The school department is seeking members of the community to help shape the district’s future for the next five years. Developing the strategic plan, according to the superintendent of schools, David ...

Kathleen “Kathy” (Burns) Takata, 58, passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side Thursday, Nov. 13, 2025. She was born July 25, 1967, in Bismarck, N.D., and was the beloved daughter of ...

The Jamestown Golf Course is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays. Seniors should arrive for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Suggested fee is $3. Call 423-2658 for reservations 48 hours in advance. All takeout ...

Jamestown businessman David Howe has been appointed to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center’s board of trustees. Marilyn Warren, executive director of the Newport nonprofit agency, said she ...

“Nothing was working out,” Lou Midura said, as he approached rock bottom 30 years ago. Married with three children, a fledgling construction business and “a lot of stress,” Midura was heading toward ...

The Audubon Society of Rhode Island, representing our 17,000 members and supporters, strongly opposes any process that would develop Gould Island for recreational or other uses. The Jamestown Town ...

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 ...

In 2004-2006, I served on the committee to update the 1994 Ft. Getty Master Plan. That plan had three primary goals: Improve residents’ use of the park, develop additional (and improve existing) water ...

Nancy Beye, for the third consecutive term, is the highest elected official in Jamestown. Beye was unanimously re-elected president of the town council for the 2024-26 term. The newly elected council ...

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 ...

Donald Edward Gillis, 88, passed away peacefully Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. He is survived by his three children, Edward Gillis, Keith Gillis and Melanie Gillis. Additionally, he is survived by his brother ...

The man who was instrumental in overseeing the construction of the highway barn, the Fort Getty pavilion and the golf clubhouse is leaving Jamestown to become the director of public works in East ...