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Voters reject 3 bonds, 2 others 5j152y
BY TIM RIEL | June 5, 2025
Voters rejected $4.95 million in bond requests Monday during a four-hour financial town meeting that was described by some as a convoluted, confusing circus. An oft-puzzled audience of 520 voters...
Plan: Decline mooring, go to bottom of list 1d1g4w
June 5, 2025
The harbor commission wants boaters to be dropped to the bottom of the wait list if they decline a mooring when one becomes available. Jim Heagney, executive director of the...
COME FLY AWAY WITH ME 11f57
BY VERONICA BRUNO | June 5, 2025
Imagination reigned supreme as children prepared for Watson Farm’s annual kite-flying day by crafting their airborne creations at the Jamestown Arts Center. The two nonprofit organizations have partnered since 2018...
$30.84M budget set to go to voters 5l96q
BY TIM RIEL | May 29, 2025
A larger-than-normal number of voters is expected to attend the financial town meeting as a proposed budget north of $30 million for the first time in municipal history will be...
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Town, school budgets with ease r2i31
BY TIM RIEL | June 5, 2025
The combined $30.84 million budget for 2025-26 ed with a combined voice vote and paper ballot Monday during a four-hour financial town meeting at Lawn School. The property tax rate...
Pair to lead June 7 exploration of island’s mushroom world e1t5f
BY RYAN GIBBS | June 5, 2025
The library is looking for some fun guys to have a fun time searching for fungi. The Friends of the Jamestown Philomenian Library are sponsoring a guided exploration with Ryan...
Feds nix grant aimed at improving coastal access d486m
June 5, 2025
The federal government has terminated a grant that would have allowed the state to improve access to the shoreline. The $344,000 grant was awarded to the Coastal Resources Management Council...
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Ageism film screening tonight at arts center 3o5s5m
June 5, 2025
There will be a screening of the film “Optics of Aging” at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 5, at the Jamestown Arts Center, 18 Valley St. The 2024 documentary reveals the beauty of aging through five...
War college professor to talk strife in Ukraine j71l
June 5, 2025
There will be a presentation on the Russia-Ukraine war at 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 10, at the library, 26 North Road. U.S. Naval War College professor Nikolas Gvosdev will discuss the implications for world security...