

Campaigning During a Pandemic
The idea that we would remain living in a pandemic at this point was inconceivable at the start of the year. Who would have expected that...
Aug 23, 2020
Town’s land-buying system needs overhaul
In the last two months I have listened to the Charlestown Town Council discuss purchasing the Browning beach house, Oyster Drive and...
Aug 23, 2020


Library Garden Tour Goes Virtual
Now through September 15, 2020 you can take the Cross' Mills Library Garden Tour at the library website, crossmills.org. Remember, this...
Aug 13, 2020


Carney Sets the Record Straight
In response to Bonnie Van Slyke's recent letter implying that I was somehow on board with the proposed $2.5 million purchase of beach...
Aug 12, 2020


Important Town Council Meeting Topics
The Town Council meeting agenda for Tuesday, August 11, has some interesting items. They are listed here with some commentary: A....
Aug 10, 2020


Charlestown 2020 Voting Information
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has resulted in voting procedure changes and many more people opting for vote-by-mail or early voting. Here is...
Aug 10, 2020


Artist Exhibition Aug 2 at Charlestown Gallery
Meet amazing artist Antonia Tyz Peeples, see her beautiful work, and check out the special discounts (with social distancing) at The...
Jul 31, 2020


Annual Bonfire Cancelled
The latest community tradition to fall victim to the Corona Virus is the annual New Year’s Eve bonfire at Ninigret park. Frank Glista,...
Jul 30, 2020


Critical Topic in Monday's Town Council Meeting
Decisions will be made about purchasing a property for far above the appraised value.
Jul 12, 2020


Support and information during COVID-19
The following list of resources was compiled by the town. Questions About COVID-19: Please visit the R.I. Dept. of Health website for...
Jun 10, 2020


Charlestown budget approved
When the final votes were counted Monday night after Charlestown's budget referendum, the budget was approved by 1202 votes with 730 "no"...
Jun 2, 2020


A Unique View of Charlestown’s Budget
From January to March this year I was in the unique position of being the only non-partisan, non-recipient citizen to have observed the...
May 30, 2020
Oh The Places the CCA Will Go!
Oh The Places You Will Go To make people believe your show! What now is it I hear? Why save the animals my dear! Save the shelter? Great...
May 25, 2020


Fighting the fog of misinformation
In recent Westerly Sun editions, letters were published from Ruth Platner and Michael Chambers, members of the Charlestown Citizens...
May 23, 2020


Animal Shelter NOT in Jeopardy with a "No" Vote
Voters are now mailing in ballots for a Charlestown budget proposal that dramatically reduces the Town's financial reserve fund, at a...
May 20, 2020


The $3 million surplus shell game
This year’s budget for Charlestown contains $3 million of the surplus money that is being moved around under 3 shells. Let’s look at...
May 14, 2020


Charlestown needs to vote down budget
History repeats itself, and those who ignore history are condemned to repeat it. The truth of those two hackneyed clichés was never more...
May 14, 2020


Cross' Mills Library Updates
With first phase of Reopening RI: Charting the Course going into effect this weekend, we are pleased to be able to offer curbside pickup...
May 7, 2020


Carney Corrects CCA Lies
Recently, an article by CCA webmaster Ruth Platner was placed on the CCA website. In that post, Ms. Platner told a lie that needs to be...
May 6, 2020


Understanding 2020-2021 Town Taxes
Most homeowners have received letters from the town with new, significantly increased, assessed taxable values. It is important to...
May 2, 2020
