As mosquito season approaches, and with West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine Encephalitis so firmly established throughout the state, the Department of Environmental Management and the Department of Health are reminding Rhode Islanders that personal protection is the first line of defense against mosquito-borne diseases. More...

Starting this week islanders who need an extra hand with that odd job will be able to hire an able and willing Jamestown teenager. The program is called the 2009 Summer Teen Jobs Corps and is sponsored by the Jamestown Teen Center. The concept is simple: put kids to work helping people who need some assistance. More...

On behalf of the St. Mark Outreach ministry, we are grateful to the postal workers and adults who helped in the recent canned food drive to benefit the food closet at St. Mark Church. Your efforts will help persons that are less fortunate. May God bless you for a job well done. More...

When I was studying to be a writer, I remember a professor saying, "If the funny parts don't make you laugh, and the sad parts don't make you cry, and the provocative parts don't make you think, then you have work to do." Since then, I have learned that the best of the aforementioned experiences come from real life. More...

The Preservation Society of Newport County will host a lecture by architectural historian Richard Guy Wilson, Ph.D, on the life and work of iconic American architect Richard Morris Hunt tonight, Thursday, June 4, in the Great Hall of one of Hunt's greatest creations, The Breakers. More...

Thursday June 4 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...

With only four weeks to go before the big blast, the Rocket 'hogs are out Saturday mornings in front of the Jamestown Hardware reminding residents to send in their donations and selling Don Bousquetdesigned 'hogs hats and T-shirts. The new design was unveiled at the Memorial Day parade. More...

Summer is fast upon us and JHS is celebrating the solstice with the opening of the windmill, the Friends meetinghouse, and the Jamestown Historical Society museum. Windmill and Meetinghouse Open June 20 The Jamestown windmill will open officially on Saturday, June 20, and will be open every Saturday and Sunday through the Columbus Day weekend from 1 to 4 p.m. More...

Building Permits Raymond and Cynthia Smith received a permit on May 26 to replace front steps at 58 Pennsylvania Ave. Work estimated to cost $5000. Patrick Driscoll received a permit on May 27 to reinforce existing floor and replace a bathroom on the second floor at 994 Fort Getty Rd. Work estimated to cost $20,000. More...

TOWN OF JAMESTOWN ZONING BOARD OF REVIEW NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE JAMESTOWN ZONING BOARD OF REVIEW WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING JUNE 23, 2009, AT THE JAMESTOWN TOWN HALL 93 NARRAGANSETT AVENUE, JAMESTOWN, RHODE ISLAND AT 7:00 P.M. More...