The U.S. Coast Guard has denied the town's request to continue the use of the Beavertail Lighthouse caretaker quarters for affordable housing. In a letter dated April 11 and released Tuesday by Town Administrator Bruce Keiser, J. J. More...
Town Councilors on Monday added $50,000 and adopted a total budget of $19,877,132 for the town and local schools for the year to start July 1. It will be presented to voters at the annual Financial Town Meeting on Monday, June 4. The council voted 4 to 0 to approve the spending package, with Counci... More...
Historian and former island resident Walter K. Schroder was inducted to the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame during an April 28 ceremony at Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet. More...
The Friends of the Jamestown Library have invited all islanders to join them this Saturday evening for their Cinco de Mayo Party. The annual event will be held south of the border at the PAC Club. If this year's extravaganze is anything like those of the past, a good time is promised. More...
Small school districts face major challenges … and reap big rewards. Notably, small education communities foster close working relationships. Jamestown's teachers are a close-knit family whose collegiality and collaboration benefit every student in our schools. More...
Give a man a fish and you will feed him for a day. Teach a man how to fish and he will have a sudden desire to drink beer. He will probably like it. Then he will tell all of his friends about fishing and drinking beer. They will like it, too. He will take them to your favorite spot where they will ... More...
The Jamestown Community Chorus will present their spring concerts this weekend, Saturday, May 5, and Sunday, May 6, at the Central Baptist Church. Many of the singers will be in costume for "Going Home," as the songs and dances will reflect the heritage of the members of the chorus. The concert wi... More...
Cheryl Barber, a Jamestown resident and grade 10 student at North Kingstown High School, is the first recipient of the Jamestown Community Chorus Music Award. Barber always enjoyed music, and she started on her current musical career by learning to play the flute in the fifth grade. More...
Thursday May 3 Alcoholics Anonymous, St. Matthew's church, 5:30 p.m. Yoga Flow with Kim Ferguson, 32 Pemberton Ave., 6-7 p.m. Latin Workout, Community Center, 5:30-6:30 p.m. Latin Beginner, Community Center, 6:30-7:30 p.m. More...
It's sort of a dinner theater, but better. Islanders will have the opportunity on Saturday to enjoy a pasta supper at St. Matthew's, then get a little exercise by walking two doors down Narragansett Avenue to attend a concert at the Central Baptist Church. 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. More...
Harriet Eleanor ( R i c h a r d s o n ) Linekin, 88, died April 28, 2007 at her home in San Diego, Calif. She was the wife of the late Everett F. Linekin. She was born in Jamestown on May 26, 1918 to Aaron and Harriet (Chase) Richardson. More...
Highway barn Dennis Webster's comments at a recent council discussion on the highway barn were not accurately reported in the April 26 edition of the Press. Webster said he was confident the voters would support the Highway Department employee's recommendation to build the highway barn at Lot 47... 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 HEARING ON MAY 22, 2007, AT THE JAMESTOWN LIBRARY, 26 NORTH ROAD, JAMESTOWN, RHODE ISLAND AT 7:00 P.M. More...
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