Come and board the M/V Alletta Morris for an up-close look at the winter seals of Narragansett Bay. Each cruise includes a lecture by an expert guide and binoculars are provided. More...

Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed its Transportation, Treasury, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2008. Included in the bill are many critical projects secured by Congressman Patrick J. More...

One (1) vacancy exists on the Beavertail State Park Advisory Committee for a three-year term appointment. This Committee is charged with overseeing the use and operation of the park. Meetings are conducted semiannually. More...

Many residents may find it hard to believe, but the Town of Jamestown relies on a totally volunteer department to provide all of the fire suppression services we have in town. More...

The Empty Bowls committee would like to thank the community for our third successful year. In total, $6,000 was raised for local food banks. More...

A few days before the Nov. 6 election, a postcard was mailed to residents of Jamestown that had derogatory and misleading comments regarding the two independent candidates for Town Council. More...

Don't miss St. Matthew's Christmas Bazaar to be held in the Parish Hall on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 9 a.m. till 1 p.m. More...

The Potters of Newport County 12th Annual Holiday Sale will be held at the Elks Lodge on the corner of Bellevue and Pelham in Newport this weekend. The show runs from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 24, and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday Nov. 25. More...

South County Hospital will debut their new three-story addition, called the Frost Family Pavilion, on Sunday, Dec. 9, from 1 to 3 p.m. More...

Thursday Nov. 22 Alcoholics Anonymous, St. Matthew's Church, 5:30 p.m. Gamblers Anonymous, St. Lucy's Church, Middletown, 8 p.m. Friday Nov. 23 Mellow Vinyasa yoga, 32 Pemberton Ave., 8:30 a.m., fee Senior bowling, Senior Center, 9 a.m. 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. More...

Building permits Gerry Bay received a permit on Nov. 9 to repair a roof and replace beams at 27 Newport St., work estimated to cost $20,000. Nick Kouttab received a permit on Nov. More...

Drunk driving charged Darien Petit, 52, of 29 Riptide St., was charged on Nov. 16 with first offense drunk driving after an auto accident on Clarke Street. Police said he also refused to submit to a Breathalyzer test. More...

Fire runs 11:19 a.m., Nov. 13, Engine 3 was dispatched in response to a motor vehicle accident on East Shore Road at Wright Lane. 10:56 p.m., Nov. More...

CITATION STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT PETITION TO FORECLOSE TAX LIEN N. M. No. 2007-0595 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, AND TO STEPHEN J. More...