The fire department welcomed a new member and a trainee to the fire academy on Feb. 7. The new additions mark three generations of firefighters in the Tiexiera family. More...
The Jamestown Parent Teacher Organization is hosting a food drive to benefit the Jamestown food bank during Spirit Week at Melrose School this week. Spirit Week is traditionally held the week before February vacation. More...
Delegates and superdelegates, primaries and caucuses
By Sam Bari
Concerned readers want to know: How does the election process really work? We put our crack research team, the Googlamaniacs, to the task and they slaved for nanoseconds to find the answers. More...
On this St. Valentine's Day, one Jamestown couple attributes a shared love for music as an important aspect of the two's love for each other as they approach their 63rd wedding anniversary on Aug. 4. More...
Robert E. Healy, 70, of Pemberton Place, Jamestown, died Sunday Feb. 10, 2008 at the Phillip Hulitar Home and Hospice Intake Center, Providence. He was the husband of the late Gertrude (Jeonnote) Healy and Barbara Healy. Mr. More...
Island conservationists are clearing a path toward realizing a longtime goal of creating a northsouth connecting trail through the great salt marsh, while opponents to a proposed fishing pier at the site of the former Jamestown Bridge ran up agains More...
Jim Kaczynski's eighth grade science class built balloons and launched them on school grounds to learn about density, mass and volume. The class takes two to three class periods to make the balloons and then collects data during the launch. More...
Deliveries lined up at the community center last Monday morning. A television installation, a couch and other treasures filled a renovated corner of the recreation hall in preparation for the Jamestown Teen Center opening tomorrow Friday, Feb. 15. More...
As stated in the Press of Feb. 7, 2008, Jamestown stands to lose $31,000 in state aid as part of Governor Carcieri's plan to reduce Rhode Island's budget defi- cit. To avoid an increase in our taxes, we must look for other sources of revenue. More...
The Open Rec program at the Recreation Center will hold special hours next week for school vacation. The Teen Center will be open for all students in grades 7 to 12 on Monday through Thursday from 2 to 6 p.m. and Friday from 2 to 9 p.m. More...
The Jamestown Parks and Recreation Department presents two new dance classes for island youth. Karen Sachetti, creator of SmartStart RI, will lead two Saturday morning classes at the Jamestown Country Club. 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. More...
Building permits Joan Taft received a permit Feb. 7 to replace and shingle a roof at 145 Fort Wetherill Rd., work estimated to cost $15,000. Hope and Francis Darigan received a permit Feb. More...
3:57 a.m., Feb. 4, Cars 1, 2 and 3, and Engine 3 responded to a carbon monoxide alarm on Frigate Street. No carbon monoxide was found. 10:24 a.m., Feb. 4, Car 1 and Engine 3 answered a false alarm on North Main Road. 11:07 a.m., Feb. More...
