The owners of the Surfside building, 54 Dodge Street OpCo. LLC, Plat 6, lot 138, are headed back to the drawing board for their renovation and planned addition to the building. This rethinking of the project, according to co-owner Rich Cooper, is in response to the reaction from the Historic District Commission, which met Monday, […]
The New Shoreham Planning Board held a special meeting Tuesday, May 25 and discussed the Capital Budget and Capital Improvement Plan, which outlines projected expenditures on capital improvements through 2029. The projects are divided by category and presented in a spreadsheet format so one can easily see which projects are proposed for each year, and
The Town Council met with the Block Island Housing Board on Tuesday, May 18, to examine a proposal by Jill Stern, representing High View Glen, Inc., and Joan Grossman. The proposal is to donate three lots off of Highview Lane to the town for affordable housing in exchange for an easement across the Thomas property,
Morgan Walsh graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a Masters in Library and Information Studies on Friday May 21, 2021.Walsh is presently employed at the Island Free Library as the Youth Services Librarian where she is known and loved as “Ms. Morgan.” Walsh is a Block Island School graduate and loves her job
Beginning Tuesday, June 2, 2021 Town Hall will reopen from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and beginning on June 14, 2021 Town Hall will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Face masks are required. The land records vault will be open by appointment. Please call (401) 466-3200. Block Island Times –
Building a fiber-to-the-premises network is a complex, multi-phase process – especially when it involves hooking up an entire island all at once. With the influx of people to the island, those who rent out their homes or own businesses should share information on the broadband construction with customers and guests, and ask them to proceed
Comedy night returns to Yellow Kittens in a big way! Fresh off a national television debut on “CONAN,” New England comedian Ray Harrington brings his interactive brand of comedy to Yellow Kittens for one night only on Sunday, May 30, at 8:30 p.m. In addition to being on “CONAN,” his Hulu documentary “Be a Man”
Block Island artist Marilyn Bogdanffy has just come out with a new book called “Artists of Block Island.” It is a celebration of both the place and the artists – of all genres, that inhabit and work here. The book is a collection of watercolor portraits, all painted from photographs of the subjects, during the
Buried in the middle of two dozen agenda items before the Town Council on the night of May 19, was an interesting addition: a series of questions raised by Councilor Martha Ball regarding the transparency and forthrightness of the decision by the town to purchase a portion of the Overlook property, Plat 19, Lot 3.
On a dreamy spring Saturday afternoon, the Hurricanes High School baseball team thumped the Paul Cuffee School of Providence 11-1 before an appreciative crowd of parents, friends, and siblings who spread across the lush lawn of Heinz Field.The Hurricanes stand at 2-3 in this young season with another home game scheduled for Saturday against Times