Solar array planned for landfill site
BY TIM RIEL | September 21, 2023
The town council has given the green light for the administration to move forward with determining the feasibility of installing a solar array at the landfill. Town Administrator Ed Mello...
Westerly lieutenant tapped as new chief
BY TIM RIEL | September 21, 2023
Jamie Campbell, a lieutenant with the Westerly Police Department, has been appointed Jamestown’s chief of police. The town council voted 3-0 at Monday’s meeting to approve the recommendation from Town...
OUT OF THIS WORLD
BY VERONICA BRUNO | September 21, 2023
The seventh- and eighth-grade classes at Lawn School tuned in live last Thursday as two American astronauts aboard the International Space Station described their lives above the atmosphere. Students across...
Council eyeing ways to amend volunteer roles
BY TIM RIEL | September 14, 2023
The town council will consider a proposal at its meeting Monday to create an “consistent, open and fair” process to appoint volunteers to public bodies. The protocol recommended by Town...
Superintendent search schedule set
BY TIM RIEL | September 21, 2023
The school district will have a new superintendent in the spring if all goes according to plan. The school committee approved a timeline to replace Ken Duva. Kathy Sipala has...
Special Sections
Arts center schedules film festival screenings
September 21, 2023
The 26th annual Manhattan Short film festival will be screened at 7 p.m. Sept. 29, Sept. 30, Oct. 6 and Oct. 7 at the Jamestown Arts Center, 18 Valley St. The winners for best film...
Registration available for Sept. 30 flu clinic
September 21, 2023
The Friends of the Jamestown Philomenian Library are sponsoring a flu clinic from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 30 at the recreation center, 41 Conanicus Ave. Everyone at least 3 years old is eligible...
Kurt William Breneiser
September 14, 2023
Kurt William Breneiser, 42, of Jamestown, R.I., passed away Sept....
Robert “Bob” Loughlin
September 14, 2023
Robert “Bob” Loughlin, 83, of Jamestown, R.I., passed away peacefully...