May 28, 2009 RSS feed / News

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Where in the World is the Jamestown Press?

Mary Ann Joyce and Kathy Rollins took the Press on a nineday hiking trip to the Galapagos where they made friends with the giant tortoises, swam with sea lions, penguins, marine iguanas and climbed over 3,700 feet to the top of the Sierra Negra, an a More...

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Where in the World is the Jamestown Press?

Pam Lis recently traveled to Italy with the Jamestown Press and her three children, Lydia, Luke and Eli, to meet with her fourth child, Spencer. More...

North baseball runs over Rebels, clinches division title

By Iain Wilson

With both a division championship and the overall number one seed for the Rhode Island Interscholastic League playoffs at stake, the North Kingstown baseball team took care of business on Tuesday, riding strong bats and slick fielding to an impress More...

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Bass player Steve Cafara of 5 Flavor Discount celebrates Memorial Day with a patriotic theme while entertaining Sunday evening at the Narragansett Cafe. Photo by Sam Bari More...

Senior projects

Islanders Tyler Chesher and Nathanial Vigneault capped off nearly a year of work on their senior projects with a presentation on May 20. The senior project is a graduation requirement at North Kingstown High School. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More...

Island residents, business owners share expertise with students

By Eileen M. Daly

This year's Island Treasures, a program designed to connect students with the community, promises to be an exceptional experience. More...

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NK School Committee considers tough new substance abuse policy

By Eileen M. Daly

Committee held a one agenda meeting this past Tuesday to consider tough new policy changes governing substance abuse by students. More...

Where in the World is the Jamestown Press?

Adolphe and Yvonne Salaun took the Press with them on their recent trip to France where they visited the Millau Viaduct in the south of France. The bridge is the tallest vehicular bridge in the world and it is taller than the Eiffel Tower. More...

Greenhouse to garden

The Island Garden
By Roger Marshall

It's greenhouse cleanout time again - time to move all the trees and shrubs out from the greenhouse and onto their summer patio. More...

Playoff bound

Colin Enos and the Lawn Avenue School baseball team will play their first playoff game against Gaudet Middle School in Middletown today, Thursday, May 28, at 3:30 p.m. Photo by Caitlin Downing More...

ACHIEVEMENTS

Froberg receives master's degree Island native Lt. Cmdr. Kenneth J. Froberg Jr., a U.S. Navy pilot, recently received a master's degree in aeronautical science from Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University in Norfolk, Va. More...

A trip into the land of alternative therapies

Flotsam and Jetsam
By Donna Drago

By the time a fad or a trend gets to be "so last year," on someone else's list, is about when I usually think about it for the very first time. More...

Next school committee and town council will serve three-year terms

Change necessary to move to even year elections
By Adrienne Downing

A temporary three-year term, instead of four years, for School Committee members is one of the changes to the Jamestown Town Charter islanders will be asked to approve at the polls in November. More...

Beauty and the beast

Jamestown resident Courtney Harrington will play the featured role of the Beast in the Our Lady of Mercy Players production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast Jr. The performance will take place at Aldrich Junior High School auditorium, 789 Post Rd. More...

Lawn watering ban starting June 1

With the opening of the new water treatment facility on May 18, the only water restriction Jamestown residents will face starting Monday, June 1 is on lawn irrigation. More...