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Medical fund is a special resource By Sam Bari The Jamestown Medical Fund was created to help Jamestown residents "bridge the gap" when medical expenses vital to their health exceed their ability to pay. "We offer assistance when medical services and prescriptions are not covered by insurance or personal resources," said Tim Baker, president o... More ... Town gives $5,000 for bike path planning study By Dotti Farrington Town Councilors Monday approved $5,000 as the town's share for the Rolling Agenda plan for a comprehensive study of the campus of the town's schools and its connection with a proposed bikeway- proposed to connect the island's north end with the school area. More ...
By Sam Bari The long anticipated harbormaster's boat was delivered to the police station last Wednesday by Police Lt. William Donovan and Harbor Management Commission Chairman Mike de Angeli. The 21-foot 3-inch long by 8-feet 6- inch beamed patrol boat was made by Ribcraft of Gloucester, Mass. More ... Mooring fee increases approved by council By Dotti Farrington Town Councilors Monday approved revised fees for marine activity overseen by the Harbor Management Commission. The new fees, up 20 percent across the board, were seen as more equitable than those commissioners previously proposed. Exceptions to the 20 percent increase include club moorings, a rela... More ... Historical society gets preservation grant The Jamestown Historical Society will receive a $2,000 grant for its collections preservation project. The award was made by the State Archives Division, on behalf of the Rhode Island Historical Records Advisory Board. More ... Performing arts enhanced thanks to Jamestown Fund The arts in Jamestown will be enhanced thanks to five grants from the Jamestown Fund for the Performing Arts, a permanent endowment based at The Rhode Island Foundation. The Jamestown Education Foundation, the Jamestown PTO, and Living Literature received support totaling $3,800. More ... Panel meets tonight to plan island's 350th anniversary bash The committee charged with organizing Jamestown's 350th anniversary celebration will meet at 7 p.m. tonight, Thursday, March 15. Three hundred-fifty years ago the colonists purchased Conanicut Island from the Narragansett Indians. A major islandwide celebration is being planned this summer to comme... More ... Financing for small business seminar offered The Jamestown Chamber of Commerce will host a breakfast seminar on Tuesday, March 20 at The Bay Voyage, 150 Conanicus Ave. from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. The seminar topic, "Financing for Small Business", will feature Doug Hanson of BankNewport as speaker. Mr. Hanson will discuss opportunities and product... More ...
By Sam Bari Island police recovered 63 of 91 bottles of alcohol, worth $2,500 that was allegedly stolen from the Bay Voyage Inn and Resort on Conanicus Avenue on Monday, March 5, according to Police Detective Derek Carlino. The morning crew at the Bay Voyage discovered the alcohol missing from the bar when th... More ...
By Julie Bailey A visit to the Melrose school cafeteria Feb. 26 might have made people think they had wandered into a marketplace in a distant land. On that afternoon, Jamestown Girl Scouts celebrated World Thinking Day in traditional fashion, donning costumes, sharing food and games, and learning about Girl Scou... More ...
David Robinson took the Jamestown Press along on the Navy's nuclear-powered deep submergence vehicle NR-1 last week. Robinson is a crew member aboard Dr. Robert Ballard's Secrets of the Gulf expedition of research and discovery now underway in the Gulf of Mexico. More ... Panel sends Orient Ave. house proposal to zoning board By Sam Bari After intense debate, a divided Planning Commission approved plans at the March 7 meeting for a house at 86 Orient Ave. The plans will now go before the Zoning Board of Review. The planning board's 4-3 vote required a variety of concessions on the part of Beth Smith, the applicant, to convince th... More ... Three students named to fall dean's list +Phoebe H. Livingston of Jamestown has been named to second honors on the Clark University dean's list. This selection marks outstanding academic achievement during the fall 2006 semester. To be eligible for second honors, students must have a grade point average of 3.5 or higher, of a maximum of 4... More ...
By Adrienne Downing The ground has thawed just in time for the Jamestown Soccer Association to kick off the spring competitive season. JSA has entered 10 teams in the Super-Liga this year, the highest number of teams in 10 years. They are also hosting a U16 girls premier team that has been part of the University of R... More ... Frostbiters enjoy lively day of sailing Sunny skies, 40 degrees and 10 mph northwesterlies provided such a good day for the frostbiters that racing finally ended when race committee members Dick Allphin and George Rice announced that they had run out of room on the score sheet. Eight races were held and it was a busy day of over-earlies... More ... Dates announced for annual Soap Box Derby The 12th Annual All-American Newport Lions Soap Box Derby will take place on Saturday, May 12, 2007, at Easton's Beach, Newport. The rain date is Sunday, May 13. The race begins promptly at 9 a.m. More ... Developer fees proposal tabled by council By Dotti Farrington After a 55-minute public hearing that Town Council President David Long and others described as emotional, Town Councilors Monday continued until April 9 their consideration of a zoning ordinance. The ordinance would enable the town to charge fees to developers so the town could hire consultants ... More ... Non-violence a philosophy for everyday living By Dotti Farrington Principles of nonviolence, as applied to everyday life as well as international problems of war and terrorism, were discussed Sunday by Laura Clarke, a local youth worker and area school counselor, at a community program hosted by the Central Baptist Church. More ...
State Representative Bruce J. Long and his new wife Jane are seen with the Jamestown Press immediately following their wedding ceremony on Feb. 22 aboard the Carnival cruise-liner Imagination in Miami, Fla. Joining the newlyweds on a four-day Caribbean cruise were 21 family members. More ... Jamestown's credit rating up By Dotti Farrington Moody's, a leading international provider of independent credit ratings and financial information, has increased its rating of Jamestown for town bonds to Aa3, Town Administrator Bruce Keiser announced at Monday's Town Council meeting. He said Jamestown is now one of nine communities in the state w... More ...
By Michaela Kennedy Sixth grader John Ragland prevailed as the island champion for the second year in a row at last week's Jamestown school spelling bee. Ragland will again represent Lawn Avenue School at the Rhode Island State Spelling Bee at Lincoln Middle School on March 24. More ... Library carries CDs donated by Jamestown Community Chorus The Jamestown Community Chorus has donated over 60 compact discs to the Jamestown library over the past 10 years as part of its commitment to promote choral singing in the Jamestown community. This year the Jamestown Rotary Club has joined with the chorus in providing CDs to the library. More ... |
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