When Benjamin Franklin donated books in 1790 to establish the first public lending library in the United States, he surely could not have envisioned that checking out John Locke would expand to binoculars. A new program at the library allows visitors to borrow items ranging from a telescope to see the stars to a giant
If Dr. Joe England gets his way, Jamestown will have its own marching band to perform at the Memorial Day parade, The Jamestown Press reported Feb. 4, 1993. The idea came when England was watching the 1992 parade near Baker’s Pharmacy and a truck passed by with speakers blasting music. “There’s got to be at
Marla Romash and Marc Alexander opened Our Table at 53 Narragansett Avenue in April at the lot formerly used by Baker’s Pharmacy. Although the COVID-19 pandemic led to record highs in positive cases in January and February, the year in review for 2022 will be the first in two years not monopolized by the coronavirus.
Was it training or a real fire response? Depends on which chief you ask
Contradictory statements to a reporter following weekend fire in Rhode Island
Feb 8, 2021
There was a fire Saturday in Jamestown, Rhode Island at the former Jamestown Golf Course clubhouse. That much is clear. Everyone agrees the building burned. There are even pictures and video to prove it occurred. What’s in dispute is whether this was strictly a training fire, a real fire response or a combination of the two.
A reporter looking for answers received conflicting information from chief officers from two different departments. The official word from Jamestown is this was just a training exercise involving mutual aid fire companies. The problem with that explanation is a mutual aid chief claimed its participation was not training, but strictly a mutual aid fire response.