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The Wrack Line

Stephen Hester

Thu, Jul 22

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This week on the moped front: Per the July 19, 2021 New Shoreham Police Department press release, on Sunday the department confiscated 21 rental...
Overlook meanders through the system

Stephen Hester

Thu, Jul 22

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The Overlook property continues to work its way toward subdivision, appearing before the Conservation Commission and the Planning Board last week...
Whack-a-mole at the beach

Renee Meyer

Thu, Jul 22

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Hey Narragansett? Know where your kids are? South Kingstown, too. Social media makes it possible for teens to make plans on the fly, and apps like...
Surprise role for the housing board

Stephen Hester

Thu, Jul 15

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Section 513 of the New Shoreham Zoning Ordinances addresses accessory apartments, stating in its first paragraph: “This Section is intended to...
Two rounds with RIAC

Stephen Hester

Thu, Jul 15

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The Rhode Island Airport Corporation joined two community forums hosted by the New Shoreham Town Council on July 7 and July 12. Though it had...
Rediscover the Block Island Club

Chris Crawford

Thu, Jul 15

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The Blockireland voice greets you the minute you walk into the newly polished and expanded Block Island Club, an absolute gem of a welcoming family...

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North Light and Sandy Point closed to vehicles

Thu, Jul 22

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Piping plovers have returned to Block Island for the first time in over a decade, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The USFWS, in...
Where does it all go?

Chris Crawford

Thu, Jul 22

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Like so many critical institutions that serve as the very backbone of the island’s infrastructure, Block Island Recycling Management (BIRM), a.k.a. “...
Linda Sullivan Powers

Thu, Jul 22

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Obituaries

Linda Ann Sullivan Powers passed away unexpectedly at her home on Black Rock Road on July 17, 2021, just nine days before her 74th birthday. Linda...
Eugene Francis Warfel

Thu, Jul 22

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Obituaries

Gene Warfel was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Dorothy (Diemer) and Jack Warfel. He was the oldest of seven children – Gene, John, Richard, Mark,...
Jan Wampler at Spring Street Gallery

Thu, Jul 22

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Jan Wampler has been coming to Block Island for more than 50 years and has owned a house on the island for 35 years. An architect and urban designer...
Swimming to save lives

Thu, Jul 22

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On Sunday, 10 members of the Block Island Volunteer Fire Department trained at the Block Island Club and became certified as rescue swimmers. Thank...
Driving the future and the past

Tony Pappas

Thu, Jul 22

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The Solar Report

On Wednesday, July 28, from 4 to 5 p.m. on the front lawn of the Harbor Church, there will be the first ever Block Island Electric Vehicles and...
Evening Illusion

Martha Ball

Thu, Jul 22

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Island Notes

We do not do change well on Block Island, or so we are told. I might agree with that assertion, based on based on no more than the fact we have no...
Block Island Lions Club Golf Tournament

Thu, Jul 22

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On Monday, July 12, the Block Island Lions Club held its 35th annual golf tournament at the Richmond Country Club. Players from the island, as well...
Carl Safina returns to BIMI

George Davis

Thu, Jul 22

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The Block Island Maritime Institute is thrilled to announce the return of award-winning author and scientist Carl Safina to speak on July 27, at 7 p...

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