The Block Island Power Company is required to file a new rate design case with the R.I. Public Utilities Commission this summer. The PUC had initially called for a rate case to be filed six months after the island was connected to the mainland via a transmission cable but extended the due date from Nov. 1, […]
‘A very special day.’ By Lars Trodson For the 86th time, young men and women participated in a Block Island School Commencement — a celebration that always seems to embrace not only the accomplishments of the graduating students but life on the island itself. “You couldn’t ask for a better day,” said Co-Principal John Canole,
Water and Sewer budgets approved By Lars Trodson The fiscal year 2019 budgets for the Water and Sewer Companies were quickly approved by a show of hands at the annual Financial Meeting that was held on Monday, June 18 at Town Hall. The budgets are approved by customers of each company; a minimum of seven
Interstate Navigation has announced some ferry cancellations for the next few days due to maintenance being done on the Carol Jean. PT. JUDITH TRADITIONAL FERRY DEPARTURE CANCELLATIONS FOR: TUESDAY, JUNE 19; WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20 and THURSDAY, JUNE 21. LEAVING PT. JUDITH: 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. ARE CANCELLED. LEAVING BLOCK ISLAND: 11:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. ARE CANCELLED.
The New Shoreham Town Council has taken the first step down the road of trying to address its town employee housing needs. The Town Council voted unanimously (5-0) at a recent work session to direct Town Manager Ed Roberge to explore the town-employee housing initiative: building a single-family residence for a senior town employee and
There’s a lot to like about the Mohegan Café and Brewery. Pioneers of #skipthestraw, owners Marc and Katie note on their website that “Plastic drinking straws are another top polluter of the environment and as a high volume restaurant we’d be remiss not to try and do our part to further the island’s reputation as
Just a few days after the construction of the Old Town Road Bridge was finished, the water level of Mill Pond was down about a foot-and-a-half. According to Town Manager Ed Roberge, water from the pond was leaking through the weir, a concrete box designed to check the flow of water from the pond into
The New Shoreham Town Council, on the recommendation of the Planning Board, has sent a resolution to the Rhode Island General Assembly in opposition to a Senate bill that would allow building height to be increased for properties built along the coastline. The Town Council voted unanimously (5-0) at a recent meeting to send the
“It looks beautiful.” That’s what Recreation Department Assistant Cindy Lemon said when asked her thoughts about the newly renovated Fred Benson Beach Pavilion, which will be opening full-time this Saturday for the summer season. The pavilion has been freshly painted an eye-catching blue on its exterior walls that are framed with white trim. “I love
Eben Horton’s Glass Float Project has become a thing. Everybody — almost everybody — wants one, few find one. A total of 550 floats are placed around the island during the year. Most of them are clear, but 19 are colored and one is gold. They are not just treasures to be found. Once in