David Urban, 24, the new proprietor of the Secret Garden at 12 Southwest Ave., has been training for the job since his sophomore year in high school. It was then that Ferris Farms in Somerset, N. J. hired him to work in their greenhouse. More...
Members of Diane Archibald's Webelos 2 Cub Scout den, top photo, participated in the Arrow of Light ceremony at the annual Blue and Gold dinner. The award is the highest rank in Cub Scouts and is the only advancement recognized in Boy Scouts. Boy Scouts assisting in the ceremony were Michael Brendlinger, lighting the candle, and Drew Matley, acting as narrator. More...
The USDA Rural Development announced that special office hours will be held at the North Kingstown Senior Center, Wednesday, March 26, from 3 to 6 p.m. The center is located at 10 Beach St., North Kingstown. More...
Jamestowners: Your name, address and one sentence is enough to help protect our island's water supply now and in the future: "I support the Conanicut Island Sole Source Aquifer petition." The email address for your one sentence is mcguire.karen@epa.gov. The EPA deadline is March 17, 2008. More...
Not for so much as a nanosecond do I consider myself an authority on economic matters, especially on a national or global scale. Nonetheless, the overall economic picture, even to a layman, appears to be somewhat on the bleak side - particularly in this country. More...
Deputy Minority Whip Bruce Long (R-Dist. 74 Jamestown, Middletown) and Senate Majority Leader Teresa Paiva-Weed (D-Dist. 13 Jamestown, Newport) have introduced legislation that will protect the health of firefighters in Rhode Island. These bills would establish a program to test all firefighters for bladder cancer. More...
Growing African violets is a lot of fun- they thrive under a variety of conditions and provide bloom all year long. With thousands of varieties to choose from, nearly every color is represented, as well as edged, fantasy, striped and variegated characteristics. More...
With St. Patrick"s Day coming up on Monday, we asked Irish enthusiast Kathy Brownell if she remembered what went on in Jamestown on previous St. Patrick's Days. Although not of Irish decent, she has been to Ireland so many times she thinks she is. 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, March 11, 1908 The Whitewood cottage is being moved on the lot on Walcott avenue where it is to be located. More...
Laurie (Hutchinson) Thayer, 92, of St. Elizabeth Way, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Home, East Greenwich. She was the wife of the late William D. Laurie, Jr. Born in Chicago, Ill., a daughter of the late B. Edwin and Helen M. More...
Building permits Allan Randall received a permit March 5 to install a new foundation at 7 Howland Ave., work estimated to cost $37,000. George Hardy received a permit March 10 to strip and re-roof a house at 584 West Reach Drive, work estimated to cost $5,800. More...
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Family quilt finds home with historical society