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“So, I came up with this list,” was First Warden Keith Stover’s introduction to the Town Council’s discussion on “human and vehicular capacity on the island” on November 1. Stover’s

Block Island was spared the recent torrential rains and flooding experienced in much of the New England and New York area during the past week, although there were some passing

The Town Council switched its role to Board of License Commissioners on June 21 to consider a liquor license request from Persephone’s, the coffee shop and café on Dodge Street.

Mike Shea, long-time superintendent of the Highways Department, has been appointed to the position of director of public works. The position was created only a few years ago and has

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

The New Shoreham Town Council held a public hearing on Monday, June 5, to consider whether or not to prohibit the use of cannabis in public places on Block Island.

The matter of whether the small carousel outside of Aldo’s Bakery is an amusement ride or a game, and should be allowed or prohibited, continues to spin.

What started out as a remark during the Public Comment portion of the Town Council’s May 17 meeting, turned into the beginning of what is sure to be a lengthier

The Town Council breezed through its first agenda items on Tuesday before honing in on the subject of people living on boats.

The Block Island Water Department has asked the town to place a bond referendum on the warrant for this year’s Financial Town Meeting in the amount of $3.1 million. As