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Longtime employee clashes with school committee

Dr, Clark resigns

Great white spotted in Long Island Sound

Former Police Chief Bob Rose remembered

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Robert Rose, 78

Fri, May 24

Category:

Obituaries

Robert Edward Rose, 78, of Block Island, passed away peacefully Friday, May 17, at Lawrence and Memorial Hospital in New London, Conn. He was the...
Longtime employee clashes with school committee

By

Pat Tengwall

Thu, May 23

Category:

News

Marsha Gutierrez listened as her attorney and a lawyer for the New Shoreham School Committee traded assertions about the terms and dates of her...
Tourism grants $10k to Chamber for summer staffing

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, May 23

Category:

News

After a discussion lasting nearly an hour that was at times conciliatory and at other times awkward, the members of the Block Island Tourism Council...
Great white spotted in Long Island Sound

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, May 23

Category:

News

The same type of shark that frightened movie audiences in the 1970s was spotted not too far from Block Island on Monday morning — a real-life version...
Dr, Clark resigns

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, May 23

Category:

News

Mark Clark, M.D., director of the Block Island Medical Center for the past five years, has submitted a letter of resignation effective Nov. 1, 2019...
Former Police Chief Bob Rose remembered

Thu, May 23

Category:

News

Robert Rose, affectionately called Bobby, a descendent of one of the original European settlers on Block Island, graduate of the Block Island School...
The public dinghy dock is open in New Harbor

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, May 23

Category:

News

The Town of New Shoreham’s public dinghy dock in New Harbor has been installed and is open for the 2019 summer season. The dock accommodates about...
Harbors Committee recommends pump out fees for marinas

By

Renée Meyer

Thu, May 23

Category:

News

“As we speak,” was an oft-used phrase by Harbormaster Steve Land at the Harbors Committee meeting on Thursday, May 16. Beyond the confines of Town...
Report of downed windsurfer yields no results

Mon, May 20

Category:

News

The Block Island Harbors Department and Coast Guard were on scene last night, May 19, to search for a possible windsurfer who was reported to have...
Dr. Clark resigns from Medical Center

By

Lars Trodson

Fri, May 17

Category:

News

Dr. Mark Clark, director of the Block Island Medical Center, has submitted a letter of resignation effective Nov. 1, 2019. The letter of resignation...
Housing Board seeks signatures on petition

By

Pat Tengwall

Thu, May 16

Category:

News

The Block Island Housing Board is preparing a petition urging the Rhode Island legislature to pass a bill that would allow more residents to qualify...
Grid and Deepwater Wind/Ørsted ordered to reinstall their cables

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, May 16

Category:

News

The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council has issued “an enforcement order” on both Deepwater Wind/ Ørsted and National Grid to...
Staying at the top of the list

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, May 16

Category:

News

The members of the Block Island Motor Vehicles for Hire commission worked its way through a thorny issue at its most recent meeting, after an...
Utility District gets down to business

By

Renée Meyer

Thu, May 16

Category:

News

Customers of the Block Island Power Company may not have noticed any changes with the recent sale of its assets to the Block Island Utility District...
A Puerto Rico Diary

Islanders help another island rebuild

By

Pat Tengwall

Thu, May 16

Category:

News

Editor’s Note: Island residents and Harbor Church members Pat Tengwall and Dave Roosa traveled to Puerto Rico in March for a volunteer work...
Water line work begins

Thu, May 16

Category:

News

The The following was issued by the Town Facilities Manager Sam Bird: The Town has begun work on the water line installation on Champlin Farm...
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Navigate the rocky shoreline to Vaill Beach

By

Cassius Shuman

Wed, May 15

Category:

News

(360 VIDEO) Navigate the rocky shoreline to journey to the water's edge at Vaill Beach on a pleasant May 15, courtesy of The Block Island Times...
Rhode Island Launches Nation’s First Statewide Cybercrime Hotline

Wed, May 15

Category:

News

The following press release was sent to The Block Island Times: Congressman Langevin helped secure federal funding for the program that...
Voters approve $15 million town budget at FTM

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, May 9

Category:

News

Shortly after 7 p.m. on Monday night in the Block Island School’s cafeteria, Town Moderator Molly O’Neill tested the microphone at the dais to see if...
With funds scarce, Chamber looks for help

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, May 9

Category:

News

Having had a request to fund up to two independent employees to assist with tourist needs during the busy summer months turned down by the Town...
Visitor’s Center funding falls one vote short

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, May 9

Category:

News

With a show of hands during Monday’s Financial Town Meeting in the Block Island School’s cafeteria the town’s registered voters fell one vote short (...
Seniors seeking legislative clout

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, May 9

Category:

News

Almost everyone in the room had a story of having to care for an elderly parents or relative. Some of the stories were happy ones, others were not...
Golden Grove, locale of many memories, is condemned

By

Lars Trodson

Fri, May 3

Category:

News

The old structure known as Golden Grove, modest palace to a generation of Block Island memories, has been condemned. According to Building Official...
Cherry Hill Lane RFPs to be re-issued

By

Lars Trodson

Fri, May 3

Category:

News

With members of the Housing Board gathered to open construction bids for the proposed Cherry Hill Lane affordable housing subdivision, an unhappy...

