Conditions were perfect for the 32nd annual Save the Bay Swim on Saturday. Eleven swimmers from Jamestown swam the 1.7 miles between the Naval War College in Newport and Potter Cove in Jamestown. Photo courtesy of Save the Bay More...
State legislation regarding renewable energy sources is paving the way for Jamestown to make profitable use of its biggest resource, wind. With support from state government, the idea of becoming an energy-producing, economically independent community may not be as futuristic as it sounds. More...
Voters in November will be asked to approve a $2.5 million bond for agricultural preservation, thanks to legislation sponsored by Rep. Donna M. Walsh and Sen. V. Susan Sosnowski and passed by the General Assembly on June 21. More...
Booksale 2008 at the Jamestown Library ended in the usual flurry. That is "A Buck a Bag." Even after two weeks of regular bargains, there were still plenty of great books and videos left to be carted off for a dollar a bag. In addition to generating funds for library "extras," the book sale helps our community make room for even more books to fill their shelves. More...
Not long ago we talked about how our parents put the old, "I hope your children are just like you," curse on us, and it sure enough happened. Then we put it on our children, and they will put it on theirs, and so on and so forth, and the old chestnut will be passed on through the ages. More...
A free baseball clinic will be offered to children on Saturday, Aug. 2, from 2 to 3:15 p.m. at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket. PawSox manager Ron Johnson, coaches and several PawSox players conduct the popular youth baseball clinics on the field to offer youngsters instructions and tips on the game. More...
Were those your groupies who came to cheer you on at a previous talent show? "You mean my family," Oliver Allaux replied. The 18- year-old islander plays the fiddle and explained to us that the difference between a fiddle and a violin is in the way it's played, one is folk music and the other is classical. 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. More...
Virginio "Gene" Figueiredo Bettencourt, 81, of Jamestown, died July 25, 2008. He was the husband of Laura Rezendes Bettencourt, to whom he was married for 56 years. Born in Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal on Dec. More...
Building permits Isabelle Aquino received a permit July 21 to remove and replace a deck at 74 Seaside Drive, work estimated to cost $5,000. Jeremiah Kelleher received a permit July 21 to install a 10-by10-foot shed at 55 Hamilton Ave., work estimated to cost $699. More...
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