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The mechanics’ shop on Chapel Street has undergone a transformation over the past few weeks, with new siding, new doors, and an overall facelift of the property. Block Island Auto is now open and ready for business, with onsite mechanics Ahmet Ozen and Will Murray making repairs to the island’s automobiles. The interior of the […]

When it ends, it’s never as you played it out in your dreams. It’s hard, like so many of life’s lessons that lie ahead. The suddenness of a cherished, shared high school experience over in a rat-a-tat blistering of calls and crazy bounces. It’s never fair. But it is final. That is how the Hurricanes

The winning team from Block Island. Left to right: Jameson Transue, Reis Heinz, Keira Closter, Mia Millikin, McKenna Millikin, Skyler Bates, Ford Ernst, Rian Ernst, Keegan Closter, PJ Williams, Hudson Reeves, Nash Henshaw, Jaxon Helterline, and Joan Blanco. (Photo: Dave Sniffen Block Island Times – Read More>>

Interstate Navigation has announced a new procedure for vehicle reservations for the 2022 summer season on Block Island. As travelers to Block Island begin to plan their trips for the summer, many people spend hours and hours on the phone, working to secure a vehicle reservation. For some it involves multiple days of dialing, and

“Let’s talk about concrete plans,” Housing Board Chair Cindy Pappas suggested to the group. The board was discussing ideas for the newly acquired O’Brien property. Pappas started the discussion by explaining how the project felt stalled, as she had been unable to get things moving on a topographical survey of the adjoining property, E. Searles

“The town employees are on line at the food bank. That’s your responsibility. You can change that,” Library Director Kristin Baumann told the New Shoreham Town Council on November 3. The council met in a work session to discuss the process used by the town to prepare the annual budget, and it became a meeting

The newly created and appointed Sea Level Rise Committee held its first meeting this week. On Monday, Nov. 8 the committee held what was dubbed a “housekeeping” meeting – electing a chair and vice-chair, choosing terms, and setting a meeting schedule. It is an often-repeated joke on Block Island that if you are absent from a

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The liquor license holders of Block Island are required to show up in person at the annual meeting of the Town Council when it serves as the Board of License Commissioners. Not all license holders could make it to the meeting on Nov. 4. Some sent a representative. Some license holders sent the same representative.

All personal equipment must be removed from the entirety of the Great Salt Pond shoreline from November 15, 2021 through May 1, 2022, per the order of the Town of New Shoreham Harbormaster. Any equipment remaining after November 15 will be removed by the Town of New Shoreham Harbors Department and a violation will be