Jamestown Town Planner Lisa Bryer said that the downtown improvement project was the reason she applied for the job nearly 11 years ago. Bryer lived in Jamestown with her family at the time, but she was the principal planner in South Kingstown. More...

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On Saturday, the Jamestown Invisible Children Team hosted a screening of the movie "Sunday: The Story of a Displaced Child." Volunteers from the organization Invisible Children came to the Jamestown Library to speak about the war in Uganda, Africa. For over 23 years a war has raged on in Uganda between the government and a rebel group called the LRA. More...

Back in the days of my youth, specifically in 1952, the stalemated Korean War frustrated most Americans because there was no clear end in sight. Sound familiar? The time from 1951 to 1952 was recognized as the American "Winter of Discontent," a parody on the opening words from William Shakespeare's "Richard III. More...

is the Jamestown Press? L. Leigh Gribble had his photo taken in front of the historic Odessa National Academic Theater of Opera and Ballet in Odessa, Ukraine on Oct. 15 during a recent business trip. More...

Newman Congregational Church, U.C.C., will present Jamestown resident Jane Murray in a concert of music for English horn and organ. Geoffrey Greene will be the organ accompanist. Murray plays principal oboe and English horn in several New England area orchestras including the Rhode Island Philharmonic. More...

Tomorrow the island's children will be taking part in one of the oldest holidays still celebrated today, one of the most popular only to Christmas. Halloween is on Oct. 31, the last day of the Celtic calendar. According to Google, it was originally a pagan holiday, honoring the dead. It was referred to as All Hallows Eve and dates back over 2,000 years. 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...

Jane Carolyn (Houlihan) Grenier, 72, died peacefully Monday, Oct. 27, 2008 at her home. She was the loving companion of the late Walter B. "Bunky" Johnson, Jr. for 32 years. Born in Pawtucket, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Milson) Houlihan. More...

Building permits Wallace Hendry received a permit Oct. 21 to insulate exterior walls and attic, install Blue Board and plaster and install 24 replacement windows at 14 Fairview Ave., work estimated to cost $31,000. Clinton Farms, Inc. received a permit Oct. 21 to enlarge an existing second floor bedroom and first floor porch on Clinton Ave. More...

JAMESTOWN, RHODE ISLAND NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE is hereby given that there will be a public hearing by and before the Town Council of the Town of Jamestown on the 10th of November 2008 at 7:00 p.m. at the Jamestown Town Hall in the Rosamond A. More...