Block Island Times

The New Shoreham Town Council will meet via telecommunication pursuant to State of Rhode Island Executive Order 22-01 dated January 6, 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 ID: 869 6499 8196Passcode: 374858 We do […]

The following was submitted by Rescue Capt. Tracy Fredericks: Free COVID-19 testing will continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 12 to 1 p.m. at the Rescue Station.Dates and times may change due to changes in the ferry schedule.For vaccine clinic information, and to sign up go to vaccinateRI.org and search for New Shoreham. New clinics

The Town of New Shoreham has retained the Mayforth Group to provide lobbying services for Block Island with the state and federal government.Council Member Mark Emmanuelle said it was “one of those issues we’ve talked about for a long time,” stating that the town wanted to be able to get as much state and federal

“The one-day rule is indefensible,” Member Carl Kaufmann told the Harbors Commitee on January 20. Kaufmann was referring to the current length of time a private mooring owner is required to use their mooring. Some moorings only end up getting used by the owner for that one day, with Harbormaster Kate McConville verifying that the

Feb. 1 – In a deal inked today, The Block Island Times has been acquired by Rhode Island Suburban Newspapers from CCC Media, joining a family of publications across the state that includes several daily and weekly newspapers. The Block Island Times was founded in 1970 by Publisher Dan Rattiner and Editor Margaret Cabell Self

Police Chief Matt Moynihan presented his 2021 annual report to the Town Council, providing statistics and data that some of the community has been eagerly awaiting.Moynihan began by telling the council that his “critical tasks” for his first year were to assess the department, establish goals, identify challenges, and make improvements. In assessing the department,

The Deer Task Force continues to face long odds on significantly reducing the deer herd on Block Island. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) technically owns and sets policy on deer in the state of Rhode Island. Currently the DEM’s stance is that hunting is the “preferred” method of controlling the size of

After more than a month between contests, the Block Island Middle School basketball team hosted the Mariners from Rocky Hill Day School on January 22, in front of a staunch and lively throng of hometown supporters. Both teams traded early hoops, setting the tone for what would be a 90-minute battle of determination and physical

The Block Island Hurricanes school teams as a whole have another layer of logistical challenges and additional hours when playing off-island, from a rocky boat, to early morning wake-up calls on a Saturday morning, to biting, below-zero wind chills, when most kids trade the day off from school for a warm morning in bed.But that

The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce the Fall 2021 Dean’s List. Students named to the Dean’s List represent nearly all of Rhode Island’s cities and towns, all six New England states, New York and New Jersey, and many other states and countries. To be included on the Dean’s List, fulltime students must