The Rhode Island Blood Center and Dunkin' Donuts are seeking blood donors for National Blood Donor Month. Donors, at blood drives and the center's fixed sites, will be given a coupon courtesy of Dunkin' Donuts for a pound of any flavor Dunkin' Donuts Blend Coffee. More...

If you're ever in Canada in the winter, don't go ice skating. It's boring. I did just that recently and, boy, was I disappointed. For starters, everyone on the ice seems to have their own imaginary lane, and they just stay in it while they're going around the rink. More...

How interesting that the Jamestown Historical Society has not set up any guidelines to preserve the historical look of Jamestown by requiring new homes to follow the local "atmosphere" of shingles and low lights instead of stone, brick or concrete facades with lots of bright lights, yet they are so concerned about a couple selling hand blown glass on their own property. More...

The New Year is off to an auspicious beginning. The system is burgeoning with things we can't understand. Where should we start? That is the question. I suppose we could begin with discussing the way business is conducted in this crazy system, or lack of system, depending on how you want to perceive it. More...

The Friends of the Jamestown Library will host "The Shoreline Ringers" this Sunday, Jan. 6, at 3 p.m. in the library meeting hall. The Connecticut-based Shoreline Ringers, Inc. More...

The Artistry of Christmas: Santa Claus and Christmas Decorations will be the topic of "Lunch with the Artist" on Tuesday, Jan. 15, at the Newport Art Museum. The informal noontime discussion will be facilitated by Richard Tyre and is free for museum members, with a $3 charge for non-members. Attendees are encouraged to bring in Christmas cards for the discussion. More...

Friday Jan. 4 Mellow Vinyasa yoga, Jamestown Country Club., 8:30 a.m., fee Senior bowling, Senior Center, 9 a.m., $3 Yoga basics, Jamestown Country Club, 10 a.m., fee Teen Center Open Rec., community center, 2-9 p.m. More...

It was an unusual wedding. Unusual only because it was attended by some women with their hair in various stages of being cut, dyed, set or any other process they had come for to the Cathryn Jamieson Salon on Narragansett Avenue the morning of December 19. More...

The news of 10 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, January 2, 1908 A carload of cows arrived today for Mr. Seth Pierce. More...

Rose S. (Grassia) Caimano, 90, formerly of Jamestown and West Warwick, passed away Friday, Dec. 28, at the St. Clare Home, Newport. She was the wife of the late Joseph P. Caimano for 67 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Victoria Grassia. More...

Building permits David M. Center received a permit on Dec. 27 to make renovations according to plan at 28 West Passage Drive, work estimated to cost $15,000. Michael Dwares received a permit on Dec. 27 to replace 11 windows at 22 Narragansett Ave., work estimated to cost $9,000. More...

CITATION STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT PETITION TO FORECLOSE TAX LIEN N. M. No. 2007-0653 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, AND TO OLIVE WATSON HOFFMAN, the Unknown Heirs of OLIVE WATSON HOFFMAN, and the Unknown Devisees of OLIVE WATSON HOFFMAN. More...