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Late summer community events across coastal Connecticut and Rhode Island Seaport Community Calendar · Issue 14

The Last Stretch of Summer & the First Signs of Fall

Summer is not finished yet. August and early September bring some of the shoreline's best reasons to get outside — county fairs, waterfront music, art, theatre, river cruises, road races, cultural festivals, polo, food, boats, and community traditions. This issue takes us from Mystic and Groton to Essex and East Haddam, across South County, and onto Aquidneck Island as one season slowly begins to give way to the next.

Four Counties · One Coastal Community

Summer Isn't Over Yet

The Community Calendar covers New London County and Middlesex County in Connecticut, along with Washington County and Newport County in Rhode Island — a…

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Rhode Island · Renovation Limits

Rhode Island’s 50% Rule Applies to Every Building in the State

Not just homes on the water. It’s written into state law, it runs on a fixed twelve-month clock, and it has three tiers — not one line.

Seaport Advisory  ·  Southern Rhode Island & Southeastern Connecticut Rhode Island's three tiers: restore in kind under 25%, official's discretion 25-50%, new code over 50%

Most people first hear about the 50% rule in a flood context — renovate a house past a certain point and the whole structure has to be brought up to current flood standards. That version is real, and it comes from the federal flood insurance program.

Rhode Island has its own, and it is broader. It sits in the state building code rather than in a local flood ordinance, which means it reaches a farmhouse in Hopkinton the same…

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Community Calendar Issue 9 - The Small Events Are the Signal Community Calendar • Issue #9

The Small Events Are the Signal

As the weather turns, the four-county shoreline starts to move differently. Vineyards open their lawns, farmers markets return, town greens fill with music, and downtown streets become gathering places again.

What We’re Watching This Season

Across New London County, Middlesex County, Washington County, and Newport County, the most interesting story is not only the large festivals. It is the smaller, recurring, local events that reveal where people are gathering, where businesses are benefiting, and where communities are building real lifestyle momentum.

Big Theme

The large festivals bring the crowds, but the smaller events build the community.

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