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Even the casual visitor at the Dutch Harbor Boat Yard may notice the difference. The facility, located at the west end of Narragansett Avenue, has been spiffed up and is ready for business. Alison and Larry Eichler are the new owners of the Dutch Harbor Boat Yard and say they have made a "total commitment" to the facility. More ... The Lawn Avenue School gymnasium was packed to capacity Saturday morning as community members worked out in support of Breast Cancer Awareness month. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More ... U-6 League: Outstanding Players: Stearns Farms, Victoria Coulter; Well Works, Pierce Cardoza; McQuade's Market, Evan Tuttle; Jamestown Women's Club, Matthew Totten; Murphy's Law, Ben Turenne; Del's Lemonade, Wyatt Daft; Jamestown Rotary Club, Josie Wagner; Jamestown Hardware, Charlie Elsworth. More ... David Marshall of Jamestown has been named to the First Team- All Academic Sailing Team by the Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association (ICSA). Marshall, a junior at Connecticut College, is a biology/anthropology major with a 3.95 grade point average. More ... When the North Kingstown boys' soccer team stepped onto the field with their Chariho opponents on Monday night, they knew that this game was important. First, Chariho had given North Kingstown its first loss earlier in the season. Before that, the team was on a 30-game winning streak that started back in 2006. More ... A group of Chamber of Commerce members attended the Oct. 15 Planning Commission meeting to question ordinance changes suggested by the planning office. Those who were most vocal about the suggested changes were concerned about diminishing property values and drastic changes coming to the downtown area. More ... Ivy Burns, her aunt Erica Evans, and her grandmother Belle Evans, recently took the Press to Forks, Wash.; the sight of the best selling vampire love series "Twilight," by Stephanie Meyer. More ... The Beavertail Lighthouse set a record for the number of visitors in one year, Beavertail Lighthouse Museum board member Varoujan Karentz announced at the Oct. 15 Beavertail Lighthouse Committee meeting. The popular tourist attraction's attendance for 2008 to date has been approximately 27,000 people, he said. The previous record was 25,000. More ... The Rhode Island Association of Fire Chiefs (RIAFC) is urging Rhode Islanders to change the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors when they turn back their clocks this fall. Clocks should be turned back one hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 2. More ... Pet Refuge in North Kingstown does not have an agreement with the town of Jamestown, as stated in last week's press release about the shelter. The town has an agreement with the North Kingstown Animal Shelter, at 365 Hamilton Allenton Rd., to take stray animals from Jamestown. More ... Town Administrator Bruce Keiser reported at the Oct. 14 Town Council meeting that Director of Public Works Steve Goslee made arrangements with Cartridge World to place a 10-yard container at the transfer station to collect electronic waste. More ... The town recently received a grant for $12,500 that will be used to produce a calendar that promotes recycling on a daily basis. More ... |
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Your Health 2010
