A rifle squad comprised of members of the island's VFW and American Legion posts prepares to give a salute at Sunday morning's Veterans Day ceremonies. Photo by Vic Richardson More...
Melrose Avenue School was the venue Tuesday evening for the second annual open house presented by the Jamestown Special Education Local Advisory Committee. Resource teachers, case managers and therapists met with parents for presentations and conversations about the educational support system. More...
The new owner of the XtraMart on Narragansett Avenue, Mahmood "Ali" Allam, made changing the name to Jamestown Mobil his first official act. "Other than that, for right now, everything will pretty much stay the same," said the affable Allam. More...
The St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Mark Church would like to express a sincere thank you to the Boy Scouts for donating the canned goods collected in their recent food drive for the needy. Their efforts will alleviate the hardships of the less fortunate in our community and beyond our island. More...
It's over, folks. The season has ended. We are in a new phase. There will be no more vegging for the rest of the year. Not one weird fresh vegetable will be brought into this house from anybody's garden until next summer. Look outside. What do you see? More...
Dinner to fund capitol trip Jamestown's grade 8 students will be traveling to Washington D.C. next June for a four-day field trip. A dinner will be held on Saturday, Nov.17, to help raise money to pay for this trip. The dinner will be served by the students to members of the public who want to see that the trip is funded. More...
The Pet Refuge in North Kingstown is holding its annual Christmas Bazaar on Nov. 24, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., at the Cold Spring Community Center, on Beach Street in Wickford. They will offer Christmas items, gift items, new jewelry, pet gifts, white elephants, baked goods, and a silent auction with lots of great items. More...
Newporter Jan Shapin, who has written plays and screenplays for over 20 years and has recently turned her attention to fiction, will be at the Jamestown library on Sunday, at 2 p.m. to talk of "Fact and Fiction, Writing an Historical Novel. 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, November 15, 1907 Men are at work setting out trees, under the direction of the Improvement Society, on both sides of Narragansett avenue, from the foot of Greene lane east. More...
Lily C. (Cabral) Costa, 83, of Dewey Lane, passed away Saturday, Nov. 10, 2007 at home. She was the beloved wife of Francis Costa for 55 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Gloria (Medeiros) Cabral. More...
Building permits Fred Clark received a permit on Nov. 6 to replace seven rotted windows at 64 Pemberton Ave., work estimated to cost $9,500. Janice E. Gilligan received a permit on Nov. 6 to replace a window at 62 Pemberton Ave., work estimated to cost $1,900. More...
CITATION STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT PETITION TO FORECLOSE TAX LIEN N. M. No. 2007-0585 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, AND TO PATRICK H. More...
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