July 2020

The following was submitted by the Block Island Broadband Committee: The Broadband Committee has been meeting over many years to bring broadband speeds comparable to the mainland and has determined that building our own broadband network is the best option. We have already implemented the Community Anchor Institutions broadband network that has brought reliable high-speed […]

Thanks in part to the generosity of its guests, Ballard’s Beach Resort is thrilled to announce it has donated to two local charities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The donations will be split evenly between Block Island Volunteer Fire & Rescue and Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation. While admission at Ballard’s is free, guests

The Spring Street Gallery is pleased to announce that Berke Marye will have his new works on display at the gallery starting Friday, July 17 until July 30. There will be an opening reception on Tuesday, July 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. This will be an in-person event with limited capacity. Social distancing and

This week’s Night At the Museum will feature Jill Farinelli, author of “The Palatine Wreck: Legend of the New England Ghost Ship.” Stories of this burning three-masted schooner have been told for centuries on Block Island. Meet the woman who sought to discover the truth. Farinelli will speak outside the Block Island Historical Society. Her

At the School Committee meeting on Tuesday, July 14, two forces collided: contractual salary obligations to teachers and finding a way to pay for those obligations without cutting such programs as sports. The committee is also facing the as yet unknown final cost of re-tooling the Block Island School’s physical layout and scheduling for when

New Shoreham technically started its fiscal year about two weeks ago, on July 1, but the town is operating on a municipal budget that was rolled over from last year. That will change when the town meets for its rescheduled Financial Town Meeting on July 27 at 7 p.m. The meeting will take place in

There are several Block Island businesses celebrating their 50th year in 2020. This is the third article in the series. The Glass Onion, named after the Beatles’ song, carries eclectic home goods, clothing and jewelry. Bought by Ned Phillips in 1979, Phillips and his partner Mary Anderson continue to manage the small shop on Water

The following statement was released from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management today, July 15: The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that 35 mosquito samples from 22 traps set on Monday, June 22 and 138 samples from 22 traps set on Monday, June 29 have tested negative for both West

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The following update was provided by the Block Island Medical Center on Thursday, July 9: COVID-19 Update from the Medical CenterJuly 9, 2020 Following the announcement on Monday of a COVID-19 positive individual working at a local establishment, there have been no additional positive COVID-19 cases associated with that individual or establishment. Co-workers of the