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Gov. Gina Raimondo stated today that she will be looking at what may be a more “stringent” approach to the travel restrictions announced today by the governors of New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut, that will require people coming from states with high transmission rates to quarantine themselves for 14 days if they travel to […]

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Second Warden André Boudreau announced that he will be running for First Warden in November. “This morning, with the full support of many of you and, more importantly, my family, I filed the necessary paperwork to run for office as your First Warden,” Boudreau said in an announcement he issued this morning. “I look forward

The following was forwarded to The Block Island Times from Storm Trysail Club on Monday, June 22: While many races on the 2020 calendar have been canceled or are in doubt, we would all like to have something to look forward to. So with one year to go, we are announcing the dates of the always-eagerly-anticipated

“The first market is on Saturday, June 27, and is going to be at the Solviken property — the slice of land next The Beachead,” said Farmers Market Coordinator Meg Vitacco. Vitacco spoke with The Block Island Times this week, addressing updates to the upcoming Block Island Farmers Market season, including locations for the markets.

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Island residents and businesses concerned about the number of island visitors not wearing masks in public, especially in Old Harbor District where passengers get off of the ferry and congregate in town, addressed those issues with the Town Council at its Wednesday meeting this week. As a response, the council is now considering an island-wide

The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission has set a date for a public hearing on the Block Island Power Company’s request for an increase to its standard offer rate of 2.2 cents per kwh. The request was filed on June 1 in hopes that the increase could go into effect on July 1. For the

The New Shoreham Water and Sewer Commissions this week approved a date for the annual Financial Meetings for both of those departments: Monday, July 6 at 4 p.m. The two commissions hope to hold the meetings at the Block Island School in order to accommodate the number of people that can gather in a public

Representatives of island organizations expressed similar concerns in budget cuts and requests for Fiscal Year 2021. Departments were invited to share their thoughts and requests through the telecommunication Budget Work Session held by the Town Council on Monday, June 15. The departments reviewed by the council included: Block Island Health Services, Island Free Library, Block