Capt. Angela Deneault, left, and Lt. Karen Catlow volunteer their time to help make Christmas brighter for residents of Pemberton Apartments. “Our elves are busy helping wrapping gifts at the holiday ...

Elected officials from Jamestown are taking steps, both in Congress and the courtroom, to protect consumers in Rhode Island. U.S. Sen. Jack Reed is sponsoring legislation to protect buy-now-pay-later ...

Benjamin Waldo took The Jamestown Press to the Spanish island of Lanzarote, which is the easternmost of the Canary Islands about 80 miles from the African coast. The island, which is home to Timanfaya ...

Joseph C. Clifford, 81, of Jamestown, R.I., passed away Dec. 12, 2025. He was born Aug. 18, 1944, in Woonsocket, R.I., the son of John C. Clifford and Nella M. Clifford. Joe was a graduate of Mount St ...

A gunman who killed two people and injured nine more when he opened fire Saturday at Brown University remains at large as the manhunt in Providence intensifies. The attorney general of Rhode Island, ...

The position of town planner has been amended to the director of planning and zoning as that second responsibility no longer is part of the building official’s duties. Hired for those positions were ...

The annual Christmas Eve pageant, which depicts the live Nativity of Jesus in the manger, will commemorate its golden anniversary when it begins at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 24. The free pageant will ...

A local cabinetmaker who has turned his attention to abstract art is being featured exclusively for the first time in his relatively short career as a painter. The paintings of Tom Lotas are being ...

Despite the Atlantic Shark Institute tagging its 50th great white shark in Rhode Island, beachgoers do not have to worry about spotting Jaws at Mackerel Cove just yet. The institute, based in ...

The makeup of the East Ferry waterfront for 2026 is starting to take shape after the town council approved two leases at the municipally owned docks. What to expect the following season, however, is ...

The town council has reaffirmed its belief that the former ambulance barn at 11 Knowles Court provides “a tremendous opportunity to provide necessary affordable and workforce housing.” President Nancy ...

The executive director of the Rhode Island Turnpike and Bridge Authority has been appointed second vice president of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association. Lori Caron Silveira, who ...