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Lt. Tom Tighe has been promoted to acting police chief, The Jamestown Press reported July 2, 1992. Tighe will replace James Pemantell, who is retiring after 18 years at the helm. According to the contract, Tighe can maintain the position of acting chief for six months as a search process is established for a permanent
Steven Bois, a former harbor commissioner who was appointed harbormaster in March, has been promoted to executive director of the waterfront. The town council unanimously appointed Bois to the position at its meeting Monday. “Happy to make that appointment,” said Mary Meagher, vice president of the council. “I think you’ll be a terrific executive director.”
The chief of police should no longer oversee the waterfront, according to a proposal from Ed Mello, interim town administrator. Mello made the recommendation to the town councilors at their meeting March 20 after he pitched the idea to the harbor commission 12 days earlier. The chief of police has been charged as executive director
Calling it a severe navigational and safety hazard, the U.S. Coast Guard has threatened the state with penalties if actions are taken to remove the old Jamestown Bridge, The Jamestown Press reported on Nov. 20, 2003. Rhode Island’s congressional delegation has earmarked $5 million for the project, but the appropriations bill that contains that money
Endangered Gila trout rescued from Black Fire