Council Member Keith Stover began the joint meeting of the Town Council and the Housing Board discussing the “moment in time” Block Island finds itself in, where the Town Council is talking about affordable housing, the community is talking about affordable housing, and the state and federal governments are putting “money on the table” for […]
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The hearing before the Zoning Board back in November went about as well as a hearing can go for an application for a variance. Mark Masiello and his attorney Joe Priestley made a presentation to the board, describing the proposal to demolish an existing home and sheds and construct a new dwelling and accessory buildings
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The deer of Block Island, and the hikers, received good news Monday night when the Town Council voted to keep weekends and holidays free from hunting. The Deer Task Force brought forward a proposal for the 2023-2024 hunting season to allow archery hunting on weekends and holidays. TheRhode Island Department of Environmental Management allows hunting
The gallery at the Block Island Airport, a partnership between the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC), announced the opening of its winter exhibit featuring works by Linda King, of North Kingstown. The exhibit will run through mid-May.“RISCA is pleased to feature Linda King. She is
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Maya Veldman-Wilson of Block Island, R.I. has been named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire for earning Honors for the fall 2021 semester. Veldman-Wilson is majoring in Undeclared. Students named to the Dean’s List at the University of New Hampshire are students who have earned recognition through their superior scholastic performance
The New Shoreham Town Council will be hosting a hybrid meeting: in-person and via Zoom telecommunication pursuant to State of Rhode Island Executive Order 22-01 dated January 6, 2022 as amended.Open Session Zoom access: dial toll free for cellular phone or landline(888) 788 0099; (833) 548 0276; (833) 548 0282 or (877) 853 5247. Webinar
New Shoreham Finance Director Amy Land gave a cheery update to the New Shoreham Broadband Committee on January 20, but in some ways it was the same story the public has been hearing for months – one of delays that keep pushing the expected completion date for the island-wide broadband project further and further into
The Block Island School has been working toward substantial renovations for some time. Through the Necessity of School Construction program, Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) will help bear the costs of school renovations and construction projects. The state’s share ratio, or percentage the state will contribute, is calculated annually for each Local Education Agency,
“Block Island holds a special place in our hearts. We have been immeasurably blessed by the many years we have spent vacationing on Block Island and getting to know its workers and residents. Affordable homes and apartments on-island serve to strengthen community fabric. We are happy to donate to the affordable housing project. Paying forward