Where’s the road?The Cormorant Cove Association finally found itself in front of the Town Council last week, after two and a half years of effort. The association had a survey done several years ago and discovered that the town-owned Champlin’s Road, which leads to the Coast Guard station, actually runs through Cormorant Cove Association property. […]
The Town Council signed resolutions last week to authorize borrowing by the town and the Block Island Land Trust to partially finance the acquisition of a portion of plat 19, lot 3 from Overlook Realty, LLC. This bonding resolution is to raise the money for the purchase of the land located on the Great Salt
The Town Council is in the process of setting up a community forum to discuss affordable housing on Block Island. It has been well-documented that there is a shortage of year-round housing that is affordable and attainable for working island residents. Many people whorent engage in the seasonal housing “shuffle,” as winter accommodations become weekly
On the morning of January 7, there was a significant snowfall here on Block Island. Several Block Island photographers headed out in the hope of capturing some unique and memorable snow pictures. These photographers included Eileen and Steve Miller, and Aleksandar Ba-ba-Vulic, as well as myself, who took the photo. All four of us, as
The Senior Advisory Committee is offering free monthly health checks for people of any age. The next session is on Monday, January 17. The health checks will include blood pressure screening, heart rate and pulse oxygen levels, and provide help with questions on medication,nutrition, weight management, and any other concerns. The health checks will take
The Block Island Medical Center’s “Community Conversation” will focus on behavioral health on Block Island in a three-part series runningin January and February. During this time the Medical Center will be responding to questions from readers of The Block Island Times.There will also be a three-part series on the Medical Center podcast letstalkaboutitbi available on
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There are three weekly Covid vaccine clinics scheduled for Block Island starting on Thursday, Jan. 20. Subsequent clinics will be on January 27, and February 3. Clinics will be held at the Rescue Barn on Beach Avenue from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.Participants must sign up on the vaccinateRI.org website. If using the search option
The Town of New Shoreham is re-introducing a virtual option in accordance with the state’s response to the continued growth of Covid cases. On January 6, Governor Daniel McKee issued Executive Order 22-01, which permits meetings to be held virtually, and also requires public bodies to provide remote access to their meetings, even if they
To the Block Island community, Happy New Year Block Island! I am excited to share some advancements at the Block Island Health Services for 2022. During 2021, we began putting key elements into place to transform the medical center into a comprehensive primary care health facility that is focused on your quality care outcomes and
Superintendent Bob Gerardi presented the Block Island School’s budget concerns to the Town Council on Monday night with a mix of “unanticipated” decreases in revenue and “unanticipated” increases in expenses. Calling it a “challenging budget year,” Gerardi explained that the school was anticipating a $154,000 decrease in state funding. He called it a “71 percent