Theatre offers thanks for success
      This is a brief letter of thanks to all those businesses and individuals who contributed to the success of the Jamestown Community Theatre's recently concluded production of Your's, Anne. Thank you to those locations that served as ticket-purchasing outlets for the show.
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Thanks to play cast for a job well done
      "It doesn't get better than this" should be the title of my letter recognizing the brilliant achievement of the Jamestown Community Theater's production of "Yours, Anne," which closed Sunday. First, the cast: every single member sung with a voice straight from heaven, with a kind of majesty rare i...
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Lot 47 and expansion of the public works
      Mr. Sutton, former Town Administrator, in his letter to the editor, stated "he originally proposed to the Jamestown Town Council that Lot 47, adjacent to the landfill, be purchased for the specific purpose of locating and constructing a new highway garage." Mr. Sutton may be confusing the Lot 47 pu...
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JEMS does more for town than put out fires
      It can't be said often enough: Jamestown is extremely fortunate to have the dedicated volunteers both in the fire department and JEMS. In the last two months we have had personal experiences with both organizations. In one case members of JEMS responded to an emergency call for my wife who was in e...
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Library offers thanks for card protectors
      On behalf of the Trustees of the Jamestown Library, I would like to thank BankNewport for providing the library with handy, new library card protectors. The card protectors are printed with the name, address, phone, hours and website address of the library and are much appreciated by our staff and ...
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Please stop aggressive driving on island
      Over 34 years ago I moved here and began to enjoy the quiet, friendly and pleasant people and surroundings of this island. No one was hurried and everyone respected your privacy. I lived in the "shores", drove down the unpaved roads and around potholes but rarely complained.
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