Flags are flying at half staff on Block Island in memory of the victims lost during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The attacks, which killed 2,996 people, injured over 6,000 and caused at least $10 billion in damage, occurred in New York, Washington, D.C. and Pennsylvania. There are several monuments on the island […]
Posted on the Block Island Ferry website: UPDATED SERVICE ALERT FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6: CONDITIONS ARE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING AND WE HAVE UNEXPECTEDLY CANCELLED THE 11 AM TRADITIONAL FERRY FROM PT. JUDITH AND THE 1 PM FROM BLOCK ISLAND. THE 9 AM FROM PT. JUDITH AND THE 11 AM FROM BI ARE RUNNING. ALL OTHER TRADITIONAL
A workshop for the hard of hearing, “Family and Friends: Life Skills for the Hard of Hearing,” will be held at the Island Free Library at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 13. Dr. Rachel-Ann Smith from the University of Rhode Island will be hosting the workshop. “I worked with Dr. Smith and one of her
Construction of a single-family residence for a senior town employee on the Thomas Property is underway, and could be completed this fall. The cost for installing the modular construction home, as it’s described on the building permit application, is $559,285. The house is expected to become the domicile of Town Manager Ed Roberge, who is living
In 1979, the first generation (1G) of cell phone technology was rolled out in Tokyo, Japan. Its use was confined to car phones inside the city of Tokyo, but for the first time calls were switched over without the need for a human switchboard operator. Within five years, Japan had the first national 1G network.
Exposed sections of the transmission cables at the Fred Benson Town Beach will be reinstalled using horizontal directional drilling from the dunes, with completion of the project expected to be April of 2021. This is good news for Town of New Shoreham officials, who had requested that the cables be reburied at their proper depth.
It was almost one year ago to the day that the life of New Shoreham Police Officer Chris Rich changed. It has changed so dramatically, in fact, that Police Chief Vin Carlone and the members of the New Shoreham Police Department are holding a fundraising event to support Rich and his family since he suffered
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Lisa Sprague (Blue Moon Creations of Block Island) will be the featured guest artist at the Spring Street Gallery with an opening reception for her show “Sanctuary In Sacred Space” on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019 from 5 to 7 p.m. with music by Jayme Hennessy. The show runs through Friday, Sept. 20, 2019. This exhibit