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June 28, 2007
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Parade of Sail tops weekend events
The tall ships started arriving early in the week for the 2007 Tall Ships Festival, scheduled for June 28 to 30. The highlight will be the Parade of Sail on Sunday, July 1, from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Jamestown offers an abundance of excellent locations along the East Passage for spectacular views of ... More...
Referendum set for Aug. 28

Island residents will finally have the opportunity to approve the location of the town's controversial highway barn project. After more than two decades, one failed referendum, and countless debates, the town council voted in a split 3-2 decision Monday in favor of locating the town's new highway... More...

Town Council members tried to come to grips with the ongoing dispute over use of the town's wood pile pier at East Ferry on Monday. According to reports, the wood pile pier measured 167 feet when it was first built with federal funds in 1974 for public outdoor recreation. Because it was built wit... More...

To improve his chances of approval for a new home for Jack's Electric in the building beleaguered with legal problems at 14 Clinton Ave., Jack Brittain, the owner of Windridge Properties and Jack's Electric, decided to get a new attorney. More...
We finally have a decision. It happened Monday evening. The Town Council voted on a highway garage site. The council's decision was split, but that's no surprise. We've been arguing for years about where to place the highway garage. More...
Your local fireworks committee, better known as the Rocket Dawgz, has blown up your money for 12 years and want to say thanks in a big way - by blowing up even more of your money! Our final shoot will on July 4 at Mackerel Cove. More...
You can't beat a system you can't understand
After spending what seemed to be several lifetimes at school studying to be a writer, I must admit I was discouraged when I learned that the guy who wrote "Baby on Board" on a little yellow triangular sign made more money as a writer than Herman Melville, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and James Joyce put tog... More...
In celebration of the Tall Ships maritime event visiting Newport harbor this week, Sail Newport and Webster Bank will host free sailing tours of Newport harbor on Saturday, June 30. The "Webster Bank Small Ships Festival at Sail Newport," will be open to the public from 10 a.m. through 4 p.m. More...
A workshop on writing nature poetry will be held Sunday, July 22, at Watson Farm. This is the second in a series of three writing workshops to be held at Historic New England's Watson Farm in Jamestown. It will take place from 9 a.m. More...
Thursday June 28 Teen Center Open Rec., community center, 3-6 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, St. Matthew's church, 5:30 p.m. Yoga Flow with Kim Ferguson, 32 Pemberton Ave., 6-7 p.m. Beginner Latin, Community Center, 5:30-6:30 p.m. More...
"The Rocket Dawgz' shows have been dandy With the bangs and the booms they're quite handy So for your last shoot We're sending some loot To make your finale 'MAS GRANDE' KABOOM "Thanks for all the spectacular shows. More...
Katherine Jane (Martin) Fredette, 62, of Narragansett, formerly of Jamestown and Cranston, died unexpectedly June 19 at South County Hospital. Born in Illinois, she was the daughter of the late Suzanne (Thomas) and Luther Martin. More...
Fire runs 12:32 p.m., June 18, Car 1, EMS1, Engines 1, 2 and 3 answered a shorted electrical equipment call on Fort Wetherill Rd. 2:37 p.m., June 18, Engine 2 responded to a false alarm on Frigate Street 1:47 p.m., June 19, Car 1, Ladder 1, Car 3, Engines 1, 2 and 3 were dispatched to Lawn Ave... More...
JAMESTOWN SCHOOL COMMITTEE Tuesday, July 3, 2007 Executive Session 4:00 PM RIGL 42-46-5: Exception (a) 1, Personnel - Administrative Interviews Lawn Avenue School 55 Lawn Avenue Jamestown, RI 02835 Upcoming Meetings: July 12, 2007 Workshop Session @ 7PM in Lawn Library August 23,... More...

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