Comedy night returns to Yellow Kittens in a big way! Fresh off a national television debut on “CONAN,” New England comedian Ray Harrington brings his interactive brand of comedy to Yellow Kittens for one night only on Sunday, May 30, at 8:30 p.m. In addition to being on “CONAN,” his Hulu documentary “Be a Man” […]
Building a fiber-to-the-premises network is a complex, multi-phase process – especially when it involves hooking up an entire island all at once. With the influx of people to the island, those who rent out their homes or own businesses should share information on the broadband construction with customers and guests, and ask them to proceed
Beginning Tuesday, June 2, 2021 Town Hall will reopen from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and beginning on June 14, 2021 Town Hall will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.Face masks are required. The land records vault will be open by appointment. Please call (401) 466-3200. Block Island Times –
Morgan Walsh graduated from the University of Rhode Island with a Masters in Library and Information Studies on Friday May 21, 2021.Walsh is presently employed at the Island Free Library as the Youth Services Librarian where she is known and loved as “Ms. Morgan.” Walsh is a Block Island School graduate and loves her job
The Town Council met with the Block Island Housing Board on Tuesday, May 18, to examine a proposal by Jill Stern, representing High View Glen, Inc., and Joan Grossman. The proposal is to donate three lots off of Highview Lane to the town for affordable housing in exchange for an easement across the Thomas property,
The New Shoreham Planning Board held a special meeting Tuesday, May 25 and discussed the Capital Budget and Capital Improvement Plan, which outlines projected expenditures on capital improvements through 2029. The projects are divided by category and presented in a spreadsheet format so one can easily see which projects are proposed for each year, and
The owners of the Surfside building, 54 Dodge Street OpCo. LLC, Plat 6, lot 138, are headed back to the drawing board for their renovation and planned addition to the building. This rethinking of the project, according to co-owner Rich Cooper, is in response to the reaction from the Historic District Commission, which met Monday,
“A serious situation of great concern to us” occupied the Senior Advisory Committee for much of their meeting this past Tuesday.But first some housekeeping was conducted by Chair Sandra Kelly who welcomed Hilary Transue to her first committee meeting after calling the well attended meeting to order. Transue received a warm welcome from all and
A punctual and relatively quick meeting of the Island Free Library Board of Trustees concluded Tuesday with no major issues andplenty of good news.The building is increasingly re-hosting organizations and groups and Library Director Kristin Baumann described the year ahead as ”exciting. The staff is ready for the summer. Outside tables are in place, all
The New Shoreham Planning Board voted May 12, to give a favorable advisory to the Town Council regarding the request of the Block Island Housing Board to rezone its newly acquired property on West Side Road from the RA Zone to the New Harbor Commercial Zone. The change is to accommodate the Housing Board’s plan