Both the Water and Sewer Departments adopted budgets for the upcoming fiscal year that starts July 1 at their annual financial meetings on Monday, June 20. Both budgets anticipate increases in revenues from user fees, mainly as a result of increased usage throughout the year, but on the sewer side, a five-percent increase in rates […]
Earlier this month I visited the campus of Harvard University to see archival file folders located in the basement of the Frances Loeb Library at the renowned Harvard Graduate School of Design. For nearly 70 years modernistic architectural design plans for high-rise hotels and casinos have been filed under “Block Island Design Project, 1952.” All
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For the third year in a row, the town’s Senior Advisory Committee will ask the Town Council to substantially increase its operating budget for the next year. At their Jan. 18 meeting, the committee unanimously approved a $36,100 budget request for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The proposal is $13,000 or 56 percent more
Although the current shutdown of government activities on Block Island has interrupted several projects in various stages of development, the Water Commission and Supt. John Breunig are taking steps to ensure that one of the most important projects that was initiated earlier this year stays on track. That project is the replacement of 3,700 feet
Under the “new normal” the Block Island Utility District Board of Commissioners held its monthly meeting by Zoom on Saturday, April 4. There were 13 participants for the meeting, including Block Island Power’s accountant David Bebyn, attorney Michael McElroy, and members of the audit team from Marcum, LLC. The meeting was not without a few
Gov. Gina Raimondo today said she will be issuing clearer guidelines for weddings later this week after she was asked about a ruling from CommerceRI, the state’s economic development agency, that said an outdoor wedding planned for July 4 on Block Island could not be held after the Department of Health had given the wedding
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After about an hour and a half of a discussion on a wide range of options about how to modify moped rentals, the Town Council approved a motion by Second Warden André Boudreau to reduce the amount of mopeds rented by each moped operator from “34 down to 25 mopeds, effective immediately.” In other action,
Just as the Feb. 8 School Committee meeting was about to adjourn, Superintendent Mike Convery threw out an idea for the committee to consider. “I’m blindsiding you,” he said, apologizing for the lack of notice. His idea? To test students for Covid-19 before in-person classes resume after the February break. Students are scheduled to return
“Bound by Blue: A life on Block Island,” a film by Katherine Reaves, presents the life of Edith “Edie” Littlefield Blane through personal narration, capturing Edie’s passion, spirit, and love of Block Island. The film premiered on YouTube on April 13, 2021, which also happened to beEdie’s birthday.Ms. Blane begins her story with her birth,
This past Tuesday, on February 8, the Block Island boys varsity basketball team gained another win. Starting at 12:30 p.m. the boys played a home game against Grove, winning with a score of 53 to 26. The team pulled into the lead in the first quarter then continued to stay ahead into the second half.