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Mass. residents using B.I. Wind Farm as model

Filippi brothers’ appeal denied

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EEE reported on Block Island

By

Cassius Shuman

Fri, Sep 13

Category:

News

A positive test for eastern equine encephalitis has been reported on Block Island. The deadly mosquito-borne virus EEE has been reported in various...
Langevin: Key to election stability is education

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Sep 12

Category:

News

During a recent visit to Block Island, Congressman Jim Langevin said that a better educated population will be the true savior of the republic and...
Mass. residents using B.I. Wind Farm as model

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Sep 12

Category:

News, B.I. Wind Farm

The Block Island Wind Farm seems to have piqued the curiosity of other communities, which are eager to learn how the wind turbines were installed,...
Filippi brothers’ appeal denied

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Sep 12

Category:

News

Local businessmen Blake and Paul Filippi were denied in their appeal of a notice of violation issued by the New Shoreham Building Official for...
Tourism Council assesses the summer

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Sep 12

Category:

News

The presence of cars on Block Island is either an ongoing nuisance or a symbol of the kind of family that comes to the island and is a powerful...
Lots of life on, and in, the Great Salt Pond

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Sep 12

Category:

News

Harbormaster Steve Land had some spectacular views of the Great Salt Pond taken during a drone flight over the island. He was showing the images to...
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Hike the Greenway Trail to Fresh Pond

By

Cassius Shuman

Wed, Sep 11

Category:

News

(360 VIDEO) Hike the Greenway Trail, courtesy of The Block Island Times , past an apple tree and over a bridge to Fresh Pond on a sunny,...
Remembering those lost on 911

Wed, Sep 11

Category:

News

Flags are flying at half staff on Block Island in memory of the victims lost during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. The attacks, which...
Town employee housing project underway

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Sep 5

Category:

News

Construction of a single-family residence for a senior town employee on the Thomas Property is underway, and could be completed this fall. The cost...
5G technology and Block Island: Not a good fit

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Sep 5

Category:

News

I n 1979, the first generation (1G) of cell phone technology was rolled out in Tokyo, Japan. Its use was confined to car phones inside the city of...
Exposed cables to be reinstalled by 2021

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Sep 5

Category:

News, B.I. Wind Farm

Exposed sections of the transmission cables at the Fred Benson Town Beach will be reinstalled using horizontal directional drilling from the dunes,...
SAC’s senior center proposal “moving along”

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Sep 5

Category:

News

T he Senior Advisory Committee’s quest to create a senior adult residential center on Block Island is moving past the discussion phase and is headed...
Police Department comes to the aid of one of its own

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Sep 5

Category:

News

It was almost one year ago to the day that the life of New Shoreham Police Officer Chris Rich changed. It has changed so dramatically, in fact, that...
Illegal striped bass fishing raises concerns

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Aug 29

Category:

News

The story of two fishermen recently arrested for catching more striped bass than is legally permissible while fishing off Block Island shines a light...
Broadband group leaving little to chance

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Aug 29

Category:

News

The first attempt to roll out an island-wide high speed internet network stalled almost as soon as it started in large part due to sticker shock. The...
News out of Utility District meeting is positive

By

Renée Meyer

Thu, Aug 29

Category:

News

The Block Island Utility District Board of Commissioners was somewhat worried ahead of their first annual meeting that they would not have a required...
International Student Center offers emotional, cultural support

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Aug 29

Category:

News

This summer, more than 200 student workers from more than 20 different countries came to Block Island to work, to play, to meet new people, and to...
Approval aids staff housing and a storage shed

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Aug 29

Category:

News

The Historic District Commission granted approvals for a project that would add staff housing at the Overlook Hotel, and for installing a storage...
Local man to run NYC marathon for charity

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Aug 29

Category:

News

Lyle Carey is on two missions. His primary mission is his service in the United States Marine Corps, in which he enlisted in 2016. Carey is with the...
Walsh selected for national education project

Thu, Aug 29

Category:

News

The following was submitted by the Island Free Library: Morgan Walsh, the Youth Services Librarian at the Island Free Library, has been...
360 video

Stroll down Payne’s Dock

By

Cassius Shuman

Mon, Aug 26

Category:

News

Stroll down Payne’s Dock on a sunny August 26 courtesy of The Block Island Times . The temperature was hovering in the low 70s with gusting...
Broadband survey underway

Mon, Aug 26

Category:

News

The following was issued by the Town of New Shoreham: As part of the network pre-engineering for an Island-wide broadband project, The Town...
Man fined for jumping off ferry

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Aug 22

Category:

News

A man who jumped off the Block Island ferry while it was docking in Old Harbor has been fined $2,500 by the U.S. Coast Guard. According to a press...
Teamwork

10 minutes, two lives

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Aug 22

Category:

News

The fate of one family could be very different today if not for the extraordinary efforts made by members of the Harbors and the Block Island...
SAC partnering with architect on Senior Center

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Aug 22

Category:

News

The Senior Advisory Committee has teamed up with renowned architect Jan Wampler in proposing the construction of a senior adult residential center to...
Cherry Hill Lane construction underway

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Aug 22

Category:

News

Construction of the New Shoreham Housing Board’s Cherry Hill Lane affordable housing development project has received final approval and is now...

