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St. Michael's announces honor roll Head of School Whitney C. Slade and Middle School Head Robert Tavares have announced the spring term 2007 honor roll and the 2006-07 all-year honor roll for students at St. Michael's Country Day School. More ... Turon receives scholarship The Community College of Rhode Island recently selected Victoria Turon of Jamestown as the recipient of the 2007 Cooperative Education Scholarship. The $310 award provides financial support to students who have demonstrated the ability to relate their work environment to their academic environmen... More ... Mulderig honored at school Drew Mulderig received a Leadership Award from the Hyde School in Bath, Maine. Mulderig is the son of Robert and Jane Mulderig of Jamestown. More ... Island students on dean's lists • Mollie Alyssa Ruben of Jamestown was named to the dean's list at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, Pa. for the spring semester. Ruben is a junior, majoring in American studies and psychology. More ... Jamestown police department hires three recent academy graduates By Sam Bari Three recent graduates of the Rhode Island Municipal Police Training Academy in Lincoln were sworn in as Jamestown police officers at Monday's Town Council meeting. The officers were recruited through the regional testing, six-town cooperative policehiring program the town joined in 2006, accordin... More ... Sgouros landscapes on display at Newport gallery Didi Suydam Contemporary will host an exhibition of new work by Thomas Sgouros during the month of July in their new location at One Bannister's Wharf off America's Cup Avenue. The exhibition features new oil paintings from the 80-yearold artist's "Remembered Landscape" series. More ...
By Michaela Kennedy Jamestown middle school students will hold an exhibition of their blown-glass designs at the community center this weekend. The students, from grades 5 to 8, made designs during a glass-blowing lesson in the classroom, and continued to the artisans' workshop to complete their art pieces. The one-t... More ... Valuna sponsors children's grief camp Home & Hospice Care of Rhode Island (HHCRI), a leader in hospice and palliative care, is partnering with Valuna Restaurant in Saunderstown and the Wakefield YMCA's Camp Fuller, to help lighten the burden of grief that children experience following the loss of a loved one. More ...
By Michaela Kennedy In the wake of the Tall Ships parade and July 4 holiday week, Jamestown merchants are smiling and showing pride in the island's downtown. Their smiles reflect the joy of working in a vacation atmosphere with friendly visitors, not to mention record sales from the Tall Ships event buoying the local... More ... Senior picnic July 28 The Jamestown Housing Authority will host the annual Commissioner's Picnic on Saturday, July 28, beginning at noon. All senior citizens and islanders with disabilities are invited to attend this free event. The picnic will be held outdoors at the Pemberton Apartments. More ... Call to be part of 350th parade Anyone interested in participating in the 350th Celebration Parade on Sunday, August 12, should contact Ed Morinho at 423-1784 or Jim McLoughlin at 423-0814. Every organization that would like to put together a float or walk in a group is welcome to participate. More ... Sea level topic of talk tonight Recent predictions about global climate change and sea level rise are alarming. But what do they mean for coastal Rhode Island? Scientists predict that we can expect a one-meter rise in sea level in our grandchildren's lifetime. More ... Woman suffers back injuries in fall from cliff Jamestown EMTs and firefighters participated in a dramatic rescue on the cliffs at Beavertail State Park Sunday about noon. The woman, who was reported to be enjoying the beautiful day with her son and daughter-in-law, was walking on a cliff top trail when she lost her balance and fell into the d... More ... Interns help keep Jamestown history alive By Michaela Kennedy The history of the town of Jamestown is safe in the hands of three young women this summer. The interns, funded through the Rhode Island Foundation, are learning about library science while helping the town preserve precious documents dating back to the founding years of the 1600s. More ...
Kerry Sheehan takes Isabella Sheehan for a spin in their pedicab during the North End Fourth of July parade. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More ... Women's center plans fund-raiser On Friday, July 20, dance the night away as the Women's Resource Center of Newport & Bristol Counties hosts "A Summer Evening by the Sea," at Easton's Beach Rotunda at First Beach in Newport. The night's events will include rides on the carousel, light summer fare, an open bar provided by Sambar ... More ... Theater by the Sea musical to open Aug. 10 Bill Hanney, new owner and producer of the historic Theatre By The Sea in Matunuck, is pleased to announce the opening of the theatre's box office for the 2007 sneak preview summer event of Stephen Sondheim's nine-time Tony Award-winning musical comedy "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the For... More ... Diepenbrock show at museum A new show at the Newport Art Museum gives visitors a look at the experimental phase of the creative process, something most people never see. "Through the Looking Glass… an Installation," by Jamestown resident Peter Diepenbrock, has been a work in progress for the past0 three weeks. Diepe... More ...
