In the Feb. 19 edition of The Jamestown Press, a letter to the editor headlined “School spending needs to be curbed” presented a number of ideas about the school budget that warrant more context. I’d ...

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Jamestown, in the eyes of many of its residents, is a paradise. How the architecture and landscape have helped mold that paradise has become the subject of a new book that explores hundreds of years ...

The sidewalks of Narragansett Avenue were packed Monday for the annual Memorial Day parade sponsored by the local American Legion and VFW posts. The event culminated with a ceremony at Veterans ...

Military veterans and their families enjoy food from Beech as the Navy Band Northeast performs during a free luncheon to honor their service Saturday at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. About 65 people ...

The position of town planner has been amended to the director of planning and zoning as that second responsibility no longer is part of the building official’s duties. Hired for those positions were ...

Lawn School sixth-grader Torehan Walls solders during a workshop Friday with Kylie Pasternak, a professor from the University of Rhode Island who taught the class about remotely operated submersibles.

The 2,000-mile-long blizzard that swept across the nation reached the island Sunday and dropped about a foot of snow before departing Jamestown. Nobody lost power, however, and roads were passable by ...

New bosses are coming to the zoning and harbor departments. The town council, at its meeting Monday, unanimously appointed James Heagney as executive director of the waterfront. The councilors also ...

A local couple whose oversight of a historic farm on Fort Getty Road is being honored by Preserve Rhode Island for their stewardship of the property. Jeff and Abby Boal, who purchased Fox Hill Farm in ...

The sound of construction emanated earlier this week from two downtown buildings as crews worked to put the finishing touches on a pair of upcoming restaurants. At 14 Narragansett Ave., a trio of ...

A prolific number of web-footed flocks are spending their winter along the Jamestown shoreline while they escape the colder northern climate. At least 10 species of sea ducks spend their winters in ...