We have made an executive decision to reschedule the Jamestown Independence Day Weekend fireworks for Thursday July 9th at 9pm. Music will begin at 7pm at East Ferry Veteran’s Square. Please pass the ...

The tourism bureau for Newport and Bristol counties is sharing stories of people in the nine cities and towns comprising that ...

Voters in Jamestown will have four unopposed candidates on the ballot in November as the expiring seats for school committee, town moderator and state representative will be uncontested. There will be ...

Town Administrator Ed Mello has been directed to study the financial feasibility of operating a trailer park at Fort Getty with 62 sites, which is 13 fewer than today. The town council met Monday to ...

Veterans Memorial Square at East Ferry will be a patriotic paradise for the Fourth of July with more than 100 American flags flying in the breeze as the Declaration of Independence is read by a ...

Like many Jamestown residents, I recognize affordable housing is a real challenge on our island. Teachers, healthcare workers, municipal employees, young families, and longtime residents increasingly ...

Celebrating the semiquincentennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Jamestown will be expansive, explosive and expensive. The rockets’ red glare from the annual fireworks display ...

Instead of spending summer days at the beach relaxing with friends or happily doing nothing at all, four teenagers are spending their summer picking up garbage, The Jamestown Press reported June 28, ...

The Jamestown Golf Course is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays. Seniors should arrive for lunch at 11:30 a.m. Suggested fee is $3. Call 423-2658 for reservations 48 hours in advance. All takeout ...

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Jamestown has grown and evolved over the 20 years I’ve lived here, and with that growth comes a responsibility to ensure public assets like Fort Getty serve the entire community year-round. Gathering ...

Joseph Anthony Vietri, born June 2, 1938, in Middletown, R.I., passed away peacefully June 28, 2026, at Regional Hospital in ...