Riliegh, left, and Kelsey Gouveia show-off their Christmas spirit at the St. Matthew's Church Christmas bazaar. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More...
Youngsters welcomed Santa Claus to Jamestown on Saturday. As always, St. Nick arrived by boat at East Ferry and then visited with the kids up the street at the Conanicut Marine Ship's Store. Later in the day islanders gathered at East Ferry for the annual Christmas Tree lighting. More...
As the new town council settles in for its requisite two-year term, Council President Julio DiGiando is preparing himself for the task of leading a council of diverse experience levels and potentially competing priorities. More...
The Zoning Board of Review unanimously approved the application of Allan and Nancy Randall for a mixed-use permit to construct a residential as well as a retail and office structure on their property at 61 Narragansett Ave. Jamestown attorney John A. Murphy represented the Randalls in their prese... More...
I would like to thank all of the Jamestowners who pitched in for the Christmas Tree lighting ceremony this year. The air may have been cold, but the community spirit was very warm indeed. There are many folks involved, but thanks especially to the guys from Conanicut Marine who helped move and ere... More...
Who says that humans are no longer migratory? Not so. Our crack team of researchers, the Googlamaniacs, worked for nanoseconds to reveal reams of evidence that human beings have not lost their migratory instincts. However, the reasons for migrating have changed, and confirm that we definitely live... More...
The Jamestown Fire Department will be conducting their annual Santa Run this Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8 and 9. Members of the fire department will be transporting Santa and his helpers around town starting at 10 a.m. both days. More...
The annual Tubaphonia Christmas Concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 8, in the North Kingstown High School Auditorium, Fairway Drive, North Kingstown. More...
An agreement between friends has resulted in an 18-year relationship between Mike Smith and the Jamestown Community Chorus. In 1989, the same year that B.J. Whitehouse took the baton as director, Mike made a deal with Matt Clarke that he would join the chorus if Matt would do the same with the Li... 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...
Jean Moment Douglas, 95, passed away on November 18, 2007 in Newtown, Pa. Jean was born on Jan. 9, 1912 in Newark, N. J. Her family moved to Plainfield, N.J. where her father, the Reverend John James Moment, served many years as minister of the Crescent Avenue Presbyterian Church. More...
Fire runs 10:13 a.m., Nov. 28, Car 3, Special Services 1, and Engine 1 were dispatched to Garboard Street for a hazardous condition call. 7 p.m., Nov. 29, all units responded to a drill at the fire station on Narragansett Avenue. More...
CITATION STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT PETITION TO FORECLOSE TAX LIEN N. M. No. 2007-0612 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, AND TO JOSEPH LIVOLSI, the Unknown Heirs of JOSEPH LIVOLSI, the Unknown Devisees of JOSEPH LIVOLSI, ETHEL C. LIVO... More...