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RIAC: FAA does not require FBO

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Dec 13

Category:

News

The following interview was conducted via email between Block Island Times editor Lars Trodson and Alan Andrade, Senior Vice President,...
Survey conducted of exposed cables

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Dec 13

Category:

News, B.I. Wind Farm

A geophysical survey of the ocean floor at Block Island’s Town Beach is being conducted to determine a solution to prevent two of the Block Island...
Housing Board seeks new member

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Dec 13

Category:

News

The Housing Board is looking for an individual to fill a seat on the board that is vacant due to a member choosing not to sign on for another term...
A congestion of issues, ideas

By

Lars Trodson

Fri, Dec 7

Category:

News

The members of the Town Council and a gathering of town residents wrestled with both logistical and philosophical questions at a meeting at Town Hall...
BIPCo sale faces continued litigation

By

Lars Trodson

Fri, Dec 7

Category:

News

It appears as though the sale of Block Island Power Company assets to the Block Island Utility District will continue to face ongoing litigation...
SAC trying to piece together a puzzle

By

Lars Trodson

Fri, Dec 7

Category:

News

Trying to figure out how best to accommodate the needs of the island’s growing senior population is often like putting together a jigsaw puzzle. Each...
Szabo steps down after 27 years at Chamber

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Nov 29

Category:

News

Kathy Szabo, the longtime Executive Director of the Chamber of Commerce, will retire on Dec. 31, 2018 after 27 years on the job. In a letter to...
Narragansett, The Oar sold

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Nov 29

Category:

News

A Limited Liability Corporation based out of Warwick, Rhode Island has purchased a group of island properties, including The Oar, The Narragansett,...
Town Council seeking civil penalty

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Nov 29

Category:

News

The Town of New Shoreham wants to go lightly on violators of its new dune protection ordinance, seeking to impose a civil penalty rather than a...
Cherry Hill Lane project will be rebid

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Nov 29

Category:

News

Facing the hard reality that the original specifications for the five houses proposed for the Cherry Hill Lane project can’t be built within their...

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Snowy Owl: Present or Presage?

By

Kim Gaffett

Fri, Dec 14

Snowy owls radiate majesty. When we see one, we are instantly awed. Their soft whiteness. Their large yellow eyes. They are obviously powerful, yet...
To Your Health: An open letter about vaccinations

By

Gabriel Lupu, Warren Alpert School of Medicine class of 2019

Fri, Dec 14

Category:

Columnists

Dear Ms. Z, You have embarked on what may be the toughest and yet most rewarding job the world has ever known: being a mom. It was a pleasure to sit...
Letters

Thu, Dec 13

Category:

Opinion, Letters

Getting to the beach To the Editor: I was so happy to see the picture of the new beach wheelchair at Fred Benson Town Beach. I would like to...
Carolyn M. Engel, 77

Thu, Dec 13

Category:

Obituaries

Carolyn M. Engel, 77, died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018 at the Roberts Health Center, North Kingstown, R.I. Born in Warwick, she was the daughter of...
Judith Cooper Healy, 84

Thu, Dec 13

Category:

Obituaries

Judith Cooper Healy died on Dec. 5, 2018, at the age of 84 in her home in Chester, Conn. She was predeceased by her husband of 57 years, William Kent...
A fixed base operator

Thu, Dec 13

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

Why does it seem so hard for the State of Rhode Island to simply grasp the idea that the Block Island Airport, this little, cozy, unquestionably...
December Dark

By

Martha Ball

Thu, Dec 13

Category:

Columnists, Island Notes

Ea rlier in the week we had a sunset so magnificent the thought of taking out a paltry phone to try to capture the sheer majesty of it was not even...
Home for the Holidays

By

Pastor Peter Preiser

Thu, Dec 13

Category:

News

“In My Father’s House are many rooms… and I go there to prepare a place for you, that where I am, you may be also.” — The words of Jesus from the...
Student worker summit

Thu, Dec 13

Category:

News

The following was submitted by Bill Penn of the International Student Center Advisory Board: On Thursday, Nov. 15 and Friday, Nov. 16, Raul...
Joy to the World

By

Pastor Peter Preiser

Fri, Dec 7

Category:

Columnists

We don’t often use the word joy in our everyday conversation, but it is part of the traditional landscape at this time of year. When you think of the...

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