The North Kingstown Arts Council Summer Concert Series will kick off on Tuesday, June 19, with an appearance by White- Eyed Lizard Band, Connecticut's premier steel drum calypso party band. More...

The Men's Chorus of Jamestown, after taking a break in 2006, will get together again this summer. The group is open to all men and boys in the greater Jamestown area. More...

Islander Lisa Davis will follow in the footsteps of her daughter Hannah and travel to Africa this summer. On June 30, she will take her librarian talents and a load of books to Ghana to help disabled children. More...

Thanks to the players, sponsors, great weather and volunteers, the Second Annual Roger Chase Memorial Tennis Tournament was another success. Seventyeight players from ages 11 to 86 years old played. More...

The Prout School, in Wakefield, graduated nine island students at their June 12 ceremony. More...

The Fourth of July is right around the corner and if anyone has not sent their donation to the Rocket Dawgz for the fireworks extravaganza, take the time to get it out soon. The group is behind on donations compared to previous years. More...

Our nation's Independence Day - the Fourth of July - falls on a Wednesday this year. The mid-week holiday will mean that the Jamestown Press will be published two days earlier than normal. Look for your copy of the Press on Tuesday, July 3. More...

Thursday June 14 Alcoholics Anonymous, St. Matthew's church, 5:30 p.m. Yoga Flow with Kim Ferguson, 32 Pemberton Ave., 6-7 p.m. Beginner Latin, Community Center, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Beginner Plus Latin, Community Center, 6:30-7:30 p.m. More...

Fred Pease, Sue Nicholson and Barbara Renner invite friends and acquaintances to attend a gathering to celebrate the life of their father, Capt. Forrest A. Pease (1915-2006) on Thursday, June 21, at 4 p.m. at 366 East Shore Rd., Jamestown. More...

Donna (Ferrara) Hull, 45, of Jamestown, died Thursday, June 7, at Newport Hospital after a brave eight-year fight with metastatic breast cancer. She was the wife of Matthew Hull for 13 years. More...

Elmer "Bunky-Spider" Bicknell, died Dec. 11, 2006 in Florida. He was the husband of Sheila (Jackson) Bicknell. He is survived by daughters Linda Schave and Beth Gillam; sons Ted, William and Scott Bicknell. More...