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 ...

Thursday, Sept. 11 5 p.m., the tick task force will meet at the police station 6 p.m., the school committee will meet at Town Hall Monday, Sept. 15 6 p.m., the board of water and sewer commissioners ...

“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 ...

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 ...

Barring an emergency waiver, the 4 percent cap on the tax levy will be in effect for the 2026-27 fiscal year. The General Assembly recessed the 2025 legislative session without voting on a request by ...

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 ...

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 ...

For the second time in three years, the Narragansett Cafe has been sold to a local couple that plans to keep the bar as the island’s watering hole. Mark and Esther D’Arezzo closed the sale June 8 from ...

The E-ZPass walk-in center at the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority will now be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. “We’ve extended our hours to give customers more ...

A reorganization of the police department through collective bargaining has led to Angela Deneault being named the first captain in the force’s history. Deneault, who will mark her 30th anniversary in ...