The Jamestown Community Band marched in Sunday's parade in honor of Jamestown's 350th anniversary. This Sunday, the band will play the final summer concert of the season at East Ferry Square, beginning at 6:30 p.m.
The School Committee approved several new hires, including a special education director, at a special meeting, held Tuesday night. By a 4-0 vote, with William "Bucky" Brennan absent, the committee voted on several personnel issues, which included four resignations, three requests for leaves, six new hires and nine appointments of current personnel to additional roles. More...
Several island teens went to Leon, Nicaragua in July on a sustainable agriculture mission with Melissa Minto, Jamestown's Teen Coordinator. With Minto are Eric von Hohenleiten, Victor Lambert, Aimee O'Neill, Jessica Bucklin, from Jamestown and Isaac Shub and Kate Bennett from New Haven. More...
As the 450 people who attended know, a wonderful party was held at Horsehead on July 28. Josy and Harry Wright hosted a fundraiser for the Jamestown Historical Society Capital Campaign in a location and on an evening that made the glamorous parties in the movies seem insipid. More...
This could be the shortest column ever written, because only one thing that I know of scares me to the point of unspeakable terror . . . Snakes. There - I said it, and I'm starting to sweat. I hate snakes. I do not dislike snakes. I hate them with an unreasonable passion. More...
Chorus talent show tonight The Jamestown Community Center is the place to be this evening as the Jamestown Community Chorus presents their 18th Annual Talent Show, "350 Years: Then and Now," at 7:30 p.m. More...
Challenger British Soccer has a few openings at their camp starting on Monday, Aug. 20, at Tuckertown Park in South Kingstown. The camp is available from 9 a.m. to noon for half-day camp and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. for full-day camp. More...
Thursday Aug. 16 Pow!Science! Spy Science, library, 3 p.m. Teen Center Open Rec., community center, 3-6 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, St. Matthew's church, 5:30 p.m. Gamblers Anonymous, St. Lucy's Church, Middletown, 8 p.m. More...
Violinists Emily Anthony and Mary Spotts will return to the community center stage tonight for the 18th annual Jamestown Community Chorus Talent Show. The curtain goes up at 7:30 p.m for what has become the biggest island entertainment event of the summer. 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...
A memorial celebration for Philip Wharton will be held Friday, Aug. 31, at 2 p.m. in the Wharton's home, 615 Wakefield St., West Warwick. Philip Wharton died suddenly on April 18 in Lake Placid, N.Y. More...
Monday, Aug. 20 7 p.m., library, the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners meets. Tuesday, Aug. 21 Noon, deadline for Aug. 27 council agenda. Thursday, Aug. 23 7 p.m., Lawn library, the School Committee meets. More...
Summer Guide 2009
Town Hall dedication draws enthusiastic crowd