News

Block Island Times – Read More>>

“Our beach was perfectly calm,” said Barbara MacMullan, chair of the Block Island Land Trust the day after the 8-hour long Reggae Fest at Ballard’s Beach Resort. The beach in reference is just south of Ballard’s beach and under-age drinking has been a problem there in the past.On July 4, there was a large party

Second Warden Sven Risom has been named to a commission to study the reorganization of the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council. The new commission was formed as a result of R.I. House of Representatives legislation that was approved on June 29.According to a press release from the RI General Assembly, “the 15-member commission is

Kim Gaffett of The Nature Conservancy led a multi-generational group of bird lovers in her bird banding program at the Ocean Viewproperty Tuesday and Wednesday mornings. “We had two-and-half years old all the way up to grandparents in their 70s,” Gaffett said.She has been catching, banding, and releasing birds at the Ocean View property for 20

Building inspector Tom Risom has spent the summer investigating the Section 513 accessory apartment situation on Block Island. These apartments are intended to provide year-round rental housing and seasonal rental housing for island workers. Under the current Zoning Ordinance, only one dwelling unit is allowed per property. 513s allow homeowners to build another dwelling unit on

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

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

Anyone who lives and works on Block Island in the summer is sure to be asked a lot of crazy questions. For Cici Conroy, answering those questions is all part of a day’s work. Conroy mans the Nature Van, a new endeavor by the Block Island Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy.The Nature Van operates from

Race Week on Block Island connotes more than June sailboats to many people, as Saturday saw the culmination of the “fittest” islanders competing in the annual Triathlon and then later in the day, the 5K Fun Run on the beach. This was a fundraiser for the Block Island Medical Center and the National Alliance on