Father and son team Benjamin, left, and Wray Lessard are getting ready for the holiday rush at the Secret Garden. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More...
A proclamation request recognizing town staff for their efforts in opening the new town hall drew a heated debate among councilors at Monday's Town Council meeting. More...
Shipping channels, navigational aids and regattas were some of the concerns addressed at the Rhode Island Offshore Wind Stakeholders meeting at the University of Rhode Island Bay Campus last month. More...
Conservation Commissioners who have been monitoring the town's talks about form-based zoning are not satisfied yet with data they have seen on the use of environmental principles in guiding future town development. This was the consensus they expressed at their Nov. More...
Jamestown's elves will be hustling and bustling throughout the village this Saturday as islanders offi- cially ring in the holiday season with a variety of happenings. It all begins Saturday morning in the village with holiday open houses hosted by island merchants. Everyone is invited stop by a... More...
Sav Rebecchi's letter in last week's Press merits a response. Unfortunately, he read a lot into the Jamestown Voter Information postcard that was not there. Voters deserve to know the affiliations of candidates for public office. More...
The Holiday season is a wonderful time of year. It brings forth great joy and celebration amongst mankind. Families unite, old friends visit, and social gatherings give respite from the seemingly endless conflicts we endure during the remainder of the year. More...
The Jamestown Community Band, under the direction of Sarah Geremia, will hold its annual Christmas concert next Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the Portuguese American Citizens' Club on Narragansett Avenue. The concert will start at 7 p.m., and the band will play a mixture of traditional and favorite Christm... More...
Visit the Newport Visitor Information Center located at 23 America's Cup Ave., in Newport, on Wednesdays between 12 and 5 p.m., now through Dec. 3 to receive a complimentary Destination Newport Coupon Book packed with over $500 in savings at attractions, restaurants and shops throughout Newport Co... More...
Islanders in the news! Fourteen year-old Lacey Segal was pictured Thanksgiving day on the front page of the ProJo heading for rehearsal in New York City for that day's nationally televised parade. More...
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society. 100 years ago From the Newport Daily News, December 3, 1907 The tide was very low along the shore of the island today, and the clam fishermen... More...
Hugh A. Bucher, 71, of Little Egg Harbor died on November 20, 2007 at Southern Ocean County Hospital surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Lima, Ohio on Feb. 13, 1936 to the late Marvin and Julia (McNett) Bucher. Hugh joined the Navy in 1954 and served 24 years, retiring in 1978 as a C... More...
5:15 p.m., Nov. 21, EMS 1 was dispatched to Battery Lane for a medical emergency and drove a patient to Newport Hospital. 10:02 a.m., Nov. 22, EMS 1 responded to a medical emergency on Sloop Street and drove a person to Newport Hospital. More...
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