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. "It celebrates keeping the school and the community together in a unified unit," co-principal Carrie Melucci said. More...

Most of our readers are familiar with this newspaper's Web site. You can find us on the Internet at www.jamestownpress.com. Our on-line edition has all the news, features, pictures, advertisements and classifieds found in the weekly print edition of the Press. That's just the beginning. 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...

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. After sifting through 501,000 alleged explanations on the Internet, the consensus is: Nobody really knows. More...

There will be an organizational meeting for the Jamestown Animal Shelter on Wednesday, Feb. 20, at 7 p.m., at the Jamestown library. Volunteers and board members are needed, but anyone interested in helping with the shelter in any way should attend the meeting. More...

Friday Feb. 15 Yoga Basics, Jamestown Country Club, 10 a.m., fee Open Rec, grades 5 to 8, 3 to 5 p.m., recreation center Alcoholics Anonymous, St. Matthew's Church, 5:30 p.m. Pilates, 32 Pemberton Ave., 6 p.m. 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. Whit Brown, 85, told us, "Music has been a large part of our lives. 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, February 10, 1908 Dutch Island harbor was almost closed to navigation Monday. 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. Healy was born in Attleboro, Mass., the son of the late Charles F. and Doris B. (Chartier) Healy. He was the stepson of Ruth M. (Smith) Healy. Mr. 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. 8 to replace 27 windows at 604 West Reach Drive, work estimated to cost $32,000. 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...