A few months ago The Block Island Times announced that the Island Free Library had been nominated by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse for a national medal from the Institute of Museum and Library Services. And then the waiting began.On Tuesday, March 28, Library Director Kristin Baumann announced, near the end of a Tourism Council Meeting, that […]
The fantastic fourth graders at Block Island School have been busy this school year. In addition to their rigorous curriculum, they have incorporated lots of hands-on learning, movement breaks, and outdoor adventures.The students earned many opportunities for learning outside the classroom by demonstrating good choice-making and behavior. While studying erosion in science, students walked to
At the request of the Town Council, two staff members of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management visited the island on Monday, March 27 and sat down with the council to discuss deer management.First Warden Keith Stover told Dylan Ferrara and David Kalb of DEM that although there had been a Deer Task Force
The fiscal year 2024 budget for the Town of New Shoreham was unveiled last week on March 15 and presented to the Town Council by Town Manager Maryanne Crawford and Finance Director Amy Land.Crawford opened by saying that the 2024 budget shows a continuation of projects that began during this fiscal year, 2023, which ends