The Chamber of Commerce hosted a Zoom meeting on Monday with Alison Rogers, founder of Usefull. Usefull provides reusable to-go cups and bowls to restaurants, and is launching a pilot program on Block Island, March 14, at The Cracked Mug.The cups and bowls are made of stainless steel and are used by patrons and then […]
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The High School boys Varsity Basketball team continued to win with a one-sided playoff thrashing of the Rhode Island School for the Deaf, 82 – 22 in a game that showcased the young Hurricanes’ ability to run and create offense before a packed gym Monday.With only seven players and a hard-to-duplicate toughness that is the
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The New Shoreham Town Council will be hosting a hybrid meeting: in-person and via Zoom telecommunication pursuant to State of Rhode Island ExecutiveOrder 22-20 dated February 18, 2022 as amended Open Session Zoom access: dial toll free for cellular phone or landline (888) 788 0099; (833) 548 0276; (833) 548 0282 or (877) 853 5247.Webinar
When the Sewer Department sent cameras through its lines last November, the results weren’t pretty. Numerous leaks in the pipes were found in three areas of the sewer district: Beach Avenue, Ocean Avenue, and Corn Neck Road. These areas are serviced by asbestos concrete gravity pipe and age is takingits toll. “There’s significant infiltration that
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Erin O’Neil of Old Town Road was in front of the Historic District Commission in January and February with several applications for repairs, replacements, and alterations for her historic house on Calico Hill. O’Neil is seeking to replace porch railings and corbels on the house, along with adding a walkway and a sign at the
The Lighthouse Inn in Point Judith has greeted Block Islanders as they exit the ferry for decades. Unfortunately, it has also become an eyesore in recent years.The Lighthouse Inn, formerly the Dutch Inn, has been closed since 2015. The land is owned by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, and is leased to PRI
Periodically the Orsted-owned Block Island Wind Farm comes under the microscope and The Block Island Times receives phone calls and emails regardingthe five turbines spinning three miles off the coast.Lately, as offshore wind projects are taking shape in other areas, some quite close, the questions have increased. So have communications from those who are anti-wind energy,
The New Shoreham Town Council will be hosting a hybrid meeting: in-person and via Zoom telecommunication pursuant to State of Rhode Island Executive Order 22-01 dated January 6, 2022 as amendedOpen Session Zoom access: dial toll free for cellular phone or landline (888) 788 0099; (833) 548 0276; (833) 548 0282 or (877) 853 5247.Webinar
The New Shoreham Town Council will be hosting a hybrid meeting: in-person and via Zoom telecommunication pursuant to State of Rhode Island Executive Order 22-01 dated January 6, 2022 as amendedOpen Session Zoom access: dial toll free for cellular phone or landline (888) 788 0099; (833) 548 0276; (833) 548 0282 or (877) 853 5247.Webinar