State transportation officials have canceled the Safe Routes to Schools project less than a month after authorizing it. Town Administrator Ed Mello briefed the town council at its Nov. 3 meeting. The ...

The town council has approved $52,990 to hire a design consultant to assist with the planning of Fort Getty in cooperation with the park’s ad hoc committee. The councilors awarded the contract to Beta ...

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 ...

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 ...

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A group of eight seventh- and eighth-graders at the local middle school, plus four segment contributors, are stars of their own television show, “Live at Lawn!” The first episode is scheduled to ...

An outlay of nearly $700,000 has been authorized by the town council to complete a project initially endorsed 17 years ago. Mill City Construction Inc., which was the general contractor for the ...

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 ...

The electrical system that services the campground at Fort Getty, despite voters approving $500,000 to replace the infrastructure, will remain “status quo” in 2026 and possibly 2027. “We will continue ...

A costumed procession to East Ferry, trick-or-treating on blocked-off streets and having foam rained on children from above — as per tradition — return to Jamestown for Halloween. The Jamestown ...

Alan C. Parfitt, 56, of Jamestown, R.I., passed away Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. Born in Pawtucket, he was a son of the late Clifton Parfitt Jr. and Eileen P. (Blanchette) Parfitt. Alan served his ...

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 ...