This property at 120 Battery Lane has been sold for $6.45 million, according to an Aug. 14 announcement by Residential Properties Ltd. The four-bedroom, 4.5-bath Beavertail retreat sits on 2.5 acres ...

The fleet of Conanicut Yacht Club’s 98th annual Around the Island Race sails south under the Verrazzano Bridge as 86 yachts Sunday complete the 18.1-mile circumnavigation of Jamestown. Oakcliff ...

It is with great sadness that our family announces the passing of Donald C. Bresnan, of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., early on Aug. 19, 2025. He was 84. Don was a beloved husband and best friend to Janice, ...

In accordance with RIGL 45-24-46, the zoning officer is authorized to grant modification permits of up to and including 25 percent of the literal dimensional requirements of the Zoning Ordinance as ...

Alerts by police to expect road closures and warnings from environmentalists about potential “life-threatening rip tides” preceded what eventually would become a lackluster passage of Rhode Island by ...

Jamestown’s coast is eroding, and the state’s flagship university has been given money to try and find a solution. University of Rhode Island professor Che-Wei Chang has been awarded a grant from the ...

Nothing appears suspicious in the death of a man who was found floating Aug. 10 on the western side of Jamestown off the coast of Head’s Beach. “At this stage of the investigation, there are no signs ...

James M. “Jim” Clark, 62, of Jamestown, passed away Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. Born in Wakefield, he was the son of the late Francis and Maxine (Martin) Clark. Jim, a beloved member of the Jamestown ...

The Walls and Bolles are putting the “family” in the Sunflower Family Festival. The Jamestown Ukraine Relief Project will sponsor its fourth annual festival from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 23, ...

Registration is open for the Rhode Island Tree Council’s stewardship program that teaches people the proper way to care for trees. The program’s lectures will be from 6:15-7:45 p.m. Sept. 2, 9, 16 and ...

Two days after Hurricane Bob, Jamestown still is in a state of emergency, The Jamestown Press reported Aug. 22, 1991. The president of the town council, Sandra Brasil, said the declaration will remain ...

The price to furnish public water and treat its subsequent sewage is getting more expensive for households in the utility district. “Unfortunately,” said the finance director, Tina Collins, “we do ...