Anaclaire Tamboe, Josie Wagner and Abby Wagner, all students at Melrose School, donated the proceeds from their lemonade stand to their school. More...
What do you get when you add bicyclists, skateboarders and other wheeled vehicles to a busy main street packed with parked cars on both sides and sidewalks crowded with pedestrians? The answer: A recipe for disaster. Just ask Dee Hellewell. More...
When R.I. Dept. of Education Commissioner Deborah Gist visited Jamestown schools on Tuesday, one of her goals was to find out “how things we’re doing at the state level are actually being rolled out in the school,” she said. More...
When I was a boy, I remember traveling across the country by car and seeing crowded cities with noisy factories working around the clock to supply the country with needed goods. More...
Thursday Sept. 17 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...
I have been on an adventure. I woke up on a Wednesday morning with some breathing difficulties and Mim called 911. In a short time, a patrolman arrived at our door, followed by the Jamestown Emergency Medical Services ambulance. More...
West Ligomes, Joseph Erickson and Reed Ligomes took the Jamestown Press to the top of the Empire State Building on a recent trip to New York City. More...
7:25 p.m., Sept. 8, Ladder 1, Cars 2 and 3, and Engines 1, 2 and 3 were dispatched to Norman Road for a smoke removal call. 10 a.m., Sept. 8, Car 1 went to Fox Run for a lockout call. 8:11 a.m., Sept. More...
Jamestown is about to launch a public debate on long-standing proposals to renovate and possibly reconfigure the recreational facilities at Ft. Getty. More...
History buffs can take a walk through a few of the island’s oldest homes this weekend as the Jamestown Historical Society kicks off its annual tour of historic Jamestown homes. More...
I think the time has come that motorcycles and other noisy vehicles (without mufflers) be banned from driving on Narragansett Avenue, especially during the summer. More...
Your Sept. 3 editorial, “Farewell to the summer that wasn’t,” ends with a reference to Labor Day beginning as a celebration when working classes were fighting for fair wages and rights in the workplace. More...
On occasion, we have heard or read comments that the decorative lighting on the Pell and Mt. Hope bridges is a contributing factor to the toll increase. In the opinion of the R.I. Turnpike and Bridge Authority board of directors, they are not. More...
Free compost bags are available to all Jamestown residents on a first-come, first-served basis at two local retailers, Jamestown Hardware and the Secret Garden. In 2006, the town received a grant from the R.I. More...
Jamestown’s new vocal music ensemble, “The Women’s World Music A Capella Ensemble” is open to all women interested in singing, regardless of their singing experience. More...
The Pemberton apartments will hold a community sidewalk sale this Saturday, Sept. 19, at 9 a.m. Collectibles, antiques, books, art, housewares, tools and furniture will be sold. The sale will be held at the corner of Pemberton and Watson Avenues. 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, Sept. 15, 1909 More...
Rose R. (Hobin) Branch, 92, of Jamestown, died peacefully at home surrounded by her loving family on Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2009. She was the beloved wife of Joseph F. Branch for 68 years and a daughter of the late Vincent F. More...
TOWN OF JAMESTOWN ZONING BOARD OF REVIEW NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE JAMESTOWN ZONING BOARD OF REVIEW WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING SEPTEMBER 22, 2009, AT THE JAMESTOWN TOWN HALL 93 NARRAGANSETT AVENUE, JAMESTOWN, More...
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