November 14, 2013 RSS feed / About Town

Meet town admin at ’Ganny on Thursday

A meet and greet with new Town Administrator Kevin Paicos will take place at the Narragansett Café on Thursday, Nov. 14, at 5:30 p.m. The Jamestown Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring the event. There will be light appetizers and a cash bar. More...

Last chance to sign up for wreath workshop

Deadline to register for a workshop on how to make a holiday wreath is Friday, Nov. 15. Call Lynda Sutton at 423- 0910 to register. The seminar will be held on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to noon at the community farm. More...

Author will discuss burning of Gaspee

Rory Raven, the author of “Burning the Gaspee: Revolution in Rhode Island,” will lead a discussion at the library on Thursday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. More...

Blood drive Monday at Portuguese club

The Jamestown Fire Department will sponsor a blood drive at the Portuguese American Citizens Club on Monday, Nov. 18, from 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. More...

Santa Claus will arrive in town early this year

Santa Claus will arrive at East Ferry by boat on Saturday, Nov. 30, at 1 p.m. He is expected to pass the Castle Hill Coast Guard Station at 12:45 p.m., docking at Conanicut Marine 15 minutes later. Santa, along with Mrs. More...

Tickets on sale for annual fundraiser

The Jamestown Arts Center will celebrate the art of illumination at its third annual community fundraiser on Saturday, Nov. 23, from 7 to 10 p.m. More...

Readers will discuss ‘The Power of One’

Readers are invited to discuss “The Power of One,” a 1989 novel by Bryce Courtenay, at the library on Tuesday, Nov. 26, at 1 p.m. The book follows Peekay, an Englishspeaking South African boy whose childhood is marked by humiliation More...