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Firearms deer hunting resumes

Fri, Dec 4

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The following announcement was posted by the Town of New Shoreham on Friday, Dec. 4: A reminder that deer hunting season for firearms has...
Update from Dr. Warcup

Fri, Dec 4

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The following update was posted by the Block Island Medical Center on Friday, Dec. 4: Dr. Warcup met with the Rescue Squad last night to...
Non-profit mainland group will accept slain island deer

Lars Trodson, at ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com

Thu, Dec 3

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The members of the Deer Task Force know they are on the horns of a dilemma: How to reduce the deer herd when hunters are restricted on how many bucks...
Restoration work at Southeast Lighthouse honored

Lars Trodson, at ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com

Thu, Dec 3

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Block Island’s Southeast Lighthouse was among several Rhode Island landmarks to be recognized at the Rhody Awards for Historic Preservation, which...
Creating space and awareness for the island’s LGBTQIA+ community

Rosemary Connelli, at rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com

Thu, Dec 3

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In an effort to create an atmosphere of inclusivity and to provide awareness of the island’s LGBTQIA+ community, resident Austin Morin has founded an...
Update from Island Free Library

Wed, Dec 2

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The following announcement was posted by the Island Free Library on Wednesday, Dec. 2: Dear islanders, It is unfortunate that we share this...
Actualización del centro medico

Tue, Dec 1

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La siguiente actualización de Covid-19 fue publicada por Block Island Medical Center el martes 1 de diciembre: Por favor, vea la...
Covid-19 update from Medical Center

Tue, Dec 1

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The following Covid-19 update was posted by the Block Island Medical Center on Tuesday, Dec. 1: Please watch Dr. Warcup's video update at...
Virtual tree lighting

Tue, Dec 1

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The following announcement was posted by the Block Island Tourism Council on Tuesday, Dec. 1: Gather round the computer, sing your favorite...
Firearms hunting begins today, Dec. 1

Tue, Dec 1

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Firearms hunting begins today, Tuesday, Dec. 1. Please wear your blaze orange according to Department of Environmental Management rules. Do not walk...
The Block Island Times would like to hear your 2020 stories

Mon, Nov 30

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2020 has been a year like no other. The Block Island Times would like to hear your stories and experiences over the past year for...
Personal Essay

The old island’s worth

Ryan McGarry

Thu, Nov 26

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News

When I was a boy, I knew of not many things outside the ocean-lined bluffs that skirt Block Island’s shore. A secluded little oasis just 13 miles off...
Shellfish Commission seeks ways to improve clamming

Renee Meyer

Thu, Nov 26

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News

Each spring, the New Shoreham Shellfish Commission reseeds the Great Salt Pond with some 35,000 quahogs of harvestable size to supplement the native...
Mary D. Fund buoyed by $200K donation

Marg and Mary Donnelly

Thu, Nov 26

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News

Mom and I have seen the stress that Covid-19 has brought to our community and so we were determined that The Mary D. Fund would do even more during...
Coast Guard rescues crew from barge

Wed, Nov 25

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The Coast Guard rescued three mariners from a disabled, 108-foot barge off Point Judith, Rhode Island, Wednesday. At 8:17 a.m., watchstanders at...
DEM accepting online renewals of fishing licenses for 2021

Wed, Nov 25

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The following release was shared to The Block Island Times from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management on Wednesday...

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This should rate your interest!

Tony Pappas

Thu, Dec 3

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The Solar Report

The first major initiative of The Solar Initiative was to put solar panels on the roofs of the Block Island Power Company facility. The intent was to...
Community Sailing adds coastal cruiser to its fleet

Thu, Dec 3

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News, Features

The following was sent in by Block Island Community Sailing: Block Island Community Sailing, Inc. (BICS), the Island’s educational, non-...
Stitching a holiday tree

Renee Meyer

Thu, Dec 3

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Did you miss out on knitting or crocheting squares for the monarch butterfly community art project last spring? If so, here’s your chance to partake...
New members elected to BIHS Board

Thu, Dec 3

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The following was submitted by Nancy Ruddle of the Block Island Health Services Board: The Block Island Health Services announces the...
Changes proposed to Empire Theatre at recent HDC

Rosemary Connelli, at rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com

Thu, Dec 3

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News, Features

With a future that includes being a retail space during the day and a movie theater at night, Empire Theatre owner Gary Pollard came to the Historic...
But that was yesterday

Martha Ball

Thu, Dec 3

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Island Notes

Monday night I took Autumn to the door, my west-facing front door that is the only one I use, contrary to tradition. It is to an entry, a rather...
Paine or Payne? It’s all the same family

Fran Migliaccio

Thu, Nov 26

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News, Features

A centuries old Block Island family tree has found life and organization in Peter Greenman’s new book, “The Block Island Descendants of John Paine.”...
The apple of my pie

Pamela Gelsomini

Thu, Nov 26

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Dish off the Block

It’s apple picking season and time for some good ole fashion apple pie. Did you know that even though we say things like “as American as apple pie”...
Covid-19 holidays at the farm

John Willis

Thu, Nov 26

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News, Features

As we approach the holiday season, especially at the Beacon Hollow Farm during a world-wide pandemic, I try to look ahead and make plans for some...
RIAC to host public meeting on business plan for B.I. Airport

Thu, Nov 26

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The Rhode Island Airport Corporation is inviting community members and other stakeholders of the Block Island State Airport to receive an update on...

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