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Federal court hearing scheduled for Jan. 25 Former Jamestown Town Council Vice President David Swain, who has been criminally charged with murdering his wife while on a scuba diving trip to Tortola in 1999, may waive extradition later this month, according to his lawyer. More ...
By Michaela Kennedy Laura Hosley is excited about the growing trend of cooperation she sees in Jamestown and neighboring communities. She witnesses firsthand the communication that helps children to stay safe and learn responsibility. Hosley works as the Jamestown Substance Abuse Prevention Task Force Coordinator, a... More ... Give time to a lonely senior Child & Family has an immediate need for Friendly Visitors who visit the homebound elderly on a regular basis. They have elders who are confined to their home waiting in Tiverton, Portsmouth, Middletown and Newport. They have very few social contacts and would welcome a visit from someone who car... More ... Go 'behind the curtain' with the community theatre The Jamestown Community Theatre will offer a series of acting programs for children and adults this winter at the Jamestown country club building. Classes will be led by Mary Schachtel Wright, JCT artistic director, by Rebecca Brazil, JCT veteran and music director, and by Iris Bohensky, also a v... More ... Portsmouth Abbey Honor Roll The following Jamestown students were named to the honor roll at Portsmouth Abbey School for the fall trimester. Students on the honor roll have a GPA of 2.8 or higher and no grade under C. More ...
The library was alive with the sound of music during the Shoreline Ringers concert on Sunday. More ... Poets gather on Tuesday nights The next Poetry Night in North Kingstown will be on Tuesday, Feb. 5, at the Davisville library from 7 to 8:30 p.m., and will continue the first Tuesday of each month through June. Poets of all ages are welcome to bring a poem to share or just come to listen; this is a great intergenerational gathe... More ... Planning Commission requests $25,000 funding increase By Michaela Kennedy The Planning Commission unanimously approved $25,000 to be used for planning and development documents, a recommendation which will now go to the Town Council for approval. The commission voted 4 to 0, with one abstaining vote, towards support of a $10,000 increase in planning department allocatio... More ... Eight islanders participate in Skippers JV track events By Stephanie Heelan Cotsonas The North Kingstown High School girls' junior varsity indoor track team participated in its third of four meets at the Community College of Rhode Island in Lincoln on Saturday. More ...
By Stephanie Heelan Cotsonas On any given Sunday, there is a lot of action at the Lawn school gym when the CAL, formerly CYO, basketball league takes the court. Last Sunday, the St. Mark teams were victorious in all four of their games. St. Mark competes in the Diocese of Providence Catholic Athletic League, which is made up... More ...
By Sam Bari Jerome Schaub is an extraordinary personal trainer. So say his local clients. His client history reads like a Hollywood and sports world Who's Who. The cast of Baywatch, Fay Dunaway, and the late, great football player Lyle Alzedo are among them. More ...
By Sam Bari The annual Christmas bird count on Conanicut Island was another resounding success. Island bird counters are celebrating their 25th year of providing information to the National Audubon Society. Candy Powell and Evelyn Rhodes, both longtime birders, organized the count 25 years ago, and haven't m... More ... |
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