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Landfill stabilization budget is $1,995,000

By

Cassius Shuman

Fri, Apr 20

Category:

News

Stabilization of the town’s old landfill at West Beach will be priced at close to $2 million. The lowest bid for the proposed project came in at $1,...
CAI high speed network: $550,000

By

Lars Trodson

Fri, Apr 20

Category:

News

The members of the New Shoreham Broadband Committee have recommended a bond proposal that will design and build a high speed network connecting five...
Town employee housing cost: $1.5 million

By

Cassius Shuman

Fri, Apr 20

Category:

News

The Town of New Shoreham will be asking its registered voters to fund a community housing project on the Thomas Property for $1.5 million that will...

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BIPCo replacing pole on Ocean Avenue

By

Cassius Shuman

Tue, Apr 24

Category:

News

The Block Island Power Company has been systematically replacing old utility/telephone poles with new ones due to age and condition. BIPCo is in the...
Town Council adopts 2018 town warrant

By

Cassius Shuman

Fri, Apr 20

Category:

News

With few members of the public in attendance, the Town Council voted unanimously to adopt the warrant for the fiscal year starting on July 1, 2018...
Cherry Hill Lane hearing continued

By

Lars Trodson

Fri, Apr 20

Category:

News

Citing ongoing concerns from abutters living next to the proposed Cherry Hill Lane affordable housing subdivision, Planning Board Chair Margie...
Survey to gauge elder care needs

By

Pat Tengwall

Fri, Apr 20

Category:

News

The Senior Advisory Committee is pressing ahead with its planned survey of island residents — not just of the elder citizens — to gauge the interest...
DTF members doubt herd count is down

By

Lars Trodson

Fri, Apr 20

Category:

News

The members of the Deer Task Force expressed some skepticism that the deer herd on the island is down, even after the conclusion of the most recent...
Late tax audit may lead to appeal

By

Lars Trodson

Fri, Apr 20

Category:

News

Town Finance Director Amy Land informed the members of the Water Commission that not only were the results of an audit conducted by the state back in...
Former Block Island Tourism Director Stack to head Champlin Foundation

Tue, Apr 17

Category:

News

The Champlin Foundation announced today that Nina Stack, the current president of the New Jersey Council of Grant Makers, has been named its next...
Council expands employee housing proposal

By

Cassius Shuman

Sat, Apr 14

Category:

News

After its initial housing proposal was met with criticism from some members of the public, the New Shoreham Town Council went back to the drawing...
No new fast ferry service this summer

By

Cassius Shuman

Sat, Apr 14

Category:

News

Rhode Island Fast Ferry has had a setback in its efforts to secure dockage for its proposed high-speed ferry service from Quonset Point to Block...
Broadband Committee compares other projects

By

Lars Trodson

Fri, Apr 13

Category:

News

The members of the New Shoreham Broadband Committee hope to soon schedule a public discussion with representatives from other small towns that have...

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Farming’s Future

By

Kari Curtis

Wed, Apr 25

“Through organic leadership we improve the health and well-being of people and the planet.” J.I. Rodale Alicia Leone grew up on her great grandparent...
Saving Block Island one blade of grass at a time

By

Kim Gaffett

Sat, Apr 21

Category:

Ocean Views

“A steady sea wind sweeping across the beach carries grains of sand inland. When its motion is interrupted by a log or grass clump, the wind drops...
Snake On The Grass

By

Martha Ball

Fri, Apr 20

Category:

Columnists, Island Notes

Saturday the sun came out, the wind died in the middle of the day, and I went out for a few minutes to rake a few weeds from a long-ignored flower...
Letters

Thu, Apr 19

Category:

Opinion, Letters

A better solution to the balloons? To the Editor: So, we have banned balloons on Block Island — made it to The New York Post, but I...
DEM needs to take action

Thu, Apr 19

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

Over the past several years, a lot of time, effort, and money has been spent trying to figure out how to reduce the deer herd on Block Island. While...
Off to a great start

By

Kelsey Gammell

Thu, Apr 19

Category:

News

The Block Island School Hurricanes Softball Varsity Team is off to a strong start this season. The girls have picked up where they left off last...
JV Hurricanes show promise in tough opener

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Apr 19

Category:

News

It was a learning experience for the Block Island School’s Junior Varsity Baseball Team, which dropped its season opener against Hope Highlands at...
Boys Varsity comes up short at Mount Pleasant

By

John Tarbox

Thu, Apr 19

Category:

News

On Friday, April 13, in just their second outing of the season, the Block Island Baseball Varsity Hurricanes played an inspired brand of ball,...
Working hard and playing hard in St. Croix

By

Allison Pineda

Sat, Apr 14

Category:

News

Members of the Block Island School’s sophomore class took their annual Further Afield trip to St. Croix in March. Class member Allison Pineda...
Waiting For Spring

By

Martha Ball

Fri, Apr 13

Category:

Island Notes

The geese are moving from noisy flight to noisy landing to noisy swimming. They are the big Canadas, singularly beautiful when they were few, with...

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