Alexa Geib, a Lawn Avenue School seventh grader, carries a freshly sheared fleece while Melissa Higgins shears a sheep at the Watson Farm shearing on Saturday. Photo by Sam Bari More...
Town Engineer Michael Gray gave a detailed slide presentation of the plans for the proposed landfill closure to the Town Council at Monday night's meeting. Ed Summerly, a principal of GZA Geo Environmental, Inc., of Providence, the firm contracted to handle the closure, assisted Gray in the prese... More...
The ambulance barn at 12 Knowles Court houses three ambulances and 68 volunteers at one time or another each week. In Jamestown, if a call to 911 is made, there is a good chance that the patient will know his or her EMT (Emergency Medical Technician). More...
Gerald Foley, principal of North Kingstown High School, met with the Jamestown School Committee last week to share updates on programming and anticipated changes for the next school year. More...
I was extremely disappointed in the outcome of the vote on the Jamestown School budget. Especially that the questions asked by certain Town Council members were characterized as argumentative and "attacking the School Committee. More...
The entire Watson Farm flock of sheep was shorn this weekend, and we thank everyone for coming out to make the event a huge success. Close to 1,000 people ventured to the farm for what turned out to be a beautiful day. We could not have done it without the help of so many volunteers. More...
Animal lovers cannot help but talk about their pets. It's an inbred trait. I admit I'm guilty. I occasionally give my pets a little too much ink. Nonetheless, I have always loved parrots. They are not just entertaining; they are interesting. They are capable of cognitive thought that goes well bey... More...
The North Kingstown High School Improv Troupe will host a night of improvisation tonight, May 15, at 6:30 p.m. at the Jamestown Teen Center. The event is open to the public and will help benefit students with autism. Students with autism and their families are encouraged to participate and enjoy ... More...
Former U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee will address the Friends of the Jamestown Library Annual Meeting, which will be held on Wednesday, June 4, at 7 p.m. at the library. Chafee will be the featured speaker and will discuss his new book "Against the Tide: How a Compliant Congress Empowered a Reckles... More...
Ask anybody and they'll tell you there's nothing like a Sunday afternoon at the Ganny. Add to that the wonderful sounds of the four-piece Dead Blues Society band plus every style of hot dogs, and beans, and you have an exceptional afternoon. 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, May 11, 1908 The road scupper is at work on Clinton avenue clearing out the gutters and rounding u... More...
Noella Charon, 90 Noella Edna Charon, 90, of Whale Rock Road, died May 12, 2008 at Grace Barker Nursing Center in Warren. She was the wife of the late Dr. George E. Charon. More...
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