Members of the Water Commission hope that town residents will offer some financial support for a water main replacement project they say is of vital importance to the entire island. The High Street/Payne Road water main replacement project is one of the most expensive the department has undertaken. It is expected to cost $2.25 million, according […]
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It started last summer as a simple but smelly survey of trash and garbage. Jamie Johnston, owner of the trash collection business McPick, and Clair Stover, Executive Director of the Block Island Conservancy, enlisted volunteers to dig through the trash collected from 34 rental homes. What they found was alarming. After sorting and weighing, they
The third and final public forum on the future of the Visitor Center located in Old Harbor focused on the costs of running the facility and who, and how, it would be staffed. As it stands now, the Chamber of Commerce operates the building, but given that many of the tasks that staff offer to
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On Thursday, Nov. 21 the Harbors Committee finally had an opportunity to look back on the summer boating scene. It was the first time since mid-May that the committee has mustered a quorum – a point of contention for some members who regularly travel from the mainland to attend meetings. Looking back is also a
The Block Island Land Trust unveiled the results of its Public Priorities Poll at its meeting on Thursday, Nov. 14. The poll showed that there is strong support for continuing land conservation on the island, with 70 percent strongly in favor and 18 percent “somewhat” favoring protecting additional open space. The poll, which was conducted between
Don’t forget to make the Winter Market a part of your stroll. On Saturday, Nov. 30, the Island Free Library will be hosting this annual market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Many of the vendors signed up for this event are familiar faces from the Block Island Farmers Market and Block Island Arts and Crafts
Work on the house originally slated for outgoing Town Manager Ed Roberge is continuing, according to First Warden Ken Lacoste. The main components to the home, which is being built at the Thomas Property across from the Block Island School, arrived weeks ago, and Lacoste recently told The Times that recent work includes the interior
A meeting between town officials and staff from the Rhode Island Airport Corporation that was intended to get feedback on a proposed 10-year plan for the state’s general aviation airports turned into a plea of sorts from Block Island to have some needs addressed more immediately. Although both RIAC and town officials hope to schedule
The members of the Broadband Committee, on the advice of its consulting firm, narrowed down the number of vendors that could help design and install an island-wide high speed internet network. The three vendors that made the final cut are: RedioLED, an Austrian company; Iron Trust, a Providence-based company that showed competency in several key areas
