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A ceremony for Korean War veterans is being held in Wedgeport this Saturday. It will take place at the Legion ...

Members of the New Shoreham Town Council said Wednesday that partying, including underage drinking, had gotten out of hand on Block Island.

This Monday, June 6th marks the 78th anniversary of D-Day. It's the day where thousands of soldiers landed on ...

Block Island was a bit stunned to learn that Police Chief Matthew Moynihan resigned on Tuesday, May 24. Some who work at Town Hall told The Times they only started hearing “rumors” about it that same day, and Town Manager Maryanne Crawford said she...

The Town Council held a workshop on Wednesday, May 4 on the subject of housing. The need for more affordable and attainable housing has been an issue for decades, and while the town and the not-for-profit Block Island Economic Development Foundation...

The Town of New Shoreham proposes to increase its property tax levy to $12,009,351 in the 2022-2023 budget year; the property tax levy this year is $11,319,552. The FY 2022 and FY 2023 tax levies have excluded motor vehicle excise tax for the...

A ceremony to remember the Battle of Vimy Ridge this Saturday. The Wedgeport Legion Branch 155 is hosting the ...

The Town Council heard a proposal from Rhode Island Public Transit Authority on the concept of bringing bus service to Block Island. As First Warden Andre Boudreau said, the island is “one of a very few places in Rhode Island without affordable...

Council Member Keith Stover began the joint meeting of the Town Council and the Housing Board discussing the “moment in time” Block Island finds itself in, where the Town Council is talking about affordable housing, the community is talking about...

Long before “workforce development” and “growing the talent pool” were catch phrases on the mainland, those of us who have ever served on the Town Council have understood the challenges of attracting and retaining good employees to work in our...