Jamestown NewsLocal news for Jamestown, RI continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.District head stepping down after 19 years- May 31, 2008 An era is coming to an end and another is set to begin in the Jamestown School District.http://www.topix.net/city/jamestown-ri/2008/05/district-head-stepping-down-after-19-years?... Elzora F. Tabonlinsky- May 29, 2008 Elzora F. Tabolinsky, 87, of Newport, R.I. died Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, at St. Clare Home.http://www.topix.net/city/jamestown-ri/2008/05/elzora-f-tabonlinsky?fromrss=1 At Quonset, industrial-strength serenity- May 27, 2008 If you don't mind your beaches against a background of heavy industry, there is just the place to soak up some rays in Rhode Island - Quonset Point.http://www.topix.net/city/jamestown-ri/2008/05/at-quonset-industrial-strength-serenity?fro... Historic R.I. farms offer public a chance to try farming- May 25, 2008 Reaching into the coop, an educator at Casey Farm grabbed the nearest Rhode Island Red chicken by the legs and lifted it into the air upside down, its wings and neck fluttering while two-dozen preschoolers ...http://www.topix.net/city/jamestown-ri/2008/05/historic-r-i-farms-offer-public-a-chance-to... Facts about Casey and Watson farms- May 24, 2008 Casey and Watson farms are both open to visitors and are run by the nonprofit preservation society Historic New England.http://www.topix.net/city/jamestown-ri/2008/05/facts-about-casey-and-watson-farms?fromrss=... Owner opens doors to renovations at Newport Grand- May 23, 2008 With concern over the impact that 24-hour weekend gaming could have on Newport, Diane Hurley, CEO of Newport Grand, opened the doors to the slot parlor to showcase ongoing improvements and provide a glimpse ...http://www.topix.net/city/jamestown-ri/2008/05/owner-opens-doors-to-renovations-at-newport... For lobster's sake, towns ban pesticide- May 21, 2008 When female lobsters laden with eggs shed their shell before the juvenile lobsters hatch, lobsterman Patrick Heaney says that something unnatural is the cause.http://www.topix.net/city/jamestown-ri/2008/05/for-lobsters-sake-towns-ban-pesticide?fromr... House panel wades into contentious pier issue- May 16, 2008 "This is an engineer disaster to put a structure next to our lifeline to our South County area" The demolition of the old Jamestown bridge went like clockwork two years ago, but a bill that would let the state take down one last remaining stretch is sparking a battle over the idea of replacing the bridge ... via Providence Journalhttp://www.topix.net/city/jamestown-ri/2008/05/house-panel-wades-into-contentious-pier-iss... |