Jamestown firefighters are ready if someone falls through the ice covering one of the many island ponds. Above, firefighter Dan Page uses a water sled to rescue fellow firefighter Gary Largess during last week's Thursday night drill. At left, Largess dons a survival suit prior to taking the icy plu... More...
The Town Council last week endorsed a recommendation by Town Planner Lisa Bryer and the town's Affordable Housing Committee to develop town-owned property at 44 Southwest Ave. into at least 12 units of affordable rental apartments. The effort was defined as a $2 million project, with some funding ... More...
The application for a specialuse permit by Omnipoint Communications, Inc. was unanimously approved at the Jan. 23 meeting of the Zoning Board of Review. Omnipoint, a wholly owned subsidiary of T-Mobile, USA, Inc., applied for a special-use permit to install a wireless communications facility on to... More...
An ad hoc House committee on homeowners' insurance and reinsurance wants to hear from you if your insurance premiums have dramatically escalated. The committee will meet Tuesday, Feb. 6, at the rise of the House session between 4:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. More...
The Town Council has endorsed a proposal to build 12 rental apartments at 44 Southwest Ave. The Town Offices now located there will be moved to Narragansett Avenue when the new town hall is completed this summer. The words "affordable" and "housing" are a laughable contradiction in Jamestown. Curr... More...
Probably few Jamestown residents were aware of a very important public information meeting held on Tuesday, Jan. 23, at 2:30 p.m. in the Jamestown library. The purpose of this meeting was to discuss the status of an ongoing effort to obtain Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) designation of our s... More...
Since the day our founding fathers stepped foot on North American soil, our society has been obsessed with being first. We were the first to colonize the so-called "New World," the first to revolt and defeat Mother England and establish a sovereign nation, and we have continued to establish a long ... More...
The French film "Le Diner de Cons" will be screened today - Thursday, Feb. 1 - at the library at 7 p.m. Janet Maslin of the New York Times says, "Francis Veber's giddy, lightweight odd-couple comedies are guilty pleasures. Enough French moviegoers know that to have made ''The Dinner Game'' the se... More...
Take a cruise to see the seals of Narragansett Bay in their winter playground. Board the M/V Alletta Morris for an up-close look at the seals in their natural habitat. The weather may be chilly, but don't worry, the boat is heated. Dress warmly and get ready for a great time. Each cruise includes... More...
The Colts will try the run first. If that doesn't work, they'll attack the secondary. When that opens up, they'll burn'em deep." That's Chris Crawford's formula for the Indianapolis team to take home the Super Bowl Championship on Sunday. Chris cautions, however, that his team's opponents, the Ch... More...
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago from the Newport Daily News comes from the collection of the Newport Historical Society. 100 years ago From the Newport Daily News, January 30, 1907: Several of the local horsemen visited Newport yest... More...
Theresa A. "Tessie" Rybar, 93, of Seaside Drive, formerly of Bradenton, Fla., and the Love Lane section of Warwick, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2007 at Newport Hospital. She was the wife of the late John Rybar. Born in Bridgeport, Conn., a daughter of the late Frank and Mary (Hudicek) Buypal, sh... More...
Cocaine possession Luke D. Verrier, 25, of 66 B Pemberton Ave. was charged Jan. 23 for driving with a suspended license, obstructing an officer in execution of duty, and possession of cocaine after he was stopped for driving a vehicle with the wrong license plates. More...
TOWN OF JAMESTOWN PLANNING BOARD OF APPEAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE JAMESTOWN PLANNING BOARD OF APPEAL WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON FEBRUARY 27, 2007, AT THE JAMESTOWN LIBRARY, 26 NORTH ROAD, JAMESTOWN, RHODE ISLAND AT 7:00 P.M. More...
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