New CEO wants Star Island to shine
4:10 pm in Star Island News by Pelicans Are Pelicans
New CEO: ‘I want to encourage people to come here’
May 18, 2008
From Seacoastonline.com
By Karen Dandurant
kdandurant@seacoastonline.com
May 18, 2008 6:00 AM
RYE — The new chief executive officer of the Star Island Corp. at the Isles of Shoals has a goal of bringing the island up to code and into the 21st century.
Of course, visiting Star Island is a bit like stepping back in time, and that’s important to many of the regular visitors.
And that means walking a fine line to accomplish both objectives.
Victoria Hardy said the island is part of Rye and the Seacoast community and, as such, it needs to be more accessible to the public.
“I want to encourage people to come here,” Hardy said. “I am looking at promoting a lot more day trips, and offering incentives like ‘dinner and a mooring.’ We are partnering with the staff at the Wentworth by the Sea to maybe donate box lunches. They are going to provide executive training for our food service people. They, in turn, want information about Star Island to give to their guests.”
