Rita Antine, from the Quononoquott Garden Club, cleans the debris from the fire department's Memorial Museum Garden to get it in top shape for spring. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More...
Patrick Heaney, a Rhode Island lobsterman, addressed the Town Council at its meeting last Monday during open forum. He asked the council to consider making a resolution to stop using the Altosid tablets provided by the Department of Environmental Management in the town mosquito abatement program. More...
The Jamestown Wind Energy Committee hoped to have its feasibility study kick-off meeting last week, but the lack of a quorum pushed the introductory phase back one month. Applied Technology and Management, yet to receive a signed contract from the town by the time of the April 8 meeting, was not p... More...
The Newport City Council voted to ban the toxic chemical methoprene from the city's mosquito abatement program at their April 9 meeting. The issue arose when Newport City Councilman Charles Y. Duncan called for a resolution that bans the use of any of the toxic poisons, such as methoprene, in the... More...
It seems that just about everyone in Jamestown has a coyote story to tell. The critters are now an entrenched part of our island life. We see the coyotes in our backyards and along the roads. Stories of coyotes snatching unsuspecting cats and small dogs have become grist for island legends. They ... More...
What has happened to Lower Shoreby Hill? Home construction in keeping with its 19th century appearance? Or with pleasant blending? Or neighborly consideration by builders? Nothing. Gone with the winds! Witness next door to our Smith House, on Longfellow Road. More...
April 15 has mercifully passed. Did everyone survive? I hope so. Most Americans remember April 15 as the darkest day of the year because Federal Income Taxes are due. We suspected that its stigma was not unwarranted, but for more reasons than just taxes. We had our crack research team, the Googlam... More...
In celebration of National Arbor Day, the Jamestown Tree Preservation and Protection Committee will be planting a tree beside the Jamestown Museum at 1 p.m. on Friday, April 25. The tree is a dogwood, cornus x rutcan Constellation. This cross between the native dogwood and the Japanese dogwood wa... More...
The Friends of the Jamestown Library will host "Gardening in Containers" on Thursday, May 1, at 7 p.m. at the Jamestown library. David Urban, the new proprietor of the Secret Garden will present a lively, informative program with tips and hints on the best practices to get the most from container... More...
There were no bridges then. A little over a year later, the island would be slammed by The Great Hurricane, but in 1937 things seemed serene. Everyone knew everyone else and the only daily contact with the outside world was the youngsters attending high school via ferry to Newport. 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, April 15, 1908 The fishermen are busy today setting their lobster pots, the closed season on lobst... More...
Florence E. Boisseau 94, formerly of Woonsocket and Jamestown, died Sunday, April 13, 2008 at the Manors of Hobe Sound, Hobe Sound Fla. She was the wife of the late Albert Boisseau. Born in Woonsocket, she was a resident of the city most of her life before moving to Jamestown where she lived for ... More...
Driving an unsafe vehicle charged Monica Stevenson, 19, of Newport was charged April 5 with driving an unsafe vehicle after callers reported a car driving erratically on eastbound Route 138 and police stopped and impounded it. The vehicle was later inspected by a Department of Motor Vehicles i... More...
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