Nick, left, and Tim Fay took the Press to Seattle to watch the Red Sox take on the Mariners at Safeco Field. More...

Hello to everyone! Summer is quickly fleeting away as it usually does, certainly much faster than any other season. Enjoy and treasure every moment of these beautiful summer days! We're beginning to see some vegetables from our wonderful Jamestown Community Farm. More...

With great pride, I would like to congratulate the students of last year's 5-3 for independently earning the Earth Day essay contest award of "Best Class" from the Audubon Society of Rhode Island. The students were asked to reflect on "How My Family's Transportation Affects Global Warming" and communicate their ideas in an essay and poster. More...

When I was growing up, life was predictable. It was more standardized. People didn't question traditions, no matter how stupid some of them might be. Back then, people graduated from high school, got a job, joined the military, or went to college. More...

Serving dishes that are steeped in the deepest traditions of New England "Yankee" seafood with a Jamestown twist, Chopmist Charlie's celebrates its thirteenth anniversary on Labor Day. Owner, Chuck Masso, invites everybody to join him and his staff at the gala festivities. More...

The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts will hold a workshop in Providence for individual artists, non-profit organizations and schools interested in submitting grant applications for the council's Wednesday, Oct. 1 application deadline. Grant workshops are free and open to the public. More...

Thursday Aug. 21 Pilates, Jamestown Country Club, 8:30 a.m., fee CIAA Art Show, Recreation Center, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Teen center, grades 7 - 12, 2:30 - 6 p.m., Recreation Center Alcoholics Anonymous, St. Matthew's Church, 5:30 p.m. Beach Boot camp exercise class, Mackerel Cove, 6 to 7 p.m. Functional training, Jamestown Country Club, 6 to 7 p.m. More...

Saturday we were introduced to a unique way of hair removal and at the same time finally achieved one of our long-held desires when we met Tarangini Piyusbhai Patel at the Cathryn Jamieson Salon. We now have a tattoo. The henna was artistically created on our left forearm by "Gini" as she is known at the salon. She was dressed in a gorgeous multi-colored saree. More...

100 years ago From the Newport Daily News, August 18, 1908 There was a large attendance from here to the first day of tennis in Newport, the ferries being taxed to the utmost to transfer the carriages and automobiles. The Conanicut was obliged to leave several behind on her 10 o'clock trip from here. More...

There will be a memorial service celebrating the life of John E. (Ted) Zimmermann at St. Matthew's Church today, Thursday, Aug. 21, at 11 a.m. All family and friends are welcome to attend. More...

Building permits Antonio and Carol Pensa received a permit Aug. 13 to erect two tents for a wedding on Sept. 21 and 22 at 11 Fly Jib Court, work estimated to cost $960. Wallace Hendry received a permit Aug. 15 to strip and reroof a house and remove interior plaster on framing at 14 Fairview St., work estimated to cost $20,000. More...

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, AND TO SUSAN S. IZARD, ALBERT H. SHACKLETON JR., and the unknown heirs and the unknown devisees of Albert H. Shackleton Jr. More...