Island voters, in top photo, line up at the polls to cast their votes in Tuesday's primary. Islanders chose Barack Obama by a 12-percent margain. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More...
Jamestown voters broke with the statewide Democratic voting trend in Tuesday's election, casting their ballots by a 56 to 44 percent margin in favor of Senator Barack Obama. There were 1828 ballots cast at the polls on Tuesday, with 1468 of those ballots going to the Democrats. Obama ended the ev... More...
Town Administrator Bruce Keiser presented his fiscal year 2008-09 annual operating and capital budget for the Town Council's review and evaluation at a budget workshop on Tuesday night. The town administrator is required to present the budget to the Town Council a minimum of 120 days prior to the... More...
The Oscar nominated documentary Recycled Life will be shown at the Jamestown Philomenian Library on Wednesday, March 12, at 7 p.m. It is a 40-minute film, directed by Leslie Iwerks, that tells the story of generations of families living and working in the Guatemala City Garbage Dump over the pas... More...
The shouting is over. The Presidential Primary is history in Rhode Island. We experienced a flurry of enthusiam, excitement and drama these past few weeks as the leading candidates took time out of their busy schedules to campaign here. More...
Concerned readers have been asking an important question for quite some time that must be resolved. How are the space guys going to be treated when they officially land? I believe it should be a mandatory question for every presidential candidate. More...
Saint Matthew's Episcopal Church in Jamestown is seeking experienced choral singers who read music well. They are specifically looking for bass, soprano and tenor voices. The time commitment would be two to four hours per week, which includes two hours on Sundays and at least two hour-long weekda... 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, March 6, 1908 Mr. Seth Pierce has moved another of the small buildings from Knowles' court to his ... More...
Damon Paul Brunelle, 22, of North Kingstown, formerly of Hallville Road, Exeter, died Saturday, March 1, 2008, at home. He was the husband of Heather Wilks. Born in South Kingstown, Damon was the beloved son of Paul J. and Lori J. (Thomas) Brunelle of Exeter. More...
8:02 a.m., Feb. 25, Ladder 1, Special Services 1, and Engine 1 were dispatched to Racquet Road for a false alarm. 10:34 a.m., Feb. 26, Car 1 and Engine 1 were sent to Narragansett Avenue for an overheated engine that was smoking. More...
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