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Conservation approves variances, plans clean up
3/13/10 — The Conservation Commission heard two applications for variances at its Tuesday meeting. Ken Lacoste presented the first for a variance to allow him to continue to operate his rental car...
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Obituary: Marion Antonelli, 80
3/13/10 — Marion F. (Rourke) Antonelli, of West Warwick, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 3, 2010. She was the beloved wife of Anthony Antonelli, Jr. They had been married for 57 years. ...
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HUMAN TOUCH
3/13/10 — Humans of Tulla, a group that plays traditional Irish music, will perform Friday, March 19, at the Harbor Church Soup & Song.
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Correction
3/13/10 — The Block Island Volunteer Fire Department has $150,000 in a restricted fund, not a reserve fund. Also, the department’s 2011 budget request for $101,000 marks the fifth year it would be...
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Energy committee to gather background data
3/13/10 — The recently formed Island Energy Plan Committee met Wednesday to begin developing an amendment to the Comprehensive Plan to deal with island energy issues. Town Planner Jane Weidman exp...
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Soup, song and heart with David Frye
3/13/10 — In the small, but neatly jammed sound studio owned and operated by Virginia Dare off Coonymus Road, David Frye’s words pulse across the room like the notes of a guitar being tuned, thoug...
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Town Council Agenda — 3/17/10
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New Shoreham Town Council Meeting Town Hall, Old Town Road Wednesday, March 17, 2010 7:00 p.m. Warden’s Report Public Input Set Public Hearing Dates: Application of Payne’s 1614 Realty, LLC...
February property transfers
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February 12: US Bank, NA, as Trustee to Mark Loughridge and Michelle M. Williams. Residential dwelling off Center Road. $1,000,000. February 19: Alice H. Jones to Alisanne Zoellner. Residential dw...
Poetry Project marks seven years with Nye and Grammy-winner Darling
by Judy Tierney
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3/06/10 — Rhode Island State Poet Laureate Lisa Starr describes herself as “a poet by choice and an innkeeper by necessity.” This unusual combination of vocations has been a fortuitous for artists,...
Off the stacks
by Gloria S. Redlich
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3/06/10 — Looking for an interesting place to go on a winter afternoon? If so, you may want to look into a film program offered by the Island Free Library. For several weeks, the library has featur...
Island’s school-to-town ratio percentage smallest in the state
by Gloria S. Redlich
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3/06/10 — The Block Island School’s proposed $4,466,586.27 budget for 2010-2011 ($4,343,459 requested from the town) comprises approximately 40 percent of the town’s entire proposed budget, which c...
Deer season over, looking to next year’s hunting
by Dan West
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3/06/10 — With the deer hunting season ending last week, the Deer Task force is already looking ahead to expand the time allowed for hunting on Block Island next season. The Town Council will discu...
Conant takes fifth in state poetry competition
by Gloria S. Redlich
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3/06/10 — Block Island School Junior Missy Conant came in fifth at the Rhode Island State Finals of Poetry Out Loud (POL), a national recitation contest. It was the first time an island student had...

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Mini Environmental Fil... 2:30 PM
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St. Patrick's Day Dinner 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
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