Registration for the Jamestown Soccer Association’s Fall 2009 recreation soccer league is now underway. All registrations are done online at www.jamestown-soccer. com. More...
The Jamestown Police Benevolent Association and the Teen Center will host a trip for teens to Six Flags in Agawam, Mass., on Wednesday, Aug. 12. A coach bus will leave the Recreation Center at 7 a.m. and will return by 8 p.m. More...
Advance tickets for the Jamestown Community Chorus’ 20th annual talent show on Thursday, Aug. 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Jamestown Community Center are now available at Jamestown Hardware, Baker’s Pharmacy, and the Secret Garden. More...
Join blackbelts Liz Smith and Linda Haverty on Tuesday, Aug. 11, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at the Jamestown Country Club to learn the basics of self-defense. More...
Rosia and Edward Beaulieu of Jamestown have announced the engagement of their daughter, Sara-Anne, to Mike Thomas, the son of Karen and Edward Thomas Sr. of Westford, Mass. More...
Now through Aug. 22, all BankNewport branch offices will collect community donations of the non-perishable food items that are most needed at the R.I. More...
Cheryl Lynn Harwood and John Justin Bell were married on July 11, 2009, in Malden, Mass. The bride attended Woburn High School and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. The groom attended South Kingstown High School and has a B.A. More...
Ferranti graduates from Simmons College Sarah Ferranti of Jamestown recently received a bachelor of arts degree in political science from the College of Arts and Sciences at Simmons College in Boston. More...
Road crews were out in force recently to fix drainage problems on Watson Avenue after a heavy rainstorm drenched the area. Photo by Jeff McDonough More...
An inflatable waterslide, free giveaways and professional demos were just a few of the highlights that marked the Teen Center’s annual Skate Fest held at the skate park behind Lawn Avenue School last Saturday afternoon. More...
The Jamestown Lions Club will co-sponsor a steak fry in honor of Leo J. Gracik Jr. on Saturday, Sept. 12, from 3 to 9 p.m. at the Ft. Getty pavilion in Jamestown. The event is a benefit for the R.I. Lions Children With Cancer Fund. More...
The Rose Island Lighthouse Foundation will host its 26th annual clambake at the Rose Island Lighthouse on Saturday, Aug. 15, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The event will be held rain or shine. More...
The dance troupe Napua O Polynesia will perform for children and their families at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 11, in the Jamestown Philomenian Library meeting hall. More...
The Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association will offer a 10 percent discount on any one item purchased by visitors to the museum gift shop tomorrow, Aug. 7, in honor of National Lighthouse Day. The gift shop is open daily from 10 a.m. More...
The Jamestown Parks and Recreation department will present Jose Costa solo steel drum band this Sunday, Aug. 9, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at East Ferry Memorial Square. This free concert is part of the Summer Music in Jamestown series. More...
Ben Huchinson, 7, shows off the crabs he caught at the Dumplings pier recently, using mussels he caught as bait. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More...
The Gilbert Stuart Museum will host “Raising the Roof,” its major summer fundraiser, on Friday, Aug. 7, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the museum grounds. More...
Charest A son, John “Jack” Spencer Charest, was born May 23, 2009, at Women and Infants Hospital in Providence to Gregg and Elizabeth Charest of Jamestown. Jack weighed 6 pounds, 10 ounces. More...
Bring the family to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport on Saturday, Aug. 22, for Kids Day. A clinic for children ages 12 and under will be offered from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. More...
The Jamestown library has announced its book discussion group schedule for fall. On Monday, Aug. 17, at 7 p.m. and Tuesday, Aug. 18, at 1 p.m., the groups will discuss “The Women” by T. Coraghessan Boyle. More...
The next regular meeting of the Retired Enlisted Association, Narragansett Bay Chapter 79, will be held on Saturday, Aug. 8, at 10 a.m. at the VFW Hall at 134 Shove St. in Tiverton. More...
Jamestowner Nick Robertson took the Jamestown Press with him when he recently visited longtime friend Larry Boysen (pictured) in Wapello, Iowa. More...
The annual Jamestown Seaside Family Cruise, featuring classic, custom and antique cars, will be held Sunday, Sept. 6, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Ft. Getty. Cars must be registered by 1 p.m. More...