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 […]
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The following press release was received from Estes Twombly + Titrington Architects, Inc., 79 Thames Street, Newport, R.I.: A Block Island house designed by Estes, Twombly, and Titrington, Architects of Newport received an Honor Award from the R.I. Chapter of the American Institute of Architects at their annual awards ceremony. The house is small (1,600
Many more people seem to be spending the winter on Block Island, or just visiting for the first time. The uptick in people at the grocery store and the Transfer Station, or walking on the beach is palpable. So just how many people are here? It’s a question asked every year on February 2, Groundhog
Island resident Brian Casey was out walking the beach in early January when he found a skull and called his uncle Jon Dodd, the Executive Director of the Atlantic Shark Institute in Rhode Island. Dodd told The Block Island Times: “On Jan. 2, I got a text from my nephew Brian Casey who lives on
The Town Council agreed on Friday, Jan. 29 to continue discussions on the annual renewal of moped rental licenses for 2021 until March 1. A motion initially made by First Warden André Boudreau to approve the moped licenses, was defeated 3-2. Councilor Keith Stover made a new motion to continue discussions on the matter, which
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The Block Island School’s basketball teams are used to playing in front of no spectators when they play games off-island, but when they play at home it’s a different story. Traditionally, crowds fill the gymnasium on winter Saturdays for an afternoon of basketball that often includes four games: girls junior varsity, boys junior varsity, girls
New Shoreham Town Council Meeting Agenda Wednesday, February 3, 2021 4:00 p.m. The New Shoreham Town Council met via telecommunication pursuant to State of Rhode Island Executive Order 20-46 dated June 12, 2020 Zoom 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
Town Manager Mary Crawford presented a possible public transportation pilot program for the summer of 2021 in her monthly report to the Town Council on Jan. 20. Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, has offered to provide two trolleys for the summer season. The following is from her report to the council: “In light of last
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The Historic District Commission has approved preliminary plans to revamp traffic flow at the New Harbor Boat Basin. The commission also approved a preliminary application to fix up the market building at the site (Plat 5, Lot 69-1, 69-4 and 69- 5). The applications were reviewed and discussed by the Historic District Commission on Monday,
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