The next Poetry Night, sponsored by the North Kingstown Arts Council, meets Tuesday, April 1 at Davisville Free Library from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Poetry Nights continue through June and all ages are welcome. Bring a poem to share or just come to listen. This is a great intergenerational gathering of practicing poets. More...

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The results of the New England Common Assessment Program proficiency tests (NECAP) administered to the states eleventh graders last year were truly disturbing. Only 61 percent were found to be totally proficient in reading, 36 percent in writing and 22 percent in math. More...

This is an important message, not an exaggeration of statistics by a crazed columnist attempting to alarm readers everywhere. According to our crack research team, the Googlamaniacs, town hall zoning departments across the country are being inundated with applications. Yes, applications for making home improvements, repairs, and renovations are showing up everywhere. More...

The final talk in the Friends of the Jamestown Library Sailing Lecture Series will be today, Thursday, March 27, at 7:30 p.m. The speaker will be Matt Largess and he will talking about his experience coaching at the high school and collegiate level. More...

Thursday March 27 Teen center, grades 7 - 12, 2:30 - 6 p.m., recreation center Zumba Latin workout, 5:15 - 6 p.m., Jamestown Country Club, fee Sailing lecture series, library, 7:30 p.m. Gamblers Anonymous, St. More...

It's that time of the year again. The warm weather is coming, and along with it, the ticks. No longer can you put the kids into shorts on a hot day and send them out to play in the backyard. Now they have to be fully clothed and their hands and faces protected by bug repellent. Coming back into the house they are subjected to a thorough skin examination. 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 24, 1908 Several colored farm hands from the South arrived today. More...

Carol F. (Gillette) Rezendes, 71, of Mast Street, died March 20, 2008 at Rhode Island Hospital. She was the wife of the late Richard J. Rezendes and the companion of Jack A. Simmonds for 24 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Norman W. and Agnes F. (Quinn) Gillette. More...

Building permits John Albaugh received a permit March 21 to strip and re-roof a house at 14 Grinnell St., work estimated to cost $6,421. Mark and Emily Devey received a permit March 25 to replace five windows and a door, renovate a kitchen and bathroom, and resurface interior walls, electric and plumbing as necessary at 67 Cole St., work estimated to cost $25,000. 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...