Principal Carrie Melucci welcomed Paige Burton (center) and Ian Bryer back to Melrose Avenue School on Wednesday morning. Melucci opened the school to students by ringing a school triangle. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More...
Jan Slee and his son, Ted, sailed their 12-meter Enterprise with a crew of 20 women in Sunday's Conanicut Yacht Club Around the Island race. Slee's wife, Caroline was the crew boss. Photo by Don Miller More...
Deputy Fire Chief Ken Gladding has been with the department for more than two decades. "I love being a fireman. Once it gets in your blood, you can't quit," Gladding said. Gladding, 42, is a Jamestown native and has only lived outside Jamestown for six years. "I guess I had to go to Florida to meet my wife, Fran. She was working at the First Union Bank in Jacksonville. More...
These days our household costs are increasing so fast that we can't keep up. A gallon of gas is out of sight. Heating oil makes last year's prices a real deal. Electricity rates just took a big hike. The expense of getting rid of our trash costs more than the garbage. More...
Planning and preparation for the 33rd annual Jamestown Classic is well under way. We have received our permit from the Town Council to sponsor the event on Monday, Columbus Day, Oct. 13. We are working with the Jamestown Chamber of Commerce to make this event less stressful for residents and beneficial for downtown merchants. More...
The lazy crazy days of summer are officially behind us. Labor Day was the grim reminder. Despite the high price of fuel, everyone appears to have survived the perceived inconvenience. Although adjustments had to be made, many were for the better. More...
The Jamestown Recreation Department will offer more adult exercise classes that will begin the week of Sept. 8. Pilates will be taught by Mary Beth Murphy on Mondays at 6 p.m. and every Tuesday and Thursday at 8:30 a.m. Kim Chandler will be teaching Mellow Vinyasa yoga every Monday and Friday at 8:30 a.m. Chandler will also be teaching a yoga class at 5:30 p.m. More...
As Rhode Islanders anticipate the high cost of heating their homes this winter, the University of Rhode Island will host the 2008 Rhode Island Energy Expo to offer innovative and practical strategies to help individuals and businesses deal with rising energy costs. More...
The Jamestown Community Theatre's production of the delightful play, "Miracle on 34th Street" scheduled for November, has been canceled. Donna Gavin, president of the group's board of directors, said the decision was made following an unexpected low adult turnout for the auditions. "We'll put something together in the spring," she said. More...
100 years ago From the Newport Daily News, September 1, 1908 As is usual at the first of September, a large number of hotel guests have left during the last two days for their winter homes. More...
Ecla W. (Getchell) Waugh, 83, of East Bridgewater, Mass., died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008 at Blue Hills Alzheimer's Care Center in Stoughton, Mass. She was the wife of the late Lewis A. Waugh, Sr. More...
Building permits J. Nelson received a permit Aug. 25 to erect a temporary tent on Aug. 27 and dismantle it Aug. 29 at 368 East Shore Rd., work estimated to cost $3,500. Joseph and Barbara DiStefano received a permit Aug. 26 to build guest quarters above an existing garage at 276 East Shore Rd., work estimated to cost $70,000. More...
CITATION STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT PETITION TO FORECLOSE TAX LIEN N. M. No. 2008-0447 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...
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Deputy fire chief has spent two decades with department