Disposable wet wipes have become such a problem that members of the Sewer Commission approved a measure to send a letter to the Town Council recommending that the sale of wet wipes be banned on the island. Sewer Company Supt. Chris Blane has persistently warned of the dangers the popular cleaning products pose for the […]
There was an air of excitement among the members of the Block Island Broadband Committee when they met on Thursday, Feb. 14, as one item after another that will make this long-standing effort to bring high-speed internet to the island finally were checked off as completed or about to be. The months and months of
Snow and sleet didn’t stop the members of the Shellfish Commission from gathering for their monthly meeting on a recent Tuesday night, and as wind whipped the windows at Town Hall, the members held a lively discussion on several topics. The first order of business was electing new officers. Joe Fallon, who has been chair
Town Manager Ed Roberge said he expressed his frustration about the situation at the Block Island Airport to Rhode Island Airport Corporation representatives at a meeting on the mainland on Thursday, Feb. 14, but added he is hopeful that some long-term, out-of-the box thinking can resolve the issue favorably for the town, the state, and
Block Island resident Carl Kaufmann started making guitars when an instructor told him 30 years ago that he needed a better instrument if he wanted to learn how to play. “I had at that time an old Gibson guitar my wife had bought in bad condition from a pawn shop,” said Kaufmann, who splits his
Second Warden André Boudreau has made the idea of re-establishing ties with state government officials something of a theme during his tenure on the Town Council because, on occasion, a local issue may require mainland support. Issues such as banning the presence of ride sharing services Lyft and Uber on the island, or restricting the
The Island Free Library is, in the words of Director Kristin Baumann, a “big building, a heavily used building” that requires constant maintenance and attention. At the most recent meeting of the Board of Trustees, Baumann said she has had long-standing issues with doors and windows, and she said that the installation of the new
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When the Harbors Department lost the use of its office on the Great Salt Pond last summer, it resorted to running some of its operations out of Town Hall, including, primarily, the issuance of shell-fishing licenses. It wasn’t a disaster, but it wasn’t ideal. “We really missed out with the connection to people” visiting the
When the phone rings at 4 p.m., I know exactly who it is. My sister-in-law, Lisa. I can picture her with the phone in the crook of her neck staring down at a package of chicken on her counter. I answer the phone, “Hi, Lisa.” And she responds, “What can I make with this frickin’
For the past 17 months, members of the Harbor Church and many, many members of the Block Island community have worked very hard to convert the third floor of the Harbor Church into four year-round, affordable apartments. And on Friday, Feb. 8 at about 11 a.m., the Town of New Shoreham Building Official signed the