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Feb 14, 2023

Frank "Frankie Pallets" Glista Honored for 15 Years of Bonfire Volunteering

The February 13, 2023 Town Council meeting included an agenda item honoring Frank Glista for his years of constructing memorable New...

Feb 12, 2023

Town Council meeting Preview for Monday, Feb 13

February's regular Town Council meeting on Monday, February 13, will have some interesting topics. As usual, Monday's meeting will start...

Feb 10, 2023

Charlestown Animal Shelter Open House Saturday

Feb 8, 2023

Sen. Gu introduces Medicaid legislation

Sen. Victoria Gu has introduced legislation increasing the income eligibility threshold for seniors to be eligible for Medicaid. The bill...

Feb 8, 2023

Feb. 7, 2023 Town Council Meeting Report

Two candidates chosen for interviews on Thursday. The purpose of this special Town Council meeting was to review the applicants for the...

Feb 3, 2023

Charlestown Posts Job Opening for Acting Town Administrator

Charlestown has posted the application for the acting Town Administrator position on the town website. Applicants need not be a resident...

Feb 2, 2023

Jan. 31, 2023 Town Council Meeting Report

The first item on the agenda for this Town Council meeting was to establish a process to select the acting Town Administrator. This...

Jan 31, 2023

Fly Tying Classes at WPWA

As a novice or as an intermediate level fly tyer, these classes at the Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Association (WPWA) can enrich your...

Jan 27, 2023

Three million reasons to still pay attention

A former (CCA) Charlestown Town Councilor is once again attempting to divert everyone’s attention from previous negligent accounting...

Jan 24, 2023

Jan. 23, 2023 Town Council Meeting Report

This was our second Town Council meeting this month, with some important topics that we previewed here. This article summarizes what...

Jan 21, 2023

Contentious School Committee Appointment at Richmond Council Meeting

Amid a chorus of boos, three of the five Richmond Town Council members rejected the second-highest vote getter, Jessica Purcell, and...

Jan 21, 2023

Important Town Council meeting Monday, Jan 23

Okay, you may be getting tired of us writing about how important the topics are for the next Town Council meeting. But it's true again....

Jan 20, 2023

Stephen Stokes Radio Interview

Charlestown Town Council member Stephen Stokes is becoming a frequent guest on local radio station WBLQ. This openness is to be...

Jan 19, 2023

Charlestown Representative Tina Spears cosponsors school lunch bill

Rep. Justine Caldwell has introduced legislation to make school lunch free for all public school students in Rhode Island. The...

Jan 19, 2023

Three million reasons to pay close attention

A recent letter to the editor in The Westerly Sun questioning my “State of the Town” submission in The Sun (“The Year in Review:...

Jan 19, 2023

Affordable Housing Commission member quoted

In the political round-up column on January 13, 2023, written by Ian Donnis of The Public’s Radio, (RINPR), the focus was squarely on...

Jan 18, 2023

RI Education Department offers new survey, 2022 results

School culture and climate survey for students, families, and educators available now through March 31. Results from 2022 survey are...

Jan 14, 2023

Chariho Omnibus Meeting Jan 18

Each year the Chariho School Committee and administrators meet with the Town Councils of Charlestown, Hopkinton, and Richmond in one...

Jan 11, 2023

Senator Gu to serve on three Senate committees

Sen. Victoria Gu (D-Dist. 38, Charlestown, Westerly, South Kingstown) will serve on the Senate Committee on Housing and Municipal...

Jan 10, 2023

January 2023 Town Council Meeting Report

The Town Council meeting on Monday, January 9, was fast-paced, relatively short, and covered quite a few topics. Council President Deb...