The Island Free Library Board of Trustees continued its discussion of the ongoing renovations at the library, with input from new Facilities Manager, Tom Risom, onNovember 16. The library is undergoing a major renovation to the building as all the windows are being replaced, the HVAC system upgraded, some painting and carpet replacement. Budget constraints […]
“There is at most one day per calendar month when photos like these can be taken. (And even then it must be a clear day.) the setting sun is still high enough to illuminate the foreground (which includes the ferry), to be followed only moments later by darkness as the sun drops well below the
Near the ferry Southeast Light Delights. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday through Sunday. Regular lunch menu, featuring hot and cold lobster rolls, lobster grilled cheese, bratwurst and more, including the classic Fluffernutter, plus coffee, hot cider and hot chocolate. Location: Water Street at the taxi stand. Calaveras: Lunch only. 11:30 a.m. to 2 or
Stroll 2021 – it’s looking to be better than ever after taking a year off for the pandemic. This three-day shopping extravaganza has become a tradition embraced by locals and visitors alike as an opportunity to avoid the malls, big-box stores and what is sure to be the horror of shipping from online stores this
This year the annual Winter Market goes outdoors! Hosted by the Island Free Library, the Winter Market will be held Saturday, Nov. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Here you will find many of your favorite artists and craftspeople from the Block Island Farmers Market and Block Island Arts and Crafts Guild, plus some
The Block Island Medical Center will be holding its annual flu shot clinic on Tuesdays for ages 65 and up and on Thursdays for ages 64 and under. Both clinics will be from 3 to 4:30 p.m. The shots are free to Rhode Island residents. No appointment is necessary. Clinics will be held until Thanksgiving.
At the joint Water and Sewer Commissions’ meeting in October, Sewer Superintendent Dylan Chase had said what was thought to be a clog of an inn’s “lateral” sewer line on Beach Avenue this summer could have been from the collapse of the pipe. The lateral lines go from the building or home to the municipal
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Town Manager Maryanne Crawford appeared before the Planning Board on November 10 to let the board know about the changes she was submitting to the TownCouncil regarding the ordinance governing capital improvements. Per the ordinance, the capital improvement program is the town’s plan for long- and short-range physical development, linking the town’s comprehensive plan and fiscal
In the spring of 2021, New Shoreham began the process of certification for the state of Rhode Island’s Municipal Resilience Plan. As part of the certification process, according to the report provided to the Planning Board on November 10, the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank and The Nature Conservancy provided the town with a “community-driven process
Volunteers were busy setting up for the bi-weekly Helping Hands Food Pantry outside the Harbor Church on Wednesday, Nov. 17, with a special assortment of Thanksgiving foods for the holiday next week. One volunteer was heard to say: “I didn’t know they had two kinds of stuffing – one for turkey and one for chicken.” The