Deadline to register rentals delayed
BY TIM RIEL | November 25, 2022
Although owners of short-term rentals must be registered with the state by New Year’s Day, local licensing has been postponed until 2024. The town council at its meeting Monday agreed...
Families in need get help from community
BY RYAN GIBBS | November 25, 2022
Jamestown residents ranging from preschool to post-retirement are pitching in to stock the shelves of the two local food pantries for Thanksgiving. The Jamestown Rotary Club donated 31 turkey baskets...
Newly enacted rental ordinance back on agenda
BY TIM RIEL | November 17, 2022
The town council is considering the formation of a working group to potentially amend the ordinance that governs short-term rentals, which was passed unanimously in August. Ron Ratcliffe, serving as...
WHERE IN THE WORLD?
November 25, 2022
Frank O’Donnell took The Jamestown Press to Historic Jamestowne in Virginia, an archaeological site of the first permanent English settlement in North America. Colonists set sail from Europe in 1606...
State gets $5M to improve broadband access
November 25, 2022
As chairwoman of the Rhode Island House Innovation, Internet & Technology Committee, Jamestown resident Deb Ruggiero’s plan to establish a broadband director, which would allow the state to access federal...
Local students post top RICAS scores
November 25, 2022
Third-graders at Melrose School during the 2021-22 academic year met or exceeded expectations in math more than any other grade level in any other district in Rhode Island. According to...
Decorate Getty Christmas tree
November 25, 2022
Visitors to Fort Getty are encouraged to decorate the apple tree extending over the concrete foundation where the Conanicut Island Sailing Foundation operates during the summer. The Christmas tree will...
Special Sections
Life coach to mentor creative professionals
November 25, 2022
There will be a workshop titled “Marketing & Mindsets” from 5-7 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Jamestown Arts Center, 18 Valley St. The workshop will be led by Robyn Ivy, a life coach who draws...
Santa will arrive Dec. 3 at East Ferry docks
November 25, 2022
Santa and Mrs. Claus will arrive via ferryboat at 1 p.m. Dec. 3 at TPG Conanicut Marina, 1 East Ferry Wharf. The Clauses will then take a wagon ride to the Conanicut Gift Shop, 20...
Vaino “Butch” Hannuksela
November 17, 2022
Vaino “Butch” Hannuksela, 80, of Hopkinton, formerly of Jamestown, passed...
Janice Farnsworth Newton
November 17, 2022
Janice Farnsworth Newton, 86, of Lincoln, RI., passed away on...