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Charlestown Citizens Alliance Newsletter - September 24, 2023
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Since the new Town Council forced out Charlestown's outstanding town administrator, Mark Stankiewicz, in January, there have been other high-level town staff changes. Charlestown's Treasurer resigned to take a job in Pawtucket on May 26. On June 26 the town hired a new Treasurer, but this month she also handed in her resignation.
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Surface water and groundwater in Charlestown already experience significant adverse effects from development ... increased density of development invariably results in increased nitrate-nitrogen and pathogens from wastewater and stormwater, even with the most diligent application of best management practices.
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Since 1975, Mystic Aquarium’s Animal Rescue Program has been rescuing, rehabilitating and releasing sick, injured and stranded marine animals along 1,000 miles of the Northeastern coastline throughout Connecticut, Rhode Island and Fishers Island, New York.
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A U.S. District Court Judge ruled that the Rhode Island Association of Coastal Taxpayers “lacked the proper standing to sue.” The lawsuit was filed against the R.I. Attorney General, The Director of Department of Environmental Management and the Coastal Resources Management Council Executive Director. The judge wrote that RIACT "seeks the wrong relief from the wrong defendants before the wrong court,”
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"Putting in the planning and maintenance work necessary to prevent forest fires has benefits far beyond public safety. Forests directly reduce carbon dioxide from our atmosphere, play a major role in filtering pollution from our groundwater and cool the land in the summer. Of course, they provide many intangible benefits too, as any hiker or kid in a tree fort will attest."
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When: Tuesday, September 26 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Where: Ninigret Park
What: Join the Charlestown Police Department for free food, prizes, public safety exhibits, and more!
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More than 80 percent of the world’s population, and 99 percent of Americans and Europeans, now live under light-polluted skies. Many people live and die without ever seeing the Milky Way, but in Charlestown, we are so lucky to still have a clear view of the Milky Way.
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The banner image is a photograph of fish schooling in the surf in Charlestown by Bret Lyall. If you have photos of Charlestown wildlife, landscapes, or events that you would like to share with us to use on our website, Facebook, or in emails, please send them to us by email at charlestowncitizens@gmail.com
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