Liam Chapman, 7, foreground, builds a fort in the snow Sunday in his yard on Lincoln Street. His sister, Abby, 9, was building a snowman. Nearly 1.5 feet of snow already has fallen in Jamestown, which ...

Lisa Bryer, who has led the planning department since 1997, has been recognized for her 28 years of “outstanding service” to Jamestown. The town council at its meeting Monday night unanimously passed ...

Music to your ears sure beats earmuffs. “What better way to spend a chilly Saturday afternoon than a free concert by local musicians at your local library,” librarian Emma Macintyre said. “It’s a ...

John Enright was born in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1945, the fifth of six children in an Irish Catholic household. After 14 years of Catholic schooling, he served stints in semi-pro baseball and the ...

The 2,000-mile-long blizzard that swept across the nation reached the island Sunday and dropped about a foot of snow before departing Jamestown. Nobody lost power, however, and roads were passable by ...

Lawn School sixth-grader Torehan Walls solders during a workshop Friday with Kylie Pasternak, a professor from the University of Rhode Island who taught the class about remotely operated submersibles.

The Rhode Island chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will present its “Empowered Caregiver” program at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 20, at the library, 26 North Road. The free program is part of an ...

The grades have been released for the inaugural “State of Tobacco Control” report by the American Lung Association, and Rhode Island’s efforts failed in two of the four key areas, The Jamestown Press ...

Coastal wetlands, like salt marshes, keep pace with sea-level rise by accumulating sediment and burying organic carbon in their soils, which is a natural process that also helps sequester the element.

Anne Murphy O’Brien was born in Providence, R.I to parents, now deceased, Neale D. Murphy and Mary Behan Murphy. She passed away on her birthday, December 21, 2025. Anne was the oldest of six children ...

The position of town planner has been amended to the director of planning and zoning as that second responsibility no longer is part of the building official’s duties. Hired for those positions were ...

Military veterans and their families enjoy food from Beech as the Navy Band Northeast performs during a free luncheon to honor their service Saturday at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. About 65 people ...