Mary Conant named to College of the Holy Cross’ Dean’s List Mary Conant of Block Island, was named to the College of the Holy Cross Fall 2021 Dean’s List. A member of the Class of 2023, Conant is majoring in French and Francophone Studies.Conant was among more than 1,375 students named to the Dean’s List […]
Block Island’s arctic visitors, the snowy owls, are back this winter. They are carnivores that eat lemmings, seabirds, deer mice, voles, and other rodents. They are crucial to controlling the number of rodents in the Arctic tundra, where they come from. Unlike other owls, snowy owls are active during the day and hunt mostly during
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service continues to offer hunting opportunities at the Block Island National Wildlife Refuge this season. White-tailed deer hunting is offered at Beane Point, Sandy Point, Grove Point, and Wash Pond, with some season and weapon restrictions. Approximately 133 acres are open to white-tailed deer hunting, and Wash Pond Unit is
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The Town Council continued the public hearing for the proposed changes to the town’s ordinances to alter the procedure for forming the capital budget. Town Manager Maryanne Crawford had suggested the changes, which are aimed at streamlining the process by having thetown manager review capital budget items submitted by the various department heads before sending
Block Island Lions Club Secretary Lars Trodson at left, hands a check for $750 toLinda Spak of the Helping Hands Food Pantry on Wednesday, Jan. 12. “Helping Handsprovides such an important service to our community in these challenging times, andthe Lions Club wanted to support their efforts,” said Trodson. The Lions Club has Block Island
The Town Council held its annual joint meeting with the Tourism Council on January 5, and when the topic of board dynamics was broached, the sparks began to fly. Executive Director Jessica Willi told the council that the board was dealing with a very stressful situation, and it had beenhard to get enough members together
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Where’s the road?The Cormorant Cove Association finally found itself in front of the Town Council last week, after two and a half years of effort. The association had a survey done several years ago and discovered that the town-owned Champlin’s Road, which leads to the Coast Guard station, actually runs through Cormorant Cove Association property.
The Town Council signed resolutions last week to authorize borrowing by the town and the Block Island Land Trust to partially finance the acquisition of a portion of plat 19, lot 3 from Overlook Realty, LLC. This bonding resolution is to raise the money for the purchase of the land located on the Great Salt
The Town Council is in the process of setting up a community forum to discuss affordable housing on Block Island. It has been well-documented that there is a shortage of year-round housing that is affordable and attainable for working island residents. Many people whorent engage in the seasonal housing “shuffle,” as winter accommodations become weekly
On the morning of January 7, there was a significant snowfall here on Block Island. Several Block Island photographers headed out in the hope of capturing some unique and memorable snow pictures. These photographers included Eileen and Steve Miller, and Aleksandar Ba-ba-Vulic, as well as myself, who took the photo. All four of us, as