The Town of New Shoreham Broadband Committee had hoped to have a website up and running by mid-January where residents could go to review product offerings and sign up early for services. At the committee’s meeting on Thursday, Jan. 7 it was announced that the website was still being built. New Shoreham IT Coordinator Michelle […]
After a 16-month process with the Charter Review Commission tackling the Town of New Shoreham’s Home Rule Charter, the proposed amendments for the Charter – revised every 10 years – are now complete. The Town Council continued discussions on the proposed revisions for the Charter on Wednesday, Jan 6. On Monday, Jan. 4, the council
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A virtual public hearing was continued for applicants Nick and Pam Gelsomini on an application off Corn Neck Road (Plat 4, Lot 63) for a Development Plan Review, and an Advisory to the Zoning Board for a Special Use Permit to demolish an existing single-family dwelling and construct a single family dwelling, accessory residential structure,
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The following was submitted by the Block Island Chamber of Commerce and Interstate Navigation. A coalition of wellness, civic, and government organizations have combined their efforts to bring potentially life-saving rescue kits to Block Island. The office of U.S. Attorney for Rhode Island Aaron L. Weisman, the Hope Recovery Centers of Rhode Island, Interstate Navigation,
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The following was submitted to The Block Island Times by the Block Island Conservancy: So far, this winter has been a mild one for Block Island. As a result, some birds that typically move further south for the winter are continuing to stick around the island. One such bird is the great blue heron, a
Members of the Shellfish Commission, along with Harbormaster Kate McConville and Head Shellfish Warden Nancy Ziomek got busy planning to bring back the upweller at their meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12. The town-owned upweller, used to grow tiny shellfish, is located at the Block Island Maritime Institute docks next to their building in New Harbor.
During the Housing Board’s virtual meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12, members shared their research for the next affordable housing project on the island. At a previous, hybrid meeting, on Friday, Dec. 11, members of the board toured a parcel of undeveloped property across the street from the Ball O’Brien Park on West Side Road (Plat
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The following Covid-19 update was provided by Block Island Health Services on Tuesday, Jan. 12: The latest video update from Dr. Warcup is available at the link below: Dr. Warcup notes that the COVID-19 positivity rate in Rhode Island and surrounding states remains between 7 to 8 percent and it is important to be vigilant
The following message was posted today, Jan. 8, by Facilities Manager Sam Bird: Last night the contractors for Orsted and National Grid successfully pulled the first of two cable conduits from the lift barges offshore to the beach parking lot. As of this morning, Crescent Beach is again open to walkers. Thank you for your
The following was sent to The Block Island Times from the Block Island Conservancy: January 7, 2021 – A Meadow in the Winter A dusting of snow fell on Block Island one evening this week and because it was so still there were still little heaps of snow the following morning between the stems of switchgrass and little bluestem