Some 300 island residents were complimentary guests at Tuesday night's premiere of "Dan In Real Life," a Touchstone film shot in Jamestown from October to December of last year. The event was held at the Providence Performing Arts Center. More...
Representatives of Ribcraft of Marblehead, Mass., met with town officials, and chemical engineer and consultant, Professor Otto Gregory of the University of Rhode Island at the police station on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the galvanic corrosion problems plaguing the harbormaster's boat. More...
The original Jamestown Bridge was born through hostile opposition and shattered before the loving eyes of devoted fans. A book, which chronicles the life of the controversial bridge in Rhode Island history, is now on bookstands. More...
Sports are big business. Gone are the days of little league games and high school rivalries being played out for bragging rights or even just for fun. Sports are now a multi-billion dollar industry, and not just at the Red Sox and Patriots levels, either. There are entire industries based exclusively on sporting goods, sports marketing, sports media and sports training. More...
Recently I was asked if I could help make a wish come true for a 10-year-old boy with cancer. Shane, who lives in Saunderstown, wished for a table to set up his trains. Scott and his very helpful employees at the Jamestown Hardware Store provided a very generous supply of materials. More...
The warm-up to Halloween in today's world is often a week's worth of really scary horror movies pre-empted by dad wanting to watch something dumb, like the World Series. When I stop and think about it, when I was a kid, life wasn't that much different. The big difference was that the movies weren't on TV; we had to actually walk to a theater to see them. More...
The Jamestown Teen Center invites all teens, parents and the public to an open discussion and planning meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 30 , at 7 p.m. at the recreation center. All are welcome to help brainstorm about the rules and regulations, hours of operation and future programming of the teen center, under construction now in the northeast wing of the recreation center. More...
The University of Rhode Island Women's Council for Development will hold a "Financial Makeover" for recent alumnae and female juniors and seniors at the university. The event will be held Monday, Nov. 5, at 5 p.m. in the URI Alumni Center, 73 Upper College Rd. More...
"It gives me great pleasure and satisfaction to be working with 'old friends' and 'new faces.' It also gives me a feeling of accomplishment to see some of the young people who started out as timid children now being featured in starring roles," Patty Vandal said about being cast as Cinderella's stepmother in "Into the Woods, More...
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. 100 years ago From the Newport Daily News, October 22, 1907 Mr. J. P. Cotton of Newport, who has the contract for the new athletic field at Fort Greble (on Dutch Island), will commence work this week. More...
Building permits Hugh Baertlein received a permit on Oct. 18 to renovate a third floor, construct a deck, install new windows and shingles according to plan at 16 Walcott Ave., work estimated to cost $25,000. Harry Wright received a permit on Oct. 18 to re-roof a garage at 240 Highland Ave., work estimated to cost $10,000. More...
JAMESTOWN SCHOOL COMMITTEE November 1, 2007 7:00 PM Workshop Lawn Library AGENDA Call to Order and Roll Call Pledge of Allegiance 1.0 Public Forum 2.0 Workshop Topics 2.1 2008-09 budget format, schedule, process 2.2 Draft policy on building use 2. More...
Your Health 2010
Bridge gone but forever remembered in new book