The Block Island Housing Board is moving into the conceptual phase of planning and general development for its most recently acquired property. The O’Brien property is located on West Side Road, next to the E. Searles Ball Housing development and across the street from Ball O’Brien Park.The town recently agreed to change the zoning for […]
On Sunday, Sept. 5, the Block Island Yacht Club hosted the eighth annual Around the Island Pursuit Race. This year 12 boats registered, with two from the mainland representing the Duck Island and Branford Yacht Clubs. The pursuit format differs from a typical race with each yacht’s scoring handicap being applied at the start so
“48,000 deaths annually are attributed to suicide,” Danielle Steward, employee at Washington County’s Health Equity Zone, Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds, stated.The QPR suicide prevention training on was held on Monday, September 13, at Island Free Library, on Block Island. QPR is a free, 75-minute, evidence-based suicide prevention training that is open to anyone on the
Chair Sue Hagedorn began the September 7 meeting of the Deer Task Force by discussing Lyme and other tick-borne disease, calling it a “significant problem.” According to the report prepared by DTF member Terry Delaney, the Block Island Medical Center saw 50 cases of Lyme in June 2021, which“does not include those visitors who sought
The Deer Task Force is charged with advising the Town Council on ways to dramatically reduce or eliminate deer on Block Island in order to reduce the incidence of Lyme Disease and other tick-borne disease.At the meeting on September 7, Chair Sue Hagedorn presented the DTF with a report she received from researchers Dr. Danielle
The New Shoreham Planning Board is looking at ways to accommodate a perennial need on the island: seasonal employee housing. One problem that the Planning Board is working on is the lack of clearly defined regulations for seasonal employee housing.Town Planner Allison Ring explained that since there was no definition of seasonal employee housing in
When the purchase of a portion of the Overlook property on the Great Salt Pond, owned by Steve Filippi, was approved by voters at the May 2021 Financial Town Meeting, it was with a couple of caveats. One was that the property be successfully subdivided into two lots; the other was that an appraisal must
On Tuesday, the Town Council met for the first time since instituting an island wide indoor mask mandate. Lars Trodson of the Chamber of Commerce was in attendance, and the council thanked him and his staff for facilitating the distribution of masks to businesses on such short notice. Trodson told the council that Medical Center
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) will be accepting applications for the 2022 exhibitions in the gallery space at the Block Island Airport.The call for artists will consider those who work in all media and applicants must be Rhode Island residents. Student work will not be considered.The Block Island Airport Gallery is
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