By Roger Marshall
It's May Day and the great planting out session begins. You can plant most of your flower and vegetable plants now, but I'd hold on tomatoes, eggplants, and peppers for a couple of weeks.
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The Neighborhood Guild in Peace Dale will host a children's celebration of all things animal on Wednesday, May 21, from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Children can create their own animal-inspired floral arrangements, make animal crackers and animal music. More...
Almost all plants have a meaning, and this can be used to effectively enhance, design, or revitalize one's garden. The Tri-Pond Park Nature Center in Peace Dale will host a class on Wednesday, May 7, from 1:30 to 3 p.m. More...
Greg, Duval, Sam, Milo and Anza DiGasper took the Press to Patagonia, Argentina over spring break. San Moreno Glacier, the third largest glacier in world is behind the family. More...
By Stephanie Heelan Cotsonas
Islander and North Kingstown High School senior John Perrotti was among 49 football players recently selected to play for the Rhode Island team in the 2008 Rhode Island-Connecticut Senior All-Star game. More...
By Michaela Kennedy
Senior projects, the often-dreaded final phase of studies before high school graduation, are handed in at North Kingstown High School. More...
Derek Reveron read his Jamestown Press at the Blue Nile Gorge, considered the Grand Canyon of Ethiopia. More...
The Potter League for Animals is holding a 25th anniversary Humane Education Celebration on Thursday, May 8, at Thompson Middle School in Newport. More...
Celebrate Spring at Watson Farm's annual Sheep Shearing Day on Saturday, May 10, from noon to 4 p.m. Located in Jamestown, Historic New England invites the public to this special pre-season Open Farm Day at Watson Farm. More...
The 34th Annual Newport Spring Boat Show will present its most complete selection of boats and boating products when it runs for three days, May 16 to 18, at the Newport Yachting Center. More...
The North Kingstown Sailing Team is looking for donations of nautical items for its fund-raising yard sale, which will be held on Saturday, May 10, from 8 a.m. to noon in the high school cafeteria. More...
300-foot wall to be constructed in coming months
By Sam Bari
The Conanicus Avenue seawall is getting more than a repair and a facelift, according to the state's Department of Transportation. More...
The Prout School in Wakefield announced the names of students named to the honor roll for the third quarter. Those students from Jamestown named to the roll are: In grade 9, Hannah Cordes and Kevin Flanagan. More...
By Stephanie Heelan Cotsonas
Two of Duval Slingluff's children are having a great time learning a new language thanks to the Spanish after-school program sponsored by the Jamestown Education Foundation (JEF). More...