December 2022

Earlier this fall we ran an article on the life of artist and soldier John Hapgood (1905-1995), whose remains are buried in the Island Cemetery. Hapgood was a successful graphic artist based in Manhattan and who specialized in advertising. During World War II, Hapgood used his artistic skills in the U.S. Army’s 603rd Camouflage Engineers […]

The Block Island Power Company hopes its new rates will be going into effect on January 1. They are the result of the required annual reconciliation that converts predictions into reality. Predictions because the rates are set based onhow much energy you think you are going to sell in advance of a coming year, and

The Town Council sat down for a round-table discussion with department heads at a meeting on Wednesday that included a few lessons on what to do, and what not to do, as members of a governing body.“For folks’ background, when I was elected,” said new First Warden Keith Stover, “the preparation was not terribly robust.

“I love drought,” was the utterance of more than one department head at the Town Council’s meeting on Dec. 7 when the annual review of the summer on Block Island was the main topic. Overall the feeling was that it was a successful summer on the island. LibraryLibrary Director Kristin Baumann was the first department

After tabling the matter a few weeks ago, the Town Council renewed mobile food establishment permits, approved their locations and set a cap on the number of licenses on Monday, December 5.The reason for the delay was to allow Bethany Campbell Coviello more time to formulate her plans for a small food truck.After almost 30

Since its inception, the Sea Level Rise Committee has been educating itself on the challenges to the island that will inevitably come as the oceans rise. While at first the group made its own assessments of vulnerable areas on theisland, they quickly determined that educating themselves on various issues was paramount. To that end, they

My first summer with the Historical Society, nearly some 20 years ago, I was researching an exhibition on a secret society named the Odd Fellows. I had never heard of this organization before, however, I learned later that throughout my life I had seen this organization’s symbol, namely three interlocking rings, but did not recognize

How do you walk three miles within a very small space? Walking class at the Community Center with the Senior Advisory Group. Like many things, it’s a resumption of a pre-Covid activity, and with the onset of cold weather and sometimes icy ground, a good way to get some exercise and have fun at the

The Town of New Shoreham and Ballard’s have reached a settlement agreement in the matter of the liquor and outdoor entertainment license suspensions imposed by the town on August 22, 2022 at a show cause hearing attended by over 100 members of the public and went on for about eight hours. The suspensions came as a

When T.J. Martucci first came in front of the Historic District Commission, the requests were relatively simple – rearrange some exhaust hoods and outdoor stairways used for egress that were interfering with each other, and replace the top floor windows with new ones, also for egress, and replace one with a door on the building