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Chris Powell has seen it all during the 28 or so years he has served as “chief fool” of the Jamestown Yacht Club’s annual Fools’ Rules Regatta – like the guy who once tried to make a boat out of ice. More ... The White House recently announced President Obama’s intent to nominate Assistant U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha to be the next U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island. Neronha was recommended for the job by U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse. More ... Jamestown Taxpayers Association members have identified the upcoming police contract negotiations as the single most-pressing issue demanding its near-term attention. A proposed sailing school and revisions to the Jamestown charter rounded out the “top three” issues that the fledgling group selected from a list of five during an Aug. 10 meeting at the Jamestown Grange. More ... If you have ever enjoyed a cookout at the Rembijas Pavilion overlooking the cove at Ft. Getty or checked out a large-print book at the Jamestown Philomenian Library, you have experienced just some of the work of the Jamestown Lions Club. More ... Judy Stickney (left) and Marion Gomez set up shop at East Ferry recently selling raffle tickets to support the Jamestown Community Chorus. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More ... Alena Caldarone’s bridge club used to meet at the Pemberton Apartments community room every Tuesday afternoon – until recently, when management imposed new rules for the use of the room. The new rules, which took effect on Aug. 1, include a $25 fee per group per use, according to Ernest Anthony, chairman of the Jamestown Housing Authority Board. More ... Brothers Michael, left and Peter Liberati of Jamestown last week launched “The Shack,” Jamestown’s newest eatery. The outdoor dining venture overlooks Dutch Harbor. More ... On Saturday, Sept. 12, from noon to 5 p.m. (weather permitting), Clouds Hill Victorian House museum in Warwick will offer demonstrations of old-time cider making, horse-drawn plowing and Victorian crafts. More ... The Newport Historical Society will offer a walking tour showcasing celebrated Newport artists and writers of the 19th century on Saturday, Sept. 5, at 1 p.m. More ... Bob Cournoyer and Ray Harrison, both of Jamestown and representing Valley Country Club in Warwick, recently won the 16th Ed Perry Senior Four-Ball Net Championship in a sudden death play-off at Agawam More ... Martin A daughter, Mackenzie Marie, was born July 17, 2009, at Kent County Hospital to Jammie (Leveillee) Martin and Joseph Martin of Jamestown. Grandparents are Gloria and James Leveillee of Coventry and Kathy Martin of Jamestown. Brodin More ... Members of the Jamestown Fire Department were dressed in their finest for the Memorial Day parade. Jim Smith took this picture of the volunteers and their trucks. More ... The 1,600-ft. remnant of the old Jamestown bridge has become a lightning rod for controversy over a fishing pier proposed for the site of the rusting trestle – which must be demolished by the end of 2010. More ... The 10th running of the NK5k road race and walk to benefit North Kingstown High School scholarships is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 12, at 9:30 a.m. Race registration begins at 7:30 a.m. at the high school track and field. The NK5k is open to everyone from serious runners to strolling kids, and features a flat, speedy course with an Olympic-style finish onto the school track. More ... The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 79 will hold a one-day boating class at the Jamestown Fire Dept. on Narragansett Avenue on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. More ... Hundreds of the world’s best open water rowers and paddlers will descend on Mackerel Cove on Saturday, Aug. 29, to compete in a grueling self-propelled race around the island. The racers will complete a difficult 15.5-mile counter revolution around the island ending at Fort Getty. More ... The Jamestown Yacht Club has announced the results of the seventh race in its summer series: • A Class: 1. Bronco, Melges 32, M. Domingues; 2. Macx, C28, Bill MacGowan; 3. Baby Bella, Melges 24, Mark Nannini. More ... It is not too late to register for British Challenger soccer camp at the Lawn Avenue fields in Jamestown starting Monday. More ... Joel William Newbolt of Jamestown, son of Annette and William Newbolt, has enrolled for the fall semester at Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY. Newbolt, recipient of a RIT achievement scholarship and a R.I. Higher Education academic scholarship, will major in physics. He is a 2009 graduate of North Kingstown High School. More ... Paul Sprague wants you to have a good time. However, he would like you to do it responsibly. A seasoned entrepreneur, Sprague – who founded the Jamestown Ferry service and later, the heating oil delivery company, Island Energy – has recently launched a third service-oriented business called Island Shuttle. More ... The Jamestown Planning Commission last week discussed updating the responsibilities of the town’s Technical Review Committee. The discussion was the only item on the Aug. 5 meeting agenda, and no members of the public attended the meeting. More ... Isaac and Art Spivack took the Jamestown Press along on a self-supported bicycle trip through the Canadian Rockies. More ... There’s a mocking bird in my yard that thinks I’m its meal ticket. All summer when I enter the vegetable garden he, or she, sits on the fence watching what I do. If I pull up weeds or dig some potatoes, the bird, who I call Fred, is right there. As soon as I move 10 feet away, Fred is checking out the ground for insects. More ... When Jamestowner Jill Harrison talks about the importance of experiential, hands-on learning, she’s not just spouting empty rhetoric. Harrison, an assistant professor of sociology at Rhode Island College, spends her time and energy living that belief. She recently returned from Ecuador, a country she visits several times a year. More ... |
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Your Health 2010
