Keeping You Up To Date with Charlestown News and Events
Presentation On Charlestown Breachway
When: Tuesday, May 20 from 6 to 7pm
Where: At the Charlestown Breachway, 812-774 Charlestown Beach Road, Charlestown (In case of rain the presentation will be at the Kettle Pond Visitor Center at 50 Bend Rd, Charlestown)
What: An update on the status of the repairs at the Charlestown Breachway
Register: Register by May 19
Friends of the National Wildlife Refuges of RI Photo Competition
The Friends of the National Wildlife Refuges of Rhode Island announce their 25th Annual Amateur Photo Competition to highlight the beauty of the five refuges that comprise the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex. Amateur photographers are encouraged to enter their existing refuge color photos or to take new ones. Photos and a $10 entry fee per photo must be received by September 3, 2025.
Tomaquag Museum Presents Strawberry Thanksgiving
When: Saturday, June 7 from 12 p.m to 4 p.m
Where: Ninigret Park
What: Dancing – Music – Games – Food
Tomaquag Museum is Rhode Island’s only museum entirely dedicated to telling the story of the Indigenous peoples of this land.
New State Plan, Housing 2030, Mandates Rural Towns Grow At A Faster Rate Than Urban Areas
Parts of the new 2030 housing plan roughly follow Land Use 2025, but the assigned housing production numbers in the plan reverse the goals of Land Use 2025 and enforce the continued population movement toward the more rural areas, with its related loss of forest, farms, wildlife habitat, and natural beauty.
St. Andrew Lutheran Church Outdoor Plant Sale
When: Saturday, May 24, from 8am to Noon
Where: St. Andrew Lutheran Church, 15 East Beach Road, Charlestown
Hanging baskets, annuals, perennials, mixed containers, vegetables, and herbs.
The Charlestown Town Council’s 2025–2026 Budget
What: Budget Public Hearing
When: Monday, May 5 at 7 p.m
Where: Charlestown Town Hall
Municipal spending exceeds the amount of money the town will raise in tax revenue and still maintain a stable, low tax rate long term. The Budget Commission noted that expenditures continue to trend upward while revenues are increasing much slower.
Cinder Worm Workshop – Fly Tying & Fishing – Starts May 6
The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in partnership with RI Department of Environmental Management, is hosting the Cinder Worm Workshop, now in its 16th year. There will be two evening classes in fly tying instruction and one weekend evening of fly fishing, all free and without charge to registrants. The course syllabus is a treasure chest of comprehensive knowledge and instructional excellence. Dates and details in post.
Join Charlestown Land Trust For A Guided Walk At Amos Greene Farm
When: Saturday, May 10 at 10am
Cost: Free and open to all, but you must pre-register
Join CLT for a guided walk at Amos Greene Farm, their newest conservation easement property! This historic farm, now permanently protected by the Charlestown Land Trust, offers a glimpse into Charlestown’s rich agricultural heritage.
ecoRI: Charlestown’s Francis Carter Preserve Part Of Glacial History
“That’s a floodplain forest,” he said. “Pin oaks mixed with red maple. When the glacier retreated, a meltwater river likely piled sand here before the moraine, which these pines tolerate, while the lower plain became swampy and friendlier to the forest community across from us.”
Would a Homestead Exemption Be Good for Charlestown?
The Town Council sent a letter to our legislative delegation requesting authority to draft an ordinance to enact a homestead exemption. A homestead exemption allows one group of taxpayers to receive an exemption, while another group of taxpayers are required to pay the difference.