Thursday, September 13, 2012
The Portsmouth Town Council decided to postpone its decision on allowing alcoholic beverages at a local coffee shop.
Despite gathering about 300 signatures of support from Portsmouth residents, the owners of Custom House Coffee were met by stark opposition Wednesday night when they appeared before the Portsmouth Town Council to seek a liquor license. The coffee shop's owners want to serve alcoholic coffee drinks, such as Irish Coffee and Espresso Martinis, at its Portsmouth shop located at the corner of King Charles Drive and West Main Road. The town council, after hearing from two local residents, decided to postpone any vote on the requested liquor license. The request will be heard again at a meeting on Sept. 24. "We think the town is doing its due diligence and we respect what the town is trying to do," said the shop's co-owner Mark Libby. The …
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Custom House Coffee
W Main Rd & King Charles Dr, Portsmouth, RI
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Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Rep. Raymond Gallison has introduced a bill that, if passed, would prohibit duck hunting south of Cory's Lane and north of Maritime Drive.
State Rep. Raymond E. Gallison, Jr. (Democrat- District 69, Bristol, Portsmouth) introduced new legislation Wednesday to prohibit duck hunting near the Kings Grant residential development off West Main Road. The legislation comes after several Kings Grant residents complained about duck hunting occurring on a nearby beach and much too close to their homes. "The law in Rhode Island allows hunters to fire weapons within 500 feet of an occupied residence. That is really very close when you have pets, children and grandchildren who also walk the beach," wrote resident Mike Doyle in an e-mail to Gallison. The legislation, House Bill 7433, prohibits the hunting of waterfowl "in the area south of Cory's Lane and north of Maritime Drive." The …
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Maritime Dr & Alexander Rd, Portsmouth, RI
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
How far should duck hunting occur from residential housing? State Rep. Raymond E. Gallison Jr. thinks the distance in current state law isn't far enough.
State Rep. Raymond E. Gallison, Jr. (Democrat- District 69, Bristol, Portsmouth) says he plans to submit new legislation after receiving several complaints about duck hunting on a Portsmouth beach. Gallison, who says he's submitted similar legislation in the past, has received several e-mails from residents of the Kings Grant development off West Main Road. The residents claim duck hunting has been occurring on a nearby beach and much too close to their homes. "For some reason, the beach in front of Kings Grant has become a popular location for duck hunters," wrote resident Mike Doyle. "The law in Rhode Island allows hunters to fire weapons within 500 feet of an occupied residence. That is really very close when you have pets, children …
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King Charles Dr & Thayer Dr, Portsmouth, RI
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Quahaug Nation
1:39 pm on Monday, September 17, 2012
Both Providence Plantations (founded by Roger Williams in Providence) and Rhode Island (founded by Anne Hutchinson in Portsmouth) came about as a result of independent Puritans fleeing religious and social intolerance in the Puritan Massachusetts Bay Colony. Despite our Puritan roots, and even given the pervasive anti-business sentiment in RI (the state motto should be modified to "Hope For A … more ›