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“I love drought,” was the utterance of more than one department head at the Town Council’s meeting on Dec. 7 when the annual review of the summer on Block Island was the main topic. Overall the feeling was that it was a successful summer on the...
Since its inception, the Sea Level Rise Committee has been educating itself on the challenges to the island that will inevitably come as the oceans rise. While at first the group made its own assessments of vulnerable areas on the island, they...
Outgoing First Warden André Boudreau’s last official act was to open Monday’s Town Council meeting and then to oversee the approval of several sets of minutes from meetings both open and closed. Before being sworn in as the new first warden, Keith...
After tabling the matter a few weeks ago, the Town Council renewed mobile food establishment permits, approved their locations and set a cap on the number of licenses on Monday, December 5. The reason for the delay was to allow Bethany Campbell...
The Town of New Shoreham and Ballard’s have reached a settlement agreement in the matter of the liquor and outdoor entertainment license suspensions imposed by the town on August 22, 2022 at a show cause hearing attended by over 100 members of the...