The Police Advisory Commission discussed the needs of the community January 6 as it reviewed the feedback it has received thus far. The PAC put out a survey a couple of months ago to help illuminate what the community wants from its police force.Chair Jim Hinthorn said three categories seemed to stick out to him, […]
The score, the opponent, the results, leap off the page.The Block Island Hurricanes Varsity girls basketball team traveled overnight last week to play Hope High School in Providence and came away with a 43-18 thrashing of the home team.Hope has 1,000 students enrolled in its high school versus Block island’s just over 40.Ping-pong those odds
Kim Gaffett attended the latest Block Island Land Trust meeting with a plea for the conservation groups to get involved with the acquisition of an electric vehicle charging station for the island.A proposal has been made by resident William Young to partially fund the purchase of a level-three charging station. He has appeared at meetings
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This week’s questions answered by Laurie Anderson, APRN-C, MSN, CDOE. What is Behavioral Health?Behavioral health is a holistic and inclusive term that umbrellas mental and physical health. The term behavioral health is used to describe the connection between a person’s behaviors to the health and well-being of their mind and body. Behaviors such as exercise,
Block Island’s arctic visitors, the snowy owls, are back this winter. They are carnivores that eat lemmings, seabirds, deer mice, voles, and other rodents. They are crucial to controlling the number of rodents in the Arctic tundra, where they come from. Unlike other owls, snowy owls are active during the day and hunt mostly during
Mary Conant named to College of the Holy Cross’ Dean’s List Mary Conant of Block Island, was named to the College of the Holy Cross Fall 2021 Dean’s List. A member of the Class of 2023, Conant is majoring in French and Francophone Studies.Conant was among more than 1,375 students named to the Dean’s List
Block Island Lions Club Secretary Lars Trodson at left, hands a check for $750 toLinda Spak of the Helping Hands Food Pantry on Wednesday, Jan. 12. “Helping Handsprovides such an important service to our community in these challenging times, andthe Lions Club wanted to support their efforts,” said Trodson. The Lions Club has Block Island
The Town Council continued the public hearing for the proposed changes to the town’s ordinances to alter the procedure for forming the capital budget. Town Manager Maryanne Crawford had suggested the changes, which are aimed at streamlining the process by having thetown manager review capital budget items submitted by the various department heads before sending
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service continues to offer hunting opportunities at the Block Island National Wildlife Refuge this season. White-tailed deer hunting is offered at Beane Point, Sandy Point, Grove Point, and Wash Pond, with some season and weapon restrictions. Approximately 133 acres are open to white-tailed deer hunting, and Wash Pond Unit is
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The Town Council held its annual joint meeting with the Tourism Council on January 5, and when the topic of board dynamics was broached, the sparks began to fly. Executive Director Jessica Willi told the council that the board was dealing with a very stressful situation, and it had beenhard to get enough members together
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