The application for a new public shoreline access walkway at Andy’s Way (Plat 3, Lot 155) was on the Zoning Board’s agenda on Wednesday, Jan. 27 for a public hearing. The ongoing application, submitted by the Town of New Shoreham, is seeking a special use permit, as is customary, and a variance for the construction. […]
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The following was sent to The Times by Town Clerk Fiona Fitzpatrick: The Town has vacancies or upcoming vacancies on several boards, committees or commissions. People who are interested in serving should send a letter of interest with your qualifications or experience to: New Shoreham Town Council, PO Box 220, Block Island RI 02807, or
The Block Island Tourism Council declined to weigh in on the trolley proposal put forth by RIPTA to the Town Council at its meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 2. The proposal is new and the council had received a letter from taxi owner Judy Clark requesting support for a possible alternative to be put forth by
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The following press release was received from Estes Twombly + Titrington Architects, Inc., 79 Thames Street, Newport, R.I.: A Block Island house designed by Estes, Twombly, and Titrington, Architects of Newport received an Honor Award from the R.I. Chapter of the American Institute of Architects at their annual awards ceremony. The house is small (1,600
Many more people seem to be spending the winter on Block Island, or just visiting for the first time. The uptick in people at the grocery store and the Transfer Station, or walking on the beach is palpable. So just how many people are here? It’s a question asked every year on February 2, Groundhog
Island resident Brian Casey was out walking the beach in early January when he found a skull and called his uncle Jon Dodd, the Executive Director of the Atlantic Shark Institute in Rhode Island. Dodd told The Block Island Times: “On Jan. 2, I got a text from my nephew Brian Casey who lives on
New Shoreham Town Council Meeting Agenda Wednesday, February 3, 2021 4:00 p.m. The New Shoreham Town Council met via telecommunication pursuant to State of Rhode Island Executive Order 20-46 dated June 12, 2020 Zoom access: dial toll free for cellular phone or landline (833) 548-0282, (877) 853-5247, (888) 788-0099 or 833) 548-0276. When prompted, Meeting
Town Manager Mary Crawford presented a possible public transportation pilot program for the summer of 2021 in her monthly report to the Town Council on Jan. 20. Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, has offered to provide two trolleys for the summer season. The following is from her report to the council: “In light of last
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The New Shoreham Sewer Commission has finalized its list of delinquent accounts that will be headed for a tax sale. Letters will be going out to customers whose accounts are seriously in arrears. As of the department’s joint meeting with the Water Department on Jan. 25, there were 14 customers on the list. The letter