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On January 8, the Town Council’s discussed the Standard and Poor’s (S&P) November 7 affirmation of their AA rating for the Town of New Shoreham. This report had initially been

“Discuss spring priorities,” was number one on the New Shoreham Town Council’s agenda for its work session on Wednesday, January 4, and there was no shortage of things to talk

What is normally a smooth process – the annual renewal of liquor licenses, has become bogged down by the review of site plans for alcohol service and consumption. For the

“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

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.

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

The New Shoreham Town Council was to conduct a public hearing on a new ordinance proposed and written by resident and Block Island Housing Board member Chris Warfel on March

At the request of the Town Council, two staff members of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management visited the island on Monday, March 27 and sat down with the