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Town administration is recommending a plan to set aside $770,000 for road paving so a potential grant from the state can be maximized. Ed Mello, interim town administrator, said Gov. Dan McKee has proposed for every city and town in Rhode Island to receive a grant of $385,000 to improve transportation infrastructure. The grant, however,
A gubernatorial proposal to repair roads, bridges and sidewalks in Rhode Island would net $384,615 for Jamestown to improve its local transportation infrastructure. The $20 million program, as part of Gov. Dan McKee proposed fiscal 2024 budget, would require cities and towns to pay for two-thirds of each project. The remaining 33 percent would be
Church Community Housing Corporation, a nonprofit developer in Newport, has received permission to build a 12-unit apartment complex on Pemberton Avenue, The Jamestown Press reported March 1, 1990. The agency will use $790,000 from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to build the federally subsidized apartments. The zoning board unanimously approved the application,
A tractor works to salvage a pickup truck submerged at the Great Creek on North Road during the rainstorm Friday. The heavy rains flooded Jamestown’s low-lying areas and caused the two bridges in and out of town to restrict traffic. PHOTO BY MELLISSA PINKSAW Firefighters rescue the driver of the pickup truck in the Great
To the editor: I saw in The Jamestown Press that Police Chief Ed Mello wants to consider a three-way stop sign at the intersection of Southwest Avenue, Hamilton Avenue and Beavertail Road. I believe this is far from ideal. I travel through this intersection with regularity and have not had any difficulty. As long as