Ryan Gibbs

For music teacher Erin Preston, an announcement made following a steelpan performance was music to her ears. Preston, who teaches at Melrose School, was named teacher of the year during an end-of-year celebration June 12 at the elementary school. She was honored alongside Jami Denault, a special education teaching assistant at Lawn who was named support professional of the year. […]

Netizens keeping an eye on the webcam of the osprey nest at Marsh Meadows noticed something tragic in June. All four chicks in the nest had died. The founder of the Conanicut Island Raptor Project, which operates the webcam, said he heard from concerned residents about the fate of the chicks. Chris Powell decided to turn off the webcam so […]

The tourism bureau for Newport and Bristol counties is sharing stories of people in the nine cities and towns comprising that region, and a Jamestown couple is the first to be profiled. Jennifer and David Clancy are featured on Deep Blue, Discover Newport’s new online magazine that takes “a deep dive into the people and places” of the two counties. […]

A book by two local authors traces the history of Black Jamestowners during the course of 70 years between the 19th and 20th centuries. The book, published by Hamilton Books in January, is titled “A Peaceful Patch of Earth: Blacks in Jamestown, Rhode Island, in a Time of Racial Turbulence in America, 1850-1920.” Written by Peter Fay and Valerie Southern, […]

The efforts of a crew of Boy Scouts led by Will Bridges are protecting a garden from intruding deer at the Jamestown Community Farm. Bridges, 16, completed the project in June by extending gates and fencing around a vegetable garden. The project by Troop 1 Jamestown was the final objective he needed to complete before he could submit his application […]

Songs inspired by the sea are sailing into Jamestown for a free 90-minute concert tonight at the North Road library. Sharks Come Crusin, which was inspired by the Steven Spielberg thriller “Jaws,” will perform at 6 p.m. Thursday, July 16. Frontman Mark Lambert said listening to the “Spanish Ladies” shanty in the 1975 film led him to the Providence Public […]

Steve Lacy returns with his third album, offering spacey folk and humorous psychedelia in the place of further pop crossover.

Dreams do come true; just ask Anna Molinari. The 27-year-old former Jamestown resident is a contestant on the 22nd season of “Project Runway,” which she began watching as an 8-year-old girl during its premiere season. “I’ve wanted to be on it since I was a kid,” Molinari said, “but just never thought it could actually happen.” The show, which has […]

Jean MacGregor Brown had a special gift for her daughter, Jess, on her wedding day. It was a picture book about her childhood squirrel friend.

A woman who wants to “create wellness in everybody’s lives” has opened an intimate yoga studio that offers a holistic, practical approach to her craft. A golden frog marks Ribbit Wellness, owned by Kristy Arnold at 49 North Road, which opened July 13. The goal of the first week was to seek feedback from her initial students on what they […]