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.

Denise Yelle, left, and Pamela Pelletier explore the paintings of Ellie Cashman at Rhode Island Real Estate Services during the tour of open studios Saturday. More than 30 artists displayed their work ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Town Administrator Ed Mello has been authorized to write a letter of support to Rhode Island Housing on behalf of the affordable housing committee so it can apply for two grants. Town Planner Lisa ...

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 ...

A convenient route that connects two of the Northeast’s most popular cities is returning for the second consecutive season. A non-stop bus service connecting Boston and Newport is open daily through ...

There will be a memorial service for Dolores Matoes Hellewell at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 3, at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church, 87 Narragansett Ave., Jamestown. A reception will follow at 2:45 p.m. at ...

Children’s magician Russ Desimone will perform from 6-7 p.m. Monday, July 28, at the library, 26 North Road. The free performance includes Desimone, of Alakazam Family Entertainment, and his sidekicks ...

It is hereby given by the Town Council of the Town of Jamestown, being the Licensing Board in said Town as provided under Title 3, Chapters 1-12 of the General Laws of Rhode Island 1956, and as ...

Jamestown may lose all bus service on weekends if proposed changes to the RIPTA network are approved by the agency’s board of directors. The Rhode Island Public Transportation Authority said the ...