Jamestowners looking to take advantage of this weekend's promising weather forecast do not need to look any further than their own backyard. The Neighborhoods of Newport House Tour, sponsored by St. Michael's Country Day School, returns this Sunday following a five-year hiatus and promises to be well worth the wait. More...

Warm weather means spring commissioning. Eva M. Embroz sands the toerail on the 42-foot Sabre Aries Dream on Saturday at Conanicut Marine's Taylor Point facility. More...

The necklace lights on Boston's Zachem Bridge are being turned off. Why? The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority stated that they could save $5,000 a month by turning off the lights. If RITBA would turn off the necklace lights on the Newport Pell Bridge, they would help our purses and our planet. More...

The word police have practiced restraint for as long as they could without becoming so frustrated with the repugnant abuse of the English language by the business community that they feared being declared certifiable. The time has come to address the ongoing problem that seems to haunt modern society like an invasive plague. More...

Yachting enthusiasts can join the Friends of the Jamestown Library Thursday, May 7, at 7:30 p.m., for an informative and entertaining evening about the building of the 6-Metre "Cherokee" with Tom Daniels of the Museum of Yachting. More...

The third annual Jamestown Community Chorus Music Award will be presented on Sunday, May 3, at the group's spring concert. The concert will begin at 3 p.m. at the Central Baptist Church, 99 Narragansett Ave., Jamestown. More...

Thursday April 23 8:30 a.m., Pilates, Jamestown Country Club, fee 2 - 6 p.m., Teen center, grades 7 - 12, recreation center 5 - 7 p.m., CIAA show opening, Town Hall 5:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, St. Matthew's Church 7 - 8:30 p.m. More...

A father and his daughter will make their acting debut in the Jamestown Community Theatre's presentation of "Little Women" next month. Jay Primiano has been cast as the father, a chaplain in the Army, who returns home. The children have not seen him for a number of years. Jay explained that the character is a concerned, understanding and caring father. 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, April 21, 1909 A party of cottage seekers were on the island today. More...

Anthony P. Travisono, 83, died on April 4, 2009 at home surrounded by his loving family. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Diana (Torr egrossa); three sons, Peter and his wife Nancy Pottish, Steven, and John of Rhode Island; and two daughters, Elisa McClure and her husband Edward of Texas, and Jeanne Travisono and her husband Alan Christman of Montana. More...

7 p.m., April 9, All units turned out at the fire station on Narragansett Avenue for a drill. 9:46 p.m., April 14, Engine 3 was sent to Southwest Avenue for a good intent call. 11:07, April 16, Car 1 and Engine 2 went to Lawn Avenue for a false alarm. More...