The Jamestown Zoning Board of Review on Tuesday unanimously approved a variance and special-use permit for the property on Valley Street, the proposed site of the new Jamestown Arts Center. More...

Like a high-stakes game of tugo war, Jamestown has found itself pulled in two directions. On one side is “old” Jamestown, a vocal group that wants to preserve what already exists on the island and to limit change and expansion. More...

In a community as small as Jamestown, undiscovered treasures are often hard to come by. But that is exactly what awaits visitors to Beavertail State Park when they step inside the tiny, but fascinating world of the Beavertail Naturalist Aquarium. More...

For reasons that are beyond my realm of comprehension, columnists share a common perception (this columnist included) that makes readers think we live on distant planets uninhabited by anything remotely associated with human beings. More...

Thursday July 30 6:15 a.m., Open yoga, Beavertail, fee 8:30 a.m., Pilates, Jamestown Country Club, fee 3 to 8 p.m., Teen center, grades 7 to 12, recreation center 5:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, St. More...

The people’s choice for the Jamestown Community Theatre’s November production is “Fiddler on The Roof.” 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, July 29, 1909 More...

Monday, Aug. 3, 7 p.m., Town Hall, the Town Council meets. Wednesday, Aug. 5 7:30 p.m., Town Hall, the Planning Commission meets. More...

Fire runs 5:30 a.m., July 20, Car 1, Ladder 1, and Engines 1 and 2 went to Friendship Street for a smoke alarm. 12:02 p.m., July 22, Car 1, Rescue 1, Car 3 and Engine 3 were dispatched to Gray Gull Road for a smoke detector malfunction. More...

DUI charges •John Vieira, 52, of 35 Bryer Ave., was charged July 24 with first offense DUI during a traffic stop on Bryer Avenue, police said. More...