The busy home healthcare agency, Consistent Care, has put their current offices on Clinton Avenue up for sale in an effort to finance the relocation and expansion of their new facility on North Main Road. Initial approval for the elderlycare facility, currently located at 8 Clinton Ave., took place in January of 2007. More...
The Jamestown Teen Center is going to the TD Banknorth Garden for a Celtic's basketball game against the Portland Trailblazers on Friday, Dec. 5. Transportation will be leaving the Teen Center at 3:30 p.m. and will return at 11p.m. Space is limited, so sign up as soon as possible. More...
The Ghouls Rules Halloween Bash was a success! We raised awareness for the Jamestown Arts Center, showcased the incredible artistic talents of Jamestowners and had a great time doing it! The community center was transformed into a Transylvanian forest, complete with a giant moon, bats, eerie smoke and of course the runway- junkway! More...
Tuesday was not an ordinary day. It marked a day of historical significance. The work required on the part of the candidates to reach that monumental moment was astounding. It didn't start when everybody decided to enter the contest. The preparation it took to have the right stuff to make the grade and get the nod took years to develop. More...
An annual visitor to the island, Claude Frantz of Greenville, Penn., enjoys the Jamestown Press. Claude is the brother of Elizabeth Purdum of Jamestown. More...
A family breakfast in support of Seniors Helping Others and South County's veterans will be held on Sunday, Nov. 9, at the Elks Club in Wakefield. The breakfast will run from 8 to 11 a.m. and guests are asked to bring items for soldier-care packages. To learn what items are needed for the care packages, visit www.southernrivol.org. More...
Thursday Nov. 6 Pilates, Jamestown Country Club, 8:30 a.m., fee Teen center, grades 7 - 12, 2 - 6 p.m., recreation center Alcoholics Anonymous, St. Matthew's Church, 5:30 p.m. How to get organized program, 7 p.m. More...
Last year about this time we asked islander U.S. Air Force Colonel Tom Bailey if he would give us his thoughts about Veterans Day. Many readers told us the item was right on, so with Veterans Day coming up on Tuesday we asked Tom if we could print it again. More...
The windmill, the Quaker meetinghouse, and the museum are now closed for the winter season. The Society of Friends held their last meeting at the Quaker meetinghouse on Oct. 26. The windmill and the meetinghouse can always be visited by request, and now with the renovation of the museum, we are now able to offer winter visits to the museum, too. The School Days! More...
Building permits Fredrick Refs received a permit Oct. 28 to re-shingle a roof at 133 Ft. Wetherill Rd., work estimated to cost $10,000. David S. Martin received a permit Oct. 31 to re-roof a house at 1081 East Shore Rd., work estimated to cost $5,514. More...
CITATION STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT PETITION TO FORECLOSE TAX LIEN N. M. No. 2008-0587 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, AND TO BAY & BRIDGE SIDE REALTY COMPANY, INC. More...
Summer Guide 2009
Ruggiero surprises Long in House election