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What should be the role of the New Shoreham Police Advisory Commission going forward? was the topic of a joint meeting on June 13 between that board and the Town

It took until about noon on Wednesday, November 9 to get the full and final results in this year’s election in New Shoreham. There were of course, plenty of write-in votes to tabulate and at Town Hall members of the Board of Canvassers were busy in...

“Rentals are what is needed, and this is the (property) to try it on,” Housing Board Vice-Chair Rosemary Tobin told the board at its March 8 meeting. Tobin laid out the case for the development of rental units at the Ball O’Brien Property, which is...

The early spring will bring music a plenty to Devoran Acoustic Sessions at Devoran Village Hall; with two concerts and two music workshops.

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...

Chief of Police Matthew Moynihan discussed the process of police department accreditation with the Police Advisory Commission at its November meeting, and the challenges the department faces in this endeavor. Block Island’s accreditation process...

As any organization matures and goes forward, it undergoes various changes. No less so with the Solar Initiative. En route to a separate 501-c-3 status, a Solar Initiative board has been formed. Its members are Tom Durden, John Spier, Samantha...

New Shoreham Town Council meeting will occur in person. To see supporting documents for this agenda, go to: Clerkbase https://clerkshq.com/NewShoreham-RI The meeting can be watched on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmvoSBIQ0bsFRg1kxPgNVCA...

General Ordinances The New Shoreham Town Council will meet via telecommunication pursuant to State of Rhode Island Executive Order 20-46 dated June 12, 2020 12:00 Noon, Thursday, March 4, 2020 The New Shoreham Town Council will hold a public hearing to consider amending New Shoreham’s Revised General Ordinances Chap- ter 8 Licenses and Business Regulations Article IV. Motorized Cycle Rental. All persons for or against may be heard and the Town Council may act on this proposal and/or amendment...

Thu, 01/14/2021 - 6:30pm Category:  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 18, Lot 2-3) in person to gather ideas for the project. Chair Cindy Pappas asked for the board members to seek inspira...