Keeping You Up To Date with Charlestown News and Events
Itroducing Coleen Galvin Yaroshenko, Planning Commission Candidate.
Coleen is a small business owner, professional comedian, motivational speaker, and former special education teacher. She has a strong background in design and is committed to preserving Charlestown’s natural resources, history, and character. She believes that it is possible to focus on preservation and work with all parties to find solutions that will best serve our community as a whole as we grow.
Welcome Ruth Platner To The Town Council
Ruth had a long career in scientific research and technology and serves on the Planning Commission. She has worked successfully to preserve the beauty of Charlestown’s natural environment that brought her here 47 years ago by being a leader in open space preservation, groundwater protection, and many other conservation efforts, including fighting the federal proposal in 2017 to bisect Charlestown with new rail lines.
Town Council Declines Recommendation on Regulations For Self Storage
Before sending the ordinance to a public hearing, the Town Council stripped the regulations of the Special Use Permit requirement. This makes it a “by right” use on any commercial lot along the Scenic Highway. They also removed several other recommendations from the Planning Commission’s version of the ordinance that protect the rights of abuters, neighborhoods, and natural resources.
National Wildlife Refuge – Kettle Pond Visitor Center In Need Of Volunteers
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Rhode Island Headquarters is at the Kettle Pond Visitor Center on Bend Road in Charlestown. This is the headquarters for all of the National Wildlife Refuges in Rhode Island. What is needed? The greatest need is on weekends and Wednesday afternoons. Even volunteering once or twice a month is a huge help and shifts are only three hours long. Volunteers of all ages are welcome. This is also a great way for students to get volunteer hours!
Join Save The Bay In A Cleanup Of Charlestown Beach
When: Saturday, October 19, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Charlestown Town Beach
Help keep Charlestown Town Beach clean! Shoreline trash is ugly and dangerous to wildlife, and shoreline cleanups are a great way for volunteers to make a difference.
Charlestown Parks And Recreation Fall & Winter Program Guide
A full list of recreation offerings in Charlestown with event dates, including recreation programs for children and adults. The change of season doesn’t slow down recreation in Charlestown.
Spotlight On Lisa St. Godard, Planning Commission Candidate
Lisa works as a Planner at the Naval Submarine Base New London, has lived here for eight years, and has served on the Planning Commission for four years where she advocates for our environment and small-town character. Living on the western edge of town, Lisa has a front-row view of a large quarry in Westerly and the effect that bad land use planning can have on neighbors and natural resources.
Get To Know Peter Keating, Town Council Candidate
Peter is a life-long volunteer. Besides working on countless charitable efforts, he’s served as a director on many boards – as varied as a local library and an orphanage in Africa. He even gave his left kidney to a stranger. For decades, Peter owned and operated a successful Connecticut supermarket with a diverse staff of 100 people. He’ll bring his talents for listening, analyzing, and responding to concerns to town governance.
George Tremblay: CCA Ties Preservation And Conservation To Economic Development
As a past member of Charlestown’s Planning Commission and Town Council, I have witnessed at close proximity the competing interests of proponents for expanded economic development and the public will for preservation and conservation of natural resources. Well guided economic growth can be used to foster preservation and conservation, and CCA is committed to that dual outcome.
Turtle Release Thursday, September 19 at Blue Shutters Beach
When: Thursday, September 19 at 4:00 pm
Where: Blue Shutters Beach in Charlestown
What: Release of two Sea Turtles
Phineas, a Kemp’s ridley sea turtle and Tullibee, a green sea turtle will be released.