Jan 3, 2025 · As we turn the calendars to 2025 and look back at 2024, the biggest story may be that there was not one. The island gained a police chief but lost a town manager, but overall, it was a peaceful year on Block Island – there were no large fires, no fatal accidents, no hurricanes.

The New Shoreham Town Council entertained a request from Scenic Block Island to apply for a Scenic Roadways designation at its meeting on February 3.

Nov 15, 2024 · One thing that may have escaped notice as it came near the end of a very long Town Council meeting on November 4, was a “general update” from Interim Town Manager Amy Land on negotiations with Orsted on mitigating “adverse impacts” from South Fork Wind Farm.

Nov 6, 2024 · The full results are in for the 2024 election in the Town of New Shoreham. In the presidential race, Block Island delivered 651 votes (75.9 percent) for Vice President Kamala Harris and 177 (20.6 percent) for former President Donald Trump.

Today. Mostly sunny this morning then becoming cloudy during the afternoon. Temps nearly steady in the low to mid 30s. Winds light and variable.

Nov 8, 2024 · It wasn’t long after The Block Island Times featured a picture taken from the Transfer Station in October that showed a large metal sculpture in a grassy field with the ocean and blue sky above, that an email arrived from the artist who made that very sculpture – Peruko Ccopacatty. The caption for the picture, after all, emphasized the views and the Eco-Depot event held there that day ...

The New Shoreham Town Council entertained a request from Scenic Block Island to apply for a Scenic Roadways designation at its meeting on February 3.

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - If you live on Block Island, Rhode Island Voices would like you to lend your voice to public affairs surveys on building stronger and healthier comm…

Oct 11, 2024 · The Rhode Island Civic Chorale and Orchestra (RICCO) is proud to announce three performances of Handel’s “Messiah” this fall, bringing this timeless masterpiece to audiences across the state.

Aug 23, 2024 · The fire started late at night in a vent for the restaurant’s kitchen and quickly spread up and into the upper floors. It was the first major fire in the downtown area in years and the Block Island Fire Department quickly realized they needed help if …