Students compete in robotics event this Saturday
Putting Legos and nanotechnology to work
      Nanotechnology is the new frontier that will impact every facet of society, from medicine to computers to the environment. Participants in the First LEGO League (FLL) Nano Quest Challenge, Jamestown School grade 8 students will explore unimaginably amazing new technologies that start in the "Nano"...
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Baseball panel plans season ahead
      The next two meetings of the Jamestown Baseball Committee will be on Tuesday, Jan. 23 and Tuesday, Feb. 20, both at 7 p.m. at the Jamestown Police Station conference room. All committee members, managers, coaches, and other interested individuals are encouraged to attend. Field maintenance, Web si...
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School Committee prepares request for new food vendor
By Donna K. Drago
      The School Committee reviewed a draft request for proposal for new food service vendors at its Jan. 3 work session. Julie Kallfelz, the committee vice president, put together the draft using a boilerplate RFP form from the state Department of Education that has been modified to include nutritional...
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Islander drafts international oceanographic research vessel laws
By Sam Bari
      Dennis Nixon looks forward to going to work in the morning. He is one of the 12.8 percent of the people in the United States who likes his job. And he should. He's good at it. He travels to exotic destinations. His work is appreciated, and he invented a good portion of what he does for a living.
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Woodbine promoted to police sergeant
By Sam Bari
      Jamestown Police Officer Keith J. Woodbine was promoted to the rank of sergeant at a ceremony held at the beginning of Monday's Town Council meeting. Council Vice President Julio DiGiando supervised the ceremony in the absence of Council President David Long.
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Senior Center updates lunch menu
By Michaela Kennedy
      From noon to one o'clock every weekday, the Jamestown Senior Center hosts a lunch for anyone who enjoys a home-cooked meal and a chat with neighbors. Charlotte Richardson, executive director for the Friends of the Jamestown Senior Center, announces that the New Year brings an updated menu to the s...
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NKHS winter sports preview
By Adrienne Downing
      An early season schedule laden with away games has North Kingstown High School boys' basketball coach Aaron Thomas thinking a little like Dorothy from "The Wizard of Oz." There will be no place like home when the Skippers take on Bishop Hendricken on Wednesday, where the Skippers will try to deal t...
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