Time to weigh in on post office’s counter debate

Keeping an eye on Jamestown


 

 

To counter or not to counter — that is the question.

For those of you who have been to the post office recently, you may have noticed the counter in the counter/service area has gone missing. Apparently, it was taken away while some work was being done to the floor and someone decided that the aesthetics of the room were more pleasing without it.

Does this change meet your stamp (see what I did there?) of approval? Stop by the post office and let them know if you think a new counter should be installed or if you like the open space look. I’ll keep you posted (Oops, I did it again) on the results in a few weeks.

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Slice of Heaven in Jamestown recently joined the Healthy Soils Healthy Seas RI project, whose mantra is that “Improving ocean health starts on land.”

The two-year composting initiative brings together existing composting efforts across the state in an integrated waste management model that diverts food waste from the landfill. It hopes to foster a behavioral change in which residents reevaluate items that overwhelm Rhode Island’s landfill and end up as marine debris in our coastal waters.

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Those of us who live on the island are aware of the lofty prices for real estate. According to a recent report from Property Shark, Jamestown’s median sales price of $527,000 was second in the state based on ZIP codes.

Newport’s 02840 ($475,000), Little Compton’s 02837 ($462,000) and Saunderstown’s 02874 ($460,000) finished third through fifth, respectively.

To no one’s surprise, Block Island topped the list by far at $860,000. That figure also placed it 42nd in the survey’s list of the top 50 priciest ZIP codes in New England (Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maine and Vermont).

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Here are the standings after six weeks for the second season of Tuesday night trivia at the Narragansett Café. The 10-week season (with the lowest score being dropped) with a $200 top prize continues through March 17):

Sharknado 578

Roger That 566

Got Any Grapes 563

Force De Frappe 561

5 For Fighting 558

Leah’s Friends 546

Bow Streeters 517

Shut The Front Door 472

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