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 ...

Anne Murphy O’Brien was born in Providence, R.I to parents, now deceased, Neale D. Murphy and Mary Behan Murphy. She passed away on her birthday, December 21, 2025. Anne was the oldest of six children ...

The Trump administration said it is halting leases for five offshore wind projects under construction along the East Coast due to national security risks. The Revolution Wind project, which is 15 ...

A resident of Jamestown for 64 years has spent nearly 70% of that time at the University of Rhode Island. Fred Pease was inducted into URI’s Lifetime Service Society during a ceremony Dec. 2 with 14 ...

The board of canvassers, while also considering whether they have any jurisdiction over the financial town meeting, continue their bipartisan push to reform the annual budget-deciding session.

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, ...

Donald A. Richardson, 97, of Jamestown, passed away peacefully Dec. 17, 2025. He was the devoted husband of Louise M. (Faria) Richardson, with whom he shared 51 years of marriage. Born in Jamestown, R ...

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Joseph C. Clifford, 81, of Jamestown, R.I., passed away Dec. 12, 2025. He was born Aug. 18, 1944, in Woonsocket, R.I., the ...

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 ...

David Philip Michael, 78, of Jamestown, R.I., passed away Friday Nov. 28, 2025, surrounded by family. He was born Feb. 4, ...