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News February 8, 2007
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Library offers new magazine index database
      The public libraries in Rhode Island purchased a database for library card holders in the state. At the Jamestown library, patrons can access this world of information by going to the library's homepage at www.jamestownri.com/library and clicking on the words "Magazine Index" in the column headed "...
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Council opposes ISDS plan for home in Shores
By Dotti Farrington
      Town Councilors recently voted 3-0 to send a technical report to state officials to oppose an individual sewage disposal system plan for a proposed new house in the Jamestown Shores. Council President David Long was absent, and Councilor Barbara Szepatowski was opposed but did not vote because of ...
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Amended 'Peeping Tom' bill introduced to General Assembly
By Sam Bari
      State Representative Bruce Long (R-Jamestown, Middletown) said that bill H5211, an amendment to the "Disorderly Conduct" law, closes an unforeseen loophole in the "Peeping Tom" section of the legislation.
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Vacancy on Conservation Commission
      One vacancy with a threeyear term exists on the Jamestown Conservation Commission. The commission's purpose is to promote and develop the natural resources, protect the watershed resources, and preserve natural aesthetic areas within the town. Meetings are conducted on the second Tuesday of the mon...
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School department gets top grade in audit report
By Michaela Kennedy
      The Jamestown School Committee at its Feb. 1 meeting heard good news concerning the district's fiscal budget. A group of 20 or more parents and concerned residents attended the presentation of the proposed education budget, which included the annual audit report.
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By Karen Krider
      About 50 members turned out mid-week and mid-winter to share dinner, along with ideas about a Jamestown Art Center. We heard many words of enthusiasm and support, tempered by notes of caution. Establishing a permanent home for the arts on the island will be an important gift for generations to come...
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Hear about religious freedom, slavery in Colonial Newport
      Keith W. Stokes, executive director of the Newport County Chamber of Commerce and a speaker with expertise in early African- and Jewish-American history, will be the guest lecturer on Saturday, Feb. 17, from 2 to 3 p.m. at the North Kingstown Free Library.
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The Island Garden
By Roger Marshall
      The seed catalogs are piling up. Right now the pile is about a foot high and growing. But that's OK. It gives me an idea of what is available. More importantly, I order from many of them. Last year, I got the best onions I have ever grown. Many were eight to nine inches diameter. I ordered them fr...
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Boys basketball team considers season a success
By Adrienne Downing
      With 30 seconds to go in the game against Curtis Middle School on Monday afternoon, the Lawn School boys' basketball team looked like they might pull off a second straight tournament win and extend their season at least one more game. "It was back and forth the whole game. We would get down and th...
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Why the council is seeking a new town solicitor
By Dotti Farrington
      The search for a new solicitor was announced Jan. 19 as a result of Associate Solicitor A. Lauriston Parks' request last November to take over all work as town solicitor. His appointment as solicitor in North Kingstown was not renewed after a new council was elected and seated there.
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BankNewport protects more than money
      The community is invited to join BankNewport in its efforts to prevent the spread of colds and flu this winter through the distribution of free personal hand sanitizers at all branch locations throughout Newport and Bristol counties. The use of a hand sanitizer is just another line of defense to a...
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Resurrection of the wooden yacht Freedom
By Sam Bari
      Americans hold the word "freedom" in high esteem, for they have paid dearly to preserve and uphold its meaning in every sense of the word. In this case, "freedom" takes on a new meaning as the name of a classic 104-foot by 20-foot fantail motor yacht designed by John Trumpy, the famed marine archi...
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