Jamestowner William F. Spahr, son of Richard and Joan Spahr, graduated from Marine basic training at Parris Island, S.C., on June 1. More...

Students from Melrose Avenue School show off projects that they displayed in the statewide exhibit at the Newport Art Museum’s Coleman Art Center. More...

On May 10, Gov. Lincoln Chafee signed legislation designating the soon-to-be-commissioned 196-foot SSV Oliver Hazard Perry the state’s official Sailing Education Vessel. More...

The Inter-Collegiate Sailing Association recently named Jamestowner Natalie Salk an All- American Honorable Mention. Salk, a junior at Tufts University in Massachusetts, was one of just 13 women skippers honored during a banquet last week. More...

June is always a busy month for the Jamestown Historical Society. The windmill opens for the season on Saturday, June 16. The Quaker meetinghouse will have an open house on that day, also. The new exhibit at the museum opens on Sunday, June 17. More...

In its limited opening in the United States, “Moonrise Kingdom” received praise from many of the nation’s top reviewers. The film was directed by Wes Anderson and filmed entirely in Rhode Island, including Fort Wetherill. More...

The Jamestown Arts Center will show six shorts from the Rhode Island International Film Festival beginning at 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 21. More...

Robin Everett-Mcguirl, a cancer survivor, poses with the Press in Lake Tahoe, Nev., at mile 72 of a 100-mile bike ride for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. More...

Island printmaker Jane McNally Wright’s love for the art began at an early age – but she opted for another career path. It was her move to the art-inspired community of Jamestown that changed everything in that regard. More...