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January 24, 2008  RSS feed

The fourth grade art enrichment class at Melrose school focuses on a combination of math and art. Leighann Rodgers, above from left, Aliza Gomez, Megan Broomhead, Amanda Nolan, Catherine Caswell, and Emily Croft are putting the final touches on their most recent project. James Mastrostefano, below left, and Nathan Lambert, below right, troubleshoot their robot at a practice table during the First Lego League Competition. More...

Sitting as the Water and Sewer Commission on Tuesday, town officials moved one step closer to gaining approval for water and sewer hookups for the town's planned highway barn facility at Taylor Point. More...

Disc jockey Robert Kinzel stands smiling in his study, a home workshop lined with walls of vinyl, tape and compact disc recordings. He barely has space to move, but the extensive archive offers plenty of delights to play for his longrunning classical music show on the University of Rhode Island's campus radio station, WRIU. More...
Our memories seem to be short. It is plain to see that preserving the Neale and Dutra Farms from development is something that most islanders support. This issue, when brought to the people to vote, created the largest gathering at a town meeting than most of us can remember. The surprise for me was that only a handful of people were against the preservation. More...
You can't beat a system you can't understand
Last Sunday, I was invited by friends to celebrate the yearly tradition of watching the NFLChampionship play-off games backto back. On the way to the party, I entertained profound and lofty thoughts about the football season officially ending in two weeks. More...
Island residents are asked to mark their calendar for the Jamestown Community Chorus' annual spring concert to be held the evening of Friday, May 2, and the afternoon of Sunday, May 4, at the Central Baptist Church. The concert is entitled "The Jamestown Community Chorus Goes to the Movies. More...
The Melrose Avenue Preschool is now accepting applications for the 2008 - 2009 school year. The program is designed to be a fully inclusive program, supporting all children, ages 3 to 5. Each session is three hours, with a morning and an afternoon session. The cost is $10 per day. Children attend 2, 3, or 4 days per week, depending on their age. More...
Thursday Jan. 24 Alcoholics Anonymous, St. Matthew's Church, 5:30 p.m. Pilates, 32 Pemberton Ave., 6 p.m., fee Zumba Latin workout, 5:15 - 6 p.m., Jamestown Country Club, fee Gamblers Anonymous, St. Lucy's Church, Middletown, 8 p.m. More...
WJan. 4 column about the state-wide achievements of the Salvation Army, we were unaware that two islanders represent the organization on Jamestown. Maggie Grenier has been the island's Salvation Army secretary as well as the town's Welfare Director since 1985. Susan Brayman has been the local Salvation Army treasurer for longer than that. 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, January 22, 1908 The local fishermen have made the best catches of cod for the winter in the past two days; still the catch is small, being far below that of last year. More...
Carol L. Wright, 51, of Jamestown, died Monday after a long battle with cancer. She was the wife of Guy Frigon. Carol had a 28-year career with IBM where she had been the Director of the IBM Project Center of Excellence. She was named the IBM Senior Project Manager of the World for 2006-07. While at IBM she had invented the PM Office software application. More...
Building permits Conanicut Marine Services received a permit on Jan. 16 to construct additions to an existing boat storage shed according to plan at 260 Conanicus Ave., work estimated to cost $215,000. Mary Vieira received a permit on Jan. 16 to replace a front and rear porch, install new windows, siding and roofing at 35 Plymouth Rd., work estimated to cost $40,000. More...
CITATION STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT PETITION TO FORECLOSE TAX LIEN N. M. No. More...