Dylan Biddle Hakin, 4, charmed the judges and audience with her dance routine to the music of "My Little Pony" at Sunday night's auditions for the annual Jamestown Talent Show. Photo by Sam Bari More...
Melissa Minto, the driving force behind the development of the Jamestown Teen Center, has left her post as Teen Coordinator and passed the torch to her successor. Her Teen Center adventure began in April of 2005 with nothing more than a great idea backed by a Rhode Island Foundation Grant. More...
The Conanicut Island Art Association opened its first juried art show, "Art Around the Bay," at Town Hall Gallery on Thursday, Aug. 7. According to CIAA vice chairwoman Wendy Crooks, many favorable comments were made about the quality of the work that was on display. More...
What happened to the old days when police would bring a teenager home to his parents and let the family take the first crack at eliminating the risk of future bad behavior? I know in my house it worked pretty well. It sickens me to think about what the repercussions could be to the three teenagers who were fired as lifeguards at the beach. More...
As annoying as they are, disclaimers at the end of radio and television commercials and at the bottom of print ads do serve a purpose. I believe the purpose is to legally absolve the advertisers of responsibility for not living up to and/or honoring their sometimes outlandish claims and promises. More...
The Jamestown Education Foundation (JEF) is seeking applications for a new internship program. This internship will be focused primarily on maintaining and updating the foundation's website at JamestownEducation- Foundation.org. More...
Kudos to two Jamestown 18-year-olds who became Eagle Scouts at an Eagle Court of Honor Saturday at Ft. Getty. Both Troop 1 members graduated from North Kingstown High School this past June. John Chase and Drew Matley are going on to college. John will study engineering at Northeastern University and Drew will pursue a business degree at URI. 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. 100 years ago From the Newport Daily News, August 12, 1908 The Old Home Week festivities at the Carr Homestead were closed with the play Saturday evening. More...
John D. Work, 74, of Jamestown, died June 9, 2008 with his family beside him. Born in Parkersburg, W.V. in 1933, he was the son of Howard C. Work and Nancy Keenan Work. He graduated from Phillips Academy in Andover in 1951 and Yale University in 1955. More...
Building permits Dutch Harbor LLC received a permit Aug. 5 to remove rotted material and replace with new PT framing as needed on a garage at 252 Narragansett Ave., work estimated to cost $1,500. Delancey Converse received a permit Aug. 5 to add a 4- by 12- foot addition to an existing permit at 162 Narragansett Ave., work estimated to cost $3,000. More...
Your Health 2010
A perfect 10