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An eclectic museum cannot be replicated, it just kind of evolves, one donated piece of history at a time until voilà, you have created a coveted treasure whose flavor and character cannot be replicated.That is the Historical Society, with the old double-ender moored on its front lawn in the center of town, a monument to
As previously reported in The Block Island Times, National Grid has pulled out, packed up, and headed home for the winter. And when they come back in the March, this time things might be different. The company has been working on reburying its sea2shore cable for quite some time, as the original cable that carries
High School students Blaize Hatfield, Sam Stockman, and Fisher Johnston helped install the vest stations for the new Lend-a-Vest program and will be monitoring them, replenishing supplies, and sanitizing the vests regularly. The stations are located at the entrances to hiking trails throughout the island so hikers may borrow a vest to keep them safe
South Fork Wind, an up to 12 turbine offshore wind farm to be located 19 miles southeast of Block Island, and 35 miles east of Montauk Point, got its “Record of Decision” from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management on November 24. The decision includes an environmental review and essentially means that the project has
Town Manager Maryanne Crawford presented the management plan for the Overlook property to the Town Council on November 17, outlining the proposed usesand planned facilities. The management plan states that approximately 1.75 acres will be considered the development portion of the property, but the exact size and location of this development portion is yet to
“We discovered an island triangular in form, distant ten leagues from the continent … full of hills, covered with trees, much populated judging by the continuous fires along all the surrounding shore which we saw they made…” -Giovanni da Verrazano, Explorer for the King of France, April 1524, as quoted in Robert Downie’s “Block Island
“I have trust issues,” First Warden André Boudreau told the Town Council on November 17. The council was discussing the proposed management agreement with the Block Island Land Trust for the Overlook property. The Town of New Shoreham is partnering with the Land Trust to buy land on the Great Salt Pond from the Overlook.
“I think it is in keeping with what Planning has wanted, rather than one large building, having smaller buildings and keeping with the topography,” Vice-Chair Bob Lamoureux said to the rest of the Zoning Board on November 18. The board was holding the hearing for an application to demolish an existing residence and build anew
Chief of Police Matthew Moynihan discussed the process of police department accreditation with the Police Advisory Commission at its November meeting, and the challenges the department faces in this endeavor. Block Island’s accreditation process will be difficult, considering there is no policies or procedures manual to start with. “We’re writing the policies as we go.