The Portsmouth Historical Society and the U.S. Navy will hold a birthday party in honor of John Paul Jones, who lived in Portsmouth in 1777. The party is Sunday, July 8, from 2 to 4 p.m. More...
Tucker Neale of Jamestown was named to the dean's list at the Maine Maritime Academy for the spring semester. Neale, a member of the class of 2008, is majoring in small vessel operations More...
"You Never Know," this year's Newport Public Library Teen Summer Reading Program, will begin Monday, July 2, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. More...
Students in the Melrose Avenue School kindergarten class performed for parents and friends at their graduation ceremony last week. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More...
On Sunday, July 1, Tall Ships will be commencing with the lead ship passing Castle Hill heading North at 12:30 p.m . The ships will continue North up the Narragansett Bay, around Gould Island, then South and out to sea. More...
By Michaela Kennedy
The Jamestown Historical Society Museum at 92 Narragansett Ave. re-opens for the summer on Saturday, June 30. More...
The Newport County Mother of Twins Club will be holding a family picnic and get-together on Saturday, June 30, at Braga Park on Kay Street in Newport. The event begins at 10 a.m. More...
The Teen Council meets at the recreation center every Wednesday from 3 to 4 p.m. Mondays are girl's softball pick-up nights from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Lawn Avenue fields. Softball is for girls entering grade 5 and up. More...
Jamestown students from the Lawn Avenue School received honors on Awards Day, which was held June 21 at the school. More...
By Sam Bari
To improve his chances of approval for a new home for Jack's Electric in the building beleaguered with legal problems at 14 Clinton Ave., Jack Brittain, the owner of Windridge Properties and Jack's Electric, decided to get a new attorney. More...