The status quo, a lottery system and segmented allocation are among the three types of RV camping at Fort Getty that will be considered by the ad hoc committee charged with exploring the future of the ...

The author of “The Quickening: Antarctica, Motherhood and Cultivating Hope in a Warming World” will discuss her book at 6 p.m. Monday, May 4, at the library, 26 North Road. The multimedia presentation ...

The evolution of governing short-term rentals in single-family homes has momentarily plateaued after nearly 15 years of debate at the highest levels of local government. The consideration of another ...

Lorraine Isabel Brothers, 96, of Jamestown, R.I., died peacefully March 24, 2026, at South Kingstown Nursing and Rehab after suffering complications from a stroke Feb. 24. She was born July 8, 1929, ...

The town council has awarded a $174,900 contract to the consulting firm Tighe & Bond to help draft a plan that would make Mackerel Cove more resilient to climate change. The councilors unanimously ...

The U.S. Coast Guard has denied the town’s request to continue the use of the Beavertail Lighthouse caretaker quarters for affordable housing, The Jamestown Press reported May 3, 2007. In a letter to ...

There will be a presentation about the importance of framing artwork at 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, at the Jamestown Arts Center. Nor’east Frameworks founder C.F. Hayback will offer guidance on ...

Anna Marie Dutra, daughter of Joseph and Rose (Gomes) Botelho, was born July 1, 1934, at the Mott Farm in Portsmouth, R.I. She was the beloved wife of the late Manuel Furtado Dutra, Jr., with whom she ...

Republicans running for town council in the May 3 election will be Jane Anthony, Victor Calabretta, Charlotte Richardson, Valerie Southern and Anthony Vieira, The Jamestown Press reported April 28, ...

It has been 250 years since the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence, and the Jamestown Community Chorus will celebrate the U.S. semiquincentennial with a production of patriotic ...

I see, with dismay, a full page of “No Kings” pictures in the April 2, 2026 edition of The Jamestown Press. Is it not true that the sitting president was elected in complete compliance with the ...

A Wednesday night fire destroyed the barn at Watson Farm. The blaze was reported at around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 22. It took firefighters about 30 minutes to contain, but crews remained on the ...