September 9, 2010 RSS feed / News

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Long journey to the island for Jamestown Mist owners

By Sam Bari
Pay a visit to the Jamestown Mist – the new name for the former Extramart on Narragansett Avenue – and a man with a big smile and a helpful nature will more than likely greet you when you walk through the door. More...

Wood, Price to wed

Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Wood of Jamestown announce the engagement of their daughter, Brooke Andreae Wood, to Michael Richard Price, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Price of Marin County, Calif. More...

Where in the World is the Jamestown Press?

Dan Bershad (left) and Andrew Bauer took the Jamestown Press along on their trip to Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, N.Y. last month. More...

Hospital to offer free prostate cancer screening

South County Hospital will offer a free prostate cancer screening for men on Saturday, Sept. 11, from 8 a.m. to noon. The clinic will be conducted by Board-certified physicians from Urology Associates. The exam is private, quick and convenient. More...

Hospice to offer volunteer training program

A six-week hospice volunteer training program offered by Visiting Nurse Services of Newport & Bristol Counties begins Sept. 16, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in its Portsmouth office at 1184 East Main Rd. More...

First District Congressional candidates tell what they’d do for Jamestown

By Holly Benton

With the statewide primary election for Rhode Island’s first Congressional district seat taking place this Tuesday, Sept. More...

Don’t miss your chance to visit historic island homes

By Rosemary Enright

The Jamestown Historical Society will host its annual house tour on Saturday, Sept. 18. This year’s tour will feature three island properties. More...

What you do now affects the spring garden

The Island Garden
By Roger Marshall

This is the time of year when bare patches start to show up in your garden as flowering plants die back. It’s also the time of year when you should be thinking about your spring flower garden. More...

Making friends with killers

Flotsam and Jetsam
By Donna Drago

I hadn’t seen a praying mantis in many years. Until last week, that is, when I spotted one hanging around under the pumpkin vine in our yard. I was more than 20 feet away when I saw it. More...

LaFazia, Manzotti to wed

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas LaFazia of Jamestown announce the engagement of their son, Tom LaFazia, to Stephanie Manzotti, daughter of Kathy Kelly of North Kingstown, and David Manzotti of Narragansett and Boca Raton, Fla. More...

Community piano concert to be held Sept. 19

Jane Murray, on oboe, and Susan Curran Culpo, on viola, will join Manabu Takasawa on the Jamestown community piano for the first concert of the Jamestown Community Piano Association’s 2010-2011 season on Sunday, Sept. 19, at 2 p.m. at St. More...

Don’t forget to vote this Tuesday

This Tuesday, Sept. 14, is primary election day. Registered island voters can vote at the Jamestown recreation center at 41 Conanicus Ave. between 8 a.m. and 9 p.m. More...