Keeping You Up To Date with Charlestown News and Events
Spotlight On David Wilkinson, Town Moderator Candidate
David has a BS in Business Administration and has been a founder and executive officer of national supply chain management corporations. He was elected Town Moderator in 2024 where he has facilitated respectful, thoughtful dialogue at each meeting he has chaired. His background, character, education and experience have made him an excellent Town Moderator. The Budget Public Hearings need David’s ability to chair complex meetings, his skills to assure the debate is open, and his broad knowledge of the major underlying issues.
League Of Women Voters To Host Candidate Events
Charlestown Town Council Candidate Forum
When: Tuesday, October 6, from 6 pm to 7:30 pm (doors open at 5:30 pm)
Where: Cross Mills Public Library, 4417 Old Post Rd., Charlestown
Chariho School Committee Event
When: Saturday, October 3, 2 pm to 4 pm
Where: Chariho High School Cafeteria, 453 Switch Road, Wood River Junction, RI
Slides From Kickoff Of Regional Groundwater Resilience Assessment
The goals identified at the September 10 meeting were:
- Build a shared, evidence-based picture of aquifer stress across our communities — grounded in science and in your own experience.
- Hear from communities and institutions across the region about what they’re seeing and what questions they can’t yet answer.
- Collectively name the problem and build the foundation for a formal regional assessment.
- Understand what comes next and how you can stay involved.
Wear Daylight Fluorescent Orange For Safety Reasons Starting September 12
What: Be Safe! Be sure to wear at least 200 square inches of florescent orange (usually a hat and or a vest) when hiking on state, federal, or other public and private open space.
When: September 12, 2026– February 28, 2027 for deer, and until May 31 for other game
Charlestown Land Trust Fundraiser: Shell Decoupage Class
When: Tuesday, September 22 at 6 pm
Where: Quonochontaug Grange, 5662 Post Rd., Charlestown
Cost: Tickets are $30 per person
No experience necessary—just come ready to get creative and leave with two beautiful handmade pieces!
Keep Ruth Platner On Planning
Ruth currently serves on the Planning Commission, has a BS degree in Biology, and a long career in science and technology. Her work in land conservation led to the preservation of most of the public open space properties in our town. She is an invaluable leader in the effort to stop the federal plan to bisect northern Charlestown with new rail lines, in the fight for local control of land-use decisions, and in the protection of our groundwater. We need Ruth’s knowledge and experience on the Planning Commission to continue to protect our environment, our economy, and our quality of life.
Railroad Study Will Pop Up At PVD Fest And Olde Mistick Village Garlic Festival
When: Saturday, September 19 from 12 pm to 6 pm
Where: PVD Fest, Washington Street (between Mathewson Street and Clemence Street) Providence, RI
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When: Sunday, September 20 from 11 am to 5:30 pm
Where: Olde Mistick Village Garlic Festival, Olde Mistick Village, 27 Coogan Boulevard, Mystic, CT
There is a growing opinion that the study team’s mission with the “pop-ups” is to build support for the plan in urban areas that will be served by it, in order to marginalize the opposition in the more rural areas that have the potential to lose irreplaceable natural and historic resources.
Get To Know Cynthia Drummond, Town Council Candidate
Cynthia is a journalist who for more than a decade covered Charlestown, Richmond, Hopkinton, the Chariho Regional School District, and local science and environment issues. She has a Master of Marine Affairs degree from URI with advanced studies in ocean science and policy, ocean law, and resource economics, providing her with a deep understanding of the issues our town faces. Cynthia will apply her professional and academic experience to environmental conservation, protecting Charlestown’s coastline, and protecting our town from over development.
Celebrate Cranberry Thanksgiving With Tomaquag Museum Staff
When: Saturday, October 3 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Where: Saint James Chapel, 2079 Matunuck Schoolhouse Road, Charlestown
Who: Staff from the Tomaquag Museum
What: Watch art demonstrations, shop in the art market, listen to storytellers, play fun games, and so much more!
This year, the sassiminneash, Narragansett for cranberry, takes center stage in cooking demonstrations featuring Narragansett chef Charles Hankinson, a Johnson & Wales graduate.
State and Local Primary Election Results
View the local and statewide Primary election results. There was only one local contest on the Primary ballot, and that was the local Democratic Party primary for Representative in General Assembly District 36. District 36 includes all of Charlestown and New Shoreham, and parts of South Kingstown and Westerly. Tina Spears won that primary by a wide margin in Charlestown and district wide. She will be unopposed in the November election.
