🌱 Patch AM: Why is New Shoreham paying $54,000 a year for lobbyists?

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• Why is New Shoreham paying $54,000 a year for lobbyists?

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📰 News we're reading

• Town Council meets with lobbyists on past and future endeavors (blockislandtimes.com) — New Shoreham’s Town Council recently met with its State House lobbyists to review last year’s results and map out a legislative strategy for the coming year. As one of only six Rhode Island municipalities using private lobbyists, the town spends about $54,000 annually to help navigate its unique island challenges and distance from Providence.
   

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Saturday December 27

• Stitch Together
  Island Free Library, 9 Dodge St, New Shoreham
  12:30 pm

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Sunday December 28

• Free English Conversation Class 🗣️☕😊 Sundays at 1pm
  Odd Fellows Cafe , 232 Water St , New Shoreham
  1:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• Film & Soup
  Island Free Library , 9 Dodge St , New Shoreham
  2:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 20

• Save The Bay’s Hamilton Family Aquarium
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce 23 America's Cup Ave, Newport, R.I. 02840
  10:00 am
• Pilates For Toys
  Bend Yoga Studio , 5153 Old Post Rd , Charlestown
  10:30 am
• Christmas Pops 2025
  The George Kent Performance Hall , 119 High Street , Westerly
  6:00 pm
• Windjammer's Jingle & Mingle
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce , 321 Atlantic Ave , Westerly
  6:00 pm

Sunday December 21

• Holiday Harmony at the Coast Guard House
  Coast Guard House Restaurant , 40 Ocean Road , Narragansett
  5:30 pm

Tuesday December 23

• Santa at The Pantry
  Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce , 37 Beach St , Westerly
  8:00 am

Wednesday December 24

• Christ Church Christmas Mass Schedule
  Christ Church , 1 Chamber Way , Westerly
• Christmas Eve
  Westerly, RI Calendar Westerly, RI 02891
• Christmas Eve Services
  Dunn's Corners Community Church, Presbyterian , 221 Post Rd. , Westerly
  5:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Charlestown

• Nightlife Listings Dec. 18 (thewesterlysun.com)

Westerly

• Westerly, Pawcatuck fire depts. receive grants from Jewett City Savings Bank (thewesterlysun.com)
• Feast of the Seven Fishes returns to The United Sunday (thewesterlysun.com)
• The band called Pink Talking Fish to play at the United (thewesterlysun.com)

Narragansett

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