TORTOLA, BVI – A British Virgin Islands judge on Tuesday sentenced Jamestowner David Swain to 25 years in prison after a jury found him guilty of murdering his wife, Shelley Arden Tyre, in 1999. More...

We will all be watching next week as a new Town Council is sworn in, starting a three-year term of governing our island. More...

I know that Jamestown has changed a great deal since I first came to the island 60 or more years ago. More...

For the last couple of years, the country has been going through a political tailspin that has been plagued by economic disasters, health care problems, immigration issues, big business failures, massive fraud, etc., ad no seeums. More...

The work of Jamestown architects Jim Estes and Peter Twombly of Estes/Twombly Architects is featured in Yankee Modern: The Houses of Estes/Twombly, a new book by Princeton Architectural Press. More...

Thursday Nov. 12 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. Matthew’s Church Friday Nov. More...

We remember her as a kid and then a teenager appearing with her mom and dad in Jamestown Community Theatre productions and most recently, working Sunday mornings at McQuade’s when we’d stop in for groceries. She always has a big smile as we engage in pleasant banter. 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, Nov. 11, 1909 More...

Nancy C. (Williams) Maloney, 52, of Marjorie Lane, passed away Wednesday at Newport Hospital surrounded by her loving family after battling cancer for seven years. She was the beloved wife of John F. Maloney for 20 years. Born in Providence, she was a daughter of the late Bertram D. and Aldea C. (Danis) Williams. More...

Monday, Nov. 16 7 p.m., Town Hall, the Town Council meets. Tuesday, Nov. 17 The Wind Energy Committee meets. More...

JAMESTOWN SCHOOL COMMITTEE November 19, 2009 6:30 p.m. Executive Session: RIGL 42-46-5: Exception 2, Litigation re Appeal of Regents’ Decision 7:00 p.m. Business Meeting More...