The Preservation Society of Newport County has received a wealth of institutional knowledge with the appointment of its newest trustee. Jamestown resident Evan Smith has been named to the society’s ...

Application of David T. Barnes whose property is located at 0 Seaside Drive, Jamestown, RI 02835, and further identified as Tax Assessor’s Plat 15, Lot 215 for a Special Use Permit granted under ...

The town council is asking the state legislature to support a bill to exempt Jamestown from a law that prohibits municipalities from levying a tax of more than 4 percent above the previous fiscal year ...

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 ...

Government dignitaries at the local, state and federal levels Monday visited 2 Hammett Court to celebrate the launch of a housing development that will support people with disabilities. Looking ...

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 ...

Susan A. Chase and Sandra L. Hendrick, Trustees of the Laura C. Albert Irrevocable Trust – 2006and Palo Alto, LLC v. Stearns Farm Realty, LLC, Richard J. Smith, Michelle Smith, Sandra P. Reynolds, ...

To the editor: 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 ...

The two most oft-flooded sections of Jamestown — North Road at the Great Creek and Beavertail Road at Mackerel Cove — are being considered for improvement by the Rhode Island Department of ...

Howie Tighe, third from left, is sworn in as fire chief last Thursday at the volunteer department’s annual meeting. Tighe was voted to replace Jim Bryer, who served 18 years as chief. His deputies for ...

Bob Sutton, who helped establish the Jamestown Community Farm at the turn of the century, has stepped down as president of the nonprofit organization. Dick Steinbach has been appointed to replace ...

Rhode Island Energy is working to stop scammers who are using the company’s name to steal money from its customers. The utility company said it doesn’t use high-pressure phone calls to threaten ...