The Town of New Shoreham Broadband Committee had hoped to have a website up and running by mid-January where residents could go to review product offerings and sign up early for services. At the committee’s meeting on Thursday, Jan. 7 it was announced that the website was still being built. New Shoreham IT Coordinator Michelle […]
For many months now, crews contracted by Orsted and National Grid have been busy working on the reburial of a portion of their two undersea electric transmission cables, one that goes out to the wind farm, and one that connects Block Island to the mainland. The cables were not originally installed at the desired depth
During the Housing Board’s virtual meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12, members shared their research for the next affordable housing project on the island. At a previous, hybrid meeting, on Friday, Dec. 11, members of the board toured a parcel of undeveloped property across the street from the Ball O’Brien Park on West Side Road (Plat
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Members of the Shellfish Commission, along with Harbormaster Kate McConville and Head Shellfish Warden Nancy Ziomek got busy planning to bring back the upweller at their meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12. The town-owned upweller, used to grow tiny shellfish, is located at the Block Island Maritime Institute docks next to their building in New Harbor.
The following was submitted to The Block Island Times by the Block Island Conservancy: So far, this winter has been a mild one for Block Island. As a result, some birds that typically move further south for the winter are continuing to stick around the island. One such bird is the great blue heron, a
The following Covid-19 update was provided by Block Island Health Services on Tuesday, Jan. 12: The latest video update from Dr. Warcup is available at the link below: Dr. Warcup notes that the COVID-19 positivity rate in Rhode Island and surrounding states remains between 7 to 8 percent and it is important to be vigilant
The following was sent to The Block Island Times from the Block Island Conservancy: January 7, 2021 – A Meadow in the Winter A dusting of snow fell on Block Island one evening this week and because it was so still there were still little heaps of snow the following morning between the stems of switchgrass and little bluestem
The following message was posted today, Jan. 8, by Facilities Manager Sam Bird: Last night the contractors for Orsted and National Grid successfully pulled the first of two cable conduits from the lift barges offshore to the beach parking lot. As of this morning, Crescent Beach is again open to walkers. Thank you for your
The tugboat MV Aegean Sea has left the harbor. As promised, all the dredging work slated for this fall in Old Harbor has been completed. Harbormaster Kate McConville told the Harbors Committee at their Zoom meeting on Dec. 10 that the water around the old bait dock was now 17 feet deep. Pictures from before
Champlin’s Marina and Resort was sold for $19 million in late December. Longtime owner Joseph Grillo, who bought the marina in 1986 under the entity name Champlin’s Realty Associates Limited Partnership, has sold the property to Great Salt Pond Marina Property, LLC of 1140 Reservoir Ave, Cranston RI – an entity formed under the umbrella