Two Jamestown residents, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and Joseph DiStefano, Esq., were inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame on May 3. The dinner and ceremony, with some 650 in attendance, were held at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet, in Cranston. More...

The 2008 Conanicut Island Spring Bird Count will be held on Sunday, May 18, from 6:30 a.m. to noon. Birding enthusiasts should meet at the Jamestown Town Hall, 93 Narragansett Ave. This is a change in location from previous bird counts. More...

Linden Place Mansion, built in 1810 by the seafaring General George DeWolf, has opened for visitors for the 2008 season. More...

We would like to express our thanks to Matt Largess of Largess Forestry, Inc. for the time and effort he spent to obtain and plant the new tree on the playground at Melrose School. More...

There is nothing greater than a donation of one's time. Bridges, Inc., a local agency committed to supporting people with developmental disabilities, sincerely appreciates all the volunteers associated with Central Baptist Church, St. More...

Editor's note: The following letter was sent to Governor Donald Carcieri from the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority and copied to the Jamestown Press. More...

Thursday May 8 Teen center, grades 7 - 12, 2:30 - 6 p.m., recreation center Alcoholics Anonymous, St. Matthew's Church, 5:30 p.m. Gamblers Anonymous, St. Lucy's Church, Middletown, 8 p.m. More...

We were looking for a Mother's Day item for the column, so we asked Cathryn Jamieson if she had any ideas. After all, at her salon she comes in contact with a lot of island mothers. Without hesitation she replied, "Karen Rafanelli. More...

Grace Butterworth Walls, 97, died peacefully Wednesday morning at the Philip Hulitar Hospice Center in Providence following a short illness. She was the wife of the late Alden R. Walls, a prominent Narragansett Bay yachtsman. More...

Madeline (Horton) Bronovitsky, 88, of Warwick, died Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at the Kent Regency. She was the wife of the late Alek Bronovitsky. Born in Providence, a daughter of the late George W. More...

JAMESTOWN SCHOOL COMMITTEE May 15, 2008 6:00 p.m. Executive Session: RIGL 42-46-5: Exception 2, Litigation re: Retirement Benefits RIGL 42-46-5 Exception 2, Contract Negotiations RIGL 42-46-5: More...