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.

6 days ago · It’s been a turbulent week for those entities, whether they’re states, municipalities or not-for-profits, that rely on federal policy and grants, and it wasn’t long before the subject came up at the Block Island Utility District’s meeting on Tuesday, January 28, the day after the current presidential administration announced they were cutting off federal grant funding.

Jan 10, 2025 · The Town Council quickly worked through its agenda for its meeting on Monday evening, January 6 with Second Warden Nancy Dodge chairing the meeting in the absence of First Warden Keith Stover. In her opening remarks, Dodge said that she wanted so send condolences to Keith and his family and also to ...

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Dec 27, 2024 · The capital budget used to be compiled by the Planning Board based on the wants and needs of other town boards and commissions. However, as of a few years ago, the budget has been compiled by town management based on departmental requests and then the Planning Board “Act[s] on the consistency of the proposed Capital Improvement Program with the New Shoreham Comprehensive Plan.”

Jan 3, 2025 · After hitting a post-covid all-time high in real estate sales in 2020, total sales per year are still declining on Block Island, even as individual property values continue to increase.

Dec 13, 2024 · The Town Council spent the majority of its meeting on December 5 setting goals, or at least areas of emphasis for the coming year. Two members of the five-person council are new, Bill McCombe, and Second Warden Nancy Dodge, and they brought a new perspective to the discussion in what was their second meeting as seated council members.

Jan 10, 2025 · Last week I used what I thought would be an easily understood expression for moving from one year to the next, turning a page. I was not announcing “retirement” from this space and I apologize for any confusion I may have caused.

Jan 3, 2025 · The weather has been the usual end-of-December chaos, days of questionable boat rides coupled with fog so thick the planes don't fly, of frost on the morning fields and nights of bright darkness.