Reservoir level falls; town asks for conservation
August 11, 2022
With the reservoir at North Pond measuring 28 inches below the spillway, coupled with severe drought conditions in Rhode Island, municipal officials in Jamestown are urging all residents — regardless...
Two teens charged with filing false election docs
August 11, 2022
Two teenagers from North Kingstown were arrested by local police Monday for conspiring to have forged signatures verified to support a gubernatorial candidate’s nomination papers. Owen Lokey and Gracie Flynn,...
Second phase of Melrose playground is ready for returning kids
BY RYAN GIBBS | August 11, 2022
When students return to the local elementary school in September, they will be greeted with a new piece of equipment on the playground. The second phase of the Melrose School...
2 cars stolen week after break-ins
August 11, 2022
Two cars — one in the North End and one in the village — were stolen overnight Monday into Tuesday, according to Ed Mello, chief of police. The stolen vehicles...
REPUBLICAN BIGWIG VISITS ISLAND
August 11, 2022
Former Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, left, and U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy overlooking Mackerel Cove during a GOP fundraiser Saturday at a Highland Drive home. Although the local electorate...
Emerging Eagle Scouts improve sanctuary
BY VERONICA BRUNO | August 11, 2022
While many teenagers were spending their summer idling in their air-conditioned rooms, two local Boy Scouts braved the heat wave to improve lookout points at Jamestown’s primary birdwatching destination. Troop...
NO MORE NUKES
August 11, 2022
Mary Meagher, vice president of the town council, reads a local resolution passed in November that urges the United States to begin the process of adopting the 2021 Treaty on...
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Kids’ fishing derby set for reservoir Saturday
August 11, 2022
The Jamestown Striper Club will sponsor its annual children’s fishing derby from 8-11 a.m. Aug. 13 at the North Pond reservoir on North Main Road. Children ages 3-14 are eligible to fish in the derby,...
Jazz musician will play his saxophone Sunday
August 11, 2022
A 2016 inductee into the Rhode Island Music Hall of Fame will perform for free during a free concert from 6:30-8 p.m. on the Veterans Memorial Square at East Ferry. Greg Abate, a jazz saxophonist...
Murray “Mac” Harrington McIntosh
August 4, 2022
Murray “Mac” Harrington McIntosh passed away July 31 at the...
Edward “Butchie” Burns
July 28, 2022
Edward “Butchie” Burns, of Montgomery, N.Y., passed away Sunday, July...