About 200 Jamestown residents gathered Saturday at East Ferry’s Veterans Memorial Square to protest President Donald Trump’s military parade that doubled as his birthday celebration. Dubbed the “No ...

Parking is no longer allowed on the eastern waterfront side of Bay View Drive from Conanicus Avenue north to Davis Street. The town council approved the amended ordinance Monday during a public ...

Cheryl Boyd describes the trailer park’s “warm, welcoming community” during a workshop Tuesday at Lawn School to consider the future of Fort Getty. About 280 residents were in attendance. PHOTOS BY ...

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 ...

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 ...

The state has awarded $2 million to Verizon to upgrade infrastructure in Jamestown that is intended to provide affordable, reliable, high-speed internet to 1,800 homes. Town Administrator Ed Mello ...

Voters rejected $4.95 million in bond requests Monday during a four-hour financial town meeting that was described by some as a convoluted, confusing circus. An oft-puzzled audience of 520 voters ...

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When architect Don Powers presented his “dream program” for a rehabilitated senior center at 6 West St., it came with a caveat. The estimated cost, introduced to the town council at its April 1 ...

Bob Sutton on his tractor Tuesday afternoon at the Jamestown Community Farm. PHOTO BY ANDREA VON HOHENLEITEN Bob Sutton, who helped establish the Jamestown Community Farm at the turn of the century, ...

A local author has published her third children’s book under the careful eye of a 6-year-old. Jamestown resident Jean Green donated her new book, “Rabbit… ...

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 ...