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Invitation to Bid for Library Replacement Windows

Fri, Sep 13

Category:

News

Town of New Shoreham PO BOX 220, Block Island RI 02807 Invitation to Bid for Library Replacement Windows The Town of New Shoreham is seeking bids to...
Blood Drives honored

Thu, Sep 12

Category:

News

Pastor Peter Preiser, at left, along with Pat Tengwall, second from right, and Peter Greenman, Director of the Block Island Blood Drive, accept a...
One family’s story of the Japanese internment camps during WWII

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Sep 12

Category:

News

Ken Nomiyama does not remember living in a Japanese internment camp during the 1940s. He was born in one in 1942, and his family left the camp in...
Interstate update

Fri, Sep 6

Category:

News

Posted on the Block Island Ferry website: UPDATED SERVICE ALERT FOR FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6: CONDITIONS ARE RAPIDLY DETERIORATING AND WE HAVE...
Lillian Prakelt Goss, 86

Thu, Sep 5

Category:

Obituaries

Lillian Prakelt Goss, 86, passed away peacefully in Norwalk, Conn., on Aug, 10, 2019. She was born on March 20, 1933 and was the daughter of Gerhard...
North Light Faces

By

Pat Tengwall

Thu, Sep 5

Category:

News
Sign up for Alzheimer’s Walk

By

Gloria S. Redlich

Thu, Aug 29

Category:

News

Islanders representing a number of constituencies have come together to organize a Walk to End Alzheimer’s, which will take place on Sunday, Sept. 22...
Guest Column

Taking care of our children

By

Blake A. Filippi and Michael W. Chippendale

Thu, Aug 29

Category:

News

If government cannot care for the most vulnerable children, it has little business doing much else. That’s why we were genuinely relieved to learn of...
BIC Fair a big success

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Aug 29

Category:

News

The Block Island Conservancy held its second annual Fair on Sunday, Aug. 18, at the Solviken property and organizer and founder Melissa Hempstead...
Vehicle traffic of all kinds raising concerns

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Aug 22

Category:

News

There is the perception this summer that the roads of Block Island have seen a discernible increase in traffic, which has made driving more...

Featured News

Order this... Delicious dishes at The Spring House

By

Amy Lockwood MacDougall

Thu, Sep 12

Category:

Columnists, Order This

September is one of the best months to come to Block Island. The days are warm and the nights are cool, the beaches are empty and the water is as...
Letters

Thu, Sep 12

Category:

Opinion, Letters

A most sincere thanks To the Block Island Community: Please excuse the fact that I did not write personal thank you notes. My handwriting is...
This is a no-no

Thu, Sep 12

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

This does not make New Shoreham Highways Supervisor Mike Shea happy. Furniture left on the side of the road, often under the guise that it is free,...
On Golden Pond

By

Martha Ball

Thu, Sep 12

Category:

Columnists, Island Notes

La st week feels to have been very long ago, indeed. Thursday evening was windless, a beautifully golden end of day which found me on the edges of...
Local artist brings together art, poetry and love of Block Island

By

Gloria S. Redlich

Thu, Sep 12

Category:

News

Ted Merritt believes in human possibility. And every page of his new book, “My Art, My Love and Block Island” attests to that outlook. Indeed, the...
Dish off the Block: Wasabi tuna steaks

By

Pamela Gelsomini

Thu, Sep 5

Category:

Columnists

I n my former career (before becoming a full-time foodie), I travelled extensively in China, Vietnam, and Indonesia. I was, and continue to be,...
How to live with hearing loss

Thu, Sep 5

Category:

News

A workshop for the hard of hearing, “Family and Friends: Life Skills for the Hard of Hearing,” will be held at the Island Free Library at 10:30 a.m...
Letters

Thu, Sep 5

Category:

Opinion, Letters

A very happy ‘thank you’ The following was sent to Harbormaster Steve Land and copied to The Block Island Times: Dear Harbormaster,...
Curbing vehicle traffic

Thu, Sep 5

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

Block Island had a busy summer. Shops and restaurants were full, boats were packed to the brim, airplanes created a steady buzz at the airport. We’re...
Foretaste of Winter

By

Martha Ball

Thu, Sep 5

Category:

Columnists, Island Notes

We have had so many Labor Day weekends of hurricanes that never materialized in the wings, so many years of late August storm threats, some with...

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