Nearly 78 percent of students at Melrose School who took the statewide assessment in 2024 were proficient in both math and English. That represented the second- and third-best rate in Rhode Island, ...

Jamestown police posted about a “frightening incident” on their Facebook page after an officer was nearly mowed down by a speeding car on Route 138. The man driving the speeding car was arrested on ...

The attorney general of Rhode Island is again calling for the legislature to reform the state agency that has jurisdiction of the territorial sea limit ranging 3 miles offshore to 200 feet inland of ...

Two ad hoc committees have been reinstated for the 2024-26 session of the town council. The tick task force and elections training/advisory committee both were unanimously reinstated by the councilors ...

Town Administrator Ed Mello presented the town council with four potential bonds for the 2025-26 budget cycle that would total $4.38 million, not including interest, if all were approved. “It should ...

Camille “Camie” Collart Bates, 78, passed away peacefully in her sleep Jan. 26, 2025, following a long battle with a variety of health issues. She was born Aug. 24, 1946, in Jamestown R.I., to the ...

To ensure Americans can access critical information during emergencies, a bipartisan group of lawmakers banded together to ensure AM radio will continue to be a free service in all cars. U.S. Sen.

The school department, Beavertail Lighthouse Museum Association, Jamestown Yacht Club and Seamen’s Church Institute of Newport are accepting applications for their scholarships that total $8,000 in ...

Eric Thomas Lexow passed away peacefully Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. Eric was born in New York City in 1934, and moved to ...

J. William W. Harsch, Esq. (Bill), a distinguished attorney and public servant, passed away Jan. 10, 2025, at age 85. Bill’s career spanned six decades in service to the State of Rhode Island and ...

Ellen Grimes Noble, 93, of Jamestown, R.I., passed away Jan. 20 with her family by her side. Ellen was born April 16, 1931 in Providence, R.I., to Paul J. Grimes Sr., and Alice Canning Grimes. She ...

Inspectors have been called to assess damage caused by the fire on the new bridge that connects Jamestown and North Kingstown, The Jamestown Press reported Jan. 31, 1991. A spokeswoman from the Rhode ...