The GPO Grace, a heavy load carrier sailing under the flag of the Marshall Islands, anchored Monday in the East Passage of Narragansett Bay. The ship, which is supporting the Revolution Wind project ...

The ad hoc committee tasked with exploring the future of Fort Getty was presented with a preliminary report by the landscape architect hired to analyze the use of the 41-acre park. Arek Galle, of the ...

A Jamestown man who was first elected to office in November 2022 has begun his fourth legislative session in the Rhode Island House of Representatives. Alex Finkelman, 39, ran uncontested for his ...

A public hearing on the proposed amendments to the Jamestown Comprehensive Community Plan has been scheduled for 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28. A week before, at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, the planning ...

The Conanicut Island Sailing Foundation commemorated the groundbreaking of its coastal campus Saturday at Fort Getty as the nonprofit organization simultaneously celebrates its silver anniversary. “We ...

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Monday, Nov. 3 6 p.m., the town council will meet at Town Hall Wednesday, Nov. 5 6:30 p.m., the planning commission will meet at Town Hall ...

“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 ...

Anne Murphy O’Brien was born in Providence, R.I to parents, now deceased, Neale D. Murphy and Mary Behan Murphy. She passed away on her birthday, December 21, 2025. Anne was the oldest of six children ...

Jamestown was effectively split into three sections on Monday as more than 2 inches of rain accompanied by 60-mph wind gusts pounded cities and towns along Narragansett Bay. Flooding from storm surges ...

Mothers and their babies were in the audience Monday to thank the town council for supporting a resolution that urges Brown University Health to keep the birthing center open at Newport Hospital.

Visitors had the opportunity to take a stroll back in time as they walked through three Victorian cottages built in 1874 during the Jamestown Historical Society’s annual tour of hallowed homes. The ...