February 1, 2007 RSS feed / News

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Brennan makes All-state first team for cross-country

By Adrienne Downing
The phrase "you don't know what you got till it's gone" may seem clichéd in some circumstances, but for North Kingstown High School junior Erin Brennan, it's motivation. More...

Islanders win awards in science fair

By Michaela Kennedy

Four high school freshman girls from Jamestown received ribbons for excellence last Wednesday evening, Jan. 24, at No. Kingstown's Earth Science Fair. More...

Young poet to be published in anthology

Nick Lee, a grade 8 student at the Lawn Avenue School, entered his poem "Roller Coaster of Life" in a national writing contest. The poem was selected to be published in the upcoming "A Celebration of Young Poets. More...

Legislators to hear about rising premiums

By Sam Bari

An ad hoc House committee on homeowners' insurance and reinsurance wants to hear from you if your insurance premiums have dramatically escalated. The committee will meet Tuesday, Feb. 6, at the rise of the House session between 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. More...

Trustees announce meeting dates

The Trustees of the Jamestown Philomenian Library will meet on the first Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. Dates for their meetings in 2007 are Feb. 6, March 6, April 3, May 1, June 5, July 3, Aug. 7, Sept. 4, Oct. 2, Nov. 6, and Dec. 4. More...

Island architects receive mentorship award

Ron DiMauro and John Tumino have taken 14-year-old Chad Woodward under their wing and given him the skills to become an architect. More...

Council ponders benefits of making movies in Jamestown

By Dotti Farrington

Town Councilman Julio DiGiando last week said that the prospect last year of moviemakers coming to town seemed like a "milk and honey" action, but the town now knows it was not such a good deal. More...

Music the key to learning with kindermusik

Kindermusik Family Time, a new musical learning program for families with children ages newborn through seven, will take place Mondays at 10:30 a.m. and Wednesdays at 6:15 p.m., beginning Feb. 12 for 10 weeks. The sessions will be conducted at St. More...