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As more than 200 Jamestown residents protested President Donald Trump during their “No Kings” demonstration Saturday at East Ferry’s Veterans Memorial Square, U.S. Sen. Jack Reed released a statement ...
Of the two skates donated to the aquarium, the male has been returned to the ocean while the female remains on display. Other animals currently in the tanks include comb jellies, starfish, moon snails ...
To the editor: If the article in The Jamestown Press on last week’s financial town meeting in any way reflects the word on the street, the meeting once again has shown the shortcomings of the town’s ...
The store had long been associated with True Value, but that relationship needed to end after the national hardware retailer filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October. While individual True Value ...
The Rhode Island Water Resources Board voted unanimously to allow four households on Seaview Avenue to connect to the public water system. The homeowners, Glenn Andreoni, Paul Frechette, Stephen ...
The town council has endorsed a proposal from the police chief that will allow access to the statewide Computer-Aided Dispatch and Records Management System. The approval authorized Police Chief Jamie ...
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 Accidental Sisters rallied from the COVID-19 pandemic with a performance in May 2024 following a five-year hiatus. The unwavering support from the community gave Julie Beth Andrews, who founded ...
Parking is no longer allowed on the eastern waterfront side of Bay View Drive from Conanicus Avenue north to Davis Street. The town council approved the amended ordinance Monday during a public ...
The main takeaway from the meeting to discuss of the future of Fort Getty was that the trailer park is both an asset in terms of generating revenue and supporting local businesses. The seasonal ...
After being asked about the “whirlwind of spending cuts,” Reed replied that Congress had allocated that money, and only Congress should be able to take it back. Trump, however, has “absolute content ...
The captain of Newport Sportfishing Charters will discuss his experiences fishing in southern New England at 6 p.m., April 23, at the fire station, 50 Narragansett Ave. Rob Taylor has been fishing in ...