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With a hand vote of about 3-to-1, 160 voters approved a $3 million bond for a new town hall, described as potentially both historic and award-winning for a small island community, The Jamestown Press reported June 8, 2006. The turnout represented less than half of 1 percent of the 4,516 eligible voters. Moderator James Donnelly
The attorney general of Rhode Island has empaneled a grand jury to investigate the mismanagement in building a new bridge between Conanicut Island and North Kingstown, The Jamestown Press reported April 12, 1990. The project is now three years behind schedule and at least $50 million over budget. The decision to convene a grand jury