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City woman arrested near McCrea Point for drug possession and driving while under the influence...      A Jamestown woman faces multiple drug-related charges after she was allegedly f...

City woman arrested near McCrea Point for drug possession and driving while under the influence...      A Jamestown woman faces multiple drug-related charges after she was allegedly f...

Richard Watkins has produced about 60 free, downloadable books, articles and translations, including a comprehensive bibliography of works relating to mechanical watches, a history of the origins of self-winding watches, a study watchmaking and the American system of manufacture, a detailed explanation of repeater mechanisms, and many more. He has translated and annotated several books including books on 18th century watchmaking (by Ferdinand Berthoud, Jacob Auch and Vigniaux), Eugene Buffats hi...

Robin Longbottom looks at how merchants once made a fortune from the wool trade

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