 By Donna K. Drago
There are two sides to every story. This one is about who started what on the wood pile pier last Saturday night. To hear fisherman Greg Zeek's account is to hear a story of rude, unnecessarily loud and argumentative police officers harassing fishermen at the pier. More...
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By Dotti Farrington
The Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority last week agreed to consider selling, subject to several conditions, land the town has requested to be part of a site for the highway barn. The authority specified it was agreeing to consider such a sale, but was not yet agreeing to the sale. More...
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The School Improvement Team at the Melrose Avenue School is putting on such a big yard sale they are calling it an "Extravaganza." The yard sale will serve multiple purposes, while offering great bargains to buyers on May 12, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. More...
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North Kingstown High School announced the names of students on the honor roll for the third quarter. Jamestown students named to the honor roll include: Principal's Honor Roll From grade 12, Gregory Casey, Chelsea Cordes, Caitlin Crawford, Alyssa Davis, Meryl Evangelista, Gwyneth Henning, Meag... More... |
This Saturday, May 12, will be busy here in Jamestown. The weather outlook holds promise for a spectacular day, so forget the yard and garden chores. Have fun! Here's the lineup: Our island's Revolutionary War heritage will come alive at the Conanicut Battery Park. Watson Farm will host islanders ... More... |
Your April 12 front-page story regarding the siting of a new town barn unfortunately mischaracterized my comments at last week's Jamestown Town Council meeting, and I would like to clarify matters here. As I stated at the meeting, I cannot speak for the entire board. More... |
If my mother remembers the days of my youth as the Dark Ages, I suppose I can't fault her. I hung out with a rag-tag gang of self-styled adventurers that were akin to a band of pirates, crossed with the likes of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Despite a few shortcomings, we were always good for a ... More... |
The Jamestown Chamber of Commerce May After Hours event will be on Thursday, May 17, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. at Jamestown Wine and Spirits, 30 Southwest Avenue. The cost is $5 per person. For more information or to RSVP by Monday, May 14, call 423-3650. More... |
Monday, May 14 7 p.m., library, the Town Council meets. Tuesday, May 15 Noon, agenda deadline for May 21 council meeting. Wednesday, May 16 7 p.m., Melrose Avenue School, the Harbor Management Commission meets (rescheduled from May 9). 7:30 p.m., library, the Planning Commission meets. More... |
Thursday May 10 Beavertail Lighthouse Cleanup, 10 a.m. 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. More... |
On May 18, Alice Dunn will graduate with high honors from the CCRI School of Nursing as a registered nurse. That would not be an unusual statement, particularly this time of the year, except that Alice has achieved it by trekking to night courses in all types of weather for 13 years. More... |
The renovation of the interior of the museum has begun! I know some of you have noticed, because I've received a couple of telephone calls asking why the windows were boarded up. If you could see the inside, you'd be even more startled. The front room is empty and the walls are bare, revealing the ... More... |
The Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association (BLMA) will hold its annual spruce-up today, May 10, at 10 a.m. Help is needed to clean windows, dust off displays, and tidy up the museum for visitors. For more information, call the lighthouse at 423-3270. More... |
A son, Anthony James Insana, was born Feb. 8, 2007 at Women and Infants' Hospital to Nicholas and Heather (Fitzgerald) of Jamestown. More... |
JAMESTOWN SCHOOL COMMITTEE Thursday, May 17, 2007 Executive Session 6:00PM RIGL 42-46-5: Exception (a) 1, Litigation Exception 2, Contract Negotiations (8) Home Schooling Requests Business Meeting 7:00PM Lawn Avenue School 55 Lawn Avenue More... |
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