By Karen Krider The Art Association's busiest time of year is upon us. Please mark you calendars! Annual Art Exhibit, July 19 to July 22 The Annual Art Exhibit will open in the community center on July 18, with a reception from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The exhibit continues with free admission from Thursday through... More ...
By Adrienne Downing Islanders Ashley Smith and Sydney Ferguson have replaced the words rival and opponent with friend and teammate in their vocabulary this summer. The girls, both players on the North Kingstown High School girls' lacrosse team, spent the entire spring season with their sights set on beating lacrosse... More ... Teen activities scheduled The Teen Council meets at the recreation center every Wednesday from 3 to 4 p.m. Mondays are girls' softball pick-up nights from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Lawn Avenue fields. Softball is for girls entering grade 5 and up. Friends and family are welcome. More ... Register now for fall soccer in Jamestown Registration for the fall 2007 recreation soccer league is underway. The process for registering a child is done on-line only, by accessing the Jamestown Soccer Association (JSA) registration forms from the Jamestown Soccer website at www.jamestown-soccer. com. More ... Machbuster and Paladin win J/22 series event Conanicut Yacht Club's J/22 Fleet 12's 2007 season began in spectacular fashion with picture perfect conditions on June 30. Jeff Westcott's Machbuster, and F. J. Ritt's Paladin each came away with a bullet, but the racing once again featured the competitive balance that Fleet 12 is known for. More ... Teens going to movie night The Jamestown Teen Center, Youth Pride Inc. (YPI), and the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center (MLKCC) Teen Center will come together on Friday, July 13, to host a free youth event, "B-Fast and Movies 4 Dinner," at the MLKCC Teen Center in Newport. More ...
Kathy and Barbara Brownell took the Press to Fenway Park on July 5- the game that honored the fifth anniversary of the passing of Red Sox great Ted Williams. More ...
'Locavore' movement arrives By Dotti Farrington Local farmers are responding to an increased public interest in locally produced agricultural products. Don Minto of the island's historic Watson Farm joined the Coastal Growers Farm Market cooperative. It reopened for the season in early June at Casey's Farm just over the Jamestown Bridge in Sa... More ... Hospital to hold HPV clinic South County Hospital will hold a series of clinics to provide the HPV vaccine to women ages 19 to 26. The clinics will be on one Saturday each month from 9 a.m. to noon at the hospital's Women's Health Center, 70 Kenyon Ave, Suite 106 in Wakefield. More ... Jamestown Historical Society News By Rosemary Enright H orsehead Gala July 28 The Horsehead Gala is only two and half weeks away! Saturday, July 28, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Horsehead, 250 Highland Drive. The Gala is a fund-raiser for the JHS Capital Campaign. If you're a member or contributor to the historical society, you should have received a bright ... More ... Independence a senior goal As a result of meetings held last fall and winter to explore the needs and desires of local senior citizens a new organization has been founded. Called SRI at Home, the group hopes to have branches in South County, Jamestown and Newport. SRI (for southern Rhode Island) at Home will meet these need... More ... NKHS 10th reunion planned The North Kingstown High School Class of 1997 is planning a 10-year reunion event for Saturday, Aug. 11. The party will be at the Harborside Grill in East Greenwich, beginning at 5 p.m. and a daytime picnic is also being planned. For more details, visit www.classreport.org/usa/ri/ north%5Fkingstow... More ... Yacht Club's summer series Race number 4 of the Jamestown Yacht Club Summer Series was held on July 3. The following are the results for the race: A Class: 1. Manic, Shaw 6.5, JAC Wadson; 2. Macx, Custom 30, B. MacGowan; 3. Unplugged, Custom 30, S. Murray; 4. Jest, Quest 32, Hallowell/Stookey. More ... Teen book group meets tomorrow The Middle School Book Group will meet tomorrow, July 13 to discuss "The Black Duck," by award-winning Rhode Island author, Janet Taylor Lisle. The Black Duck takes place in coastal Rhode Island during the Prohibition era. A historical fiction book, it is also full of intrigue. Black Duck is one ... More ... |
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