A picture perfect Christmas Pageant
      Christmas Eve on Shoreby Hill was picture perfect with a stunning full moon rising under the Newport bridge, a bit of snow still on the ground, a donkey, four sheep, and an excited cast of players, making this very special event one to remember.
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Schools need councilor on staff
      Jamestown has always been known as a "wonderful place to live." Its one of those "everybody knows everybody" towns, and the people who live here generally like it that way. What most people don't know is that Jamestown, for a long time now, has been a "turn your head and look the other way" town.
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Purchase tiles to help Teen Center
      As the New Year approaches, the Jamestown Teen Center is in its fi- nal stages to be up and running. We are very excited to be finishing up with painting and construction, and are readying the space to be filled with the computer lab, furniture, refrigerator, appliances and supplies. We will be inviting the community to our Grand Opening Celebration on Feb.
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Fire fighters deserve praise
      In the early morning of Dec. 16, during a storm of sleet, wind, snow and freezing rain, the Historic 1750 Benjamin Carr Farmstead in the Windmill Hill Historic District caught fire and severely burned.
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Glassblowing studio belongs
      Ouch, ouch, and ouch! That is what I felt as I read the Clancy/Historical Society letters in last week's Jamestown Press. I have long shied from letters, as I was never in the mood to set myself up for the community stabbings that follow. However, in the spirit of the Christmas season, I am hoping that the meanspirited folks keep their pens silent.
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A distraction for the town
      Enough about the glass blowing! We support historic preservation. We admire and support the Land Trust. We voted for, and are willing to be taxed for, the preservation of farmland as open space. That does not entitle us to, nor do we want to, ignore the rights of private property owners.
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An enhancement to the historic district
      As members of this community whose roots go back generations, we would like to voice our opinion concerning the Clancy Design Studio on North Main Road. With all due respect to Mr. Anthony, Mr. Wright and Ms. Enright, we find ourselves on the opposite side of the issue. We do not believe that this 1.
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