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On Tuesday, May 26 the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission approved a number of open dockets filed by the Block Island Power Company. Included among them was BIPCo’s full rate case filing, the proposed Demand Side Management Plan, more commonly known as an energy efficiency plan, and the request for an extended exemption from certain […]

It looks like some form of a Financial Town Meeting is a go, and perhaps as early as mid-July. Town Finance Director Amy Land informed the Town Council that state guidelines — although not yet put down on paper — were relaxing enough to have some kind of Financial Town Meeting with public participation. At

With water and sewer flows expected to be dramatically reduced for this upcoming summer season, the Water and Sewer Companies are also having to adjust their fiscal year appropriations accordingly. Finance Director Amy Land and Assistant Finance Director Mona Helterline projected that water usage is expected to drop by about 50 percent and sewer flows

The following was submitted to The Block Island Times from the Block Island Conservancy: Right now, tiny horseshoe crabs are emerging from sandy nests by the thousands around the Great Salt Pond. While exploring Andy’s Way over the weekend, we found young horseshoe crabs smaller than a dime burrowing underneath the sand, as well as

A Reaction Force unit of the Rhode Island National Guard based out of Camp Fogarty in East Greenwich came to Block Island to train first responders here on how to properly administer a COVID-19 test. The members of the Rescue Squad also underwent the test themselves, displaying a variety of emotions and faces as the

The following was submitted to The Block Island Times from Atlantic Wind Transfers on Wednesday, May 27. Atlantic Wind Transfers is a Rhode Island company that works with the Block Island Wind Farm: May 27, 2020, North America – Atlantic Wind Transfers based in Quonset Point, Rhode Island has secured its second long-term O&M Crew

(VIDEO) Horseshoe crabs have begun to emerge around the Great Salt Pond recently, with their appearance serving as a reminder to their annual breeding event. Horseshoe crabs are one of Block Island’s living fossils, and their appearance has not changed in 300 million years. Reporter Rosemary Connelli observed the horseshoe crabs at Andy’s Way, where

In an email sent to town employees on Tuesday, May 26, Interim Town Manager Jim Kern announced that he would be withdrawing his name from the pool of applicants seeking to be considered for the permanent position. Kern was hired in late December 2019 to succeed former Town Manager Ed Roberge, who resigned after nearly two

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Trimm’s Pond and Harbor Pond have been closed by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management due to an expected increase in boating traffic and attendant pollution issues. They were closed at sunset on May 22. According to Harbormaster Kate McConville, shellfishing is still allowed at Andy’s Way and Cormorant Cove. Both of those areas