14+ hour, 11+ min ago   (621+ words) The board dismissed the appeal without prejudice, saying no building permit or zoning certificate has been sought and there is no live dispute to decide. A resident's bid to have two adjoining Jamestown lots declared merged was dismissed as premature;…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (667+ words) A memo presented to the New Shoreham Town Council laid out a multi-step legal path for any school construction bond vote: General Assembly authority for school-aid reimbursement, separate authority for a special referendum, and local borrowing authority on top of…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (739+ words) Narragansett's School Committee approved a $27,529 marine engine curriculum purchase and heard that the district won a $268,453 grant to add physical therapy training to its sports medicine pathway. Narragansett high school students in two new CTE programs could earn industry certifications…...

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (713+ words) Jamestown's Harbor Management Commission voted to ask the Town Council to dedicate trailer parking at Fort Getty to commercial tenants, after a shellfish grower said the long-standing practice ended about seven years ago without a vote. Commercial operators at Fort…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (723+ words) Jamestown's council approved water and sewer rate increases Monday along with a fee schedule that raises new connection fees from $3,000 to $5,000 and adds state-road inspection charges. New water or sewer hookups now cost $5,000 each in access fees, plus $2,500 on a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (379+ words) Jamestown's council approved fiscal 2026/2027 water and sewer budgets and a fee schedule raising connection fees to $5,000, and heard competing views on the Route 138 license plate reader. Water and sewer rates rise for fiscal 2026/2027, with a staff analysis estimating about $111 more…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (502+ words) A developer told the Jamestown Planning Commission her firm would privately finance a $12 million alternative to the town's roughly $5 million affordable housing plan, and asked for a public forum first. Jamestown residents may see a competing private proposal for a…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (493+ words) The Jamestown Planning Commission continued a town-requested zoning amendment for fire facilities in RR-200 districts, directing staff to define a narrower "fire substation" category first. No zoning change takes effect now. A narrowed amendment defining a "fire substation" is expected…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (409+ words) A private builder asked the Planning Commission to hear an alternative to a town-backed village housing plan, while commissioners approved a Sloop Street house and a Green Lane boat barn renovation and tabled zoning for a north end fire garage....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (322+ words) The Board of Canvassers certified the local ballot question on July 31, sending it to the state for the November 3 general election. The board also certified mail ballot applications in two votes after one member recused herself. Jamestown voters will see…...