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Moratorium on water extensions lengthened
The moratorium on considering extensions for water service outside of the urban district has been extended for six months through Dec. 16. The original six-month moratorium went into effect Jan. 2. Town Administrator Ed Mello recommended the moratorium to the town council at their June 16 meeting. The councilors, sitting as the board of water and sewer commissioners, unanimously endorsed […]
Beye, Brine, Meagher seek re-election
Four others have filed so far for councilDemocrats Nancy Beye, Mary Meagher and Erik Brine will seek re-election for town council. Ed Ross and Mary Glackin also filed as Democratic candidates. Michael DiMeglio Jr. and Nicola Kouttab have declared to run as independents. All five seats on the town council will be contested. The school committee has three expiring seats this election cycle. Democrat Drew Allsopp is […]
Restored Fort Getty pier opens for season
The pier at Fort Getty is open for the season after repairs were made following a storm in December that damaged the structure and made it unsafe. The department of public works completed the job in about three weeks. The crew, led by Mike Gray, was mustered after a contractor estimated the repairs cost more than $200,000. “They have done […]
BEAVERTAIL BEACON BEQUEATHED
State takes over historic propertyIt’s official. Eighty-five years after the U.S. Coast Guard took command of all American lighthouses, the beacon at Beavertail Point is no longer the property of the federal government. The official transfer of the historic 64-foot granite lighthouse to the state was completed Friday on a picture-perfect afternoon. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, which manages the state park […]
Councilors OK ferryboat deal
$7,900 offer is pending action from Conanicut Marine ServicesThe town council has authorized administration to finalize an agreement that will allow Conanicut Marine Services to lease dockage at East Ferry for its ferryboats. The councilors also approved changes to the section of the harbor division’s rule book that govern the concrete ferry float and the two touch-and-go docks at the eastern end of the woodpile pier. This includes […]
Police: Summer leash laws for dogs in effect
The police department is reminding residents that the leash law for dogs is in effect. The reminder follows a letter and video sent to the town council from a Stern Street resident who said he reached “his boiling point” over unleashed dogs roaming Head’s Beach. His 2-year-old daughter, he wrote, fears animals, especially dogs. While trying to enjoy Father’s Day […]
Bill moves forward to limit water rights
The Rhode Island Senate has passed legislation that will allow the town of Jamestown to limit expansion of its water supply to within the boundaries of its utility district. Sen. Dawn Euer (D-Jamestown, Newport) sponsored the bill on behalf of the town council acting in its capacity as the local board of water and sewer commissioners. The commissioners passed a […]
