BY MARGO SULLIVAN
The arrest of Chicago Bears’ wide receiver Sam Hurd on federal drug charges sent the sports world reeling at the end of 2011. Commentators across the U.S. More...
BY KEN SHANE
The traveling road show known as the America’s Cup World Series will set down in the area this summer, and a Jamestown resident has been invested with major responsibility to ensure that the massive event goes off without a hitch. More...
The JHS news this week starts in 1904 at the historic windmill that stands, as it has since 1787, on the crest of Windmill Hill. More...
YEAR IN REVIEW
BY TIM RIEL
In last week’s edition of the Jamestown Press, we included year-in-review stories for most of the town’s commissions and committees, as well as a feature article on what we considered to be the top 10 Jamestown-related stories of 2011. More...
Burgin Lambert Architects won a Merit Award for Design Excellence from the Rhode Island chapter of the American Institute of Architects at their annual design competition and awards ceremony on Dec. More...
At the stroke of noon on New Year’s Day, about 200 plungers took the dip into Narragansett Bay at the Jamestown 1st Day Plunge held at the town beach at East Ferry. More...
Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation has announced their household hazardous waste collection schedule for the 2012 calendar year. More...
The Elderly Brothers – an acoustic folk and rock band – will perform at the Jamestown Philomenian Library on Sunday, Jan. 8, at 3 p.m. The Elderly Brothers have been making music in the Newport area for the past two years. More...
Town Council grants CISF permission to hold six weeks of camps beginning in July
BY PHIL ZAHODIAKIN
The Town Council this week granted the Conanicut Island Sailing Foundation permission to hold six weeks of educational camps at Fort Getty for kids in the 8-11 and 12-16 age groups. More...