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Happy Earth Day 2019

Mon, Apr 22

Category:

News

The Block Island Times wishes you a Happy Earth Day!
Offshore wind developer pledges $4.5 million for Rhode Island

By

Cassius Shuman

Mon, Apr 22

Category:

News, B.I. Wind Farm

The following press release was sent to The Block Island Times on Monday: PROVIDENCE, RI - Governor Gina M. Raimondo...
Cab owners apply some heat

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Apr 18

Category:

News

There was some heckling. At a Motor Vehicles For Hire meeting. However boisterous the crowd may have been, the issue before those in attendance was...
Town’s legislation facing challenges

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Apr 18

Category:

News

Two pieces of state legislation the Town of New Shoreham is pushing in the Rhode Island General Assembly were heard on April 11 and are facing...
Locals express sadness for Notre Dame

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Apr 18

Category:

News

The fire that raged through the 850 year-old Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was a tragedy that touched people deeply all over the world. The stunning...
(360 VIDEO) Walk the Old Harbor Breakwater

By

Cassius Shuman

Tue, Apr 16

Category:

News

(360 VIDEO) Take a walk on the Old Harbor Breakwater on a windy, sunny April 16 day, courtesy of The Block Island Times . Temperatures were...
Tourism Director suggests legal action over comments

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Apr 11

Category:

News

Tourism Council Director Jessica Willi recommended the Tourism Board take legal action for what Willi felt were slanderous statements made by the...
RIAC: Decision to defund airport project made by FAA

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Apr 11

Category:

News

While expressing his satisfaction that a fixed base operator has returned to the Block Island Airport, a local pilot had turned his attention to...
School playground opens after oil spill

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Apr 11

Category:

News

Block Island School Superintendent Mike Convery told The Block Island Times that the school’s playground area, impacted by a fuel oil spill,...
Coast Guard Station getting new well

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Apr 11

Category:

News

The Coast Guard Station that sits near the channel to the Great Salt Pond is getting a new well to service its water supply needs. The station had...
Council updated on Surf plans

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Apr 4

Category:

News

A team representing the new owners of the Surf Hotel and the Gables Inn provided the Town Council with an overview of their plans for the two...

Latest News

Gillian Moss, 83

Thu, Apr 18

Category:

Obituaries

Gillian Moss died on April 8, two days after her 83rd birthday, in San Luis Obispo, Calif. She is survived by her husband Kenneth; daughter Elizabeth...
Rec Dept. seeks details on possible arts program

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Apr 18

Category:

News

In an effort to expand the programming offered by the Recreation Department, a group calling itself the Art Ark is hoping it will be able to sponsor...
Town seeking fill sources for revetment project

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Apr 11

Category:

News

The Town of New Shoreham is short on capping material for its $1,995,000 West Beach stabilization project, leading the town to explore local...
Kelp, crabs and clams — and docks

By

Renée Meyer

Thu, Apr 11

Category:

News

This should be the last winter that docks are stored at Rat Island, Harbormaster Steve Land told members of the Shellfish Commission on Tuesday,...
Fire Department acquires new vehicle

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Apr 11

Category:

News

The Block Island Volunteer Fire Department has purchased a new vehicle that will be utilized for off-road emergencies on Block Island’s challenging...
New bill will make more eligible for housing

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Apr 11

Category:

News

In order to qualify for affordable housing in Rhode Island, a person must make less than 120 percent of the median income of the community in which...
Block Island tugboat stars in new movie

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Apr 11

Category:

News

S ome nasty things are happening on Rick Batchelder’s tugboat. Fortunately, it’s all make-believe. Batchelder’s Korean War-era tug, the Petersburg...
Edward Phillips, 95

Thu, Apr 4

Category:

News, Obituaries

It is with deep sadness that we say farewell to our beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Edward Perry Phillips. His spirit and kind...
Eyeing public access to the Coast Guard Station

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Apr 4

Category:

News

Trying to provide access to the Coast Guard Station is a goal the town and Harbors Department are working to achieve. The topic was discussed at two...
Chamber of Commerce president resigns

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Apr 4

Category:

News

A day after she publicly read a scathing letter about what she called “self-serving” practices by the Tourism Council, Block Island Chamber of...

