Members of the Commission on Motor Vehicles for Hire and town taxi license holders continued their discussions with the Town Council on Wednesday, March 17 on a new shuttle program for the coming summer season. The MVFH met earlier in the morning to prepare for the council’s discussion, and approved two motions: one to approve […]
Town Manager Maryanne Crawford presented a hopeful and positive attitude when presenting the proposed fiscal year 2022 municipal budget for the Town of New Shoreham to the Town Council at its meeting on March 17. It was the first budget work session and focused on department-level budgets and the eight-year capital plan. Crawford said: “As
Representatives of the new owners of Champlin’s Marina (Great Salt Pond Marina Property, LLC) came before the Historic District Commission on Monday, March 22 with their second application before the board. The first application was to replace windows, trim and siding. This application is for hardscaping and landscaping at the resort off West Side Road
The gallery at the Block Island Airport, a partnership between the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC), announced the opening of its spring exhibit featuring works by contemporary artist Kate Aitchison. Aitchison’s art focuses on print media incorporating her handmade paper. The prints will be on
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The New Shoreham Tourism Council is funded by a portion of the hotel taxes collected on Block Island, but the exact percentage can vary according to the whims of those who make the state budgets each year. The uncertainty makes it hard to plan a budget on the local level, and Tourism Director Jessica Willi
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The following message was posted by Facilities Manager Sam Bird: Certainly everyone has noticed the Global Symphony has arrived and is off Crescent Beach to perform cable pulling, splicing and removal operations. As part of the work involved there will be substantial excavation on the beach to remove portions of the old cable. For the
Two items on the Planning Board’s March 10 agenda were deferred until the board’s next meeting in April, but not before strong statements were put on the record in each case. The public hearing on Michelle Marino’s plan to construct a staircase over the bluff at her Southeast Road property (Plat 8, Lot 42), as
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The Historic District Commission held a special meeting on Thursday, March 11 to consider an application by the new owners of Champlin’s Marina and Resort off West Side Road (Plat 19, Lot 5 and 6) to replace windows and portions of siding on several structures on the property. At their February meeting, members of the
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