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South County Museum is now accepting registrations for its popular Blacksmith Camps for Kids. The two, three-day camps will be held from 9 a.m. to noon for three days, beginning on Wednesday, July 9 and again on Wednesday, August 6. Boys and girls ages 8 to 14 are eligible. No experience is necessary. More ... The North Kingstown High School boys' lacrosse team will head into the playoffs more confident than ever after coming off a win against the undefeated division leader La Salle Academy. The Rams suffered their first loss on the last day of the regular season as they fell to the Skippers 11-7. More ... John Areson, 36, has been a Jamestown police officer since December 2003. Hired by now retired Lt. Paul Balzer, Areson attended the Rhode Island Police Academy in Lincoln, with fellow officer Derek Carlino. Areson is a native Rhode Islander who has lived in Warwick all his life. More ... Jennie Calabrese, left, and Daniel Capuano took their granddaughter Alexandria De Crescenzo out for some pasta at the annual Boy Scout Spaghetti Dinner. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More ... Child and Family has an immediate need for Friendly Visitor volunteers who visit the homebound elderly on a regular basis. There are two retired businessmen who would like to talk about current affairs; one is in Tiverton, the other in Portsmouth. More ... Former U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee will address the Friends of the Jamestown Library Annual Meeting, which will be held on Wednesday, June 4, at 7 p.m. at the library. Chafee will be the featured speaker and will discuss his new book "Against the Tide: How a Compliant Congress Empowered a Reckless President." Copies of the book will be available for purchase. More ... Derek Reverand helps his daughter Esme water her flower at the Quononoquott Garden Club plant sale on Saturday morning. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More ... Barbara Paterson, one of the principals of Dutch Harbor Boat Yard, denied that the boatyard was being auctioned due to financial problems after being asked for a status report at the May 14 Harbor Management Commission meeting. More ... The third Annual Roger Chase Memorial Tennis Tournament, presented by Jamestown Fitness, will be held on Sunday, June 8, at the Conanicut Yacht Club and the Jamestown town courts. The entry deadline is Wednesday, June 4 and participants may register for the tournament at Jamestown Fitness Center, 36 Southwest Ave. or by calling 560-0300. More ... The North Kingstown tennis team hosted Mt. St. Charles last week, with both teams looking to advance to the Division 1 semi-finals. The teams battled each other, as well as the heavy winds. "We've met before this season and came off with a win," said Head Coach Jacques Faulise, "but they were missing a few of their players due to suspensions. More ... The North Kingstown High School boys' track and field team was recently crowned Southern Division champions for the eighth consecutive years. Jamestown was well represented among the competitors. North easily won the Division Meet after going 9-0 in the regular season. "Nobody has beaten this team in a dual meet in the southern division in eight years. More ... Save the Bay is offering Family Bay Days aboard the educational vessel M/V Swift. Collect and study local species while enjoying the Bay's beauty and fresh air. Save The Bay educators provide insight on the marine creatures and their habits as well as why the Bay is such an important part of everyone's lives. More ... Steve Wright, owner and crafter of American Lawn Lights of Yorktown Heights, N.Y., will be exhibiting many of his wooden lighthouse replicas at the Virtu Arts Festival in Westerly, this weekend May 24 and 25. Included in the exhibit will be the debut display of his newest lighthouse, a 30-inch replica of the Beavertail Lighthouse in Jamestown. More ... The semi-annual meeting of the Beavertail State Park Advisory Committee focused on issues that must be resolved since the Town of Jamestown limited its involvement in the maintenance of the facility earlier in the year. The U. S. Coast Guard formally owns the Beavertail Lighthouse and surrounding buildings. More ... The CIAA will begin a new art exhibit at the Town Hall Gallery on June 5. The drop off date for "Here Comes Summer - All Media" will be on May 29. The show will open June 5, with a reception including cash bar and catering by Trattoria Simpatico. The show runs until July 24. More ... When Jamestown Police Chief Thomas Tighe received a letter from Elizabeth V. Earls, president and CEO of the Rhode Island Council of Community Mental Heath Organizations, Inc., he read it and responded immediately. More ... Theatre By The Sea will open its 75th Diamond Jubilee Season with the toe tappin' Tony Award winner for Best Musical, Ain't Misbehavin'. Ain't Misbehavin' will be presented from May 28 to June 15, with preview performances on Wednesday and Thursday, May 28 and 29 and opening night scheduled for Friday, May 30. More ... Elizabeth Allen, Sarah Baines, Joan Briggs, Marcie Lindsey and Eileen McCarney Muldoon, members of the Jamestown Reading Group, took the Press to Santa Fe to meet with Hampton Sides, the author of "Blood & Thunder." More ... Matthew S. Knudsen, of Jamestown, graduated from Naropa University in Boulder, Colo. with a bachelor's degree in writing and literature. Knudsen is the son of Sonya Bieler and Rolf Knudsen, both of Jamestown. More ... Kate Ferdinandi of Jamestown has been given the University of Rhode Island's President's Award for Student Excellence for her work in the theater department of the College of Arts and Sciences. Ferdinandi has accepted a position with the Brown/Trinity Consortium