Melville scholar and sailor Dr. Mary K. Bercaw Edwards will kick off the 2009 Maritime Authors Series at Mystic Seaport on Wednesday, Jan. 28. The series runs once a month on Wednesday evenings from January to April in the museum's G.W. More...

Normally being overweight and oversized are not helpful, lifesaving traits. More...

Nick Hanson, a seventh grader at LawnAvenue School, took advantage of the higher-thanforecast amount of snow to build a ramp for his sled on Shoreby Hill. Photo by Jeff McDonough More...

This past week has seen major change and resolutions on important issues that are important to Americans. For instance, the contending teams for Super Bowl XLIII were decided. More...

David Urban, owner of the Secret Garden, took the Press on his trip to Victoria, Argentina. More...

The Friends of the Jamestown Library will focus on the 2009 12 Meter Worlds, as part of its Sailing Lecture Series, starting tonight, Thursday, Jan. 29, at 7:30 p.m. at the library. More...

The Jamestown Shores Association will hold its next meeting at the Senior Center, 6 West St., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, at 7 p.m. Everyone is invited and encouraged to attend. Coffee and dessert will be served. 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. More...

Building permits Mitch Berg and Leni Klaimitz received a permit Jan. 20 to renovate a house according to plan at 62 Whittier Rd., work estimated to cost $100,000. Electrical permits Sterns Farm Realty LLC received a permit Jan. More...

Larceny charged Kurt Breneiser, 28, of 33 Frigate St., was charged Jan. 17 with driving a vehicle without consent of the owner and larceny over $500, police said. More...

Fire runs 9:38 a.m., Jan. 12, Car 1 and Engine 2 went to Grinnell Street for a false alarm. 5:38 p.m., Jan. 12, Car 1 and Engine 3 went to Columbia Avenue for a false alarm. 5:33 p.m., Jan. More...

JAMESTOWN EXEMPTION NOTICE The Tax Assessor is now accepting applications for the following tax exemptions: DISABLED: Residents under the age of 65 who are determined to be totally disabled by the Social Security Administration. More...