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Town and school get ready for an intense 2008 budget process By Tom Shevlin "Surprise, surprise, it looks like we're in for another tight year," said Town Administrator Bruce Keiser, after meeting with members of Jamestown's two major budgeting bodies. They met to discuss the upcoming budget season in a special joint meeting between the Town Council and School Committee o... More ... How to help stranded marine animals The Friends of the Jamestown Library present "Mystic Aquarium's First Responders for Stranded Animals," on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. This informative program, provided by staff members of the Mystic Aquarium, will explain how residents can become first responder for the aquariums stranded anima... More ... Deer hunt to continue at Beavertail State Park By Sam Bari Associate Director Larry Mouradjian, of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, reported that the deer hunting program at Beavertail State Park will continue this year. At the semi-annual meeting of the Beavertail State Park Advisory Committee on Oct. More ... Cited for Cold War service Joseph A. Pizzi of Jamestown recently received a document, signed by former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, recognizing him for his service during the Cold War. Pizzi, now 85, served as a corporal in the U.S. Army from November 1942 to January 1946. Originally from Providence, Pizzi has live... More ... Candidates hope to make the grade By Tom Shevlin School Committee candidates Melissa Burrows, Julie Kallfelz and Bruce "BJ" Whitehouse made their case to island residents at the Jamestown Shores Association's candidates forum last Thursday at the Jamestown Senior Center. Speaking to a room of about fifty people, candidates were given the opport... More ... Clancy special use permit denied By Sam Bari Zoning Board Chairman Thomas Ginnerty made a motion to deny the request of David M. and Jennifer R. Clancy to reconsider a special use permit to sell home craft products manufactured on the premises of their studio at 382 North Main Rd. The motion, made at the Oct. 23 meeting of the Zoning Board o... More ... U.S. Coast Guard puts clamps on LNG project By Dotti Farrington The U.S. Coast Guard last week issued its final decision, awaited since May and widely hailed by officials in recent days, on a ruling against the Weaver's Cove/Hess plans to ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) in giant tankers to Fall River, Mass., using Narragansett Bay. More ...
By Sam Bari When Hannah Davis was at the end of her senior year in high school, she was feeling antsy. The next step was college, and she hadn't decided what she wanted to study. At 18 years old, Hannah wanted to get a better idea of what the world was about and what she wanted to do with her life. More ...
By Michaela Kennedy Melissa Burrows is throwing her hat in the ring for the first time in a bid for a school committee seat. Burrows sees her experience as a fourth-generation native Jamestown resident and parent of two to be her strong qualifying points for office. More ... Fill compost bins with 'Harvest Stew' Here's a recipe for "Harvest Stew" using the season's leftovers: Gather all apple cores, potato peels, mushy Jack O'Lanterns, dead mums, coffee grinds, green bean snippings, dried out corn stalks, hay bales, and leaves. Place in compost bin. Add water. Toss for 30 seconds. Leave in compost bin unt... More ...
Members of the Quononoquott Garden Club planted daffodil bulbs at the Town Cemetery last week as part of their ongoing civic beautification efforts. From left are Linda Warner, Gloria Westlake, Joan Vessella and Betty Gulley. Photo by Joyce Allphin More ...
Fifteen former and present residents of Jamestown a day after attending the wedding of Kate McCandless in Dunedin, Fla. Standing, from left, Charlene Gamble, Gloria and Don O'Laughlin, Lee and John Howard, Tom and Scott McCandless, Varoujan Karentz, Jim Smith, Sue and Nick Nickolson. Sitting, from l... More ...
By Stephanie H. Cotsonas Batman and Jeannie, of I Dream of Jeannie fame, led the pack of runners that wound their way through the streets of Jamestown in the 19th annual Jack O'Lantern Jog. Over 120 runners lined up on Narragansett Avenue dressed as cats and mice, action heroes, butterflies, power rangers, and ice fisher... More ... NK playoff action this weekend This week will be an exciting one for North Kingstown High School sports. The Skippers have the opportunity to crown two state champions and advance to the state finals in another. The girls' field hockey team defeated East Greenwich on Tuesday night to advance to the state finals at Bryant Unive... More ...
By Sean R. McAdam The North Kingstown Girls Varsity soccer team played their regular season finale Oct. 25 at home. The Skippers were able to finish a frustrating season with a shutout of Division I South Champions Toll Gate, 2-0. More ...
The annual Jamestown Recreation Department Ladies Doubles Halloween Tennis Tournament was a rain out, but awards were given for costumes. The best costumed duo was "The Bunnies," worn by the team of Tracy Ouellette and Bonnie Kennedy. Alice Toll and Eliza Chase were M&M's and the team of Maureen McG... More ...
Last week, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI), Congressman John Sarbanes (DMD) and key education and environmental organizations called on Congress to pass the No Child Left Inside Act, a new $100 million a year initiative to strengthen environmental education programs in America's classrooms. More ... Fighting with your family can play havoc with your heart Fighting with family members can cause you a whole lot of pain... literally. New research indicates that fighting with family members can increase your risk of heart disease and such coronary events as heart attacks or chest pain. More ...
Bob Bowen, of Capstan Street, took the Press to the 5th Western Indian Ocean Marine Science Association Science Symposium in Durban, South Africa. More ...
By Judith H. Bell So, who could know that the first night of the World Series would be Oct. 24 and that the Red Sox would be playing, and that the Shores would be holding a meet the candidates event on the same night when we picked the date for our third Volunteer Night sponsored by the Friends of the Jamestown Lib... More ...
One (1) vacancy exists on the Beavertail State Park Advisory Committee for a three-year term appointment. This Committee is charged with overseeing the use and operation of the park. Meetings are conducted semiannually. Two (2) vacancies exist on the Jamestown Conservation Commission. More ...
Every year the experts tell us what's hot in fall fashion. Unfortunately many of these items may look great on the supermodels on TV, but not so great on your own hips or thighs. Real people have real clothing needs! More ...
Jennifer and Daniel Krider went to Zion National Park and the Grand Canyon in September. Here, Jennifer took the Press to the entrance of Zion National Park. More ...
The Women's Resource Center of Newport & Bristol Counties provides opportunities for community members, businesses and churches to Adopt-A-Family recovering from domestic violence each Thanksgiving and Christmas. Thanksgiving: This year the Thanksgiving Day program runs from late October to Tuesd... More ... |
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