Mike deAngeli readies his antique 1938 Herreshoff 12 1/2 wooden sailboat for launch. deAngeli spent the winter restoring the wooden sailing vessel. Photo by Sam Bari More...
On Monday morning – shortly after responding to a fire call at Melrose School – Steve Froberg and other firefighters responded to a call at the Jamestown Philomenian Library. More...
Jane Bentley of Jamestown took the Jamestown Press along when she met with three of her sorority sisters at the Vu Restaurant in Savannah, Ga. The group spent a week in Charleston and Kiawah, S.C. More...
Recently, there was a letter by Walter Schroder about Dutch Island. This jogged my memory about what my maternal grandfather, Leo H. Bock III, told me on a couple of occasions years ago. More...
At the time I am writing this, it has been nearly two weeks since I e-mailed the letter that appeared in the Jamestown Press last Thursday. The letter was originally sent by e-mail to all current sitting Town Council members. More...
In response to William Kelly’s letter to the editor in last week’s Jamestown Press: I see you came up with the average cost of each call to the ACO of $1271. I’d say that was a bit of an exaggeration to say the least. More...
Thursday April 8 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...
Because of the stinky weather, those of you who would have been unable to attend the Jamestown Community Band’s Spring Concert last week get a second chance. More...
C. Elaine Totten, 95, of Savannah, Ga. passed away in her sleep on March 10, 2010. Born in Trenton, N.J. on Feb. 26, 1915, she was the daughter of Frank and Caroline (Seeger) Quick. More...
George J. Vieira, 77, of Douglas Street, passed away April 1, 2010, at Grand Islander in Middletown. He was the beloved husband of Joanne T. (Gilchrist) Vieira for 44 years. A lifelong resident of Jamestown, he was a son of the late Ernest R. More...
Jamestown this week adopted a package of guidelines and recommendations as a source of “offi cial” information that the town could use to reduce threats from Conanicut island coyotes. More...
Town Administrator Bruce Keiser explained his proposal to restrain Jamestown’s spending during the next fiscal year during the April 4 budget workshop. More...
The electromagnetic fields generated by underwater electric transmission cables from offshore wind farms and pile driving during wind turbine construction may have major effects on fish, according to two British researchers who spoke March 31 at the More...
Whenever I hear someone claim that LNG tankers have an outstanding safety record and purport that we would never have a disaster here, I recall two major ship accidents that have impacted Jamestown. More...
Once in a while, my suspicious nature gets the best of me and I cannot help but wonder if people in certain areas of government think things through before they make rules. More...
Jamestown’s Conservation Commission will hold its annual island shoreline clean-up on Saturday, April 17. Participants should plan to meet at 8:30 a.m. at the recreation center at 41 Conanicus Ave. More...
Players who would like to play in Jamestown’s baseball league must register now to be included on a team this year. Try-outs for the major league are tonight, Thursday, April 8, and Friday, April 9, at 5:30 p.m. 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, April 9, 1910 More...
