The Jamestown Historical Society recently kicked off a major fund-raising effort to support expansion, upgrades, and maintenance of its facilities. The society is home to a wide collection of historic documents, artifacts, and other memorabilia that relive the yesteryear of Jamestown. More...
Lead paint contamination inside the Beavertail Lighthouse keeper's quarters and around the perimeter of the tower have led to a renewed controversy over control of the facility, and its use for affordable housing, according to talks at Monday's Town Council meeting. More...
Three Town Councilors Monday said they had reached a preliminary consensus in a Feb. 5 closed-door session to discuss the selection of a new town solicitor. They said they were tentatively prepared to select Peter Ruggiero of Warwick and associates for most town work and current Assistant Town Soli... More...
The School Committee reviewed the capital reserve budget in its continuing series of school budget discussions last Thursday, Feb. 8. The next workshop is slated for tonight at Lawn Avenue School, and the general budget will be discussed. The committee opened the meeting with a moment of silence f... More...
This week we learned that affordable housing at the Beavertail Lighthouse keeper's quarters has been put on hold, at least temporarily. Lead paint is the culprit. The building must be made safe inside and out. While we are resolving the lead paint issue, we should rethink the advantages of this p... More...
Mr. Salvatore's letter to the editor was amazing and so sad. At first, I hoped it could be tongue in cheek but was dismayed when I realized it could not be. Mr. Mc- Donough's editorial gave all the good reasons for this housing, and I will not reiterate them. More...
Our perception defines the way we respond to everything in our life experience. Today's column is about the skewed perception of two young boys who had limited knowledge of time zones and how they work. A recent trip to the Midwest brought me to the area where Eastern Standard Time changes to Cent... More...
Saturday, May 5, the Friends of the Jamestown Library will host their major fund-raising event, a Cinco de Mayo Party. Every other year, the Friends host a gala fund-raising event in Jamestown. They have gone from Mardi Gras to Mardi Gras in May, and now they have chosen Cinco de Mayo as their fes... More...
Dr. Steve Groskin will join Dr. Joe England and Nurse Practitioner Kathy Westall in the Jamestown Family Practice beginning in April. Replacing Dr. Kyle Murray, who left two weeks ago to reside in New Hampshire, Dr. Groskin comes to the island from Vermont, where he has had his own practice in St... More...
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 25, 50, 75, and 100 years ago from the Newport Daily News comes from the collection of the Newport Historical Society. More...
Anthony Joseph Faria, 75, of Cardinal Drive, North Kingstown, formerly of Jamestown, died Feb. 11, 2007 at Village House in Newport after a long battle with A l z h e i m - er's. He was the husband of Diane Faria. His entire career was in the paint industry; 20 years with Sherwin- Williams as di... More...
Fire runs 8:20 a.m., Feb. 6, Car 1 and Engines 2 and 3 responded to a smoke scare on Clinton Avenue. 11:18 a.m., Feb. 7, Car 1, Ladder 1, Car 3, Engines 1,2, and 3 were dispatched to Conanicus Avenue for malfunctioning alarm system. 7:28 a.m., Feb. More...
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