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May 22, 2008
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Pilots in Training
Zachary Turillo, left, and Kevin McDermott climbed aboard the Channel 12 news helicopter when it landed at the Lawn Avenue School on Tuesday afternoon. Meteorologist Tony Petrarca visited the school and gave a weather lesson to the students, who were featured on the station's newscasts on Tuesday ev... More...
Old bridge gets new life as reef
By Sam Bari

The debris from the old Jamestown Bridge has found a new career as two artificial reefs in Rhode Island Sound. Half of the 24,000 cubic yards of concrete and rebar from the bridge demolition now lies in 60- to 65-feet of water south of Newport's Sheep's Point. The other half is in 80-to 90-feet o... More...

Legislation may zero fund schools
By Rudd Hall

Last Thursday, the House Finance Committee held lengthy testimony on a new piece of legislation, bill H-7957, which seeks to redistribute state school aid for the state's 36 districts, and if passed would result in a complete elimination of aid to Jamestown and eight other districts. More...

 News
•Jamestown students to exhibit at national showcase in New Orleans
The Jamestown School Committee unanimously agreed to allow a team of Lawn Avenue students to attend a conference in New Orleans at the School Committee meeting on May 15. Teacher Maureen McGuirl and four of her eighth grade students were selected to represent Rhode Island at the Project Citizen N... More...
•Art is alive at school
•War memorials topic of film and talk
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 Editorial
•Honor our heroes this Memorial Day
• EDITORIAL •
Each spring on the morning of Memorial Day, Jamestowners young and old gather along Narragansett Avenue for a parade. Our Memorial Day parade is a festive time. There are many colorful balloons. The kids are thrilled with the cotton candy and exciting floats. The Jamestown Community Band provides... More...
•Animal shelter needs your support Tuesday
•Cartoon
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 Letters to the Editor
•Kelly spewing more hot air
Town Council member William Kelly's "Viewpoint" regarding the school budget is once again stirring up anxiety with our community. Two years ago, Mr. Kelly voiced the same opinion. I went to that meeting at the library, and missed a night putting my daughter to bed. Mr. Kelly arrived an hour late, ... More...
•Lew Kitts was a Mother's Day hero
•Please don't feed the fox and her pups
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 Sam Bari
•Surviving high school career day
You can't beat a system you can't understand
Not long ago I was asked to host a booth for career day at a local high school. The woman soliciting my help was so pleasant that I agreed before fully understanding what hosting a booth meant. She wanted me to advise impressionable teenagers about considering a high-paying career in journalism o... More...
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 About Town
•Good food now at the 'Gansett
The new kitchen is now open at the Narragansett Café just in time for the Memorial Day weekend celebration. Cook Mike Cannon has created a pub menu that includes madeto order burgers, deli sandwiches, soups and chili, as well as an array of appetizers. More...
•Annual art meeting to feature sculptor
•Blood drive this Sunday
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 Upcoming Events
•Science contest open to middle schoolers
Governor Donald L. Carcieri is encouraging Rhode Island middle school students enrolled in grades 5, 6, 7 and 8, to participate in the nationwide Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. This program is a way to promote greater science, technology, engineering and mathematics education, ... More...
•Local students show art in capital city
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 Island Calendar
•Island Calendar
Thursday May 22 Teen center, grades 7 - 12, 2:30 - 6 p.m., recreation center Alcoholics Anonymous, St. Matthew's Church, 5:30 p.m. CIAA annual meeting, PAC Club, 6 p.m. Patti Cassidy talk, library, 7 p.m. Gamblers Anonymous, St. More...
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 The Walrus Says
•The Walrus Says
With Memorial Day observed on Monday, we asked islander Lt. Col. Andy Croft to share with us his thoughts about the holiday. "As our nation prepares to celebrate its 140th Memorial Day, some may wonder what the day means to an active-duty service member. As a father and Air Force officer, Memoria... More...
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 Island History
•This week in Island history
Week of May 22
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. More...
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 Obituaries
•Marion Grenier, 91
Marion Grenier, 91, of Florida, formerly of Pemberton Avenue in Jamestown and School Street, Newport, died Tuesday, April 22, 2008. She was the wife of the late Oswald Grenier Sr. More...
•Clyde R. Park, 78
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 News of Record
•FIRE AND EMS RUNS
Fire runs 2:35 p.m., May 14, EMS 2, Car 2, Engine 3 were dispatched to Seaside Drive for a motor vehicle accident. 5:43 p.m., May 14, Engines 2 and 3 were sent to Route 138 eastbound for a motor vehicle accident with injuries. More...
•POLICE LOG
•TOWN MEETINGS
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 Legals
•LEGAL NOTICES
CITATION STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF SUPERIOR COURT PETITION TO FORECLOSE TAX LIEN N. M. No. More...
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