Jamestown's search for a site to build a new highway garage took a new twist last week when concern was voiced over possible pollutants that may have been buried on the Newport Pell Bridge property. More...
William Piva knows how to work with the folks in Jamestown to make things happen. He plans on using the position to give back, on a new level, to the community where he grew up. Town Administrator Bruce Keiser confirmed last Friday, March 2, that Piva has been named interim director of the parks a... More...
The whole idea of the current real property revaluation process, says Jamestown Tax Assessor Ken Gray, "is that people carry their fair share," and its purpose is to try to pick up variations in home values so that fairness can be maintained. More...
The Jamestown Rotary Club last week donated more than $1,500 to the Lawn Avenue School to purchase new chairs for the band room. Band director Karyn Kauffman (center) accepted the check from Rotary member Mike Schnack. They are flanked by band members and Rotarians. More...
This is the final weekend for the Jamestown Community Theatre's production of the musical "Yours, Anne." The musical is based on the "Anne Frank, the Diary of a Young Girl." Told from the perspective of a young girl, it is the true story of two Jewish families hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam. T... More...
My family has been living in Jamestown for over fifty years. During these years we have experienced many changes on the island; some were good and some were not. I believe every child dreams of raising their own family in a place similar to where they have grown up. More...
Concerned readers often ask these questions: "Why are we living in a system we can't understand? Can't something be done about it?" The answers are simple, but changing the system so it can be understood is complex. Complaining about our system is not an easy task because it is convenient, has a h... More...
The committee charged with organizing Jamestown's 350th anniversary celebration will meet next week. Three hundred-fifty years ago the colonists purchased Conanicut Island from the Narragansett Indians. A major islandwide celebration is being planned this summer to commemorate the historic event. More...
To be caught up in a wonderful explosion of energy, don't miss the Billy Jonas Family Concert at the Jane Pickens Theater on Sunday, March 25. Billy Jonas will give a performance to benefit the Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation and List Academy of Music and Arts. More...
It is unusual going to a Jamestown Community Theatre play and not knowing everyone on stage, or backstage for that matter. But in the program for the JCT's current production of "Yours, Anne" playing at the Central Baptist Church there is a new name among the familiar ones. Terry Horsley is in the... 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 came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society. 100 years ago From the Newport Daily News, March 5, 1907 Another deer was seen at the north end of the island ye... More...
Edward W. Day, Jr., 76, of Conanicus Avenue, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007 at Roger William Medical Center. He was the former husband of Ann P. (Torphy) Day. Born in Cranston, a son of the late Honorable Edward W. and Madeline (Reagan) Day, he lived in Cranston most of his life, summering i... More...
DUI arrest Jacob M. Bruns, 26, of Coventry was charged March 5 with driving under the influence, police said. At about 3 a.m., a police cruiser stopped behind Bruns' car at the corner of Narragansett and Conanicus Ave. and waited for him to leave the intersection. When he didn't drive away, the ... More...
TOWN OF JAMESTOWN ZONING BOARD OF REVIEW NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE JAMESTOWN ZONING BOARD OF REVIEW WILL HOLD A PUBLIC More...
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