The town council unanimously voted to charge the turnpike authority a service fee for land that it owns at the Pell Bridge toll plaza, The Jamestown Press reported May 31, 1991. The plan to bill the Rhode Island Bridge and Turnpike Authority was proposed by Councilman Nick Robertson. “They disrupted the economy of the island
The Democrats took control of the town council by winning three of five seats in the election, The Jamestown Press reported on May 8, 1991. Democrats Kenneth Littman, David Long and Julio DiGiando were elected to the council. The GOP will be represented by Republicans Guy Settipane and Claire Ferguson. The Democrats also claimed the
The Democrats won the election for town council when three Republican incumbents were upset, The Jamestown Press reported on May 3, 1991. The Democrats now have four of the five seats on the council. They are Tot Wright, Sandra Brasil, Nick Robertson and Mary Meagher. Mark Liberati was the lone Republican to win a seat.
Residents walked a picket line in front the school to protest the decision to disband the Special Education Advisory Committee, The Jamestown Press reported on April 20, 1990. Regulations from the Rhode Island Department of Education require at least 51 percent of the committee to comprise parents of special education students. The school committee disbanded
The Narragansett Indian, who lived in Charlestown, Rhode Island, had to borrow $1 to enter the 1939 Boston Marathon. He won and set a new American record.