Jack's Electric is celebrating 25 years of keeping the community plugged in, turned on, and connected to the national grid. After working two jobs for eight years, Jack Brittain founded Jack's Electric with wife, Mary, in 1982.
A charrette is used as a collaborative public planning process, harnessing the talents and energies of all interested parties in order to create and support a buildable plan. Starting Monday, Oct. 15, and continuing all next week, Jamestown will be holding such a charrette focused on the future of the village. More...
We've all been there: the big game is coming up and you just have to have a ticket, but don't want to get burned by an online scammer. "Sports fans are often blinded by their devotion to their team and run the risk of putting their trust in a seller that doesn't deserve it," says Steve Cox, a spokesperson for the Better Business Bureau (BBB). More...
The CIAA would appreciate your support of the artists and artisans who live, work, and sell their creations in residences and studios all over the island. A significant percentage of Jamestown's households include at least one artist or craftsperson who contributes to a family income. More...
How many times have you heard or even said, "It'll taste even better tomorrow?" That tired old cliché has been used to describe everything from chili to spaghetti sauce. And we have all been guilty of, shall we say, obsessing about a healthy portion of last night's meatloaf - to the point we were actually disappointed that we weren't brown baggers. More...
The Friends of the Jamestown Library present "Amazon Adventure" with Chris Powell tonight, Oct. 11, at 7 p.m. Join Chris Powell for an exciting trip on the motor yacht Tucano into the heart of Amazonas. From the capitol city, Manaus, travel more than two hundred miles up the Rio Negro into the Rio Branco. More...
The next meeting of the Newport County Chapter of AARP will be held on Monday, Oct. 15, at 1:30 p.m. at the Fenner Avenue Hall in Newport. The guest speaker will be Sheila Mullowney, executive editor of the Newport Daily News. More...
The spirits of the builders and soldiers who occupied Fort Adams through its long history await you within the structure's cold, bleak walls this Halloween season. The Fort Adams Trust will present its third annual Fortress of Nightmares the weekends of Oct. 19 to 21 and 26 to 28, starting at 7 p.m. More...
Compiled by Sue Maden Week of October 11 The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society. More...
Building permits Harry Curfman received a permit on Sept. 25 to install 12 replacement windows at 66 Beach Ave., work estimated to cost $3,500. David and Mary Spitzman received a permit on Sept. 25 to replace a roof and siding as well as electrical outlets, wiring and basement windows at 28 Howland Ave., work estimated to cost $6,000. More...
JAMESTOWN, RHODE ISLAND NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE is hereby given that there will be a public hearing by and before the Town Council of the Town of Jamestown on the 13th of November 2007 at 7:00 p.m. More...
Summer Guide 2009
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