Commission considers conservation zoning
By Sam Bari
      When conservation planner Randall Arendt spoke at the Nov. 3 Conservation Commission meeting, he emphasized the importance of involving conservation planning methods in Jamestown's zoning and planning ordinances to preserve the desirable features that will quickly disappear from the island if steps are not taken to control the use of land.
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Fall sports teams wrap up busy season
By Stephanie Heelan Cotsonas
      The North Kingstown High School girls' soccer team ended their season on Oct. 29 with a 3-0 quarterfinal loss to La Salle, who went on to beat South Kingstown in the finals to win the state title. La Salle was seeded first in Division I North with a regular season league record of 13-0-3. The Lady Skippers were seeded fourth in Division I South with a record of 5-6-5.
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Kids' Corner
Student works from the Jamestown School
      Thunderstorms Before the thunderstorm, the sky darkens and the air feels as if it's getting heavier. All of a sudden the weather changes. Boom! A crack of thunder roars the wind starts to pick up. It starts to drizzle. The wind starts howling and suddenly it is in the middle of a thunderstorm!...
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Underwear, socks among items collected by litter team
      The Jamestown Youth Litter and Conservation Team reported that they collected more than 700 30-gallon bags of various waste materials over the 2008 summer season. Between June 24 and Sept. 3, members of the litter team, supervised by Bonnie Jamison, worked two days a week from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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Paiva Weed wins caucus endorsement for Senate president
      M. Teresa Paiva Weed, the Rhode Island Senate majority leader and Jamestown senator, won the endorsement of fellow Democrats on Monday night to hold the position of Senate president when the full Senate returns to session in January.
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Construction noise debated at council session
New ordinance will limit hours, days for contractors
By Sam Bari
      The Town Council heard Monday from residents annoyed by constant construction going on near their homes. The discussion prompted the town solicitor to suggest an ordinance that would limit the number of hours per day contractors could show up for work on their sites.
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Downtown parking, Narragansett Avenue zoning changes concern residents
By Sam Bari
      Planning Commission Chairman Gary Girard began his Nov. 5 meeting focused on the issue of downtown parking. The panel then forged ahead to complete a draft of recommended zoning ordinance amendments for the Town Council later this month.
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New career counseling center to open at high school
By Eileen M. Daly
      Searching for colleges or making post secondary career plans can be daunting for some young adults, but North Kingstown High School students will soon have a new resource designed to make the process a little easier. NK is opening a College and Career center next Wednesday that will feature college and post high school career options.
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