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 ...

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 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 ...

Volunteers are needed as thousands of hungry Rhode Island families rely on the kindness of strangers in Jamestown to provide them with healthy, organic vegetables. The Jamestown Community Farm, ...

The beloved classic “The Wizard of Oz” is making its eagerly awaited return to the Jamestown Community Theatre’s stage this weekend when the troupe presents five shows. The vibrant characters of the ...

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 ...

Two public meetings were canceled due to the blizzard that dropped almost 2.5 feet of snow on Jamestown. A pop-up message was posted Monday on the municipal website: “Hey Jamestown. It snowed. A lot!

Now in the wake of its sixth edition, the Narragansett Cafe has been showcasing Jamestown’s talent with an open-mic night every third Wednesday of the month. The cafe, locally known as The Ganny, has ...

A family is looking to bring back to life a spot that was a staple of the downtown dining scene for a quarter of a century before going dormant three years ago. Vince and Janet Smith, with their sons, ...

“Nothing was working out,” Lou Midura said, as he approached rock bottom 30 years ago. Married with three children, a fledgling construction business and “a lot of stress,” Midura was heading toward ...

Homeowners who want to register their properties as short-term rentals in 2026 can apply through the OpenGov website. The deadline to apply is Oct. 1. The only exception is a transfer in ownership in ...