What's up New Shoreham! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☕️️
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Also on today's calendar: Marina Market at Champlin's Marina and Resort and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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• New Shoreham Comprehensive Plan Open House Sept. 17 (upriseri.com) — New Shoreham residents are invited to a comprehensive plan open house Thursday from 4 to 6 p.m. at Town Hall, a key chance to weigh in on future land use, housing, and development on Block Island. The session is informal but feeds into a state-mandated update that will guide zoning and major decisions for at least the next 20 years.
• New Shoreham Planning Board Delays Church Bluff Advisory (upriseri.com) — New Shoreham's Planning Board has delayed its recommendation on erosion control work at St. Andrew Parish Center while seeking more input, and set a November 9 hearing on a Dodge Street subdivision near a hotel. Members also advanced a zoning modifications amendment and signaled upcoming decisions on manufactured homes and cannabis buffers that could shape future housing and retail on Block Island.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
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