Tommy Chamberlain, 4, grins as he shows off his catch at Saturday's fishing derby. The annual event is held each year at the North Pond Reservoir and sponsored by the Jamestown Striper Club. Photo by Andrea von Hohenleiten More...
Several residents who live near the Jamestown Golf Course asked the Town Council Monday night to help them resolve some issues they are having with the golf course management. More...
Although Rhode Island hasn't experienced a severe hurricane in many years, the string of deadly storms that wreaked havoc on Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida over the last several years beg the question: "Is Jamestown prepared for a severe hurricane? More...
The recently-renovated Town Council chambers were officially dedicated Monday night to former town clerk Rosamond A. Tefft, who served Jamestown in that capacity from 1954 to 1979. Councilman Robert Sutton read aloud from the new plaque that extolled the many virtues of Tefft. "Admired and respec... More...
The Jamestown Community Farm will open on Tuesday mornings starting next week as part of a new program that will give children with autism and behavioral disorders hands-on experience with local agriculture. Farm Manager Bob Sutton said the farm will be open on Tuesdays from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. More...
Not long ago we talked about how our parents put the old, "I hope your children are just like you," curse on us, and it sure enough happened. Then we put it on our children, and they will put it on theirs, and so on and so forth, and the old chestnut will be passed on through the ages. More...
Jamestown Philomenian Library's Child and Parent book discussion group for children in grades 4 to 6 and their parents will meet next on Tuesday, Aug. 5, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. The book for the Aug. 5 meeting is "Fair Weather," by Richard Peck. More...
Were those your groupies who came to cheer you on at a previous talent show? "You mean my family," Oliver Allaux replied. The 18- year-old islander plays the fiddle and explained to us that the difference between a fiddle and a violin is in the way it's played, one is folk music and the other is c... More...
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society. More...
Virginio "Gene" Figueiredo Bettencourt, 81, of Jamestown, died July 25, 2008. He was the husband of Laura Rezendes Bettencourt, to whom he was married for 56 years. Born in Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal on Dec. More...
Fire runs 2:26 p.m., July 21, Car 1 and Engine 1 were dispatched to Seaside Drive for a carbon monoxide detector activation, no CO was found. 8:13 p.m., July 23, Ladder 1, Tanker 1, Car 2 and 3 and Engines 1, 2 and 3 went to East Shore Road for a lightening strike. More...
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