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Town, RITBA, come to terms on bridge land sale By Donna K. Drago Town Administrator Bruce Keiser met Tuesday afternoon with representatives of the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority to hammer out final details of the agreement to purchase a piece of land the authority owns to put up a highway barn. More ... Town workers change course on highway barn site Rhode Island Local 69, the Jamestown Public Works Union called a special meeting on Aug. 21 for the purpose of revisiting the highway barn site selection position. Previously the union supported Lot 47 for the site of the highway barn. More ... Jamestown bridge deemed safe by state inspectors By Dotti Farrington State Department of Transportation (DOT) officials said this week that the Jamestown Verrazano Bridge, built in 1992, was not on the list for special reinspection this month, and is rated safe based on an inspection during the past year. More ... Island motorists kill 26 deer At last week's town council meeting, it was reported that Jamestown had the second highest deer auto strikes in Newport County Hunters reported 56 deer kills on the island last season, while automobile drivers accounted for 26 more. More ... Your home needs a street number EMS personnel encourage residents to number their houses and mail boxes clearly so they can find you when you need them. More ... Births Roach A son, Nolan Robert Roach, was born July 26, 2007, at South County Hospital to Lynn (Manning) and Robert N. Roach, III of Jamestown. More ... State denies dredging plan for Weaver's Cove LNG site By Dotti Farrington The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) last week rejected the proposal of Weaver's Cove and Hess to dredge Mount Hope Bay to enable its tankers to reach its proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Fall River, Mass. More ...
By Michaela Kennedy "Adwaaba," or "welcome" in the Akan language of Ghana, echoed around librarians Kristin Williams and Lisa Davis on their odyssey to the lush hills of Cape Coast, Ghana. Locals learned about their trip to the west coast of Africa and tasted Ghanian chocolate last Thursday night in a discussion even... More ... 70-percent off sale scheduled The Potter League for Animals is holding a costume jewelry sale featuring bracelets, necklaces and earrings from Sequin. Sequin jewelry is sold at the Neiman Marcus, Henri Bendel, Bloomingdale's, and other fine specialty stores. Prices will be up to 70-percent off of retail. The sale is being held... More ... The art of questing reaches the island shores By Michaela Kennedy How many Jamestowners know the historical name of the island was Quinungate? Or know World War II German prisoners of war built the two stone posts near the guard building at Fort Getty? An island historical hunt, helping to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the European settlement of Jamestown, ... More ... 'Nutcracker' auditions scheduled The Island Moving Co. will hold auditions for children's roles in its holiday production, Newport Nutcracker at Rosecliff, on Saturday, Sept. 15, at Island Moving Co.'s studios at 3 Charles St. in Newport. Auditions will be at 3 p.m. for children ages 8 to 11 and at 5:30 p.m. for children 12 and ... More ...
By Adrienne Downing There were cows loose at East Ferry this past Saturday, but no one seemed concerned or even tried to round them up. The 350th related theme of the 30th annual Fools' Rules Regatta brought about several farm-themed boats and the cow costumes that came with them. More ...
By Adrienne Downing Skateboarding and BMX riding received a public facelift on Aug. 17 in the form of the Jamestown Skatefest 2007. The event was the brainchild of teen coordinator Melissa Minto, Robb Roach of Kettlebottom Outfitters and Jason Hamel of Hamel Graphics. More ...
By Jeff Westcott Yet another picture perfect day greeted the fleet of eight J/22's on Aug. 12, with a light, but steady, southerly breeze. The race committee of Peter and Sally Schott set a course of Zp, 13p for the first race. The pin of the generous starting line was favored, especially so since the flood tide w... More ... Jamestown School 2007/2008 bus schedule announced Bus 1 - North Kingstown High School 6:45 Beavertail Road and Clarke's Village Road 6:47 Beavertail Road and Bonnet View Drive 6:50 Southwest and Hamilton Avenue 6:52 Southwest and High Street 6: More ... Auditions for 'Woods' Sept. 5 The Jamestown Community Theatre has selected Stephen Sondheim's brilliant musical "Into the Woods," for its fall production. First produced in 1987 on Broadway, it ran for 765 performances and garnered three Tony awards for Best Book of a Musical given to James Lapine, Best Original Score given t... More ... Snack bar to benefit from Glow Ball tourney On Saturday, Sept. 15, Jamestown Baseball and Soccer Associations will co-sponsor a Glow Ball tournament to raise funds for repairs to the baseball and soccer fields concession stand. More ...
By Roger Marshall If your garden is getting a little weedy, now is the time to pay attention to it. Harvest any and everything that can be harvested, clean out the weeds before they can self seed and feed the soil if needed. With cooler days you might want to start more lettuce and greens for fall salads, and you m... More ...
Jen Clavin, who works at Chopmist Charlie's, Elin Zaikowski, from Tricia's Tropigrille, and Rebecca Koczan of North Kingstown enjoyed a trip to Norway and Sweden in July. More ...
Rosia Beaulieu took the Press to Paris in July, where she toured the Eiffel Tower with her daughter, Sara. More ... Jamestown Yacht Club race results Race number 10 of the Jamestown Yacht Club Summer Series was held on 8/21. The following are the results for the race: A Class: 1. Manic, Shaw 6.5, JAC Wadson; 2. Unplugged, Custom 30, S. Murray; 3. High Voltage, Viper 830, B. Jacobsen. More ... Bishop to visit Jamestown Bishop Thomas J. Tobin, of the Diocese of Providence, will celebrate the 10 a.m. Mass at St. Mark Church on Sunday, Sept. 2. A reception on the church lawn to welcome the bishop will follow the mass. More ...
A surprise 50th anniversary party for Joan and William "Andy" Anderson was celebrated July 14 in Raleigh, N.C. Joan is a native Jamestowner, who moved to Raleigh in 1996. Joan's sisters, Genevieve Currie and Peggy Sheehan, from Jamestown, attended the event. More ... |
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