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Getting the Coast Guard House ready for summer

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, May 23

Category:

News

Recreation Department Director Dave Sniffen is dusting off the cobwebs from equipment that has been stored during the winter, and making some new...
Library featuring new outdoors program

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, May 16

Category:

News

A new outdoor children’s program has been launched by the Island Free Library. Called “Healthy Kids Inside & Out,” the program uses backpacks...
Broadband committee starting to look ahead

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, May 16

Category:

News

As the members of the Block Island Broadband Committee put the finishing touches on the five-building Community Anchor Institution network, they are...
Surf and Gables applications approved

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, May 16

Category:

News

The Historic District Commission granted unanimous approvals at a special meeting Monday night to the developer of the Surf Hotel and Gables Inn...
Ginni Collins celebration

Mon, May 13

Category:

News

On behalf of friends and family, please join us for a celebration of life of Virginia Collins, our beloved Ginni, this Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Club...
Ruth Helen (Goldman) Zelitch, 93

Fri, May 10

Ruth Helen (Goldman) Zelitch, of Beacon Hill Road and North Andover, Mass, who had a role in the famous 1965 Griswold v. Connecticut legal case, died...
From a rotary phone to the internet: Guttierez retires after 36 years

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, May 9

Category:

News

Marsha Guttierez can tick off some incredible numbers: 12 superintendents, five guidance counselors, seven special education directors, eight...
NAMI Wellness Weekend to focus on kids

By

Gloria Redlich

Thu, May 9

Category:

News

Members of the island’s local mental health task force — NAMI-BI — are putting the final touches on their third annual conference in observance of...
Council considering use of consent agenda

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, May 9

Category:

News

The New Shoreham Town Council is exploring ways to make its meetings more efficient, which could include use of a consent agenda to better utilize...
Local student soars like an eagle

Thu, May 9

Category:

News

An Eagle Scout Court of Honor is being held for Luke Brown this Saturday, May 11 at 1 p.m. at the Harbor Church. All are welcome. Left to right,...

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Order this: Great grub at Poor People’’s Pub

By

Amy Lockwood MacDougall

Thu, May 23

Category:

News

Poor People’s Pub is the place to go if you want good food at an affordable price. The chalkboard is filled with creative specials every day, the...
Letters

Thu, May 23

Category:

Opinion, Letters

‘Shameful and wrong’ To the Editor: On Thursday, May 16, I was horrified and saddened to witness the treatment toward long-time school employee,...
Summer message from Chief Carlone

Thu, May 23

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

It's Memorial Day Weekend, the beginning of the most wonderful time of the year. This means that the ferries are almost at their full schedules,...
School Lunch Menu May 28 - 31

Thu, May 23

Monday: Happy Memorial Day! Tuesday : Tuna melt on whole wheat, sweet potato fries and raw vegetables. Soup: GF Pasta Fazoole Wednesday :...
2019 sailing season kickoff event

Thu, May 23

The following was submitted by the Block Island Yacht Club: All are welcome to join us at the Island’s Sailing Season Kickoff Event where...
Miniature Yews

By

Martha Ball

Thu, May 23

Category:

Island Notes

A clitter-clatter follows me into the kitchen when I go to refill my coffee cup. I know it is Autumn. She does it all the time, and still makes me...
JV Hurricanes victorious in game two

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, May 23

Category:

News

What a difference a year makes in the development of a young baseball player. Second baseman Fisher Johnston displayed his development as a...
BIMI ChowdaFest

Thu, May 16

Category:

News

On Sunday, May 26, 2019 from 3 to 5 p.m., the ChowdaFest at the Block Island Maritime Institute is the place to be and be seen. It’s all about...
Letters

Thu, May 16

Category:

Opinion, Letters

Protecting the dunes To the Editor: The Block Island Residents Association would like to offer an addendum to Rosemary Connelli’s informative...
Sign the petition

Thu, May 16

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

Block Island keeps wrestling with its affordable housing situation, and now it can use some help from the Rhode Island General Assembly. House Bill...

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