The community no-till seeder was put to work Saturday at the Jamestown Community Farm. On hand for the demonstration were, from left, Phil Larson, John Kalooski, George Neale, Bob Sutton, Don Minto, and Melissa Minto. More...
Town Administrator Bruce Keiser spent a good portion of Monday night's Town Council budget workshop clearing up the confusion about salary increases for municipal department heads. Several questions had been raised about what many town residents thought amounted to a 30- to 40- percent increase in... More...
Biologist Numi Mitchell, Ph.D., and Lori Gibson, from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, presented their coyote and deer management programs respectively at a special workshop, which preceded the March 24 council session. More...
Lieutenant William Donovan, 52, joined the Jamestown Police Department on Aug. 25, 1980. He attended the police academy with now retired Sgt. Jack Dube, who was hired four days earlier. Together, they expanded the department to 11 officers. More...
On page one of this newspaper is a great photograph of islanders proudly showing off the new community no-till seeder. The seeder was used on Saturday to plant about four acres of hay in a field adjacent to the Jamestown Community Farm, just off of Eldred Avenue. More...
On Saturday, April 5, the Town of Jamestown will sponsor a rabies clinic at the fire station from 11 a.m. to noon. This annual clinic sponsored by the Rhode Island Veterinarians Association offers rabies vaccinations at a very low cost. It is so important to have all pets receive this important v... More...
Last week I ventured down to Ft. Lauderdale to do a little business, as I do from time to time, and in the land of eternal summer, I found spring. Ah yes . . . the wonderful season of spring does exist in Ft. Lauderdale, and for those of us living in the cold country, springtime in party town is a... More...
The North Kingstown High School Guidance Department is sponsoring its first annual Post- Secondary Planning Night on Wednesday, April 9, from 6 to 8 p.m. All NKHS parents and students in grade 9 to 12 are invited to attend this exciting evening. The event will begin in the high school auditorium ... More...
Thursday April 3 Chamber breakfast series, Bay Voyage, 7:15 a.m. Teen center, grades 7 - 12, 2:30 - 6 p.m., recreation center CIAA Photography show opening, Town Hall, 5 - 7 p.m. Alcoholics Anonymous, St. More...
As reported in Publisher Jeff McDonough's editorial last week, the island will have fireworks as usual this upcoming Independence Day weekend. The Rocket Dawgz, with the donations of Jamestowners and even off-islanders, rocked the heavens for the past 12 years over East Ferry, Mackerel Cove and B... 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 30, 1908 The east harbor has grown in favor the past few years as an anchoring place for bar... More...
George Raymond Arnold, 83, of Carr Lane, died Friday, March 28, 2008 at home. Born on Jamestown at Beavertail, a son of the late Alfred and Agnes T. (Washington) Arnold, he was the last surviving member of the Jamestown Arnolds. More...
Drunk driving charged Kerri Toolan, 36, of Warwick was charged March 21 with first offense drunk driving after a motor vehicle accident on the Jamestown Bridge, police said. Toolan refused a Breathalyzer test and was arraigned later that morning. A pre-trial hearing was scheduled for April 4, i... More...
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