Police Chief Matt Moynihan gave his monthly update to the Town Council last week, reporting very little crime on the island in the previous four weeks. “We had three arrests; one domestic violence, one disorderly conduct, and one motor vehicle related arrest,” Moynihan said. The police department also issued 26 court summonses and 112 parking […]
The Rhode Island Airport Corporation sent a letter to First Warden Andre Boudreau, made available to the Town Council by Town Manager Maryanne Crawford, which updated RIAC’s plans for the Block Island Airport. According to the letter, RIAC has abandoned plans to lease out for development two areas of Block Island Airport land, designated BID-1
Block Island Power Company President Jeffery Wright has been keeping a very close eye on Henri and reports that he and his crews are ready for the worst. While the track of the storm changes from time to time, as of mid-day today (Saturday) Henri has increased in intensity, reaching hurricane status with winds at
The Town of New Shoreham is under a hurricane watch, along with much of southeastern New England. The Town is taking the necessary steps to prepare for high surf along with astronomically high tides, strong winds, and potentially flooding rains in the next forty-eight to seventy-two hours. Depending on the storms final direction, we anticipate
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Block Island visitors and residents should be prepared for incoming Hurricane Henri. The track of the storm is moving closer to the island, and may make a direct hit, and the timing is sooner than was expected. Block Island Power Company President Jeffery Wright warns that: “With no doubt the island’s power system will sustain
Contrary to popular belief, the island’s electricity does not cut off if the wind turbines at the Block Island Wind Farm stop turning. But that did not stop people from noticing that four of the five turbines are not moving.Orsted spokesperson Meaghan Wims told The Times, “Our ongoing routine summer maintenance continues at the wind
The Block Island School will require all persons entering and attending the school to wear a face covering – for at least the beginning of the school year. The School Committee made its decision based on recommendations from both outgoing Superintendent Mike Convery and Block Island Medical Center Director Dr. Tom Warcup. When asked if
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The Block Island Medical Center, built in 1989, is seeking to expand the facility with a two-story wing to the existing building, and a second-floor addition above the existing clinical wing. The two-story addition will contain a new clinical wing on the first floor and residential area on the second floor, which will tie in
Jenny Noonan, longtime summer resident, is returning to the Spring Street Gallery with her colorful works inspired by the vivid colors of Block Island and beyond. Each painting brings together a diverse palette of colors for a bright and lively presentation.Noonan is constantly capturing images as she moves through places. Through the long winter at
Block Island is used to thinking of its year-round population being “about a 1,000.” The 2020 U.S. Census data suddenly tells a different story. Population data by city and town was released last week and New Shoreham’s population has somehow increased by awhopping 34.2 percent, from 1,051 in 2010 to 1410 in 2020. That’s 359