The Jamestown recreation department and Teen Center is partnering with Brandaris Maritime to offer a series of afterschool programs this fall for all youth ages 7 to 15. Classes will be held at Brandaris Maritime at 39 Ocean Ave. More...
The Museum of Yachting in Newport will host the 30th annual classic yacht regatta this Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 5-6. Sail Newport will run two days of racing, starting on Saturday and concluding Sunday afternoon. More...
Effective Tuesday, Sept. 8, at 6:45 a.m., tolls on the Pell Bridge in Newport will increase for drivers paying with cash and for out-ofstate drivers. The change will not affect R.I. residents using EZPass transponders. More...
A six-week hospice volunteer training program will be offered by Visiting Nurse Services of Newport & Bristol Counties at its Portsmouth office at 1184 East Main Rd. Classes will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Thursdays, beginning Sept. 17. More...
Watson Farm will offer a watercolor workshop with artist Natalie Pfanstiehl on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. More...
Kelly Easton of Jamestown has published a new book for children ages 8 to12. More...
Maeve Gearing of Jamestown, a doctoral candidate in public policy at Duke, recently co-authored an Op-Ed piece for the New York Times about the effectiveness of ignition-lock devices in lowering drunk-driving rates. It was published in the Aug. More...
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