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'Recycled Life' details life near toxic landfill 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 ... Help out by learning about farming and the great outdoors Beginning this Saturday, March 8, Historic New England's Watson Farm will hold a weekly volunteer day for high school and college students every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students can earn 30 hours of community service by May 10, learning about working agriculture through various springtime ... More ... 'Night in New York City' dance for grades 6 to 8 on Saturday The Jamestown Teen Center and Youth Advisory Board will host a dance for students in grades 6 to 8 this Saturday, March 8, from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. at the Recreation Center. Admission is $8, which includes drinks and a glow stick. For more information, or to volunteer as chaperone, contact Melissa a... More ... 'Zumba' Latin dance class starts tonight The Jamestown Recreation Department will run a second session of the energizing Zumba Latin Dance workout series starting tonight, March 6, from 5:15 to 6 p.m. at the Jamestown Country Club. Zumba is a fusion of Latin and international dance themes (salsa, cumbia, merengue, belly dance) creating ... More ... 5% hike proposed in school budget By Michaela Kennedy The Jamestown School Committee unanimously approved a total budget of $11,867,384 for the fiscal year 2009. The recommendation made at the committee's Jan. 28 meeting was a 5.24 percent increase over this year's spending plan. More ...
By Michaela Kennedy Thanks to changes made to the middle school program of studies, students in seventh and eighth grades are directing their own monthly publication for the Lawn Avenue School. The school newspaper class, launched this year as a project-based learning curriculum, is spinning stories for its readershi... More ...
By Sam Bari The community piano is in its eighth year of distinguished service to Jamestown residents and visitors. Thanks to generous grants and donations and the hard work of the Jamestown Community Piano Association, the magnificent instrument will continue producing memorable performances for years to com... More ...
Bonnie Hogan, Christa Fadden and Roswitha Walker took the Press to Zermatt, Switzerland in February. Here, they are pictured with the famed Matterhorn in the background. More ...
Georgia and Lily Wright read the Press at the Mayan ruins in Tulum, Mexico during the February school break. More ...
Representative Bruce Long and wife Jane took the Jamestown Press to Cozumel, Mexico, on a cruise celebrating their first wedding anniversary. Bruce and Jane were married Feb. 22, 2007, on the same cruise ship, Carnival Imagination. More ... Jamestown Historical Society News By Rosemary Enright The Jamestown Historical Society often gets questions about Jamestown history. Usually the questions come from someone searching for an ancestor who lived here or wanting to know the history of a house. We try to respond to them all. Sometimes we learn as much from the questioners as they learn fr... More ...
By Stephanie Heelan Cotsonas The Newport Wahoos swim team wrapped up their season last weekend at the SENECY (Southeastern New England Championships for YMCAs) held at the Westerly YMCA. Head Coach Pauline Butterworth was happy with the results of the meet and described it as a great weekend. Overall, the team placed fifth o... More ... Babe Ruth league forming Signups for the Jamestown Babe Ruth Baseball League are now underway. Players ages 13 to 15 are eligible to play. New players and returning players alike should contact team coach Jim Bryer at 423-2939 by March 15 to sign up. Tryouts will be scheduled on a date to be determined. More ... Girls' softball meeting March 13 All volunteers interested in coaching or helping with the 2008 Girls Softball League are asked to attend a planning meeting on Thursday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m. at the Recreation Center. High school girls are encouraged to volunteer and earn community service hours throughout the spring. For more i... More ...
By Vicki de Angeli The Chamber is pleased to report that once again there has been great response to our Winter Breakfast Series. These meetings not only provide business owners with important, timely, and useful information, but they also allow for businessto business networking, sharing ideas, and, of course, soci... More ... Artists of all types sought for new exhibit Join forces with the Jamestown Arts Center to create a beautiful mosaic of 10-inch squares reflecting the diverse talents of Jamestown and beyond. Artists of all disciplines, ages and abilities are invited to participate in this unique project. More ... North Kingstown school board fined for open meetings violation Attorney General Patrick C. Lynch said that a Consent Judgment entered in Washington County Superior Court last week brings to an end his lawsuit against the North Kingstown School Committee for violating the State's Open Meeting Act (OMA). More ... |
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