Students in the local school district are eager to unveil the piece of garbage they created to raise awareness of the dangers of plastic pollution. “Bird Rising from the Chaos of Pollution,” a ...

Local manufacturers purchasing equipment or machinery could save thousands of dollars through a grant program offered by Rhode Island Commerce. The agency also is offering grants to support ...

A group of aspiring landscape architects from the University of Rhode Island will meet with local stakeholders to discuss ...

Next month will be the five-year anniversary of the COVID 19 pandemic, a catastrophic worldwide health event that killed more than 7 million people among about 777 million cases globally. It also ...

The town council has asked its state delegation to reintroduce a bill that would exempt Jamestown from a law that relaxes the restrictions on it utility district. The Rhode Island Senate passed ...

Dolores Matoes Hellewell, 87, of Jamestown, R.I. passed peacefully Jan. 26, 2025. Dolores, fondly known as Dee, was born Feb. 19, 1937, in Newport, R.I. to Manuel and Lillian Matoes and grew up across ...

The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts is accepting applications for arts and culture grants in seven categories. The deadline to apply is April 1. Staff members recently met with members of the ...

The Jamestown Baseball Association has opened T-ball registration to parents who want their children to embrace fair play while having fun. The league is open to girls and boys ages 4-6. Players will ...

A course on driver’s education will begin at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, at the fire station, 50 Narragansett Ave. Classes will be from 6-9 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays through March 26. Students must be ...