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 ...

Two public meetings were canceled due to the blizzard that dropped almost 2.5 feet of snow on Jamestown. A pop-up message was posted Monday on the municipal website: “Hey Jamestown. It snowed. A lot!

In Revolutionary Rhode Island, politics permeated daily life long before shots were fired. In Jamestown, with barely 50 houses, disputes regarding British domination reshaped work, religion, loyalty ...

Ellie Chase, 83, of Jamestown, R.I., passed away Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. She was the beloved wife of the late Barton Chase and a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Born in the Bronx, ...

The sacred cow of Jamestown school spending requires hardnosed critical examination. The latest school committee proposal argues their nearly $16 million budget represents the lowest increase in 5 ...

The ad hoc committee charged with exploring the future of Fort Getty has been buried knee-deep in data after nearly 1,100 people, including 882 full-time residents, responded to its survey. The ...

Members of the Jamestown Teachers Association have voted to support the unions in North Kingstown and Scituate, which are withholding their dues to the National Education Association of Rhode Island, ...

A local eye surgeon is using her first book to let readers know they can set their sights higher by aging with optimism. The book by ophthalmologist Durga Larkin, “Timeless Vision: Empowered Aging ...

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 ...

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 town councilors want to give the administration their thoughts on possible budget items before the preliminary 2026-27 spending plan is finalized and presented to them. Councilwoman Mary Meagher, ...

The vice chairman of the tree committee said his board would like to have a say in the potential plantings that could accommodate the proposed plan to improve Fort Getty. Richard Kingsley submitted ...