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Healthy lawns and clean water secrets revealed By Sam Bari One of University of Rhode Island's master gardeners, Marion Gold, revealed the secrets to keeping lawns healthy without polluting surface water run-off at a May 22 workshop at Town Hall. Gold told her small but enthusiastic audience not to believe the advertisements put out by companies selling ... More ... Wild plant group to hold annual sale The RI Wild Plant Society invites everyone to the best native plant sale in Rhode Island. The sale will be on Saturday, June 7, from 9 a.m. to noon on Flagg Road at the University of Rhode Island campus. Native plants are adapted to the particular combination of soil, temperature, and rainfall i... More ... Tree identification and planting at Saturday session planned On Sunday, June 1, at 11 a.m., join URI landscape architecture graduates Ben Morton and Steven D'Ambrosia on a walkabout of the historic Boesch Farm as they examine different tree species found around the farm's fields and along the walking trails on the property. There are several very unique spe... More ... Burns to attend arts conference A team of Rhode Island arts education leaders will take part in an exclusive Arts Education Leadership Institute this July, thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Rosemary Burns, of Jamestown, was chosen to attend the conference. More ...
This Saturday the Jamestown Community Farm begins its eighth year of operations. The farm, located on the corner of Eldred Avenue and East Shore Road grows fresh vegetables for the people in the state who do not get enough to eat. More ... Harbormaster's boat repairs cost town $10,000 By Sam Bari Town Administrator Bruce Keiser announced that the town's portion of the harbormaster's boat repair bill would be $10,000 if the town agrees to accept the proposal of the manufacturer, Ribcraft of Marblehead, Mass. Keiser made the announcement after the council went into executive session to disc... More ... Maritime music focus of weekend event Traditional and contemporary maritime music will highlight the 29th annual Sea Music Festival at Mystic Seaport June 13 to 15. Musicians will perform onstage Saturday from noon to 5:30 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Themed workshops and demonstrations will also take place aboard the Charl... More ... Graduates Salve Regina graduates islanders Several Jamestown residents were among those awarded degrees during Salve Regina University's 58th commencement held Sunday, May 18 on the lawn of McAuley Hall. Gretchen B. Blycker received a certificate of advanced graduate studies degree in mental health-holis... More ...
Bell A daughter, Cassidy O'Connell Bell, was born May 8, 2008 in Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, to Bebhinn (O'Connell) and Gabriel Bell of Norwood, Mass. She is the granddaughter of Judith H. Bell and William E. Knapp of Jamestown. More ... Standardized program for special needs students sought by education commission By Rudd Hall The Rhode Island State House hosted the first ever State Commission for students with special needs children on April 30, with aims of organizing a program to help students with various degrees of learning disabilities. One person providing testimony on the matter is a Jamestown resident living w... More ...
By Roger Marshall There are some gardeners who say that you should only put plants that grow above ground in the garden when the moon is shining and that root crops that grow below ground should be seeded when there is no moon. But they are not the norm; most gardeners wait for a nice sunny day and plant out. That'... More ... Classes for gardeners forming at URI Amateur gardeners interested in learning more about their hobby are invited to participate in the fourth annual Summer Gardening School sponsored by the University of Rhode Island. This informal series of six outdoor sessions will be held on Tuesday evenings, June 10 and 17, July 15 and 29, and A... More ...
By Rudd Hall Elizabeth Delude-Dix of Jamestown worked with producer/ director Katrina Browne on the independent documentary, "Traces of the Trade," which premiered in January at the Sundance Film Festival. The film has been invited to screen at Newport's annual film festival. More ... Conservation Commission recommends denial of development plan in Shores By Michaela Kennedy Conservation Commission Chairman Christopher Powell opened the panel's May 20 meeting with a discussion about a site visit some of the commissioners made to the Jamestown Shores area the previous week. Board members agreed that more attention should be brought to the cumulative impact of developme... More ...
Last Friday, May 24, the Jamestown Town Council sponsored a barbeque for all the town employees behind the new Town Hall. This event was held in appreciation for the quality services rendered by the Town employees throughout the year. More ...
