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News August 23, 2007  RSS feed

Married 50 years
      A surprise 50th anniversary party for Joan and William "Andy" Anderson was celebrated July 14 in Raleigh, N.C. Joan is a native Jamestowner, who moved to Raleigh in 1996. Joan's sisters, Genevieve Currie and Peggy Sheehan, from Jamestown, attended the event.
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Bishop to visit Jamestown
      Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, of the Diocese of Providence, will celebrate the 10 a.m. Mass at St. Mark Church on Sunday, Sept. 2. A reception on the church lawn to welcome the bishop will follow the mass.
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Jamestown Yacht Club race results
      Race number 10 of the Jamestown Yacht Club Summer Series was held on 8/21. The following are the results for the race: A Class: 1. Manic, Shaw 6.5, JAC Wadson; 2. Unplugged, Custom 30, S. Murray; 3. High Voltage, Viper 830, B. Jacobsen.
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Where in the World is the Press?
      Rosia Beaulieu took the Press to Paris in July, where she toured the Eiffel Tower with her daughter, Sara.
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Where in the world is the Press?
      Jen Clavin, who works at Chopmist Charlie's, Elin Zaikowski, from Tricia's Tropigrille, and Rebecca Koczan of North Kingstown enjoyed a trip to Norway and Sweden in July.
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The Island Garden
      If your garden is getting a little weedy, now is the time to pay attention to it. Harvest any and everything that can be harvested, clean out the weeds before they can self seed and feed the soil if needed. With cooler days you might want to start more lettuce and greens for fall salads, and you might also want to start perennial flower seeds for next season.
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Snack bar to benefit from Glow Ball tourney
      On Saturday, Sept. 15, Jamestown Baseball and Soccer Associations will co-sponsor a Glow Ball tournament to raise funds for repairs to the baseball and soccer fields concession stand.
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Auditions for 'Woods' Sept. 5
      The Jamestown Community Theatre has selected Stephen Sondheim's brilliant musical "Into the Woods," for its fall production. First produced in 1987 on Broadway, it ran for 765 performances and garnered three Tony awards for Best Book of a Musical given to James Lapine, Best Original Score given to Stephen Sondheim, and Best Leading Actress given to Joanna Gleason.
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Jamestown School 2007/2008 bus schedule announced
      Bus 1 - North Kingstown High School 6:45 Beavertail Road and Clarke's Village Road 6:47 Beavertail Road and Bonnet View Drive 6:50 Southwest and Hamilton Avenue 6:52 Southwest and High Street 6:
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Double J/22 win for Porter
      Yet another picture perfect day greeted the fleet of eight J/22's on Aug. 12, with a light, but steady, southerly breeze. The race committee of Peter and Sally Schott set a course of Zp, 13p for the first race. The pin of the generous starting line was favored, especially so since the flood tide was only in its earliest stage.
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Thrills for island skaters
      Skateboarding and BMX riding received a public facelift on Aug. 17 in the form of the Jamestown Skatefest 2007. The event was the brainchild of teen coordinator Melissa Minto, Robb Roach of Kettlebottom Outfitters and Jason Hamel of Hamel Graphics.
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Farms on the minds of fools in this year's event
      There were cows loose at East Ferry this past Saturday, but no one seemed concerned or even tried to round them up. The 350th related theme of the 30th annual Fools' Rules Regatta brought about several farm-themed boats and the cow costumes that came with them.
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'Nutcracker' auditions scheduled
      The Island Moving Co. will hold auditions for children's roles in its holiday production, Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff, on Saturday, Sept. 15, at Island Moving Co.'s studios at 3 Charles St. in Newport. Auditions will be at 3 p.m. for children ages 8 to 11 and at 5:30 p.m. for children 12 and up.
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The art of questing reaches the island shores
      How many Jamestowners know the historical name of the island was Quinungate? Or know World War II German prisoners of war built the two stone posts near the guard building at Fort Getty? An island historical hunt, helping to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the European settlement of Jamestown, reveals more secrets than even most old-timers are aware.
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70-percent off sale scheduled
      The Potter League for Animals is holding a costume jewelry sale featuring bracelets, necklaces and earrings from Sequin. Sequin jewelry is sold at the Neiman Marcus, Henri Bendel, Bloomingdale's, and other fine specialty stores. Prices will be up to 70-percent off of retail. The sale is being held on Friday, Aug. 24, from 1 to 7 p.m. and Saturday, Aug. 25, from 9 a.m.
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Librarians bring books and expertise to Ghana library
      "Adwaaba," or "welcome" in the Akan language of Ghana, echoed around librarians Kristin Williams and Lisa Davis on their odyssey to the lush hills of Cape Coast, Ghana. Locals learned about their trip to the west coast of Africa and tasted Ghanian chocolate last Thursday night in a discussion event at the Jamestown library.
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State denies dredging plan for Weaver's Cove LNG site
      The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) last week rejected the proposal of Weaver's Cove and Hess to dredge Mount Hope Bay to enable its tankers to reach its proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Fall River, Mass.
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Births
Roach
      A son, Nolan Robert Roach, was born July 26, 2007, at South County Hospital to Lynn (Manning) and Robert N. Roach, III of Jamestown.
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Your home needs a street number
      EMS personnel encourage residents to number their houses and mail boxes clearly so they can find you when you need them.
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Island motorists kill 26 deer
      At last week's town council meeting, it was reported that Jamestown had the second highest deer auto strikes in Newport County Hunters reported 56 deer kills on the island last season, while automobile drivers accounted for 26 more.
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Jamestown bridge deemed safe by state inspectors
      State Department of Transportation (DOT) officials said this week that the Jamestown Verrazano Bridge, built in 1992, was not on the list for special reinspection this month, and is rated safe based on an inspection during the past year.
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Town workers change course on highway barn site
      Rhode Island Local 69, the Jamestown Public Works Union called a special meeting on Aug. 21 for the purpose of revisiting the highway barn site selection position. Previously the union supported Lot 47 for the site of the highway barn.
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Town, RITBA, come to terms on bridge land sale
      Town Administrator Bruce Keiser met Tuesday afternoon with representatives of the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority to hammer out final details of the agreement to purchase a piece of land the authority owns to put up a highway barn.
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