Children line the docks Saturday at East Ferry, including Maeve Woodbine, 16 months, (below), to eagerly await the arrival of Santa and Mrs. Clause via ferryboat (below). PHOTOS BY ANDREA VON ...

R & B Auto Repair, formerly Sylvia’s garage on North Road, is under new ownership, The Jamestown Press reported on Dec. 14, 1989. Bruce Warcup, who owns a security business in Warwick, and Walter ...

IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK A LOT ...

Sue Maden, who died two days before Thanksgiving, called herself a collector, a trait she jokingly attributes to being a middle child. Nevertheless, her lifelong impulse to gather and preserve things ...

Leonard Field Hubbard, MD, of Jamestown, R.I., beloved husband, father, grandfather and brother, passed away Nov. 26, 2025. A dedicated hand surgeon, he spent more than five decades improving the ...

While the arrival of Santa Claus via boat and the lighting of the community Christmas tree signal the arrival of Christmastime in Jamestown, another rite of passage for the yuletide season will be ...

The ad hoc committee charged with exploring the future of Fort Getty is distributing a survey so it can gauge the interest of the visitors who use the municipally owned park. “Given the value of the ...

Santa will sail into the marina at East Ferry as children draped over the railings eagerly wait for the jolly old elf to dock at 1 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. The annual visit from Santa and his wife, Mrs.

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 ...

“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 ...

From instruments for the band to jerseys for the soccer players, the needs of students at the local schools run the gamut. To help finance these needs, the Parent-Teacher Organization has put the ...

Tickets are on sale for the Jamestown Historical Society’s annual tour of historical homes, which will feature the Three Sisters at 17, 19 and 23 Conanicus Ave., from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept.