Adoption info night set
      The Department of Children, Youth and Families is hosting a Foster Care and Adoption Information Night on Wednesday, Sept. 26, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the DCYF office at 650 Ten Rod Rd., North Kingstown. DCYF staff, foster, and adoptive parents will be available to explain the program and answer q...
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JEMS to hold EMT certification course
      The Jamestown Emergency Medical Services will sponsor an Emergency Medical Technician course for 20 to 25 students starting in November. The class meets the requirements for students to take the EMT-B certification for the state of Rhode Island upon successful completion of the course.
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New children's music program to start
      Cindy Olsen of Jamestown, a Kindermusik educator, will lead a musical learning program for families with preschool children beginning Oct. 1, in St. Matthew's Church music room from 9 to 9:45 a.m. "Family Time" is the Kindermusik program that will continue Mondays for ten weeks. A free demonstrat...
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Island Sports schedule for the week of Sept. 20 - 27
      Thursday, Sept. 20 Girls' Soccer, at Situate, 3:30 p.m. Girls' Tennis, at LaSalle, 3:30 p.m. Field Hockey, at South Kingstown, 3:45 p.m. Girls' Volleyball, at Chariho, 6:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21 Boys' Soccer, East Providence, 7 p.m.
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Land agreement display at library
      The Jamestown Philomenian Library is pleased to announce that the land title agreement owned by the Jamestown Historical Society will continue to be displayed in the Sydney L. Wright Museum until its new home is ready in the Jamestown Town Hall.
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Poetry workshop announced
      Poetry Night begins Thursday, Oct. 4, at the Davisville Library in North Kingstown from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The monthly event will be on the first Thursday of each month through June. All ages are welcome to bring a poem to share or to listen.
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Nest egg seminar at senior center
      The public is invited to attend a seminar entitled "Protecting Your Nest Egg" to be held on Saturday, Sept. 29, at 1p.m in the Jamestown Senior Center. No pre-registration is required and there is no admission charge. Agents of the New York Life Insurance Co.
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Cluny Fair set for this weekend
      The annual Cluny Country Fair will be held on the school grounds at 75 Brenton Rd. in Newport on Sunday, Sept. 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Physicist speaks on climate change
      Leading climate scientist Dr. Benjamin D. Santer will be the keynote speaker at this year's Grantham Prize Seminar on Environmental Journalism, "Reporting on Climate Change: Science, Policy and the News," on Monday, Sept. 24, at the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography's Metc...
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Volunteer fair at the library Oct. 24
      The Friends of the Jamestown Library are sponsoring a Volunteer Fair on Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Jamestown library. Over 30 local groups have been invited to present their organization to the members of the Jamestown community. Each organization will have a table with a represen...
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Free chamber concert Sept. 30
      Southern Rhode Island's Musica Dolce Chamber Orchestra opens its 16th season on Sunday, Sept. 30, at 4 p.m. at St. Matthew's Church on Narragansett Avenue in Jamestown. This concert is sponsored by the Jamestown Community Piano Group and is being offered free to the public.
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Book group to discuss Setterfield
      The Afternoon Book Discussion at the Jamestown library continues on Tuesday, Oct. 9, with the book "The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel," by Diane Setterfield. The Tuesday book discussion began in February 1997 and they meet the second Tuesday of each month. The group is open to the public and has discu...
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Monument carver's work discussed by former student
      The Friends of the Jamestown Library will host a special program on Thursday, September 27, at 7 p.m. in the Sydney L. Wright Museum room. The program "John Howard Benson: the Artist, the Scholar and the Teacher, 1901 - 1956," is an illustrated talk given by Johannes H. von Gumppenberg.
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