after her graduation. More ... Magdalena Andres, of Jamestown, was inducted into the Sigma Xi honor society at the University of Rhode Island. The honor society includes research scientists and engineers. Andres is a graduate student at the Graduate School of Oceanography. More ... Two Jamestown residents graduated from Providence College at their May 18 commencement ceremonies. Edward Coleman received a master's of business administration and Virginia Kitts received a master's of education in secondary education. More ... Kelly Easton of Jamestown has won the 2008 Asian/Pacific American Literature Award for her novel "Hiroshima Dreams." Set in Providence, the novel explores the lives of three generations affected by the bombing of Hiroshima. More ... Casey Roberts of Jamestown has joined Citizens Bank as sales manager for Southern Rhode Island. Before joining Citizens, Roberts was a sales manager for First Horizon Home Loans. She has been in the mortgage business for 10 years. More ... Fishermen from Stripers247.com visited Ft. Getty on Saturday and Sunday. The group is comprised of members from all over the East Coast. Every weekend during striped bass season they gather at a designated location as they follow the migration in their attempts to catch the prized game fish from shore, boat and kayak. The group practices catch and release and is pro-active in programs that help sustain the level of the species. Photo by Sam Bari More ... As campers and other vacationers prepare for their upcoming holidays, the state's Department of Environmental Management, and colleagues from throughout New England, are urging them to refrain from transporting firewood to and from other areas, and to use, instead, only local firewood at their campsites and summer cottages. More ... It's not been very warm lately, and most of my heat-loving plants are still in the greenhouse, a far cry from a few weeks ago when it looked as if winter had gone for good. In spite of the cooler temperatures - its spring in New England, after all - things are getting planted out. More ... Roger Williams Park Zoo is ushering in summer with a "flutter" of activity this Memorial Day weekend. In honor of its new "Flutterby: Butterflies in Bloom" exhibit, opening May 24, the Zoo is renaming this holiday weekend "Flutterby Weekend" and is hosting a variety of butterfly-themed activities on Saturday and Sunday, May 24 and 25. More ... State workers used the hull of a boat attached to a crane to work on new pilings being added at Ft. Wetherill. Photo by Dwight Smith More ... The Town Council approved a bid to design and build a new highway garage and salt storage facility at a cost of up to $1,697,500 at its Monday night session. Town Engineer Michael Gray presented the designs for the new highway garage and salt storage building to the council and recommended A. Autiello Construction Co. More ... Heelan A son, Reed Thomas Heelan, was born April 3, 2008, at Women and Infants' Hospital to Beth (Ruggiero) and John Heelan of Jamestown. Grandparents are Jack and Judy Heelan of Jamestown and Sandy and Richard Ruggiero of Bristol. More ... The Jamestown Community Theatre (JCT) will hold its annual meeting on Wednesday, June 4, at 7 p.m. It will be held at a residence located at 17 Intrepid Lane. The meeting is open to all current members of JCT. New board members will be elected and outgoing members will be thanked. More ... The Jamestown Shores Association will hold a general meeting on Wednesday, May 28, at 7 p.m. at the Senior Center on West Street. Bring a friend or neighbor. Many topics relative to the Shores will be discussed. Other issues, important to all town residents, will also be taken up. More ... The Department of Children, Youth and Families is hosting a Foster Care and Adoption Information Night on Wednesday, May 28, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the DCYF Office in North Kingstown. DCYF staff, foster, and adoptive parents will be available to explain the program and answer questions. The information night will be at 650 Ten Rod Rd. More ... The Hirsch family, Bennett, Dori, Julia, Madeleine, and Abigail, took the Press to Paris, near the Luxembourg Gardens, in March. More ... A May 13 meeting at Town Hall inspired fresh ideas and answered citizens' questions about recycling. A round-table discussion included the Town Council, Town Administrator Bruce Keiser, Mike Mesolella and Sarah Kite from Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation, and an attentive group of interested citizens. More ... The North Kingstown Arts Council is announcing the start of three new classes. Jeanne Paglio will teach "Water Soluble Pencils and You," which will be on Saturday, May 31, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The price is $25 for residents and $35 for non-residents. Materials will be provided. More ... The Friends of the Jamestown Library will present an evening with filmmaker and island resident, Patti Cassidy, who will show her film "Frozen Glory: the Secret Life of War Memorials," on Thursday, May 22, at 7 p.m. at the library. More ... The opening of the annual Arts Alive student art show will be Thursday, June 5, at the Melrose Avenue School, with a reception from 7 to 8 p.m. The show will run Thursday and Friday, June 5 and 6 in the Melrose school multi-purpose room. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More ... The Jamestown School Committee unanimously agreed to allow a team of Lawn Avenue students to attend a conference in New Orleans at the School Committee meeting on May 15. Teacher Maureen McGuirl and four of her eighth grade students were selected to represent Rhode Island at the Project Citizen National Showcase in New Orleans, July 22 to 25. More ... |
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