Jim Kaczynski's eighth grade science class built balloons and launched them on school grounds to learn about density, mass and volume. The class takes two to three class periods to make the balloons and then collects data during the launch. They return to class and make graphs and analyze their data... More...
Deliveries lined up at the community center last Monday morning. A television installation, a couch and other treasures filled a renovated corner of the recreation hall in preparation for the Jamestown Teen Center opening tomorrow Friday, Feb. 15. More...
Cuts to the North Kingstown schools athletic budget are nothing new. The athletic departments have sustained cuts of up to 4.7 percent in the last three years, but the proposed cuts unveiled at that town's School Committee budget hearing on Monday night left some people scratching their heads. More...
The Rhode Island Hospitality Association Education Foundation announced the appointment of Jamestown resident Evan Smith to its Board of Directors, where he will serve as vice chairman. Smith is president and CEO of the Newport County Convention & Visitors Bureau. More...
As stated in the Press of Feb. 7, 2008, Jamestown stands to lose $31,000 in state aid as part of Governor Carcieri's plan to reduce Rhode Island's budget defi- cit. To avoid an increase in our taxes, we must look for other sources of revenue. More...
Delegates and superdelegates, primaries and caucuses
Concerned readers want to know: How does the election process really work? We put our crack research team, the Googlamaniacs, to the task and they slaved for nanoseconds to find the answers. After sifting through 501,000 alleged explanations on the Internet, the consensus is: Nobody really knows. More...
On this St. Valentine's Day, one Jamestown couple attributes a shared love for music as an important aspect of the two's love for each other as they approach their 63rd wedding anniversary on Aug. 4. Whit Brown, 85, told us, "Music has been a large part of our lives. 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. 100 years ago From the Newport Daily News, February 10, 1908 Dutch Island harbor was almost closed to navigation Monday. More...
Robert E. Healy, 70, of Pemberton Place, Jamestown, died Sunday Feb. 10, 2008 at the Phillip Hulitar Home and Hospice Intake Center, Providence. He was the husband of the late Gertrude (Jeonnote) Healy and Barbara Healy. Mr. Healy was born in Attleboro, Mass., the son of the late Charles F. and ... More...
3:57 a.m., Feb. 4, Cars 1, 2 and 3, and Engine 3 responded to a carbon monoxide alarm on Frigate Street. No carbon monoxide was found. 10:24 a.m., Feb. 4, Car 1 and Engine 3 answered a false alarm on North Main Road. 11:07 a.m., Feb. 4, Cars 1 and 3 answered a public service call for smoke in ar... More...
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