Block Island Times

The following message was provided by Harbormaster Kate McConville on Tuesday, Oct. 6: Good morning, There is a lot of equipment arriving to the island for the cable reburial project, and some of it will be stored water side in Old Harbor and New Harbor.    During the same time this fall/winter, the Army Corp. […]

The following message was provided by the Block Island Medical Center on Sunday, Oct. 4: The Medical Center received an initial allotment of high-dose, adult and pediatric influenza vaccine and will begin administration this week. High-risk patients will be contacted for an appointment first; clinics for the general community will be announced in a few

The only application for preliminary review by the Historic District Commission was submitted by architect Glen Fontecchio for a 20-foot by 24-foot addition to the service building of the Spring House Hotel. The Historic District Commission met via telecommunications on Monday, Sept. 28 to consider the application. Island Enterprise Inc. Plat 8, Lot 84-6 Fontecchio

An extensive study of the Block Island School’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems that was completed last March, but not implemented due to the pandemic shutdown, is once again back on the table as the school considers options on how to improve airflow inside the building. School Supt. Mike Convery said that, due to

The Zoning Board had a full list of applications to discuss for the night, but had to continue the debate to Wednesday, Oct. 28. The Zoning Board met via telecommunications on Wednesday, Sept. 23. BI Harborview Partners II, LLC. Plat 4, Lot 29 The one decision on the agenda for the night was the application

Ed. Note: With the project to rebury two sections of undersea cables about to get underway, The Block Island Times reached out to Block Island Wind Farm owner Ørsted, and National Grid, about the scope and complexity of the endeavor. Interview conducted by email by Lars Trodson. National Grid’s questions were answered by Ted Kresse,

When Bob Lancia was in the Rhode Island General Assembly, he was a member of a group that was dubbed “The Gang of Five.” This was a group of representatives from across the political spectrum that worked toward common goals. “We got stuff done,” said Lancia. “You need to reach across the aisles.” Lancia, a

Democrat Congressman Jim Langevin has been working on what he called “two wars:” the health and economic crises that hit the country more or less at the same time just a little over six months ago. There is still work to be done on these fronts, as well as environmental issues and cybersecurity election threats,

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The following press release was issued by the Department of Environmental Management on Monday, Sept. 28: The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is announcing that two exotic species of Asian and Eurasian ticks have been detected for the first time on Block Island. The ticks were discovered by Dr. Danielle M Tufts, then