“I’ll erase it. I’m the chair.” Chair of the Deer Task Force, Susan Hagedorn, made no bones about her displeasure at one of the ideas thrown out by some of the DTF members during the marathon work session held on October 5. Member Terry Delaney was writing brainstorming ideas up on a big dry erase […]
West Beach Road is finally getting paved, from Corn Neck down to the Transfer Station. Paving will start Monday, Oct. 18, and last all week. Highways Department Supervisor Mike Shea told the Town Council in 2016: “That road is the most traveled dirt road on the island,” Town Manager Maryanne Crawford said at the council
The idea for getting an upweller to grow shellfish “seed” was the brainchild of the late Hermann “Bo” Gempp. Gempp was a longtime member of the Shellfish Commission and thought that the Great Salt Pond needed to become more sustainable. Instead of relying on purchasing harvestable-sized shellfish and distributing them into the pond each year
Neither wind, nor rain, nor stinging wind-swept beach sand could stop a hardy group of runners from taking on the Block Island Half Marathon courseSunday.But what did cut down on participants was a heaving ocean that cancelled most high-speed ferries and left many runners who opted for the day-of-the-race traditional boat wishing they had come
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The Middle School soccer team surprised the West Bay Christian Academy Eagles with a 4 to 2 win on a gorgeous fall day, Wednesday, Oct. 6. It was the first away game for the Hurricanes and they proved up to the task, leading the entire game with goalie Barrett Evans making several great saves. Coached
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With summer behind us, the Town of New Shoreham is looking to complete several water/sewer and road work/paving projects started last spring. Beginning the week of October 18, paving crews will be working on Pilot Hill Road from High Street to where the pavement ends; Payne Road from the school to where the paving currently
1. Public Comment2. Report from Dr. Thomas Warcup, BI Medical Center Director, regarding COVID-19 and public health; and/or Discuss and act on an emergency Town ordinance to mitigate the spread of COVID- 19 to protect the health, safety and welfare of the residents of and visitors to the Town which are imminently imperiled by an
A local business owner is challenging other businesses to invest in Block Island’s healthcare by donating up to $200,000 in matching funds for gifts made towards the capital campaign by October 15. Under this capital campaign “Business Challenge,” each gift, of any size, from a Block Island business will trigger a $2,000 matching gift from
The Block Island Yacht Club is pleased to offer applications for the 2022 BIYC Maritime Scholarship Award starting November30th. 2021 Students who have already graduated from the Block Island School, intend to pursue maritime careers, and are currently enrolled in a college undergraduate maritime program at an accredited institution may receive up to $1000 annually