Block Island Times

To understand the significance of the preservation award recently bestowed on island resident Robbie Gilpin, it’s important to understand who the award is named after. Gilpin received the Antoinette Downing Volunteer Service Award from the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission on Sunday, Oct. 21. Read Full Article on the Block Island Times

U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse focused on the environment and the upcoming election during his remarks to a group of island residents on Wednesday, Oct. 24 at the 1661 Inn. Whitehouse, a Democrat who is up for re-election, is being challenged by Republican Robert Flanders. Read Full Article on the Block Island Times

Heeding Island Free Library Director Kristin Baumann’s directive that the library’s leaking windows require “urgent” attention, the Board of Trustees agreed at its Oct. 16 meeting to budget $80,000 for the repairs. In order to fund the project, the library is submitting a capital budget request to Read Full Article on the Block Island Times

The 2018 boating season has largely come to an end on Block Island. Harbormaster Steve Land told the members of the Harbors Committee last week that although there were still a few boaters dropping by the island on their way south for the winter, the weekend Read Full Article on the Block Island Times

Members of the School Committee expressed their frustration over the fact that a “priority project” to install a classroom lock system still had not been completed months after the problem had been identified. When Supt. Michael Convery referenced an item on the agenda that stated town Read Full Article on the Block Island Times

The election season is upon us, and with that comes voting to elect the Town of New Shoreham’s policymakers, meaning the members of the Town Council. On Tuesday, Oct. 30 at 6 p.m., eight candidates running for the Town Council will assemble at the Block Island Read Full Article on the Block Island Times

The Island Free Library’s Board of Trustees has been given the green light to install a new, decorative steel railing at its side entrance. The railing, which will be comprised of galvanized steel and feature artwork by the late Jim Stevenson, was granted final approval (4-1) Read Full Article on the Block Island Times

As the parent of a child whom she described as a “high level functioning special needs student,” Eileen Birk said she has been “the voice” for her child in her school system in Connecticut for years. She sees being a member of the Block Read Full Article on the Block Island Times

The Block Island Housing Board received two bids to construct the the five-home affordable housing subdivision off Cooneymus Road. Both were far in excess of the amount the board had budgeted for the project, leading the board members to brainstorm ways to re-think the project. Read Full Article on the Block Island Times

The consequences of adopting new ordinances to address environmental protections has created a dilemma for the New Shoreham Town Council concerning penalties for violations of those ordinances. A discussion about a proposed dune protection ordinance during the Town Council’s Oct. 17 meeting turned into Read Full Article on the Block Island Times