Tag: New Shoreham
RIPTA receives $5M in federal Safe Streets funding
PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Public Transit Authority will receive $5 million to develop a Safe Streets action plan covering 29 communities across the state,...
6 R.I. communities reject cannabis sales; combined $1.4B in local school...
PROVIDENCE – Voters in 25 Rhode Island communities Tuesday approved recreational cannabis sales, while another six rejected allowing pot businesses to set up in...
Ballard’s Beach bar ordered to remove ‘unauthorized’ structures
NEW SHOREHAM – The problems continue for Ballard’s Beach Resort on Block Island.
This time the ire comes from the Coastal Resources Management Council. That...
Decision pending after emergency DBR hearing on Ballard’s appeal
NEW SHOREHAM – Ballard's Beach Resort has appealed the decision by the New Shoreham Board of License Commissioners to suspend the liquor and entertainment...
Newport seeking regulation of rental transportation due to public safety concerns
NEWPORT - Due to safety and congestion concerns, the Newport city council is seeking to regulate the amount of motorized rental vehicles on its...
Despite ruling, Block Island group still concerned about CRMC marina approval
NEW SHOREHAM – Despite a state Supreme Court ruling, the Committee for the Great Salt Pond is still concerned that the assent granted by...
Cable-related power outage could end up costing Block Island ratepayers
NEW SHOREHAM – Reburial of two 34,500-volt subsea cables on Block Island will involve a potential 10-to-14-day power outage during the first two weeks...
Block Island residents face stay-at-home order
NEW SHOREHAM – People living on Block Island would be ordered to stay at home for 14 days to help limit the spread of...
‘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...
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...
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