama storyhours

The Friends of Jamestown Library are sponsoring a Pajama Storyhour series for children 3 to 8 years old, which began Jan. 9 and will run on Tuesdays through March 6. More...

Blood drive this Sunday

There will be a blood drive on Sunday, Jan. 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holy Ghost Hall on Narragansett Avenue. The drive will be sponsored by the Arnold Zweir Post 22 of the American Legion and Memorial Post 9447 of the VFW. More...