You may not have noticed anything different on Monday when Jamestown's new water treatment plant went into operation. The switch was flipped and the new system quietly and efficiently began meeting the island's municipal water needs. More...
Monday is Memorial Day and we'll all celebrate the holiday with the annual parade. Next week's newspaper will be published on schedule. Please check the following for important deadlines. Display Advertising: 5 p.m. More...
E-ZPass transponder sales at the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority have far exceeded what consultants estimated before the rollout of the program last year. To date, more than 52,000 transponders have been sold, affirming that Rhode Islanders have readily embraced the E-ZPass system on the Newport Bridge. More...
The Jamestown Arts Center would like to thank everyone who so graciously supported us as we endeavored to purchase the old town offices at 44 Southwest Ave. Everyone on the Town Council and in the town offices was so helpful and worked hard with us to make this project a success. More...
I have long suspected that people fall into two categories: those who can make plants grow and those who cannot. Those who are successful gardeners, farmers, and the like, are known to have "green thumbs. More...
Thursday May 21 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 7 p.m., Book appraiser talk, library 8 p.m., Gamblers Anonymous, St. More...
General Order No. 11; May 5, 1868 "The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the purpose of strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie in almost every city, village, and hamlet churchyard in the land. 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, May 21, 1909 Captain Chandler has commenced the work of launching the large fleet of small boats stored at his boar house for the winter. More...
Justine Andreola Halliday, 85, of Brooklyn, N.Y. died peacefully on May 10, 2009, Mother's Day, surrounded by her loving family at the John Clarke Nursing Home in Middletown. Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Micalena (Barbella) and John Andreola. She was the devoted wife of the late James William Halliday. More...
10:57 p.m., May 11, Cars 1 and 2, and Engine 2 went to Narragansett Avenue for an EMS call. 9:21 p.m., May 12, Tanker 2 was sent to Wyatt Road in Middletown for a cover assignment. 7:30 p.m., May 14, Engines 1, 2 and 3, and Tankers 1 and 15 turned out at the fire station on Narragansett Avenue for a drill. More...
2010 Summer Guide
Town of Jamestown Budget
E-ZPass system a success