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Learning about other cultures
Bailey Thrand, left, and Ashley Shaw, from Terry Boothman's third grade class at Melrose Avenue School, explain the Native American project they made. The girls researched their project for sometime, but were able to complete the project in one day. Students and parents were invited to view the completed villages at a show held last Thursday. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More...
Council approves Church housing bid
Sale rests on the results of archeological study
By Sam Bari

Town Administrator Bruce Keiser announced at the Town Council, sitting as the Board of Water and Sewer Commissioners meeting on Monday night, that Church Community Housing has agreed to purchase the old town offices at 44 Southwest Ave. More...

 News
• Birds, birds and more birds at April fest
An all-day festival for bird enthusiasts will take place on Saturday, April 5, at the Norman Bird Sanctuary in Middletown. From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., discover ways to attract birds to the backyard or learn about feathered creatures that inhabit special places in Rhode Island. More...
• Learn to be a public servant at 'clean government' course
• article has image Therapy breakthroughs have gone to the dogs
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 Letters to the Editor
• No tax increase
Councilors, don't raise our taxes!! We cannot afford it. The State is practically bankrupt, and the country is falling into a deep recession. Predictions have heating oil and gasoline at $4.00 a gallon! When we have to pay $800 to fill our 200 gallon oil tanks to keep warm, and $50 for gas to go to work, we can't pay more in taxes. More...
• SSA is a bad idea
• Support SSA designation
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 Sam Bari
• article has image You can't beat a system you can't understand
I know you . . . You're . . .
When you watch television, do you ever wonder what life must be like away from the camera for some of the actors and actresses you see in the commercials? Imagine being the young woman in the "I have herpes, he doesn't," commercial. She goes out on a first date with someone who doesn't know about the TV spot. More...
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 About Town
• Scholarships
Art association offers scholarships The Conanicut Island Art Association will provide a total of $3,000 in scholarships to graduating high school seniors this year. To be eligible for a grant, students must be residents of Jamestown and graduating from a Rhode Island high school. More...
• Shores group will meet in April
• Scrapbooking class at teen center
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 Upcoming Events
• article has image May 17 is club plant sale date
Planning has begun for Quononoquott Garden Club's spring plant sale set for May 17 at East Ferry from 9 a.m. to noon. May 18 is the rain date. Each year local gardeners donate perennials which are gently dug and potted by club members and then sold at a reasonable cost at the sale. At least a thousand healthy native plants are sold each year. More...
• Diabetes day planned
• Church schedules Holy Week services
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 Island Calendar
• Island Calendar
Thursday March 20 Clothing Drive, recreation center, 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Holy Thursday Mass, St. Mark Church, 7 p.m. Maundy Thursday Service, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, 7 p.m. Communion service, Central Baptist Church, 7:30 p.m. More...
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 The Walrus Says
• article has image The Walrus Says...
Can you imagine being homeless? Worst yet, can you imagine being homeless on the one day a year when you're in the spotlight? While the Easter Bunny is cavorting around delivering all those sweet goodies to children everywhere, Buttercup, Pokie, Oreo and Yoda can only imagine the treats they are missing. More...
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 Obituaries
• article has image Thayer Laurie, 92
Thayer (Hutchinson) Laurie, 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. (Monks) Hutchinson, she had formerly lived in Gross Pointe, Michigan, Wickford, and Jamestown. More...
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 News of Record
• TOWN HALL RECORDS
Building permits Tim and Pat Tuff received a permit March 17 to construct a new single family dwelling with an attached garage at 167 Walcott Ave., work estimated to cost $2,000,000. J. Patrick McIntyre, Jr. received a permit March 17 to make renovations at 27 Bryer Ave. according to plan, work estimated to cost $125,000. More...
• FIRE AND EMS
• POLICE LOG
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 Legals
• LEGAL NOTICES
CITATION STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT PETITION TO FORECLOSE TAX LIEN N. M. No. More...
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