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News July 23, 2009  RSS feed

Planning Commission recommends historic district zoning for Shoreby Hill
      Planning Commission members last week unanimously agreed to recommend to the Town Council that a historic zoning district be established in lower Jamestown’s Shoreby Hill area.
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A busy weekend
     There was something for everyone at the 78th annual Summer Fair hosted by St. Matthew’s church on Saturday. Above, folks shopped for a good read at the fair’s used book table.
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School committee approves new director of student services
      The Jamestown School Committee held a short meeting last Wednesday evening during which it approved the appointment of Gwenn Spence as director of student services. Spence will replace Dr. Robert Fricklas, who retired at the end of the last school year.
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Highway barn completed
     The highway department this week planned to start its move into the town’s new public works facility. Here are a few additional pictures of the new building.
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FOR THE RECORD
      A July 16 article on locally produced fresh food stated that Joe and Jesse Dutra’s dairy cows at Wanton Farm, also known as Dutra Farm, in Jamestown produce milk for the Rhody Fresh Dairy Cooperative.
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Up to my elbows in produce – and loving it
Flotsam and Jetsam
      On the seventh day, I cook
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Jamestown team captures Newport Babe Ruth baseball championship
      Jamestown’s Ali’s Run team won the Newport Babe Ruth Baseball Championship on July 9 at Cardine’s Field in Newport, with a hard-fought 5-4 victory over the R&R Construction team. This was was Ali’s Run first championship since the team entered the Newport league four years ago.
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The Jamestown Yacht Club’s summer series race results
      Race Number 5 of the Jamestown Yacht Club Summer Series was held on July14. The following are the results for the race: A Class: 1. Macx, C28, Bill MacGowan; 2. Viper 640 #85, Viper 640, William Freeborn; 3. Baby Bella, Melges 24, Mark Nannini; 4. Sluff, Open 5.70, Ben Jacobsen.
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New Teen Center Job Corps program a win-win for kids and families
      Summer often finds teens scraping the piggy bank for gas money or $10 to catch the latest flick. This year, with the weak economy, some adolescents have found it tough to find a summer job – unless they are from Jamestown, that is.
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A bountiful berry harvest
The Island Garden
      I was out picking blueberries quite early the other morning, listening to the sounds of the birds (smack!) and the sounds of the deer snuffling through the undergrowth (smack!). Oh, and did I mention the sounds of mosquitoes buzzing around my arms and legs (smack!)? Mosquito swatting punctuated my picking.
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Treasure hunt
     Emily and Christopher Adams took a break to search for treasures during last weekend’s Summer Fair at St. Matthew’s Church. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten
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Island authors pen guide to all things British
      One island couple has turned their own efforts to bridge the gap between what is foreign and what is familiar into a new book called “Brittania in Brief.”
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