A ship that looms larger than nearly everything else moored off the Conanicut coast is now offering the public the opportunity to sail on the eight-story-tall vessel. Tree of Life, owned by Jamestown ...

With nearly $1 million earmarked to renovate 6 West St. into a modernized senior center, the department of senior services is preparing for its temporary move to the golf course.

Homeowners on Avenue B, Lawn Avenue, Marine Avenue, Narragansett Avenue, Ocean Avenue, Washington Street, Watson Avenue and West Bay Drive are being asked to schedule inspections with the wastewater ...

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.” ...

James Gillespie Geary, Jr., 76, of Jamestown, R.I., passed away Dec. 1, 2024. He was the son of Natalie Carroll Geary and James Gillespie Geary.

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 ...

If the article in The Jamestown Press on last week’s financial town meeting in any way reflects the word on the street, the meeting once again has shown the shortcomings of the town’s budget process.

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 ...

The executive director of the harbor division is wary of the U.S. Coast Guard’s proposal to remove the Newton Rock Bell Buoy off the coast of Beavertail Point. The federal agency has introduced a ...

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 ...

The Accidental Sisters rallied from the COVID-19 pandemic with a performance in May 2024 following a five-year hiatus. The unwavering support from the community gave Julie Beth Andrews, who founded ...