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 ...

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, ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Andrew Potter poses in his neighbor’s pool for this composite photo that will appear on his upcoming CD. The title track, “Underwater Palace,” is a rock ballad about rising seas.

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 ...

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 ...

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 town council is moving forward with plans to improve the RV campground at Fort Getty by hiring a landscape architect to consider parking, access, lighting, drainage, buffers, undersized lots and ...