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While many businesses on Block Island are in a wait-and-see mode, the Block Island Power Company has been busy coming up with a contingency plan to weather the storm of the coronavirus pandemic. During the Block Island Utility District’s Board of Commissioners meeting on Saturday, May 16 (held remotely by Zoom) BIPCo President Jeffery Wright […]

The future of offshore wind in New England was the topic of an online discussion by a group of experts titled “Building a New Era of Offshore Wind.” The panel featured experts in the offshore wind industry from Tufts University, the Brattle Group, and the Responsible Offshore Science Alliance, who shared what they see as

Many American businesses have had to pivot and change their focus during the pandemic, but few have done so more nimbly than A Custom Style, the Connecticut-based clothing manufacturer that is now selling high-end facemasks. Siblings Sarah and Bill Powers are the co-owners and co-founders of the company, which started up just last December. The

The Island Free Library staff have been busy developing programs and activities that provide traditional library services, but with a twist. One program piloted by the library staff is titled Book-In-Place: books packaged in brown bags for residents in the community. “A few libraries have tested curbside pickup, and we weren’t ready for that; we

We have posted the revised ferry schedule from June 1st through June 7th. We are asking for all of our passengers to wear face coverings and to practice social distancing.   We are now accepting vehicle reservations through June 7 only. Our reservation office is open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (866)-783-7996 ext. 3. 

Books and magazines can have hundreds of pages. If they are checked out of the library, held and read for hours at a time, when they are returned do all the pages need to be cleaned? That’s the kind of minutiae the staff of the Island Free Library has to think about as they prepare

With the end of the fiscal year about five weeks away, and with a decreasing chance the town will be able to hold budget discussions and a Financial Town Meeting before then, Finance Director Amy Land has given the Town Council a number of options to consider in order to craft a municipal budget for

Memorial Day Weekend, long earmarked as the unofficial open of the summer season on Block Island, will have a very different feel this year. The Beach Pavilion will be closed. Public bathrooms are not expected to open, except at the Visitor Center in Old Harbor. Trash cans will not be placed on street corners. Town

The Block Island Club will be opening in June, with plans on offering limited programs in a reduced capacity for members. The B.I. Club was founded in 1963, with the intentions of starting a summer boat and tennis club on the island to promote educational and recreational programs for children and adults. Located off of

Block Island Medical Director Dr. Tom Warcup, who had been asked by the Town Council to create a COVID-19 testing plan, presented his outline to the council at its meeting on Wednesday, May 20. Dr. Warcup presented outlines for three different groups — island residents, business employees, and day trippers — but there was overlap