October 2020

Gov. Gina Raimondo announced on Thursday, Oct. 29 a new $20 million relief program targeted specifically to the hotel, arts and tourism industries (“HArT”). The two-part program will provide direct support grants, as well as placemaking activity grants to eligible businesses. The competitive grant program aims to prevent the long-term closure of arts, culture, hospitality …

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The following was submitted by The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service on Thursday, Oct. 29: will delay firearms hunting at Block Island National Wildlife Refuge until Dec. 1, 2020 in the Sandy Point and Beane Point Units.  Currently, archery white-tailed deer hunting opportunities are available at all Block Island refuge hunting units with a …

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Last day for early voting at the New Shoreham Town Hall is Monday, Nov. 2, 2020. More than 250 people have voted at Town Hall. Bring your driver’s license or government-issued ID and wear a mask. On Tuesday, Nov. 3, polls will be open in the Block Island School gymnasium from 9 a.m. to 8 …

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There will be two polling stations open at the Block Island School gymnasium on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Registered voters will be directed to one station, but another polling station will be open for those island residents who are at least 18 years old and unregistered or who may have registered after the deadline and therefore …

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Election Day is almost here. Candidates running for various offices in the Town of New Shoreham have been quite busy preparing for this moment. Reporter Rosemary Connelli spoke to each local candidate about the issues facing the town and why they chose to run for office. The following questions below were asked of the candidates: …

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With after-school activities and programs reduced to a minimum this year due to safety measures for Covid-19, the Block Island Club decided to open up an after-school sailing program. The program began in late September, and the BIC invited students in grades two through five to learn how to sail. An average of 12 students …

Fall sailing program a bonus for local kids Read More »

The members of the Historic District Commission have asked the owners of the Hotel Manisses, who are proposing a three-story addition onto an existing basement at the hotel, to come back before the panel with additional perspective plans that will show elevations of the existing and proposed structures. Chair Bill Penn referenced a discussion from …

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Looking back, I see three national convulsions that have changed the world I’ve lived in: the Wall Street crash of 1929; Pearl Harbor; and the fiery destruction of the trade towers on 9/11. And now a fourth: the Covid-19 epidemic. The Great Depression shaped my early years without my being aware of it. My middle-class …

Thoughts about America in October 2020, my 90th year Read More »

The following was written by Diane Johnson of the USDA Atlantic States Rural Water and Wastewater Association and submitted by New Shoreham Sewer Company Supt. Dylan Chase: Congratulations to Chris Blane for being awarded the 2019 Atlantic States Rural Water and Wastewater A s s o c i a t i o n ’ s …

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Governor Gina M. Raimondo announced today that Rhode Island will pursue a competitive request for proposals (RFP) to procure up to 600 MW of new offshore wind energy. The state is home to North America’s first operational offshore wind farm (Block Island) and, in 2019, received a critical state approval for the 400 MW Revolution …

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