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DEM Keeps Hush on Promotion of Quiet July 4 Fireworks in Jamestown - What's Up Newp

Jamestown, Rhode Island · Jamestown

DEM Keeps Hush on Promotion of Quiet July 4 Fireworks in Jamestown - What's Up Newp

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by Christopher Shea, Rhode Island Current July 2, 2025 Much like the sound level from across the bay on the Fourth of July, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) isn’t making noise about the opportunity for viewing fireworks from Beavertail State Park in Jamestown. DEM spokesperson Kimberly Keough confirmed to Rhode Island Current […] The post DEM keeps hush on promotion of quiet July 4 fireworks in Jamestown appeared fir…See the Story

South Winds: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Coastal Legacy, Offered for the First Time at $12M - Newport Buzz

Jamestown, Rhode Island · Jamestown

South Winds: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Coastal Legacy, Offered for the First Time at $12M - Newport Buzz

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Newport Buzz South Winds: A Once-in-a-Lifetime Coastal Legacy, Offered for the First Time at $12M 1003 Fort Getty Road | Jamestown, RI | 4 Bedrooms | 4 Full Baths | 2 Half Baths  4,225 Sq. Ft. of Interior Living Space  14.42 Acres of Coastal Grounds | Offered by Nicole Cartensen and Amy Doorley-Lucas of Mott & Chace Sotheby’s International Realty for $12,000,000. Introducing South Winds, a coastal landmark estate custom-designed and privately h…Read Article

Liability for Suicide When Student Is Upset by Misconduct Investigation, and Resulting "Community Pressure"

Jamestown, Rhode Island · Jamestown

Liability for Suicide When Student Is Upset by Misconduct Investigation, and Resulting "Community Pressure"

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In a decision June 20 in Bruno v. Mills, R.I. Superior Court Judge Richard Licht affirmed a verdict in favor of plaintiff, whose 15-year-old son Nathan committed suicide as a result of an investigation at school. The investigation started with the son's prank calls to a teacher (Mr. Moniz) and then led into an attempt to pressure the son into disclosing the names of two accomplices. The opinion is over 26,000 words long, so here's just a very sh…Read Article

Jamestown has a drinking water problem. Could it have been avoided? - TPR: The Public's Radio

This story is part of our series One Storm Away: How climate change is threatening drinking water on the Ocean State’s islands When Christina DiMeglio decided to move back home to Rhode Island in 2016, she thought she’d found the perfect house on Conanicut Island. It has a wide backyard with sweeping views of the East […] The post Jamestown has a drinking water problem. Could it have been avoided? appeared first on TPR: The Public's Radio.Climate Change · Jamestown Read Article

Jamestown Newport Ferry welcomes 'Coastal Princess' to its fleet - What's Up Newp

The Jamestown Newport Ferry is expanding its operations with the addition of a new vessel to its fleet, the Coastal Princess. This custom-built 83-passenger ferry, crafted by H&H Marine in Steuben, Maine, will serve on the popular Hop-On Hop-Off route and be available for private charters. CruiseRI, which runs Conanicut Marine Services, Inc., announced the […] The post Jamestown Newport Ferry welcomes ‘Coastal Princess’ to its fleet appeared fir…Jamestown, Rhode Island · Jamestown Read Article

Editorial cartoons - Jamestown Press

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Wallace the Brave - Jamestown Press

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Time to have children rediscover nature’s benefits - Jamestown Press

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Summer sounded better in the 1970s. I woke every morning to the birds chirping outside my window screen, a dewy chill in the air. I’d smell my father’s pipe, which he smoked while he read the paper downstairs. I’d go down to greet him. He’d make scrambled eggs and toast covered with butter, and we’d eat while the birds sang. The evening sounds were equally powerful — a dog barking; a motorcycle downshifting on some faraway hill; people out on th…Jamestown, Rhode Island · Jamestown Read Article

Does the FTM still work? Of course not - Jamestown Press

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To the editor: 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. For so many years, the FTM generates a negligible amount of registered voters (about 3 percent). When queried as to why nobody shows up, the council’s sardonic reply is “because everyone approves of the budget.” Who are they kidding? …Jamestown, Rhode Island · Jamestown Read Article

Arcade gets a change-of-use approval from planning board - Jamestown Press

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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 rear 1,800 square feet of 20 Narragansett Ave. The applicant and landowner, Regnum LLC, a property management company owned by the Munger family, is planning to operate an arcade similar to Ryan’s Amusements in Newport. The front will remain the Con…Jamestown, Rhode Island · Jamestown Read Article

Aquarium home to new species this year - Jamestown Press

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Naturalist Emily Gamage, from left, teaches Vivienne, 12, Ava, 7, and Grace Ewing about the marine animals on display Tuesday at Beavertail Aquarium. The free aquarium is open from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily through Columbus Day. PHOTO BY ANDREA VON HOHENLEITEN 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…Species · Jamestown Read Article

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