Girls lose to Moses Brown in quarter-finals By Stephanie Heelan Cotsonas Anyone seeing the lopsided 16- 8 score of the North Kingstown - Providence Country Day (PCD) boys' lacrosse game on May 23 would not have guessed it was a quarterfinal playoff game. The Skippers easily defeated PCD to advance to the state semi-finals. More ... Young Warriors baseball team fights to the wire in final three games By Rudd Hall Jamestown took the field last week hoping to pull off a win as they hosted the Lancers of East Greenwich with their season winding down. The Lancers came out firing in the top of the first, loading the bases early and making Jamestown work for every out. Jamestown pitcher Owen Heath appeared frus... More ...
By Rudd Hall The North Kingstown varsity squad took on Coventry High last Friday night, with the winner advancing to the Division 1 semi-fi- nals. The Skippers came to play. Fired up in warm-ups, they continued their adrenaline-rushed performance into game one. More ... Conanicut Island Sailing Foundation helps make sailing dreams a reality By Stephanie Heelan Cotsonas It is true that anyone can learn to sail, and some Jamestown residents will get a little help from the Conanicut Island Sailing Foundation (CISF). "Over the course of the years that the foundation has existed we have never turned down a learn to sail or instructional sailor whose family needed so... More ... Zoning board having a quiet spring By Sam Bari The Zoning Board of Review has had a quiet spring season, with few applications for new homes or renovations requiring variance from town building codes. Applicant Thomas F. Alexander represented himself at Tuesday night's zoning meeting in a request for a variance at his 959 East Shore Rd. prope... More ...
By Sam Bari The matter of possibly using the old water treatment building to house unwanted pets was an agenda item at the regular meeting of the Town Council, which followed a workshop on the same topic. The council also discussed a near-term solution to Jamestown's problem of not currently having a contract... More ... Chowder Cook-Off coming to Newport in June The ever-popular Schweppes Great Chowder Cook-Off will celebrate its 27th year by featuring a smorgasbord of the best restaurants, 3,000 gallons of delicious chowder and a variety of entertainment for all ages. To be held at the Newport Yachting Center on America's Cup Avenue on Saturday, June 7, ... More ... Artisan's fair coming to Newport Newport's premiere spring artisan event, the Newport Artisans' Fair, returns to the Elks Club Lodge on Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8. This eclectic show attracts many of the region's best-known artisans and artists along with bakers, growers and producers from local farmers' markets. More ... 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 ...
The fourth grade class at Melrose Avenue School took the Press to Ellis Island in New York Harbor. The field trip is an annual event for the fourth graders, who learn about immigration. More ... Indigo bunting, tanager make appearance at annual bird count The 24th Annual Conanicut Island Spring Bird Count was held on Sunday, May 18 and a total of 89 species of birds were observed. The count was far fewer than in past years, possibly attributable to fewer observers. More ... New zoning ordinance rules are prepared for consideration By Michaela Kennedy After voting to deny a recommendation for a minor subdivision request, planning commissioners rolled up their sleeves last week to begin calibrations on the town's new model for its zoning ordinance. More ...
The Lawn school baseball team played tough all season long. Members of the team are front row, from left, Nico Rienzo, Drew MacIntyre, Eric Stroud, Kevin McDermott, Alex Burke, Graham Jamison, and Adam Southworth. More ... Roger Chase Memorial Tennis Tournament slated for June 8 The third Annual Roger Chase Memorial Tennis Tournament, presented by Jamestown Fitness, will be held on Sunday, June 8, at the Conanicut Yacht Club and the Jamestown town courts. Matches will be for men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles. More ... Flanagan on Prout honor roll Laura Flanagan was named to the honor roll at the Prout School for the third quarter. Flanagan, a senior, is member of the National Honor Society and will be attending American University in Washington D.C. in the fall. More ... Concerned Citizens plan garden tour The Conanicut Concerned Citizens are having a Garden Tour on Sunday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine. The tour will feature Susan Little and Bruce Turner's magnificent landscaped grounds in a park-like setting on Narragansett Bay with gardens, koi pond, and waterfalls. More ... Two from Lawn school honored Ellen Bednarczyk and Madeleine White, students at Lawn Avenue School, were recently honored Middle Level Scholar Leaders at a banquet held May 20 at the West Valley Inn. More ...
Dickson Boenning reads the Jamestown Press in front of the Cabinet Building in Hamilton, Bermuda. More ...
BankNewport President and CEO Thomas W. Kelly and Vice President and Jamestown Branch Manager Michael DeVito recently joined Jamestown Historical Society President Rosemary Enright and Capital Campaign Co- Chairs, Anne Maxwell Livingston and John A. Murphy to view first hand the completed stone ac... More ... |
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