Jamestown celebrates the start of the holiday season with its 30th annual Village Christmas Tree Lighting this Saturday, Dec. 4, at East Ferry. Islander Chris Powell started the tree-lighting tradition back in 1980. More...
Manny Neronha Jr. is a storyteller. Interviewed as part of the Jamestown Historical Society’s Oral History Project, Manny recounted two notable tales from his Jamestown youth. More...
Finding a job in today’s economy is only half the problem. The other half is keeping the job. Competition to maintain employment in the current economic climate is particularly important. More...
Mei-Ella Vickers, a fifth grader a Lawn Avenue School, was presented with a black belt in Matsubayahsi-ryu, a defensive form of martial arts, on Sunday, Nov. 14. More...
A 37-inch flat-screen HDTV heads up an impressive list of raffle items to be won at the St. Mark Church Christmas Festival on Saturday, Dec. 4, from 9:30 a.m. to 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, December 3, 1910 More...
Fire runs Nov. 25, 8:35 a.m., Car 1, Car 3 and Engine 3 were dispatched to Beavertail Road for an EMS assist. Nov. 25, 5:55 p.m., Car 1, Car 2, Car 3, Engine 2 and Engine 1 went to Union Street for a kitchen fire. Nov. More...
The jolly ol’ elf himself, Santa Claus, was seen (above) in Jamestown on Wednesday getting his beard trimmed by Cathryn Jamieson at the Cathryn Jamieson Salon. More...
The holiday festivities will be in full swing for the first weekend of December and islanders won’t have to go far to get into the Christmas spirit. Santa Claus is expected to make his annual arrival by boat at East Ferry, too. More...
We would like to thank everyone for their love and support of Rose Fraley, 81, who passed away peacefully on Saturday, Nov. 13. Art and Dee Christman Jamestown More...
I had the pleasure of being in the audience for “The Boys Next Door” at the Prout School on Nov. 19. The play is about four men with developmental disabilities who live together, their staff and their friends. More...
Recent media coverage of the school committee’s contract settlement with the Jamestown Teachers Association correctly reported key changes in the economic terms of the agreement. More...
The Beavertail Lighthouse Museum will host a holiday open house on Sunday, Dec. 5, from 1 to 5 p.m. There will be refreshments, including homemade cookies and apple cider, and the lighthouse is decorated for Christmas. More...
Yoga instructor Diana McCallister will hold an introductory yoga session at the Jamestown library on Thursday, Dec. 2, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. The free class will teach yoga newcomers about the philosophy and physical practice of yoga. More...
The Jamestown Arts Center will hold two events in the first week of December. On Thursday, Dec. 2, the center will host Salsa Night from 7 to 10 p.m. Chili and beverages at 7 p.m. More...
Priscilla Manning Porter died peacefully at home on Nov. 14, 2010 after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. She was 93 and had been actively working at the craft of fusing glass in her Washington, Conn. More...