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The Block Island School Committee met on April 12, and the meeting began in a typically mundane fashion: call to order, approval of the minutes from the March 15 meetingand a statement of accounts. As it is nearing the end of the academic year, the school is able to accurately project what amount of fund […]

Significant changes proposed in the Historic District were on tap for discussion this week.The Historic District Commission met at noon Tuesday for a Zoom meeting to review updated proposals from The Block Island Beach House and The Manisses Hotel.In a meeting that lasted over 90 minutes,the commissioners wrestled with new signage being proposed by the

The Town of New Shoreham proposes to increase its property tax levy to $11,330,036 in the 2021-2022 budget year; the property tax levy this year is $10,697,375. The FY2021 and FY 2022 tax levies have excluded motor vehicle excise tax for the purpose of determining tax levy growth pursuant to current law. THIS IS A

The Block Island girls’ high school volleyball team finds itself in ‘waiting mode’ as the final matches of the season windup and the playoffs begin to take shape. And based on how they cover the floor, this is not a team that is used to waiting for anything.Currently the Hurricanes find themselves in third place

“You need Edie Blane at Offshore Property!” Important advice given to us back in 1993. After renting on Block Island for a few years, we had stayed an extra week and out of curiosity started looking at real estate postings. Finding Edie Blane certainly sealed our fate. She quickly recognized us as potential “good island

Easter came early this year, and with it came hope for many of Block Island’s residents. Hope for a return to some sort of normalcy, as many people finally had a holiday with extended family. Hope that the cool temperatures are behind us and short pants are in our future. Hope that the sweet sounds

On Tuesday, April 13, the Block Island Tourism Council denied a request for additional money to fund the Visitors Center for the summer of 2021. The TourismCouncil has already committed to half the funding for the “tourism ambassadors” that provide the public with information at the center in Old Harbor.Last month, Block Island Chamber of

In line with provisions in the newly amended Town Charter, the Town Council held two hearings on the proposed town budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021, to receive comments from the public.With only one person commenting during the virtual hearings on Wednesday and Thursday, April 7 and 8, the council approved the

At the Town Council’s meeting on Monday, April 12, Town Manager Maryanne Crawford announced the appointment of Matthew Moynihan as the new chief of police, as well as the director of public works for the Town of New Shoreham. Moynihan, who has been serving as interim chief of police since March 1, will be sworn

At last night’s Town Council meeting, Town Manager Maryanne Crawford announced the appointment of Matthew Moynihan as the new chief of police, as well as the director of public works for the Town of New Shoreham. Moynihan, who has been serving as interim chief of police since March 1, will be sworn in as the