Have you noticed how glorious Rebecca is looking these days filled with dwarf papyrus, sweet potato vines, ivy geraniums, white lantana, coleus and gaura? Have you wondered who did the planting and who takes care of them? Wonder no more – you can thank the Block Island Gardeners. For years now, they have been keeping […]
“The Last Battle of the Atlantic – The Sinking of the U-853 off Block Island” is the title of the short film and talk to be given by Captain Bill Palmer at the Block Island Maritime Institute on August 3 at 7 p.m.Capt. Bill has been diving since the late 1960s and has been running
Town Hall, 16 Old Town Road Monday, August 2, 2021 7:00 p.m. Session New Shoreham Town Council meeting will occur in person. To see supporting documents for this agenda, go to: Clerkbase https://clerkshq.com/NewShoreham-RI The meeting can be watched on YouTube: www.youtube.com/channel/UCmvoSBIQ0bsFRg1kxPgNVCAPublic Hearing: Consider and act on issuance of an Outdoor Entertainment License for outdoor amplification
Last week was approximately halfway between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Last Wednesday, July 21, Police Chief Matthew Moynihan made a report to the New Shoreham Town Council on the state of affairs from a public safety standpoint at the midpoint in the summer season.Unsurprisingly, booze continues to play a central role in policing on
The solid consensus seemed to be that they grew bigger over the 10 years the Block Island Inshore Fishing Tournament took a hiatus.Or maybe it’s just there is more to snack on around the bases of the Orsted-constructed Block Island Wind Farm turbines that appear to be acting as artificial reefs of sorts. Orsted is
The Block Island Maritime Institute is thrilled to announce the return of award-winning author and scientist Carl Safina to speak on July 27, at 7 p.m. Safina will speak about “Minds and Cultures of Non-Human Animals,” combining the messages of his last two books, “Beyond Words” and “Becoming Wild.” Along with new current information and
Masking RequirementsIf you’re not fully vaccinated, RIDOH recommends that you continue to wear a mask indoors near anyone you don’t live with and outdoors in crowded placesor during activities with close contact with other people who are not fully vaccinated. Close contact means you’ve been within six feet of someone with COVID-19 for a total of
Greetings and a warm welcome to all those visiting Block Island, officially known as the Town of New Shoreham. Block Island was known as Manissee (the Little God’s Island) by the Narragansett Indian Tribe, and we hope you’ll treasure your visit to what the Nature Conservancy in 1991 named “one of the 12 Last great
Block Island’s historic Mary D. Fund Benefit Regatta, a popular fund raising event in the 1990s, was sailed yet again last Sunday in Block Island Sound.Seven boats entered the regatta, which was hosted by Block Island Community Sailing.The course this year was a windward, leeward, windward course, 12.4 miles in length, from the start/finish line
The Overlook property continues to work its way toward subdivision, appearing before the Conservation Commission and the Planning Board last week with an appearance before the Zoning Board on the horizon. The Overlook is seeking a special use permit to continue using a portion of its parking lot that will be part of the land