Chief Mello got the town’s emergency notification system up and running this week. For all the flak that the Police Department gets on the island, there seems to be no discernable reasons for letters to the editor opposing this project. More...

Life has gotten easier. A persistent memory from my early childhood, now more than 60 years distant, is of my father, working around the outside of our homes, and on their grounds. He was always working diligently at a task that needed doing. More...

In the past few years fireworks have been available for sale to consumers in Rhode Island. They are readily accessible and sold at convenience stores, supermarkets and in roadside tents in the days leading up to July 4. More...

On June 14, what I thought was a modest illness suddenly became a major one. I experienced fever, personal confusion, and the inability to stand or walk. My wife, Maribeth, called the EMS and I was promptly taken to Newport Hospital. More...

The Jamestown Senior Center menu is listed below. The dining room is open from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on weekdays. Suggested donation is $3. Thursday, July 12 More...

Week of July 12 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 More...

Charles A. “Chopmist Charlie” Masso, 79, of Jamestown , formerly of Scituate, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on July 10, 2012, at home. He was the beloved husband of the late Jane E. (Gustafson) Masso. More...

Thomas Smart passed away on July 3, 2012, at his home in Monson, Mass. He was known to his friends as Max, and lived on his boat, the Johnny Angel, from May through October for many years at Conanicut Marina. More...

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVENTHAT THE JAMESTOWN ZONINGBOARD OF REVIEW WILL HOLD APUBLIC HEARING July 24, 2012,AT THE JAMESTOWN TOWN HALL93 NARRAGANSETT AVENUE,JAMESTOWN, RHODE ISLAND AT7:00 P.M. UPON THE FOLLOWING: More...