10/31/09 — A scary scene awaits trick-or-treaters at the well-decorated Tobin/Turner home on Old Town Road. Photo by Shane Howrigan
News & Views from other islands
10/31/09 – Chicken-killing huskies must go MARTHA’S VINEYARD — After a long history of complaints involving Siberian huskies owned by a Vineyard Haven family, a chicken-killing incident ...
Second annual chili cookoff is hot stuff
10/31/09 – The second annual chili cookoff at the Albion Pub took place on a beautiful Sunday, October 25. It is a fun event for the locals that work so hard during the summer to kick back ...
Council and task group hold short meeting
10/31/09 – The Town Council and the Electric Utility Task Group held an hour-long joint meeting Sunday to discuss the task group’s ongoing mission. Much of the meeting focused on expanding ...
SAMP meeting November 4
The R.I. Coastal Resources Management Council invites stakeholders and the public to the Ocean Special Area Management Plan stakeholder group meeting on Wednesday, November 4 at the URI Bay Cam...
North Light added to FTM
A request for $50,000 to finish repairs at the North Light was added to the November 4 Financial Town Meeting. See related story on page 7.
Boaters: basic necessities in the toilet
10/24/09 – Visiting boaters find the Block Island’s shower and bathroom facilities lacking, according to results of a survey conducted this summer by the town’s Harbors Department. Respond...
10/24/09 - Mrs. Lee S. Cushman, of Darien, Conn. and Block Island, and Mr. Robert E. Cushman of Bedford, N.Y. announce the marriage of their daughter Jessica to Paul A. Shultz III on August 15, 2...
10/24/09 - Madison Milhouse, Jr., director of Wholesale Market Relations for National Grid, wrote a letter to Deepwater Wind CEO Bill Moore October 21, seeking clarification of Moore’s comments m...
10/24/09 Climate change campaign goes underwater THE MALDIVES — The president and his cabinet will hold an underwater cabinet meeting to join in the efforts of 350 Org, an organization working ...
10/24/09 - A memorial service celebrating the life of Miriam Toubman, mother of Elliot Taubman, will take place Sunday, October 25, at 2 p.m. at St. Andrew’s Parish center. All are welcome.
10/24/09 - After years of housing part-time staff at hotels and inns, the Block Island School Committee agreed to take a lease on a house to accommodate five of the island school’s administrators...
10/24/09 - The Historic District Commission received word from Building Official Marc Tillson this week that a longstanding violation by Ann Law at her Avonlea Inn, Plat 6, Lot 136, had been reso...
10/24/09 - The Historic District Commission approved six applications at its meeting this week, and tabled two others. The commission said Peter Mott could begin construction of his 28’- by -28...