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Museum grant to pay for repairs The Rhode Island Historic Preservation Commission has awarded the Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association a $50,000 grant for needed repairs to the light keeper and assistant keeper's houses. More ... Juggles to close at months end Juggles in Wakefield will close at the end of December. Idanna Smith, owner of the store, is offering generous discounts throughout the holiday season to thank their customers for ten successful years at their current location. More ...
By Sam Bari Dan Alexander, 51, the owner of the Narragansett Café for over twenty years with his brother Tom, is throwing "The Last Waltz" Christmas party at the "Narry" on Dec. 16 for the "changing of the watch," as he calls it. More ... Proper disposal of household chemicals helps the environment An Eco-Depot collection for household hazardous waste will be held at Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation on Saturday, Jan. 5, from 8 a.m. until noon at the Central Landfill, located at 65 Shun Pike in Johnston. This service is free to Rhode Island residents. More ...
By Sam Bari The annual Jamestown Rotary Club letter that traditionally thanks everyone for their support and solicits funding for the coming year has added a new dimension. Rotary Club President James E. Walker III seeks to expand membership in 2008, and encourages families to participate. More ... Buy $40 Osprey-themed license plate to help the environment Advocates from Rhode Island's environmental community are just 50 orders shy of starting production on Rhode Island's first environmental license plate. According to legislation passed last year, 900 license plate orders are needed in order to start production on an Osprey-themed license plate to... More ... Prout School honor roll The following students at the Prout School were named to the honor roll for the first quarter. From grade 9: Hannah Cordes, Anne Langan, Benjamin Thompson, and Tiffany Wolfe. From grade 10: High Honors: Anthony Irwin. Honor roll: Adele Huffine and Jennifer Thomas. More ... School Committee tackles district policies By Michaela Kennedy The School Committee reviewed and edited a list of policies within the district at a Dec. 6 work session. Revisions to newly drafted policies and updates to established guidelines were considered. In a reading of the policy on tutor reimbursement, committee members agreed that fee structures for ... More ... Christmas Bird Count Jan. 5 The Conanicut Island Christmas Bird Count will take place Saturday, Jan. 5, from 7 a.m. to noon. Birders are asked to meet early at the Jamestown Police Station, 250 Conanicus Ave. For more information, contact Candy Powell at 423-1492 or Evelyn Rhodes at 423-1254. More ... 'Tis the season to recycle those corrugated cardboard boxes Holiday shoppers, Santa's helpers, moms and dads, good little girls and boys everywhere will find themselves surrounded by the remnants of an unwrapping extravaganza this December 25, as in all the years before. More ... Fund-raiser to benefit mission trip The Emmanuel Church in Newport will host a Holiday Bake Sale this Sunday, Dec. 16, from 9 a.m. to noon. Homemade cookies, cakes, bread, apple butter and red pepper jelly will be for sale to benefit an April 2008 mission trip to New Orleans. The church is at the corner of Dearborn and Spring Street... More ...
By Michaela Kennedy In a buyers' market for real estate, homeowners trying to sell their property are increasingly nervous these days. Islander Marsha Brome has a solution for sellers that may mean the difference between hoping for an offer and getting their asking price. More ... U.S. Senate passes aid resolution for Rhode Island fishing industry By Sam Bari Senators Reed and Whitehouse joined Coastal New England Senators in demanding that the Bush Administration provide disaster relief for local fishermen. According to a U.S. Senate press release, late at night on Dec. 4, the Senate unanimously passed a resolution cosponsored by Senator Jack Reed (... More ...
By Stephanie H. Cotsonas The North Kingstown High School girls' swim team could not have asked for a better start to their season. The Skippers won their first meet against Portsmouth High School, taking first and second in all but two of the eleven events. More ... Seventh graders anchor Lawn basketball team By Stephanie H. Cotsonas The Lawn Avenue School boys' basketball team suffered a loss to Barrington Middle School last week, but that is no indication of how the rest of the season will go for this team, according to coach Eric Bush. Considering that the majority of his players are seventh-graders, Bush is confident that... More ...
By Stephanie H. Cotsonas History was made on Monday night as the brand new North Kingstown High School boys' swim team had their inaugural meet against Portsmouth High School at the Newport Boys and Girls Club. Ironically, Portsmouth is also a new team and was swimming their first meet against North. More ...
By Kelly Wooley The Fall Sports Awards night will be held this Sunday, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m. Plaques will be awarded to standout athletes. Come find out which Jamestown athletes are MVPs! • On Dec. 18 there will be a combined choir and orchestra concert at 7 p.m. More ... Tyres relieved by David Swain's recent arrest By Dotti Farrington Lisa Tyre used an analogy about swimming to explain how she feels about the arrest of former Town Councilor David Swain on the charge that he murdered her daughter, Shelley Arden Tyre, in 1999 while scuba diving in Tortola. "It felt like when you go swimming a long time and you haven't been brea... More ... Choir to sing in Christmas service Trinity Church in Newport will host "Christmas on Historic Hill," an ecumenical service of lessons and carols for the Advent and Christmas season, on Sunday, Dec. 16, at 7 p.m. Diana Norton- Jackson, organist and choirmaster at Trinity Church, will direct the choirs from Community Baptist, St. Pet... More ... Free yoga classes on Boxing Day A full day of yoga classes is being offered free of charge on Wednesday, Dec. 26 at the Innerlight Center for Yoga, located in the Middletown Commons at 850 Aquidneck Ave. in Middletown. The free classes cover a broad range of styles, at levels accessible to all, and no pre-registration is requir... More ... Town meetings Monday, Dec. 17 7 p.m., Town Hall, the Board of Water and Sewer Commission meets. Tuesday, Dec. 18 7 p.m., library, Zoning Board of Review meets. Wednesday, Dec. 19 7:30 p.m., library, Planning Commission meets. Thursday, Dec. More ...
By Robert Morton-Ranney T'was the night before Christmas, and all through the town, Not a creature was stirring, 'cept deer running 'round. The sailboats were hung on their stands with great care, In hopes that nor'easters would all of them spare. The children were nestled all snug in their beds While parents did last-m... More ...
By Michaela Kennedy Narragansett Bay doesn't feel like a resort destination for those seeking warmth in winter, but the harbor seals that migrate south from Nova Scotia or other frigid winter regions seem to think it is. Save the Bay and the Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation have teamed up for the last seven years t... More ... |
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