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The long-awaited decision on the validity of the mediation between Champlin’s Marina and the R.I Coastal Resources Management Council was delivered on 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 […]

For the third year in a row, the town’s Senior Advisory Committee will ask the Town Council to substantially increase its operating budget for the next year. At their Jan. 18 meeting, the committee unanimously approved a $36,100 budget request for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The proposal is $13,000 or 56 percent more

Gov. Gina Raimondo set the stage at her first press briefing this week by saying she was “really looking forward to phase three” when restrictions and protocols regarding public gatherings and business openings would be relaxed “even more,” which she hopes will be in early July. Raimondo said the state was only in its second

Although anxiety and concern in the community have recently risen after news broke that three new confirmed cases of Covid19 were reported on the island, the Town Council did not enact any new amendments to the existing Emergency Ordinance that was approved in March. However, it was learned on Wednesday, Nov. 11, that Dr. Warcup

This week on the moped front: Per the July 19, 2021 New Shoreham Police Department press release, on Sunday the department confiscated 21 rental mopeds because the drivers were driving erratically, including standing up while driving, driving more than two abreast, driving on the sidewalk, and not wearing helmets. The police contacted the moped owners,

Saying that the rate of infection of Covid-19 has creeped up to a level that is not acceptable within the state, Gov. Raimondo today extended phase three guidelines for another 30 days, until Aug. 28. Raimondo also reduced the number of people allowed in a gathering to 15, down from 25. Indoor seating at restaurants

Councilor Sven Risom presented what he termed a “fairly radical proposal” for how the Visitor Center will be operated for the 2021 summer season. “In 2021 we need to do something different,” Risom said at the Town Council’s meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 15. “I want to make it happen.” Risom presented the members of the

Ørsted, the company that currently owns and operates the Block Island Wind Farm, is partnering with another company to bring two offshore wind projects that will be located about 15 miles east of Block Island. The two projects are currently in the surveying phase, which is expected to conclude in December 2020 for both projects.

The Block Island Times reached out to First Warden-elect Andre Boudreau, Second Warden-elect Sven Risom, and councilors-at-large Martha Ball, Mark Emmanuelle, and Keith Stover for their reactions to the election and what’s next for the Town Of New Shoreham. First Warden-elect André Boudreau I am heartened by the turnout, and I am deeply humbled by

The Covid-19 pandemic, with its shutdowns, layoffs and fear, sought many to change their lives, reinventing themselves, pursuing dreams, or taking drastic steps and moving to a far-flung island, previously known for “nothing to do in the winter.” Some of these people are the children and grandchildren of John and Sandra Hopf. Mother-daughter duo Jennifer