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Steven Bois was appointed harbormaster in March to replace Glenn Skalubinski. He was recommended for the post because of his U.S. Navy career and tenure on the harbor commission. As the search continues for an executive director to manage the waterfront from ashore, a new harbormaster in charge of overseeing it from the sea has
The town council has authorized Ed Mello, interim town administrator, to sign an extension of the purchase-and-sales agreement with Church Community Housing Corporation for 91 Carr Lane. The amended agreement moves the deadline to close to March 31, 2024. According to Mello, the deal with the nonprofit housing agency is “pending related to zoning matters.”
The pumpout at the outer touch-and-go dock at East Ferry. A grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will allow the harbor department to buy a second public facility at those docks. The town of Jamestown was among eight municipalities and marinas to receive a piece of a pot to improve pumpout facilities and
The chief of police should no longer oversee the waterfront, according to a proposal from Ed Mello, interim town administrator. Mello made the recommendation to the town councilors at their meeting March 20 after he pitched the idea to the harbor commission 12 days earlier. The chief of police has been charged as executive director
The town council approved “a Band-Aid” agreement with Conanicut Marine Services to allow ferry service to operate from the concrete float at East Ferry. Conanicut Marine Services, which is owned by Bill Munger, operates the Jamestown-Newport Ferry utility. The unanimous approval followed a three-hour meeting on Wednesday with a near-capacity crowd. Unlike prior meetings considering