Jamestown businessman David Swain, 51, was scheduled to face extradition proceedings today, Nov. 21, at midday in US Federal Court in Providence. More...
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By Michaela Kennedy
The expected $400 million shortfall predicted for the state budget next year may translate into less funding for schools next year. School Committee Chairwoman Cathy Kaiser reported a bleak outlook on education costs and funding at the panel's Nov. 15 meeting. More...
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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. Get to know the furry visitors who make the rocks off Rose Island their winter playground. Cruises depart Bowen's Wharf ferry landing in Newport on Saturday, Nov. 24 and Sunday, Nov. 25 at noon. More...
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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. Currently the department responds to nearly 400 calls per year and we conduct weekly training sessions on Thursday evenings. The department and the community can always use more help. More...
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1,200 words you do not want to hear
Our crack research team, the Googlamaniacs, have unearthed startling data that needs to be addressed. Apparently, the television networks have us so brain-washed, mesmerized and brain dead from watching years of nonsensical programming, that we don't even notice when we are being bombarded with an onslaught of tasteless, disgusting messages we do not want to hear. More...
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The Jamestown Community Chorus will present its 2007 Holiday Concerts on Saturday, Dec. 8, at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, Dec. 9, at 3 p.m., at the Central Baptist Church, 99 Narragansett Ave., in Jamestown. A major highlight this year will be the chorus' performance of "Special Time of Year," a song in eight-part harmony written and arranged by Sam Bari. More...
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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. Participants will be able to purchase handmade and other gift items, Christmas decorations, holiday greenery and wonderful homemade baked treats. There will be a door raffle for various gift baskets. More...
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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...
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We open this week's column with a very special message we have been asked to convey to an island sixth grader. The request came from her mother via e-mail and reads: "I am not impressed by a lot, yet my daughter continues to amaze me. As a parent, sometimes I forget that she likes to hear that I think she's great! More...
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Week of November 21
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 20, 1907 The local farmers are harvesting and shipping more than the usual fall crop of cabbages and turnips. More...
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Janet Davis Callahan, 87, of Jupiter, Fla. and Jamestown, died Nov. 5, 2007 at Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center Hospice following a brief illness. Born on July 22, 1920 in Springfield, Mass., she moved to the Jupiter area in 1985. She was a former resident of West Hartford, Conn. More...
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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. 13 to install a glass slider at 58 Keel Ave., work estimated to cost $3,995. More...
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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...
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