Lily Marie Phillips was christened on Oct. 19, wearing a gown that was first worn by an infant in 1841. Phillips is the step-granddaughter of local resident Wendy Harvey, who wore the gown at her own christening ceremony many years ago. More...
There were turkeys at Lawn Avenue School earlier this week, and they were not on the lunch menu. The birds were visiting the school as part of a new initiative through the Lawn Avenue School Improvement Team called Volunteers in Education. VIE takes teacher requests and matches volunteers and resources to meet the need. More...
The Newport Animal Hospital has nearly completed construction of a new state-of-the-art addition at its facility on Valley Road in Middletown. Owner Dr. Jack Civic of Jamestown said he's proud of the fact that the new building is environmentally friendly. More...
The Jamestown Soccer Association's 2008 fall recreation season concluded on a beautiful autumn morning Oct. 25, with a full complement of soccer players of all age groups cheered on by family, friends and occasionally hoarse coaches. The younger players received a trophy and the older players were given a JSA T-shirt to commemorate the end of the season. More...
Last week we talked about the many flaws in recorded history. The operative word in that sentence being "recorded." The parts that we recognize as flaws were not always actual mistakes; they were events as told through opinionated eyes. More...
The Wickford Art Association welcomes visitors to the Little Picture Art Show and Sale. Over 300 works will be displayed by 50 different artists. Visit the Holiday Open House on Sunday, Nov. 30, from 1 to 4 p.m. The show will run from Nov. 21 to Dec. 24. Regular gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m. More...
With next Thursday in mind, we were looking through the very fragile pages of a cookbook owned by Debbie Ryng entitled "The Metropolitan Life Cook Book" that was published in 1918. In the poultry section, it explained that to roast a turkey we must follow the directions for roasting a chicken. More...
100 years ago From the Newport Daily News, November 18, 1908 In spite of the lack of rain at planting time, which made the seeds slow to germinate, the turnip crop that is about harvested is one of the best ever raised on the island. More...
Ann (Hackett) Hutchinson, 77, of Jamestown, died Nov. 13, 2008. She was the wife of Richard Hutchinson. Born in Boston, she was the daughter of the late William and Louisa (Haydock) Hackett. She was a gifted teacher of people with learning disabilities. More...
Thursday, Nov. 20 7 p.m., Lawn Avenue School library, the School Committee meets. Monday, Nov. 24 7 p.m., Town Hall, the Town Council meets. Tuesday, Nov. 25 7 p.m., library, the Zoning Board meets. More...
CITATION STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT PETITION TO FORECLOSE TAX LIEN N. M. No. 2008-0576 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, AND TO ELMER L. More...
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