Workers from East Greenwich Tree Service trimmed trees along the length of Narragansett Avenue Wednesday morning. Here a worker trims the giant Elm at the corner of Clinton Avenue. More...
Town Councilors have received 11 responses to the town's call for proposals to be appointed town solicitor, they reported at a special meeting Friday afternoon. Interviews are being scheduled with the applicants in February. The existence of an opening for the position came as a surprise to most ... More...
Two properties in the downtown district were approved by the Affordable Housing Committee on Monday night for Planning Commission endorsement. One lot, publicly owned, is the site of the Town Offices at 44 Southwest Ave. The other property, privately owned, is located at 24 Narragansett Ave. More...
+All letters sent to the Town Council are public records and available to all citizens. Occasionally, the Press may publish a letter to the council. These letters appear on the opinion page. The Press does not request permission of a letter writer prior to publication of a letter. More...
In his annual State of the Union address this week, President George W. Bush missed the mark when he suggested increasing the use of alternative fuels and enacting tougher mileage requirements for vehicles. The President wants "energy independence" for the United States. Bush says his plan would t... More...
I'd like to thank the Jamestown Shores residents who attended the Jan. 8 Town Council meeting and voiced their opposition to the proposed parking restrictions that would have limited access to the Shores beach. More...
Last week's column marked two years of "You Can't Beat a System You Can't Understand" in the Jamestown Press. The time flew by while we walked, or so it seems. Last year, we covered a variety of subjects ranging from the high profits of crime to the perils of Blackberry thumbs, as well as a story a... More...
There will be a blood drive on Sunday, Jan. 28, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Holy Ghost Hall on Narragansett Avenue. The drive will be sponsored by the Arnold Zweir Post 22 of the American Legion and Memorial Post 9447 of the VFW. All donors will receive a free pound of Dunkin Donuts coffee as pa... More...
St. Michael's Country Day School will hold a "Campus and Camp" open house - a combination Admission and Summer Camp show-and-tell on Saturday, Feb. 3, from 9 a.m. to noon. Visitors will have the opportunity to meet other parents, talk with teachers in their classrooms, and tour the facilities, in... More...
We usually think of the backstage crew as just that, out of sight backstage. But in the upcoming Jamestown Community Theatre's production of "Yours, Anne," the entire backstage crew moves on stage at one point to sing of hope. The crew is made up of two sisters from the Brown family, Stage Manager... More...
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Gerald M. Gallagher, 66, of Bristol, died Jan. 11, 2007, at his winter home in Boca Grande, Fla., after a year of illness. He was the husband of Sigrid Schoenebeck Gallagher. Born Jan. 6, 1941 in New York City, he was a son of the late Stephen L. and G. Constance Murty Gallagher. Raised in Scarsd... More...
Drunk driving charged Keith Bogues, 26, of Newport was charged Jan. 22 with driving under the influence after he was stopped on Route 138 for speeding and swerving. Bogues also refused to take a Breathalyzer test, police said. He is scheduled to appear in Newport District Court Feb. 2, police s... More...
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