Block Island School hosted Scituate High School in the Hurricanes’ first home volleyball match on Saturday, and it came right down to the wire.The Lady Hurricanes won the first game handily, 25 to 18 and looked on their way to a quick victory. With powerful jump serves by Amira Wilson, several blocks by Rory Crawford […]
Friday, October 1:Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. Woonsocket, at home. 4:30 p.m.Saturday, October 2:Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. Tolman Highschool, at home. 12:30 p.m.Tuesday, October 5:Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. Central Highschool, location and time TBD.Saturday, October 9:Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. Central Falls Highschool, at home. 12:30 p.m.Wednesday, October 13:Girls Varsity Volleyball vs. Juanita Sanchez Complex, at Juanita
The following was submitted by Rescue Capt. Tracy Fredericks:Free symptomatic and asymptomatic COVID-19 testing will continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Rescue Station from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.If you have symptoms, please call Block Island Health Services, (401) 466-2974 or Rescue Capt. Tracy Fredericks at (207) 229-6349. On Thursdays, the Disaster Medical Assistance
Richard Hayes and his Connecticut company, B.I. Harborview Partners II, LLC., are still working through the zoning application process to build an addition onto his property on Corn Neck Road (Plat 4, Lot 2a). The application had made it to the decision stage on September 22, and things looked favorable.“Do you foresee any hiccups?” Chair
New Shoreham Town Council meeting will occur in person. To see supporting documents for this agenda, go to: Clerkbase https://clerkshq.com/NewShoreham-RI The meeting can be watched on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmvoSBIQ0bsFRg1kxPgNVCA1. Public Comment2. Report from Dr. Thomas Warcup, BI Medical Center Director, regarding COVID-19 and Public Health; and Discuss and act on an emergency Town ordinance to mitigate
Towards the end of August, a letter to parents and students in grades eight through 12 was sent out regarding the new phone policy. The letter states, “Unauthorized cell phone use has been a spark of conflict in the past between some students and teachers…Because of this, we will collect phones and lock them at
Recreation Director Dave Sniffen gave his end-of-season report to the Recreation Board, and discussed the staffing difficulties he hadover the summer.“It was a tough year for staffing all the way around,” Sniffen told the board. He said he had started the season with seven lifeguards. “We lost two in July because they wanted to go
Alan Segan married Juliann Paolicchi on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 at the Block Island Beach House, culminating a nearly 50-year-long love affair with the island.The ceremony was jointly performed by Tony Pappas, formerly of the Harbor Church, and cantor Elliot Taubman. Aisha McAdams was the photographer. Segan has been coming to the island for 47
The Block Island community opened its arms for Pride Weekend. Businesses hung rainbow flags and swags. Lengths of tulle decorated porch columns, stair rails, and telephone poles. Posters were made, and t-shirts were sold by island youth involved in the group QueerBlock Island, which organized the events and enlisted the help of venues – from
What do you do when your water or sewer bill seems high? Most folks assume they have a leak somewhere, and call a plumber.That’s not so easy on Block Island these days.The Water and Sewer Commissions met for their monthly meeting on Monday, and had an interesting case before them. A longtime residential customer had