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Council endorses Pride Weekend

The New Shoreham Town Council voted unanimously on Monday night, September 13, to pass a resolution in support of Block Island LGBTQ+ Pride Weekend. The resolution described the island’s citizens’ denunciation of prejudice and praised the “cultural, civic, and economic contributions of the LGBTQ+ community which strengthen our social welfare.”“This council seeks to affirm that […]

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Block Island Times

Judge rules on Champlin’s mediation with CRMC

The long-awaited decision on the validity of the mediation between Champlin’s Marina and the R.I Coastal Resources Management Council was delivered Sept. 9, although there is still no resolution in the matter.Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Lanphear was tasked with determining whether that mediation, which resulted in a memorandum of understanding in December of 2020 that

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Art around town

Block Island is a place of beauty at every time of year. With the quality of light changing from season to season, the landscape is ever-changing.It is, of course, the perfect place to take one’s camera “for a walk,” a veritable photographer’s dream. And so it was that one late afternoon a few weeksago, The

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