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Fireworks will explode Thursday over East Ferry after the original plan to host the event Sunday was postponed due to forecasted rain. Ed Mello, town administrator, made the announcement June 29. The rescheduled display from a barge in the East Passage will begin at 7:30 p.m. with music from the Next Stop Band at Veterans
From Town Administrator Ed Mello: "The Jamestown Fireworks scheduled for July 3 have been postponed. In consideration of the forecasted inclement weather, the fireworks have been rescheduled for Thursday July 6."
The charter of the Conanicut Grange No. 21, which is headquartered at 6 West St., has been revoked due to noncompliance, according to a letter dated June 7 on behalf of the Rhode Island State Grange. Attorney Julia Chretian, representing the state Grange, said officials met June 3 in Jamestown to discuss the noncompliance of
The search for a new police chief is officially underway following the decision by the town council to remove the interim tag from Ed Mello’s title as town administrator. Mello was appointed to the permanent post June 20 after four months as the chief executive on a probationary basis. A job listing for his former
The town council has dropped the interim tag from Ed Mello’s title. Mello was unanimously appointed permanent town administrator by the councilors at their meeting Monday following an executive session to discuss his performance. He is the ninth person to hold that post since Bob Sutton was named the inaugural chief executive in 1975. Mello