Matthew Daly, age 2, wore a snazzy fireman outfit to the fourth grade penny carnival, held at the Melrose Avenue School last week. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More...
The Harbor Management Commission, at their June 4 meeting, deliberated the pros and cons of Park Dock, Cranston Cove, and Heads Beach as potential mooring areas. More...
Several Jamestown members of the North Kingstown High School graduating class of 2007 were recipients of scholarships and awards, presented at the annual awards night ceremony. Alyssa Davis received the Jamestown Rotary Club scholarship, David Frank was given the Honey Dew Donuts award and Meryl Evangelista received the NK PTSO scholarship. 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. More...
I wanted to write to share my experience with one of Jamestown's hidden treasures, Clancy Designs. We first experienced this wonderful treasure when we had family visiting us one cold, rainy April morning. I was expecting this to be an educational look at glassblowing and what we got was so much more. More...
History is often like the remake of an old movie, with the original usually being the better version. The biggest problem with history is that it doesn't stop with one remake, it keeps producing the same movie over and over, and it never improves. The only differences are in the cast, crew, and title. More...
Storyteller Charlotte Hamlin will perform "Is it TRUE? Is it REALLY True? Find out at your library!" on Wednesday, June 27, at 10:30 a.m., for children ages four years and older and their families. Hamlin shares amazing stories from around the world about people, animals and events that may or may not be entirely true. More...
Four Jamestown students graduated on June 8 from the Pennfield School in Portsmouth. The eighth grade graduates are, from left, Austen Novis, Billy van der Wal, Matthew Archer and Christopher Waterman. Photo by Onne van der Wal More...
Thursday June 21 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...
Today is the Summer Solstice! Enjoy! *** Garda, the Irish State Trooper band, will provide the entertainment for a special "A Taste of Jamestown," fund-raiser for longtime Narragansett Cafe doorman Phil Hunt at the cafe Sunday, June 24, from 3 to 7 p.m. More...
Lucille K. (Avery) Lawrence, 81, of Beacon Avenue, passed away Thursday, June 14, 2007 at Vanderbilt Rehabilitation Center of Newport Hospital. She was the beloved wife of Norman E. Lawrence, Sr. for 60 years. Born in Cook County, Ga., she was a daughter of the late William and Alice Leola Pearl (Schoffield) Avery. More...
Building permits Janet L. Novack received a permit on June 13 to add a 12- by 12-foot porch, a French door, new windows, a 12- by 24-foot deck, and new siding to a house at 46 Steamboat St., work estimated to cost $16,500. Jayne C. Clarke Trust received a permit on June 14 to construct a 12-foot diameter gazebo with screens at 48 Southwest Ave. More...
SITTING AS THE BOARD OF WATER AND SEWER COMMISSIONERS JULY 2, 2007 A public hearing will be held by the Jamestown Town Council sitting as the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners at 7:00 PM on Monday, July 2, 2007 at the Jamestown Philomenian Library, Sydney L. More...
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