Attendees of the Town Council’s meeting on April 9 on the capital budget for the upcoming fiscal year expressed frustration with the lack of detail behind the numbers for several
The Block Island of Keith Lewis’ boyhood was a spare place, hardly bothered by anyone other than its 500 or so inhabitants. Times were hard in the 1960s Block Island has long thrived on its pastoral isolation, but skyrocketing home prices and changing tourism patterns are shattering a way of life even as a new technology delivers modern conveniences.
Members of the Block Island Housing Board have their fingers crossed that their application to the Rhode Island Office of Housing and Community Development will make the deadline. They are hoping to tap into government funds available for housing in.
To the Editor, The article, “Block Island Water Company considers conservation measures,” (Feb. 4), stated in its first paragraph, “The Block Island Water and Sewer Commissions approved a new water allocation for Salt Pond Settlement despite having.
The Block Island Water and Sewer Commissions approved a new water allocation for Salt Pond Settlement despite having denied at least three allocation applications from commercial water users last month. The Water Company has exceedingly little water.