Tag: Block Island
‘One of the safest places,’ B.I. tries to keep coronavirus out
NEW SHOREHAM – Now largely confined to their homes despite no positive COVID-19 cases reported on Block Island, residents are concerned about both the...
Block Island enacts shelter in place, quarantines and limits local commerce...
NEW SHOREHAM – Block Island is limiting local commerce and travel, while calling for everyone on the island to shelter in place, as a...
Report: Block Island among 50 most expensive zip codes in N.E.
PROVIDENCE – New Shoreham had the highest median sale price of any zip code in the state in 2019, ranking No. 42 in New...
R.I. Fast Ferry to introduce new Block Island fast ferry at...
NORTH KINGSTOWN — Sailing on a fast ferry from Quonset Point to Block Island is slowly becoming a reality and attendees will have the...
Block Island home sells for $3.5M
NEW SHOREHAM – The property at 1538 Center Road on Block Island has sold for $3.5 million, Lila Delman Real Estate announced Friday.
The 4,159-square-foot...
Governor, Real Jobs RI promote R.I. as home to next-gen wind...
NORTH KINGSTOWN – As offshore wind farms begin to pop up along the Eastern Seaboard, Rhode Island – home to the first such alternative...
Block Island multifamily sells for $1.02M
NEW SHOREHAM – A multifamily investment property on Block Island sold recently for $1,020,000, according to Lila Delman Real Estate International.
The property at 217...
TripAdvisor: Block Island ranks No. 3 for hottest summer destinations
NEW SHOREHAM – Block Island was named No. 3 on TripAdvisor Inc.’s Hottest U.S. Destinations For Summer 2018, the travel planning and booking site...
Drilling off the coast is not a good idea for R.I....
When the Trump administration released plans to allow offshore drilling for oil and gas on 90 percent of the United States’ continental shelf, including...
State collected $19.6M in 5% hotel tax in fiscal 2017, a...
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island collected $19.6 million in 5 percent hotel taxes in fiscal 2017, a year-over-year increase of 1.2 percent, according to data...
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