The following message was provided by the Town Clerk on Tuesday, Aug. Aug. 25: Hello, Voters! A new state law changed the process for emergency voting in the September 8 Primary. You may vote in person at Town Hall Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. If you bring your photo ID, you […]
During the Town Council’s meeting tonight, First Warden Ken Lacoste made a motion “to amend the emergency ordinance pertaining to outdoor entertainment licenses to indicate that all license holders can now operate outdoor entertainment licenses from the hours of 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. with a limit of two performers at the venue.” The motion
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The Atlantic Shark Institute (ASI) announced that their acoustic Shark Array off Block Island, R.I. detected another great white shark visiting the island recently. This is the fifth different great white shark that the ASI has confirmed this summer and the largest number of white sharks identified to date in this study. The shark was
The following update was provided by Block Island Medical Director Dr. Tom Warcup on Sunday, Aug. 23: “Block Island has now had nine cases. Our most recent positive was quickly identified. We have coordinated with the Department of Health and there are no concerns for contact tracing on the island,” said Warcup. Warcup also announced
What a difference a day makes, said the island’s first responders. “Just drive around this island. Everyone is driving politely. Feel the atmosphere. It feels like a new island in just one day,” said Police Chief Vin Carlone on Saturday, Aug. 22. The Block Island Times checked in with Carlone, Fire Chief Kirk Littlefield and
Jan Wampler has been coming to Block Island for more than 50 years and has owned a house there for 35 years. An architect and urban designer, he has designed projects in China, Turkey, India and the United States and has received numerous awards for his buildings. He has also written two books, “All Their
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Block Island has always been a wonderful spot to go birding, not only because the island is an important stopover during migration, but due to the many species that live here. At the Block Island School, we are following the tradition started by Elizabeth Dickens, who began the bird program at the School in the
In the early months of 2020, the uncertainty on whether or not there would be any business on the island during the summer was heightened enough that town financial planners braced for a 50 percent drop in revenue associated with tourism. The Wastewater Treatment plant and the Water Company were no exception. The two departments
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Shirlyne Gobern, the town’s long-time Assistant to the Town Manager, lives in the house that was built by her ancestors and it is a home she spent time in as a child. Right next door to this familiar yellow house (which is about to undergo a dramatic change in color) is the monument dedicated to
During the virtual Town Council meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 19, First Warden Ken Lacoste announced the new Town Manager Maryanne Crawford will “start on Monday, Aug. 24.” Crawford was the Chief Financial Officer of the South Kingstown School system. She will succeed Interim Town Manager Jim Kern. Kern stated he would “come out mid week next