The body of a dead person was found floating Sunday on the western side of Jamestown off the coast of Head’s Beach, leading to a six-hour closure of the area as state troopers investigated the death.

Ellen Elizabeth House Andersen, 49, affectionately known by all her friends and family as June or Junior, passed away in Delray Beach, Fla., where she had been living the past two years.

Of course not. Do these special voters (above} want to put up with a raucous, confused meeting that finally, mercifully concludes at 11 p.m.? Of course not. Is there a provision for absentee voting?

Two new “Welcome to Jamestown” signs are being crafted to replace the aging ones at both off-ramps of Route 138 westbound between the bridges. The town council agreed to spending the $4,900 at its ...

O’Connell attended the Jamestown School and graduated from Rogers High School in 1964. Four years later, he was recognized as a distinguished military graduate of the University of Rhode Island with a ...

Indie Cycle LLC, a company based in Charlestown that collects electronic waste to reduce the dependence on the Johnston landfill, will collect e-waste from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 26, at the ...

A teenager who won fifth prize at the National Chopin Piano Competition in January will perform compositions by that event’s namesake for an audience in Jamestown. The recital by William Ge, a 17-year ...

Jamestown has been awarded nearly $13,000 as part of a $2.75 million statewide grant to reduce carbon emissions and improve the efficiency of municipal properties. The money is through the Energy ...

Councilwoman Mary Glackin wants to know if her colleagues have an appetite for a tiered system for residential property taxes like the one implemented in Middletown. The discussion on the potential ...

Two conjunctions totaling five letters led to the delay of the finance director being authorized to issue $3.13 million in bonds to improve municipally owned facilities. Voters at the financial town ...

There will be a screening of the film “Optics of Aging” at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 5, at the Jamestown Arts Center, 18 Valley St. The 2024 documentary reveals the beauty of aging through five Rhode ...

A ship that looms larger than nearly everything else moored off the Conanicut coast is now offering the public the opportunity to sail on the eight-story-tall vessel. Tree of Life, owned by Jamestown ...