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Block Island Town Council Votes To Ban Balloons

No more balloons on Block Island.

The town council unanimously voted on Tuesday to approve the new law that prohibits the sale, distribution and use of balloons on the island.

The new rule is set to begin April 9th with a $200 maximum fine for anyone selling or using balloons. The ban is designed to help protect the environment.

Provincetown and Nantucket have also banned balloons.

cue the music!

Christian Winthrop
Christian Winthrop
Christian Winthrop is a media publisher and journalist and the founder and editor of Newport Buzz, the leading news platform covering Newport, Rhode Island. He is also the creator of Palm Beach Buzz, expanding the same community-focused journalism model to South Florida. A fifth-generation Newporter, Winthrop previously worked in national politics and later as an entertainment producer in New York City before returning home to launch Newport Buzz in 2011.
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