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Because of the generosity of a local family farm, a group of private and public open space and conservation organizations could buy

The Block Island Land Trust invited Block Island’s new Police Chief John Lynch to its latest meeting to talk about security at the Ocean View Foundation Pavilion and the beach

Once a year there is an outdoor meeting at the Hodge Preserve on Corn Neck Road. Actually, there are two meetings – the first one is for the Hodge Committee, and the second one is for the Block Island Land Trust. This year, just as last year, it was...

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Category:  To the Editor: After months of work by the Town Council, the Land Trust, the Block Island Conservancy, and The Nature Conservancy, the Town Council voted at its meeting last night to put forward to the Financial Town Meeting a proposal to purchase the open space portion of what is commonly referred to as the Overlook property, located between Champlin’s Marina and the Salt Pond Settlement. Getting to this point was not easy – negotiations were complicated and necessarily confide...

License Commissioners: Receive and BV liquor license from W. Food Group, LLC, Members: Jessica Wronowski Ernie’s Old Harbour Restaurant, Inc. Stockholders Frederick J. Howarth, d/b/a Finn’s Seafood Restaurant, 212 Water Street, Plat 6, Lot 157 2. Public Hearing: Proposed Amendment to the Town of New Shoreham Zoning Ordinances Pertaining to Solar Arrays: Section 517 Solar Energy Systems; Section 425 Criteria for Special Use Permits- Solar Energy Systems. The proposed language may be altered ...