The town council unanimously voted to charge the turnpike authority a service fee for land that it owns at the Pell Bridge toll plaza, The Jamestown Press reported May 31, 1991. The plan to bill the Rhode Island Bridge and Turnpike Authority was proposed by Councilman Nick Robertson. “They disrupted the economy of the island
Bonnie Jamison, second from left, with the Community Service Award presented by the Jamestown Chamber of Commerce. With her from left, are Ray DeFalco, director of parks and recreation, and Joan Goldstein and Bill Piva, representing the chamber. A woman who has worked a quarter-century to maintain litter-free sidewalks, parks and beaches has been awarded
Tim Hull browses Girl Scout cookies Friday at Ace’s Pizza. Selling the cookies were, from left, Grace Vieira, 9, Faith Vieira, 6, Isla Smith, 9, Julia Bancroft, 10, and Harper Witham, 9. The Girl Scouts will be selling cookies Sunday at East Ferry Deli. PHOTO BY ANDREA VON HOHENLEITEN Before the Super Bowl, a local
Jamestown Rotarians, including Win Reed, center, with the Thanksgiving baskets that they have donated to local families. Jamestown residents ranging from preschool to post-retirement are pitching in to stock the shelves of the two local food pantries for Thanksgiving. The Jamestown Rotary Club donated 31 turkey baskets to local families in need, and they were