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“No redeeming architectural qualities,” was the quick conclusion of Mike Ballard at the Historic District Commission meeting on Monday, May 23. The application before the Commission was from Tiger Fish owners Ross and Brenna Audino for approval of the construction of pergolas on the front deck of the restaurant on Corn Neck Road.One problem was […]

Crews performing aerial work for the island-wide broadband installation will be largely pausing their work on main roads in mid-June for the summer due to traffic and safety concerns. For the past couple weeks, crews have been trying to beat the rush by concentrating in the downtown areas. Underground installations of conduit will be ongoing

“I just hope they remember me as a good person,” Mary Donnelly said once in an interview broadcast on national news.Of course, on Block Island Mary D. is being remembered as much more. She is regularly called an angel, a savior, a saint, an icon. When the news broke last week that Mary had passed

The new owners of Island Home, a 10-room inn on Beach Avenue wish to demolish it and its accompanying accessory structure.“It’s far from restoration,” said Frank DiBiase, Jr., “representing” the owner, 585 Beach Ave LLC, at the Planning Board’s meeting on April 13, where the application for development plan review and a special use permit

The Planning Board made significant progress last week in crafting draft changes to the zoning regulations on section 513 accessory apartments but got bogged down in the details when it came to some of the more novel changes. The meeting came a couple of days after the Planning Board had held what became more of

It was foggy, it was clear, it was hot, it was cold, but the Shad Bloom 10K Run on Saturday May 14 was glorious. There were 179 participants and 140 finishers for what Recreation Director Dave Sniffen called the prettiest race course in the east. So, he told them, don’t just look down while you’re

In 2018 I visited Taiwan and completed an intellectual journey that commenced in 2003 as a summer intern at the Block Island Historical Society. While completing my Masters degree program I spent a summer at the island’s museum located at Bridgegate Square. I assisted in a number of ways, however my passion was working with

Block Island Community Sailing, Inc. (BICS), the island’s educational, nonprofit community sailing organization, is preparing for a busy sailing season this summer. BICS, based at the New Harbor Boat Basin (near the Oar Restaurant) is a membership-based adult and family sailing organization that was founded to make the sport of sailing affordable, accessible, and fun

Block Island Health Services would like to congratulate Nurse Practitioner, Laurie Anderson, APRN-C, CDOE, on being selected as the University of Saint Joseph Physician Assistant Studies Program’s Class of 2022 Preceptor of the Year.This honor recognizes a clinician with extraordinary dedication to teaching and one who goes above and beyond to provide a positive impact

The Police Advisory Commission is extending its Community Needs Survey for the next five weeks. Initially the survey was offered on the Block Island Bulletin Board, and notices were posted in various places around town, but the response was thin. To garner more responses, a link to the survey will be added to the home