Bob Marchand was in his teens before he learned an important detail about the children swept away at Mackerel Cove in the 1938 hurricane. Four of the children that died coming home on the school bus ...

Lukon also spoke about the search to fill the position of principal at Lawn Avenue School, which is Almanzor’s current post. “I would like to say to the committee that I will start a principal search ...

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 ...

An upcoming meeting with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers could be a turning point in determining whether Gould Island will be publicly accessible in the future. David Sommers, who chairs the local ...

The Rev. Lou Midura sits at his desk Tuesday at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church. The Massachusetts native and former homebuilder was hired in November after moving to Rhode Island to be closer to his ...

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 ...

Reed, a Jamestown resident and West Point graduate who served as a U.S. Army paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne, criticized Trump as “an insecure despot,” for using the armed forces as “props.” ...

A pregnant skate and comb jellies are among the underwater denizens of Rhode Island that have taken temporary residence on land at Beavertail State Park. The Beavertail Aquarium opened for the season ...

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, ...

A teenager who won fifth prize at the National Chopin Piano Competition in January will perform compositions by that event’s namesake for an audience in Jamestown. The recital by William Ge, a 17-year ...

The police department is alerting Jamestown residents about a public alert issued by the state following a surge in fraudulent text messages claiming to be from the Rhode Island Division of Motor ...

A proposed arcade on Narragansett Avenue has taken another step toward reality. The planning commission, during a public hearing June 4, approved a change-of-use request from retail to arcade for the ...