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...

Jamestown resident Samuel Hollister, 11, has been selected as Rhode Island's state representative to the Music Teachers National Association (MTNA) Student Competitions in the Junior Piano category (ages 11-14). More...

Msgr. Matthew F. Clarke School in Wakefield is seeking all alumni dating back to its first eighth-grade graduating class of 1968. More...

On most college campuses, the familiar games of football, basketball, and soccer can be found, but there is another sport that is continually gaining momentum - ultimate Frisbee. More...

It was a disappointing end to a great season for the North Kingstown High School girls' volleyball team, as East Providence defeated North and moved into the finals for the Division I state crown. More...

Members of the fire department hung white lights on the village trees last weekend. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleithen More...

The URI Music Department will host a concert on Saturday, Dec. 1 at 8 p.m., featuring the URI Undergraduate Honors String Quartet. More...

Lucy's Hearth, Newport County's shelter for homeless women and children, is making plans for their seventh annual Designer Christmas Wreath Sale fund-raiser. More...

The holiday season not only marks a time of giving, but also the beginning of a long winter season that poses challenges for many. More...

A daughter, Emma Helena Foxon, was born Oct. 13, 2007, at Women and Infants' Hospital to Susan (Boucher) and Chay Foxon of Cumberland. Grandparents are Nelson and Carol Boucher of Jamestown, Trevor and Heather Foxon of Hooe, Plymouth, England. More...

A forum exploring aspects of American Barbizon painting will be held at the Newport Art Museum on Nov. 28, from 2 to 4 p.m. Barbizon was a controversial 19th century shift in artistic philosophy and style. More...

Town Administrator Bruce Keiser reported last Monday that the town had finalized its agreement with the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority over the sale of a piece of property on Taylor Point critical to the town's plans to build its new hi More...

Jamestown village businesses are invited to participate in the annual Holiday Decorating Contest, sponsored by the Quononoquott Garden Club. Awards will be given for originality, creativity and holiday-inspired decorating. More...

A dozen cars and twice as many people lined the shore at Fort Getty on the Jamestown side of Dutch Island last Saturday night. All eyes were focused on the freshly painted Dutch Island Lighthouse tower that was bathed in white light. More...