8+ hour, 41+ min ago  (243+ words) The school department has partnered with the consultant firm CIVIC to craft u201ca strategic vision and roadmap for the future of Jamestownu2019s educational facilities. u201d The inaugural meeting to develop a 10-year facilities plan for Melrose and Lawn schools will be from 6-7: 30 p. m. Tuesday,…...

4+ hour, 22+ min ago  (141+ words) 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 meals are served with potato chips, milk and choice of three-bean salad or fruit…...

8+ hour, 41+ min ago  (475+ words) As your representative in the General Assembly, I am sounding the alarm regarding a developing industrial threat that could forever change the air we breathe and the safety of the waters surrounding our island. While many of us have been…...

8+ hour, 35+ min ago  (415+ words) Newport Hospital's Noreen Stonor Drexel Birthing Center will remain open, Brown University Health announced Friday. The commitment comes amid doubts regarding the award-winning labor and delivery unit's future, which appeared in jeopardy due to decreasing births on Aquidneck Island and…...

8+ hour, 41+ min ago  (547+ words) Thursday, April 9, 2026 Looking for a job? Look no more as the recreation department partners with the Jamestown Chamber of Commerce to host a job fair and business expo from 11 a. m. to 2 p. m. Saturday, April 11 at the Jamestown Golf Course, 245 Conanicus Ave. Everyone…...

8+ hour, 35+ min ago  (803+ words) Thursday, April 9, 2026 Town Administrator Ed Mello said the mowing of phragmites two weeks ago at Head's Beach has "sparked some conversation" about the municipally owned site on Seaside Drive. That conversation expanded Monday when Councilwoman Mary Glackin proposed a shade…...

8+ hour, 41+ min ago  (645+ words) Thursday, April 9, 2026 A 20-minute debate on whether to plant arborvitae trees at Eldred Field was the only hurdle cleared before the town council adopted its $32. 12 million budget for 2026-27. The councilors during their meeting Monday unanimously forwarded the spending plan to…...

8+ hour, 34+ min ago  (143+ words) Jamestown resident Elwood Johnson high-fives a friend after exiting the ocean at Salty Brine State Beach during the Special Olympics Rhode Island Super Plunge in March. During the course of 24 hours, Johnson and 11 colleagues plunged into the Atlantic every hour…...

8+ hour, 41+ min ago  (56+ words) Thursday, April 9, 2026 1 p. m. , the senior service committee will meet at the police station 6 p. m. , the school committee will meet at Town Hall 10 a. m. , the technical review committee will meet at Town Hall 6 p. m. , the affordable housing committee will meet with the planning commission at…...

8+ hour, 40+ min ago  (61+ words) Cody Cramer, left, and Yonathan Estrada, of Clean Care New England, rip the carpet from the floor of the children's wing Monday at the Jamestown Philomenian Library. The area has been closed since Jan. 26 when water was discovered leaking from…...