This will be the fourth year that the Committee for the Great Salt Pond sponsors and runs this popular and free event. The contest was created during the early stages of the pandemic. Its purpose was to give the public an outdoor activity that would be “fun” but “safe.” We wanted to get people outdoors […]
Last fall, the Planning Board recommended several changes to the Zoning Ordinances governing Section 513 housing in order to make it more feasible for homeowners to provide year-round housing, in the form of a second dwelling unit, for Block Island residents.Some of the changes included increasing the number of allowable bedrooms to three and increasing
The agenda for the July 3 Town Council meeting indicated that three separate items were to be discussed in closed session: an errant stone wall, and two items related to collective bargaining.The inclusion of the stone wall, that, it is alleged, was built on town property was an error, according to First Warden Keith Stover,
Block Island was spared the recent torrential rains and flooding experienced in much of the New England and New York area during the past week, although there were some passing showers here and there.But that doesn’t mean islanders aren’t worried about the effect of high waters, whether they come from hurricanes, storm surge, or just
The Town Council switched its role to Board of License Commissioners on June 21 to consider a liquor license request from Persephone’s, the coffee shop and café on Dodge Street. Owner Persephone Brown was asking for six F1 licenses.At the request of First Warden Keith Stover, Town Clerk Millie McGinness explained that an F1 license
The Double Enders Committee’s theme for the 2023 Fourth of July parade is “Your Favorite American Super Hero.” Although some get very creative with themes, others ignore them completely and just do their own thing. It’s all good. Past years’ themes have included favorite movies, television shows, Broadway musicals, songs…the list goes on and on.Each
On Memorial Day 1962, a young writer and his wife took the wood-hulled ferry the Sprigg Carroll from Point Judith to Block Island. The couple were looking for a getaway from their lower east side Manhattan tenement where they were raising two young girls. The wife’s family had a place on Nantucket, but it was
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