I was born a Jamestowner. I took the ferryboat home from Newport Hospital. I graduated from the Jamestown school system, North Kingstown High School, and the University of Rhode Island, where I studied economics and information systems. More...

Gov. Lincoln Chafee announced Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Transportation approved the quick release of $3 million in emergency relief funds for Rhode Island. More...

Leslie Demedia and Eloise Tamer were among the many participants Sunday in the Jack-O’-Lantern Jog sponsored by the Jamestown Parks and Recreation Department. More...

Islanders were busy on Tuesday cleaning up after Hurricane Sandy. The high water mark on Conanicus Avenue was a pile of seaweed and debris. More...

Early Monday afternoon, prior to Hurricane Sandy reaching its full intensity, the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority conducted a briefing for public offi cials and press at its headquarters in Jamestown. In attendance were Gov. More...

Democrat The cost of sustaining high-performing schools remains the greatest challenge facing the School Committee. Under the funding formula, Jamestown’s state aid will decrease by 51 percent over 10 years. More...

The tall ship HMS Bounty, which was in Narragansett Bay for the 2012 Tall Ships Festival, was lost Monday in Hurricane Sandy off Cape Hatteras, N.C. More...

The state Division of Taxation recently announced that taxpayers affected by Hurricane Sandy will have until Wednesday, Nov. 7, to file returns and accompanying payments that would normally have been due Wednesday. More...

Kathy Brownell and Applejack strutted their stuff for the Jamestown Fitness Halloween Parade on Saturday. Applejack is 16 years old. More...