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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 ... A consignment shop, which benefits children with disabilities and special needs, is open for business in February and March. The April Showers Children's Consignment and Gift Boutique in West Warwick will donate $1 of every purchase to the Easter Seals Society of RI. More ... Peggy Silvia, at left, and Sue Brayman took the Press snorkeling while on a Caribbean cruise last month. More ... Friends of Linden Place will host the Celtic folk group "Windharp" on Sunday, March 2, at 3 p.m. for its annual March performance in the ballroom of the Bristol mansion. Linden Place is located at 500 Hope St., Bristol. Admission is $10, $7 for members and free for Colt Circle members. More ... The Friends of the Jamestown Library announce the showing of the third film in their 2008 Foreign Film Series, which will be screened on Thursday, March 6, at 7 p.m. The film is the 2002 Iranian film "Baran." "Baran" is directed by Majid Majidi and is a love story about a 17-year-old boy, Lateef, living in Teheran, working in the kitchen of a construction site. More ... The annual Fidelity Investments MS 150 will be held this year on June 21 and 22. The route for the bike event will go from Cranston to Dartmouth, Mass. and back. To register, visit www.ms150ri. com, or call the Rhode Island Chapter of the National MS Society at 738-8383 for more information. Volunteers to help along the route are also needed. More ... Anna Everett, one of the nation's leading scholars on the effects of race, ethnicity, and digital media technologies on young people, will deliver the University of Rhode Island's 13th annual lecture on multiculturalism. The lecture will be held Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 7:30 p.m. in Room 271, Chafee Social Science Center on URI's Kingston Campus. More ... Last year, the North Kingstown hockey team did something that has never done in its five year existence: it won its first state championship. This year, the team continues to skate past the competition after moving from Division-III to Division-II. The team is currently sitting at the top of the standings and is two games ahead of second place Portsmouth High School. More ... The new graduation by profi- ciency standards could have been daunting for some, but senior Molly Welsh took the demands in stride. All seniors were required to write a 10-page paper, and then create a project that relates to the paper in some way. The project, due in late spring, should be a compilation of research and findings. More ... A day of learning to be an effective parent will be hosted Saturday, March 29 by Bradley Hospital. Among the topics for the scheduled workshops are "Managing Difficult Behavior in Teens," "Building Self-Esteem in Elementary-Age Children," "Sticks and Stones … A Look at Bullying," and "How to Talk to Kids about Sex. More ... The Lawn Avenue School has announced the names of students on the honor roll for the second quarter. More ... This past Monday, the North Kingstown Girls JV Basketball team faced the Coventry Oakers in one of the last league games of the season. The JV team has one of the strongest records, 12-3, in the league and the state. More ... The Save The Bay Exploration Center is an interactive hands-on marine science learning center. The Exploration Center's first-ever winter season began Saturday, Feb. 2. During school vacation weeks Feb. 18 to 22 the hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. More ... The Conservation Commission discussed their mixed feelings about supporting the proposed island Sole Source Aquifer designation at their Feb. 12 meeting. Commission Chairman Chris Powell said, "The town is doing a good job of water conservation and at this time I don't think the designation of Sole Source Aquifer is necessary. More ... Senator Jack Reed, second from left, and members of the Nature Conservancy and the Department of Environmental Management braved the cold and wind on Monday morning to celebrate the tremendous effort put forth in saving the Neale and Dutra farms. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More ... I picked the last tomatoes last Friday - out of the greenhouse, that is - the last red tomato from a plant that stood seven feet tall and measured five feet around. But lately it has been showing its age and only the tips of the shoots were still growing, so I cut the last few tomatoes off it, turned them into a delicious salad, and cut the plant down. More ... Crafty individuals are needed for the South Kingstown Craft Fair, scheduled for March 29. This event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., will be at the Peace Dale Elementary School gym. Registration is currently underway, on a first come first serve basis, and early registration is suggested. More ... Smith's Castle Historic House Museum in North Kingstown will hold two sessions for prospective volunteers in March. Volunteering at the 18th century home is a great opportunity for history enthusiasts of all ages who wear historically-accurate costumes while teaching visitors about the house. More ... A son, Sean Henry Maguire, was born Jan. 29, 2008 at Women and Infants' Hospital to Laurie and Andrew Maguire of Bow Street. Sean is welcomed by his big brother Eric Maguire. More ... Join the staff at Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum for a guided tour of the Botanic Garden of Smith College in picturesque Northampton, Mass. on Saturday, Feb. 23, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. More ... Kelsey Coleman won the State Youth Art Month Promotional Postcard Competition. Her design will be seen on promotional postcards sent to superintendents, dignitaries and others around Rhode Island in celebration of Youth Art Month in March. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More ... A Flea Market to benefit the restoration and preservation of Linden Place Mansion will be held this Saturday, Feb. 16 and Sunday, Feb. 17 in the historic Linden Place Ballroom. The sale will be at 500 Hope St., Bristol, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. rain or shine. Admission is $1. More ... Steven Sabella is a local artisan of wood furniture. From scalloped shells floating on waves of red mahogany to cannonballs balanced on cherry wood bedposts, Sabella preserves local New England wood craftsmanship with classic style and personal touch. More ... The Jamestown School Committee spent over two hours reviewing the district's revised operating budget at its Feb. 7 meeting. The school budget workshops will continue tonight, with a final vote for recommendation scheduled for the Feb. 28 meeting. More ... Christine Ferguson, the former head of the Rhode Island Department of Human Services (DHS), has been named to the Family Service of Rhode Island board of directors. Ferguson, of Jamestown, served as the DHS director from 1995 to 2001. Later she served as public health commissioner for the state of Massachusetts. More ... The Rhode Island Hospitality Association Education Foundation announced the appointment of Jamestown resident Evan Smith to its Board of Directors, where he will serve as vice chairman. Smith is president and CEO of the Newport County Convention & Visitors Bureau. More ... |
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