Town Manager Maryanne Crawford presented the management plan for the Overlook property to the Town Council on November 17, outlining the proposed usesand planned facilities. The management plan states that approximately 1.75 acres will be considered the development portion of the property, but the exact size and location of this development portion is yet to […]
“We discovered an island triangular in form, distant ten leagues from the continent … full of hills, covered with trees, much populated judging by the continuous fires along all the surrounding shore which we saw they made…” -Giovanni da Verrazano, Explorer for the King of France, April 1524, as quoted in Robert Downie’s “Block Island
“I think it is in keeping with what Planning has wanted, rather than one large building, having smaller buildings and keeping with the topography,” Vice-Chair Bob Lamoureux said to the rest of the Zoning Board on November 18. The board was holding the hearing for an application to demolish an existing residence and build anew
“I have trust issues,” First Warden André Boudreau told the Town Council on November 17. The council was discussing the proposed management agreement with the Block Island Land Trust for the Overlook property. The Town of New Shoreham is partnering with the Land Trust to buy land on the Great Salt Pond from the Overlook.
Chief of Police Matthew Moynihan discussed the process of police department accreditation with the Police Advisory Commission at its November meeting, and the challenges the department faces in this endeavor. Block Island’s accreditation process will be difficult, considering there is no policies or procedures manual to start with. “We’re writing the policies as we go.
National Grid announced on Tuesday, Nov. 30, that they would remove their equipment and cease operations on the cable reburying project until early spring 2022 when they hope to have more favorable weather and sea conditions. The cable, which NGRID has named sea2shore, is the bi-directional electric transmission cable that was installed as part of
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The following was submitted by Rescue Capt. Tracy Fredericks: Free asymptomatic COVID-19 testing will continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Rescue Station from 12:45 to 1:45 p.m. There will be no testing on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 25.If you have symptoms, please call Block Island Health Services, (401) 466-2974 or Rescue Capt. Tracy Fredericks at(207)
The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America will host a free virtual Alzheimer’s educational conference for Rhode Islanders on Tuesday, Dec. 7, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. as part of its Educating America Tour. The conference is open to all and will allow participants to learn from and ask questions about health, caregiving, and long term