December 16, 2010 RSS feed / News

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Jamestown resident awarded $7.5 million for HIV research

By Geoff Campbell
Brown University professor and Jamestown resident Peter Monti was recently awarded a $7.5 million grant from the National Institute of Health to fund the new Brown Alcohol Research Center on HIV. More...

Kiddy Council

The Jamestown School first grade took a field trip to Town Hall. (Above, left to right) Kelsey Gouveia, Greta Gallagher, Audrey Magarian and Courtney Danchak stand behind the Council table. More...

Holiday scenes

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Books that can make great gifts for gardeners

The Island Garden
By Roger Marshall

As a gardening writer and author I get a lot of press releases and other info about garden stuff that might be of interest to readers. This week I thought I’d mention a couple of books that you might like. More...

Family fun at the fort

Fort Wetherill lies about 2.5 miles north of the tip of Beavertail, opposite Mackerel Cove and overlooking our namesake, Kettlebottom Rock. More...

Donations now accepted by Lions Club

The Jamestown Lions Club will accept donations of things relating to boating and fishing. All items contributed will be sold at a yard sale in town in June 2011. Any funds raised will be used to help finance community projects. More...

BIRTH

Adriana and Ben Trautman announce the arrival of their first daughter, Olivia Rose Trautman. The newest Jamestown resident was born at Kent Hospital on Thursday, Dec. 9, at 1:08 p.m. Olivia is Adriana and Ben’s second child. More...

Board puts temporary freeze on utility shutoffs

By Phil Zahodiakin

Jamestown Town Council members this week adopted a resolution endorsing a temporary moratorium on water- and sewerservice shutoffs when delinquent ratepayers are burdened by “legitimate economic stress conditions.” The Town Council, a More...

Season’s tunes

The Jamestown Community Band dazzled islanders with a great selection of foot-tapping seasonal favorites during the band’s annual holiday concert Tuesday evening at the PAC Club. More...

Experience earned after a season under the sun

VIEWPOINT
By Linda Del Buono

“This is probably the only time in your life when you’ll be able to do this,” Craig Totten said. More...

Finally, a television show I can watch

Flotsam and Jetsam
By Donna Drago

I don’t watch an awful lot of television. More...

Toys from teens

Adolescents Making Programs for Teens, the Jamestown Teen Center’s advisory council, held a toy drive and two fundraisers to benefit Hasbro Children’s Hospital. More...

Local company honored as ‘start-up business of the year’

By Geoff Campbell

Jamestown’s Ecologic Spray Foam Insulation was recently recognized by the South Eastern Economic Development Corporation (SEED) as the “Start-Up Small Business of the Year” for 2010. More...