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SAC approves budget request

Pat Tengwall

Thu, Jan 23

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For the third year in a row, the town’s Senior Advisory Committee will ask the Town Council to substantially increase its operating budget for the...
Kern to recommend interim harbormaster

Lars Trodson

Thu, Jan 23

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Town Manager Jim Kern will recommend that Kate McConville, currently the Harbors Department’s Administrative assistant, become interim Harbormaster...
Changes proposed for the Visitor Center

Lars Trodson

Thu, Jan 23

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Councilor Sven Risom presented what he termed a “fairly radical proposal” for how the Visitor Center will be operated for the 2021 summer season. “In...
Ørsted, Recently Named the Most Sustainable Company in the World, Forms New Research Partnerships to Advance Technology for Protection and Conservation of Right Whales

Wed, Jan 22

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The following was submitted to the Block Island Times today by Ørsted: Boston, MA – Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind is proud to announce an...
Marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Malcolm Greenaway

Mon, Jan 20

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This essay by M. Greenaway was first posted in 2016. We do so again in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. today. In August of 1964, Congress...
Help wanted: One (or two) building inspectors

Lars Trodson

Fri, Jan 17

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News

New Shoreham Building Official Marc Tillson has put the town on notice that he will be officially retiring from his fulltime position at the end of...
Conservancy groups push zoning change

Renée Meyer

Thu, Jan 16

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Three months ago, the New Shoreham Planning Board agreed to extend its public hearing on changing the subdivision regulations concerning the...
Truth and beauty in Puerto Rico

Rosemary Connelli

Thu, Jan 16

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Landing in San Juan on New Year’s Eve, I had underestimated how hot and humid the weather would feel against my winter sweater. Having flown from New...
Public weighs in on future utility rates

Renée Meyer

Thu, Jan 16

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On Thursday, Jan. 9 the three commissioners from the R.I. Public Utilities Commission, Margaret Curran, Marion Gold and Abigail Anthony, flanked by a...
Filippi delivers the Republican State Of the State response

Thu, Jan 16

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On Tues., January 14 House Republican Leader Blake Filippi delivered the Republican response to the Governor’s State of the State address....
Ørsted to Open New Innovation Hub in Rhode Island

Wed, Jan 15

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Ørsted today announced it will be launching a new United States Innovation Hub, in Providence, R.I.: Ørsted, the global leader in offshore...
Two artists with island ties have a new show

Lars Trodson

Fri, Jan 10

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Two artists with Block Island ties have a new show By Lars Trodson Two artists with Block Island roots are having a show of new...

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Seeing the Civil Rights movement first-hand

Rosemary Connelli

Thu, Jan 23

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On Monday Jan. 20, the country honored and remembered the leader of the American civil rights movement Martin Luther King, Jr., a minister and...
Sewer Company tax sale scheduled for this year

Lars Trodson

Fri, Jan 17

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News, Features

The Sewer Department will be sending out a courtesy notice in bills mailed in February that will notify customers that a tax sale is scheduled for...
School deficit reduced this year; cuts proposed for next year

Pat Tengwall

Fri, Jan 17

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News, Features

This year’s deficit and next year’s budget bookended the New Shoreham School Committee’s meeting on January 13. The committee was pleased to hear...
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Windy walk down Fred Benson Town Beach

Fri, Jan 17

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(360 VIDEO) Walk the windy shoreline of Fred Benson Town Beach, courtesy of The Block Island Times. It was a windy and cloudy day on Thursday, Jan.16...
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Walking the National Wildlife Refuge

Tue, Jan 14

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(360 VIDEO) Walk the shoreline of the National Wildlife Refuge at the North Light, courtesy of The Block Island Times. It was a windy, cloudy day...
Parking lot discussion leads to larger questions

Pat Tengwall

Fri, Jan 10

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At the School Committee meeting on Dec. 17, the condition of the lot used for parking across the street from the Block Island School sparked a larger...

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