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My lovely Mermaidyes we are a million miles apart.You stole my heartNot a day goes by I’m not thinking of you andour Block Island love that has stayed so true.In my heart, love The Fisherman    Geoffrey L:Roses are red, Violets are blue,Mr. Wonderful, We love you!!Love and Thank You, Mom and Dad    Malcolm […]

The Block Island Chamber of Commerce has announced that island resident Christine L. Peterson will be its new Social Media Coordinator. Peterson has a BFA in Creative Writing and a double minor in East Asian Studies and Arts Management from Roger Williams University in Bristol, R.I. Originally from Danbury, Conn., Peterson became a year-round resident

Members of the Housing Board continued discussions planning the next affordable housing project for the island at their meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 9. The available property is across the street from the Ball O’Brien Park on West Side Road (Plat 18, Lot 2-3). The board has been collecting potential ideas and guidance over the past

After initial discussions began on Wednesday, Feb. 3 to address changes to the town’s moped ordinance, the Town Council, on Tuesday, Feb. 9, approved proposed amendments from Town Solicitor Kathy Merolla and set a public hearing date on them for Thursday, March 4. Councilor Keith Stover had first brought proposed changes to the town’s “Motorized

For this week’s chapter of “What went on here,” The Block Island Times has the latest installment on Champlin’s Marina and the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council versus everyone else. There are two important things converging: the controversial, back-door dealings of the CRMC and the reappointment in the State Senate of some of those

The Senior Advisory Committee has announced that it will be starting discussion of a new book on Wednesday, Feb. 17 for its weekly Book Group meetings held over Zoom. For the coming weeks, the Book Group’s selection is Amy Tan’s “The Kitchen God’s Wife.” Book Group has changed from its once-a-month discussion of a preselected

Amended New Shoreham Town Council Meeting Agenda Tuesday, February 9, 20217:00 p.m. The New Shoreham Town Council met via telecommunication pursuant toState of Rhode Island Executive Order 20-46 dated June 12, 2020Zoom access: dial toll free for cellular phone or landline (833) 548-0282, (877) 853-5247, (888) 788-0099 or (833) 548-0276. When prompted, Meeting ID: 825 9937 0908Passcode:

February 8, 2021 – Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha’s office petitioned the R.I. Supreme Court today to intervene in the case between Champlin’s Realty Associates, the R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council, and the Town of New Shoreham following the news that a deal was made between Champlin’s and the CRMC without the knowledge or

The application for a new public shoreline access walkway at Andy’s Way (Plat 3, Lot 155) was on the Zoning Board’s agenda on Wednesday, Jan. 27 for a public hearing. The ongoing application, submitted by the Town of New Shoreham, is seeking a special use permit, as is customary, and a variance for the construction.

The Block Island Tourism Council declined to weigh in on the trolley proposal put forth by RIPTA to the Town Council at its meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 2. The proposal is new and the council had received a letter from taxi owner Judy Clark requesting support for a possible alternative to be put forth by