During last Thursday’s School Committee meeting, Superintendent Marcia Lukon reported that the latest estimates by the R.I. Dept. of Education indicate that Jamestown’s participation in the statewide transportation system will not save the town money and, in fact, will cost the district money. More...
With the combined carrots of possible federal stimulus money and a half-million dollar state grant, the Town Council may next week vote on whether Jamestown will pursue building not one, but two electricity-generating turbines on our island. More...
In my view, the rapidly forward-moving bike path project envisioned to bisect the North End of Jamestown along the north reservoir is the road to nowhere. From a cost benefit perspective, this project should be silently placed into the niceto have bucket, especially in these tough economic times where improved sidewalks, roads and infrastructure would serve the greater good. More...
On Feb. 7, 2010, for many football fans around the globe, the year will come to a screeching halt. Until the season starts again in the fall, the months will drag by slowly enough to make a congressional filibuster feel speedy. More...
The town of Jamestown will offer a free public H1N1 vaccination clinic on Saturday, Feb. 6, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Melrose Avenue School.
The clinic will be open to anyone 18 years of age or older (children younger than 18 are not eligible to be vaccinated at this clinic). The vaccination is free and requires no identification. More...
Thursday Jan. 28
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 Jan. More...
In answer to last week’s observations, Dorothy Strang notes that mixed in with the beautiful shingled colonial-style buildings between the waterfront and the firehouse on Narragansett Avenue are five buildings constructed of brick. 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 Journal, Jan. 29, 1910
The masonry work on the new pumping station is nearly completed. More...
Olive “Ollie” C.
Blackwood, 66, of
Saunderstown, R.I., formerly of Jamestown, died Sunday, Jan. 24, at home, surrounded by family after a brief and courageous battle with cancer. She was the wife of the late Richard W. Blackwood.
Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Walter V. and Celia Gordon. More...
Thursday, Jan. 28
7 p.m., Lawn School Library, the School Committee meets for a budget workshop.
Monday, Feb. 1
7 p.m., Town Hall, the Town Council meets.
Wednesday, Feb. 3
7:30 p.m., Town Hall, the Planning Commission meets.
Thursday, Feb. 4
More...
Your Health 2010
They’re going to Disney World