Mike Spahr, an North Kingstown High School junior, broke the school's high jump record for the second time in one month with a jump of 6 feet. Photo by Caitlin Downing More...
The Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation has awarded Jamestown the first municipal grant from the state's Renewable Energy Fund. A symbolic giant-size check for $30,000 was presented to Town Council President Julio DiGiando and members of the Wind Energy Committee, as well as to former state representative Bruce Long who was responsible for securing the funds. More...
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. Blunt White Building. More...
What a great community we live in! Even in our tough economic times, our annual mitten drive was a tremendous success. The generosity was abundant this year as we collected 430 items, including hats, mittens, scarves, slippers and other outerwear for the Women's Resource Center of Newport & Bristol Counties. 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. That was a high priority in the grand scheme of important stuff to resolve in America. More...
Thursday Jan. 22 8:30 a.m., Pilates, Jamestown Country Club, fee 2 - 6 p.m., Teen center, grades 7 - 12, recreation center 5:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, St. Matthew's Church 8 p.m., Gamblers Anonymous, St. More...
The play, "Little Women," based on the novel of the same name by American author, Louisa May Alcott (1832- 1888), will be the Jamestown Community Theatre's spring production. Artistic Director Mary Wright said that in addition to being adapted as a play, it has also been a musical, an opera, a film and an animated feature. 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...
The Friends of the Jamestown library will host Trinity Repertory Company's Artistic Director Curt Columbus on Sunday, Feb. 8, at 4 p.m. Columbus will lead a discussion of Trinity's upcoming production of Lorraine Hansberry's "A Raisin in the Sun. 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. 14 to rewire an existing house to code and install a 100-amp circuit breaker at 199 Summit Ave., work estimated to cost $8,000. 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. Also, veterans who have a 100% service-related disability or who have specially adopted housing. More...
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