The New Shoreham Town Council received reports and requests from some of its advisory boards, commissions and committees at its work session on Oct. 2. Some topics discussed during the two-hour discussion were fortifying a section of Crescent Beach, the restoration of Nicholas Ball Park, affordable housing, signage enforcement, traffic congestion, the amount of taxis […]
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The Charter Review Commission has rolled up its sleeves and begun work on advising the New Shoreham Town Council regarding potential amendments to the town’s Home Rule Charter. The Charter is the governing document for the Town of New Shoreham, and includes articles and provisions for the town’s rules and procedures. The commission decided at
On Friday, Oct. 4, Ed Roberge and I attended the R.I. Energy, Environment & Oceans Leaders Day at the R.I. Convention Center. The event is an opportunity to gather together Rhode Island’s leading experts from the scientific community, environmental advocacy groups, state and local leaders, and academia to interact and confront contemporary environmental issues facing Rhode
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The activities of the Block Island Health Services Board of Directors and questions of its transparency have been the subject of public debate and in letters to the editor at The Block Island Time for some time. A recent letter asked the newspaper to review the by-laws that govern the members of the board, which
This past August, the members of the Block Island Maritime Institute installed a 1,000 gallon aquarium with a huge window that allows visitors to see the marine life that is usually hidden beneath the surf. The tank is stocked with scup, mature bluefish, black sea bass, fluke, a striper, adult toadfish and a trigger fish,
The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has announced the start of duck hunting season. The season opens on Columbus Day weekend, Friday, Oct. 11 through Oct. 14, and also open on the weekends of Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, 2019, and then open again on Dec. 7, 2019 through Jan. 26, 2020. According to the
The following was submitted by the Southeast Lighthouse Foundation: After restoration of the Southeast Lighthouse tower, the lens at the lighthouse will be relit during the day on Thursday, Oct. 17. Later that same day, the community is invited to gather at 5 p.m. to celebrate the newly restored lighthouse tower and the relighting of the
(WEATHER VIDEO) Gale force, gusting winds and high surf conditions battered Old Harbor on Thursday, October 10. The Block Island Times found it challenging holding the camera steady while capturing this video. Temperatures were in the mid 50s with a steady 30 mile-per-hour wind and gusts into the 40s. Turn up the volume to get
(WEATHER VIDEO) The wind was gusting up to 25 miles-per-hour out of the north-northeast and temperatures were in the mid 50s on Wednesday, Oct. 9, as The Block Island Times captured this video taken from Corn Neck Road. The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for the next two days that will
Atlantic Inn executive chef Denny Gomes is ending the 2019 season with a Chef’s Tasting and Wine Pairing event on Friday, Oct. 11 beginning at 6 p.m. Chef Gomes will be featuring a multi-course menu, starting with a soup course, pumpkin bisque, a warm squash salad, followed by a choice of two entrees: grilled boar