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Complex terminology and emerging loopholes in the recently passed zoning amendments provided ample conversation for the Planning Commission during last Wednesday’s meeting as the group worked to provide additional clarity on the document. More ... Superintendent Marcia Lukon told the school committee last Thursday night that the recent H1N1 school vaccination clinics were successful. Lukon also said that after a spike in absenteeism, attendance rates are returning to normal at both Melrose and Lawn Avenue schools. “Student attendance has improved and has been pretty much normal this week,” she said. More ... Bill Levin and Laurie Martin of Mizzen Avenue took the Jamestown Press along when they traveled to the Seychelle Islands in the Indian Ocean recently to visit Bill’s son and daughter-in-law, who More ... The Jamestown Press will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 26, in observance of Thanksgiving. This week, the Press office at 42 Narragansett Ave. will be open on Wednesday, Nov. 25, and Friday, Nov. 27, until 3 p.m. Next week’s issue of the Press will be published on schedule. Offi ce hours will return to normal. Look for your copy of the Press on Thursday, Dec. 3. More ... The Jamestown Press will publish a special insert that will include the names and phone numbers of those not listed in the current island telephone directory. The Junior Women’s Club Telephone Directory uses the Verizon listing. There were several islanders who were not included in the current phonebook. More ... Kelly Elizabeth Grennan and Richard “Rip” John Smith Jr. were married July 2 at St. Bernard’s Church in Wickford. The bride is the daughter of Thomas and Ellen Grennan of North Kingstown. The groom is the son of Richard and Michelle Smith of Jamestown. More ... The Zoning Board granted a special-use permit at its meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 17, for the installation of another wireless communication facility at the water tower property on Howland Avenue. More ... I have always enjoyed Thanksgiving. It’s the best holiday of the year for many reasons. It gives families a chance to get together to enjoy a fine meal. The weather is usually good enough that the kids can still go outside and kick a ball around while the grownups catch up on current events or family scandals. More ... Anyone who exercises regularly knows that the workout routine can all too easily become just that – routine. So when Barbara Lundy, owner of Jamestown Fitness, wanted to motivate her members to shake up their workouts, she launched a cardio contest designed to get a little competitive spirit going in the gym. And competitive it got, Lundy said. More ... North Atlantic right whales, the most endangered of New England’s whales, are making a modest comeback, according to New England Aquarium’s senior scientist Moira Brown. More ... Signs of the holiday season, including the village Christmas tree making its way to East Ferry, are appearing all over the island. More ... Ben and Carol Buglio of Jamestown took the Press along when they visited the Galata Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey, earlier this month. More ... Audrey Magarian, 5, gets into the holiday spirit while taking part in a “Charlie Brown Thanksgiving” potluck last Sunday at the Jamestown library. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More ... The six islanders on the North Kingstown High School junior varsity boys’ soccer team would not mind making another run at the South Kingstown Rebels in the semifinals with the hindsight they have now. More ... It was a day to remember. Last September, I joined my daughter, Jacquie, my sonin law, Marc, and my grandson, Justin, to see a taping of “Wheel of Fortune” at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center. The Boston-themed set of “Wheel” rolled in with its 160-member crew from Los Angeles, featuring the Boston area as a destination. More ... |
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