First Student bus company, of Providence, was awarded the three-year contract to provide transportation to Jamestown students until June 30, 2010. The company, the current incumbent, gave a price that was less than the amount budgeted in the spending plan to be finalized at the June 4 Financial Town Meeting. More...
The Department of Children, Youth and Families is hosting a Foster Care and Adoption Information Night on Wednesday, May 30, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the DCYF Office at 650 Ten Rod Rd., North Kingstown. DCYF staff, foster, and adoptive parents will be available to explain the program and answer questions. More...
Thanks for your participation in the 23rd Annual Spring Bird Count on Saturday, May 12. Our final total this year was 104 species (I miscounted when I sent the article to the Jamestown Press reporting 105). More...
The term, "old days," has different meanings to each generation. The definition is usually determined by the age of the speaker. For instance, people in their forties and fifties don't remember before rock 'n' roll. Why? Because rock 'n' roll was already at its peak when they were born. More...
The regular meeting of Newport County Pomona Grange was held on May 12 at Kickimuit Grange. A delicious ham supper was served. The grange honored Jamestown resident Charlotte Richardson for all her volunteer work, both in an out of the grange. She received two certificates, one from the National Grange and one from Newport County Pomona Grange and a basket of fruit. More...
Healthy food topic of student film In October 2006, Deb Barone's sixth-grade students were introduced to a new world of possibilities and invited to participate in a novel educational film program called Student Provocateurs. While in the program, the class created a film about a child's right to healthy food. More...
Thursday May 24 Alcoholics Anonymous, St. Matthew's church, 5:30 p.m. Yoga Flow with Kim Ferguson, 32 Pemberton Ave., 6-7 p.m. Latin Workout, Community Center, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Latin Beginner, Community Center, 6:30-7:30 p.m. More...
An event in Jamestown Saturday, June 2, should be of interest to all islanders. That day is Tick Control Awareness Day and a tick research team from URI will be at 11 America Way (at the entrance to East Passage Estates, off East Shore Rd.) to help islanders learn how best to control ticks in their yards and on pets and to prevent tick bites and disease. More...
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago from the Newport Daily News came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society. 100 years ago From the Newport Daily News, May 20, 1907 Dr. John Sweet of Newport visited the island Saturday afternoon in his automobile. More...
Virginia A. McGregor, 77, of Schooner Avenue, died Friday, May 18, 2007. She was the wife of the late Donald McGregor. Born in Wakefield, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Lola (Briggs) Curtis. Mrs. Mc- Gregor was a dietitian for Miriam Hospital for many years before retiring. More...
Building permits Jay Gowell received a permit on May 15 to replace a deck and add 5-feet to the west side at 28 Whale Rock Rd., work estimated to cost $10,000. John F. Sheehan received a permit on May 15 to replace a staircase at 98 Clarke St., work estimated to cost $3,000. More...
CITATION STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT PETITION TO FORECLOSE TAX LIEN N. M. NO. 07-226 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, AND TO JOSEPH J. CONNOLLY, THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF JOSEPH J. More...
Your Health 2010
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