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Clergy Corner

Thoughts for the Season

Thu, Apr 18

Category:

News

We are destined to be holy Dear Believers in the Resurrection. Alleluia is our song! The biggest lie most Christians tell themselves...
Letters

Thu, Apr 18

Category:

Opinion, Letters

Info, please To the Editor: Hello, I am a fourth grade student in North Carolina. In fourth grade, we do state reports and I have chosen...
Taking care of beauty

Thu, Apr 18

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

It has been a long, dull winter. The snow that sometimes appears to create that lovely white-blanketed New England landscape never appeared (some...
Cathedral of Spring

By

Martha Ball

Thu, Apr 18

Category:

Columnists, Island Notes

A p ril came slowly, the daffodils at the turn off Mansion Road that some years bloom the first of the month opened a solid two weeks later this year...
Block Island student releases first CD

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Apr 18

Category:

News

Block Island School senior Luke “Mac” Brown isn’t just coasting toward graduation day. He’s already been accepted to college, and he’s finished his...
Team effort propels Hurricanes to first win

Thu, Apr 18

Category:

News

On Friday, April 12, the Block Island School Varsity Baseball team visited Providence Country Day School and used a combined pitching effort and...
Dish off the Block: That’s no yolk!

By

Pamela Gelsomini

Fri, Apr 12

Category:

Columnists

What’s for “brinner” — breakfast for dinner?” Never underestimate the power of placing a sunny-side up egg with a gooey yolk on top of some of your...
Stoked

By

J.V. Houlihan Jr.

Thu, Apr 11

Category:

The Ferry Dock Scribbler

The guy was swimming toward the rocky shore of the Point Judith Lighthouse as the whitewater pounded and rumbled him forward. The swell was pumping...
Letters

Thu, Apr 11

Category:

Opinion, Letters

Medical Center records The following was submitted to the Block Island Town Council and copied to The Block Island Times: To the...
The effort to make housing affordable

Thu, Apr 11

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

Although this week’s edition of the paper goes to the printer before we know the outcome of the vote, the effort to change the income requirements on...

Community

School Menu April 22 - 26

Thu, Apr 18

Category:

School Menu

Monday: Mac. & Cheese (with pureed sweet potato) and roasted veggies. Soup: Chicken and rice Tuesday : Turkey Sloppy Joe’s with...
On The Block

Thu, Apr 18

Category:

On the Block

Common Ground Events On Friday Nights On April 19 — Good Friday — there will be no event. April 26: "Voices from the Village" poetry...
Public Meetings

Thu, Apr 18

Category:

Town Meeting Schedule

Dates and times are subject to change Saturday, April 20 BIRA - 9 a.m. - Library Monday, April 22 Water/Sewer Comm. - 2:30 p.m. -...
On The Block

Thu, Apr 11

Category:

On the Block

Common Ground Events On Friday Nights April 12 — Live Music: Carrie Johnson in concert. On April 19 — Good Friday — there will be no...
Lunch Menu April 15 - 19

Thu, Apr 11

Category:

School Menu

Spring Break!
Public Meetings

Thu, Apr 11

Category:

Town Meeting Schedule

Dates and times are subject to change Tuesday, April 16 Recreation Board - 8:15 a.m. - Town Hall Board of Canvassers - 9 a.m. - Town...
Lunch Menu April 8 -12

Thu, Apr 4

Category:

School Menu

Monday: Creamy chicken and pasta with mixed vegetables. Soup: Tomato vegetable Tuesday : Pancakes with fruit and hard boiled egg. Soup...
Public Meetings April 8 - 12

Thu, Apr 4

Category:

Town Meeting Schedule

Dates and times are subject to change Monday, April 8 School Comm. - 7 p.m. - School Tuesday, April 9 Recreation Board - 8:15 a.m...
On The Block

Thu, Apr 4

Category:

On the Block

Common Ground Events On Friday Nights April 5, Family movie "Fantastic Beasts 2- Crimes of Grindelwald" - Fantasy set in the world...
Public Meetings

Thu, Mar 28

Category:

Town Meeting Schedule

Dates and times are subject to change Monday, April 1 Town Council - 7 p.m. - Town Hall Wednesday, April 3 Old Harbor Task Force -...