The North Kingstown School Committee refused to vote on the one-year rollover clause in the contract between North Kingstown and Jamestown during its May 11 meeting, leaving some Jamestown School Committee members shaking their heads. More...

The Jamestown Yacht Club has announced the results of its second spring series race, held May 18. A Class: 1. Lynx, J/29, Dennis Nixon; 2. Aurora, Tartan 41, A. Kallfelz; 3. Picante, J/109, R. Salk/J. Shagian; 4. More...

Representatives from Contech Construction Products Inc. met with members of the Harbor Management Commission during its meeting May 12 at Town Hall – a sign that work on the boat ramp at Ft. Getty could start soon. More...

Can a large LNG tanker travel at 15 knots up the Bay? This seems an extraordinarily high rate of speed for such a huge vessel, considering the tight quarters it will encounter under the bridges and in the East Passage. More...

On May 2, the Jamestown Golf Course hosted “Par for the Horse,” a benefi t tournament for the nonprofi t Horse Play Equine Rescue & Sanctuary. More...

On May 5, we attended a halfday conference at the Crowne Plaza in Warwick. The title of the day was “Law Enforcement: A Shield To Underage Drinking.” More...

Thursday May 20 8:30 a.m., Pilates, Jamestown Golf Course, fee 3 to 8 p.m., Teen center, grades 7 to 12, recreation center 5 p.m., Total Body Conditioning, Jamestown Golf Course, fee 5:30 p.m., Alcoholics Anonymous, St. More...

This Saturday, islanders will have a rare opportunity to attend a cocktail party fundraiser at one of the island’s most unusual and fantastic properties, located on the highest peak on Conanicut Island and overlooking the entrance to Narraganse More...

Elisabeth Crowley Allen, 92, died peacefully on May 4, 2010, at Miriam Hospital, following a brief illness. Betty, or “Betts” to many, was a longtime resident of Jamestown. She was the wife of the late Max Greathouse Allen. More...

Robert H. Adams, 70, of Jamestown died May 12, 2010 at Newport Hospital. He was the husband of Julia B. (Beeghly) Adams. Born in New York City, N.Y. on March 2, 1940, he was the son of the late Frederick and Harriet (Woodard) Adams. 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 May 25, 2010, AT THE JAMESTOWN TOWN HALL 93 NARRAGANSETT AVENUE, JAMESTOWN, RHODE More...