Sheep shearing Zach Turillo, left, and Nicole Croft visit with Tipper, a lamb from Watson Farm, at Melrose school last week in preparation for Saturday's sheep shearing. Read all about the event on page 4. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More...
Islander Charlotte Richardson marks her 59th Mother's Day this weekend. She observes 60 years of marriage to her husband Victor in the fall. Turning 80 next month, Charlotte has much to celebrate this year. For those who know her, Charlotte holds top place as beloved matriarch on the island. More...
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...
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. Two weeks ago, all of the kindergarten students gathered around the elm tree for an Arbor Day celebration, which was a great success. Thanks, Matt! More...
When I was a kid, one of the biggest challenges in life was deciding what to buy Mom for Mother's Day. For some reason, gifts that mom was sure to like were always too expensive. And the things we could afford, we didn't think she'd like. More...
The next sessions of the Book Discussion Group will be on Monday, May 12, at 7 p.m. and Tuesday, May 13, at 1 p.m. to discuss "Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant," by Anne Tyler. 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. She is one of the best mothers I know," she said. More...
We made it! Let the celebration begin! With the help of many people both on and off of Jamestown, the Jamestown Historical Society raised more than the $500,000 we needed to build the vault in the basement of the new Town Hall, renovate the Jamestown Museum at 92 Narragansett Ave., and establish an endowment. 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...
Building permits Paul Sullivan and Gloria Dahl received a permit April 23 to add a second floor bathroom at 30 Providence Ave., work estimated to cost $25,000. Greg Kohler received a permit April 25 to replace windows and sub-flooring in an enclosed porch at 14 Union St., work estimated to cost $3,500. More...
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