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Broadband breaking ground

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Feb 21

Category:

News

There was an air of excitement among the members of the Block Island Broadband Committee when they met on Thursday, Feb. 14, as one item after...
Town meets with RIAC

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Feb 21

Category:

News

Town Manager Ed Roberge said he expressed his frustration about the situation at the Block Island Airport to Rhode Island Airport Corporation...
At 92, still making music

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Feb 21

Category:

News

Block Island resident Carl Kaufmann started making guitars when an instructor told him 30 years ago that he needed a better instrument if he wanted...
Roberge and Boudreau go to Providence

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Feb 21

Category:

News

Second Warden André Boudreau has made the idea of re-establishing ties with state government officials something of a theme during his tenure on the...
Nominations sought for Bayberry Wreath Award

Thu, Feb 21

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

This year marks the 36th anniversary of one of Block Island’s signature recognitions: the annual Bayberry Wreath Award recognizing outstanding...
Block Island on Mars

Thu, Feb 21

The end of the road for NASA’S Opportunity Rover ended, ironically enough, at a place called Perseverence Valley, on the neighboring planet Mars...
Cherry Hill Lane to be rebid

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Feb 14

Category:

News

The Block Island Housing Board has revised the bidding process for its Cherry Hill Lane subdivision project. The board said at its most recent...
RIAC inks airport deal, questions remain

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Feb 14

Category:

News

The Rhode Island Airport Corporation has signed a tentative agreement with Block Island Reservations, LLC to become the fixed base operator at the...
Greenaway closes a chapter

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Feb 14

Category:

News

After 45 years teaching English and creative writing at the Block Island School, Mrs. Nancy Greenaway will be bringing this chapter of her life to a...
Sherman Willis Dodge, 84

Wed, Feb 13

Category:

Obituaries

Sherman Willis Dodge, Jr., 84, of Block Island, passed away peacefully on Monday, Feb. 11, 2019 at South Kingstown Nursing and Rehabilitation Center...

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Sewer Commission seeks ban on sale of wet wipes

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Feb 21

Category:

News

Disposable wet wipes have become such a problem that members of the Sewer Commission approved a measure to send a letter to the Town Council...
Governor calls for stricter gun laws

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Feb 21

Category:

News

Gov. Gina Raimondo marked the one-year anniversary of the deadly Valentine’s Day mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland,...
Keeping Block Island waters healthy

By

Renée Meyer

Thu, Feb 21

Category:

News

Snow and sleet didn’t stop the members of the Shellfish Commission from gathering for their monthly meeting on a recent Tuesday night, and as wind...
Library Trustees seek clarity on building issues

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Feb 21

Category:

News

The Island Free Library is, in the words of Director Kristin Baumann, a “big building, a heavily used building” that requires constant maintenance...
Harbors Department seeks new office at GSP

By

Renée Meyer

Thu, Feb 21

Category:

News

When the Harbors Department lost the use of its office on the Great Salt Pond last summer, it resorted to running some of its operations out of Town...
Ruth Mooney, 105

Thu, Feb 21

Category:

Obituaries

Ruth Mooney died peacefully on Friday, Feb. 15 at the age of 105. She is survived by her three children: Kathy O’Keefe of Newport; Mike Mooney of...
Certificate of Occupancy issued for apartments

By

Tony Pappas

Thu, Feb 14

Category:

News

For the past 17 months, members of the Harbor Church and many, many members of the Block Island community have worked very hard to convert the third...
Town stepping up oversight of its non-profit funding

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Feb 14

Category:

News

The Town of New Shoreham is stepping up its oversight of non-profit groups that it funds through grants and low-interest loans. Non-profit entities...
Summer officer jobs getting harder to fill

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Feb 14

Category:

News

New Shoreham Police Chief Vincent Carlone said that he will likely be three officers down for the upcoming summer season, and that may cause him to...
Surveillance considered for Ball O’Brien Park

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Feb 14

Category:

News

The members of the Recreation Board, concerned about ongoing vandalism at Ball O’Brien Park, are considering some sort of surveillance program for...

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Letters

Thu, Feb 21

Category:

Opinion, Letters

Drone usage has rules To the Editor: Amateur drone flyers need to be aware that a special Federal Aviation Administration Interim Final Rule...
You know you’re a geezer...

By

J.V. Houlihan Jr.

Thu, Feb 21

Category:

Columnists, The Ferry Dock Scribbler

You know you’re a geezer when you realize that the benchmarks and milestones that make it clear you’re going at a different speed happen more...
Help from time to time

Thu, Feb 21

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

During World War II, Block Island residents proudly defied an order to evacuate the island, opting instead for some good old-fashioned New England...
The Effrontery To Frolic

By

Martha Ball

Thu, Feb 21

Category:

Columnists, Island Notes

“W he n we reach Washington’s Birthday the back of winter is broken” was one of the many adages I learned from the late Capt. Lewis when we would...
Dish off the Block

By

Pamela Gelsomini

Fri, Feb 15

Category:

News

When the phone rings at 4 p.m., I know exactly who it is. My sister-in-law, Lisa. I can picture her with the phone in the crook of her neck staring...
Letters

Thu, Feb 14

Category:

Opinion, Letters

Congrats! To The Editor The Block Island Yacht Club was formed in 2010, with a mission of promoting good fellowship and supporting Block...
Expectations of Cardinals

By

Martha Ball

Thu, Feb 14

Category:

Island Notes

Y esterday afternoon it snowed, the same snow that was forecast, at least by Facebook page eweather.com that I have come to rely on above all else...
Tails from Beacon Hollow: A view from the bridge

By

John Willis

Thu, Feb 14

Category:

News

As I sit looking over our farm, basically in the center of the island and probably 80 to 100 feet above sea level, I feel comfortable about the...
Old school nods

By

J.V. Houlihan Jr.

Thu, Feb 7

Category:

News, Columnists, The Ferry Dock Scribbler

One morning after parking his car at the ferry landing, Chris Walken stopped over at the shack to talk with Capt. Matty Rooney and me. After some...
Letters

Thu, Feb 7

Category:

Opinion, Letters

To the Editor: Wow. First and foremost, thank you to Mason for being an incredible inspiration of courage and class. In your 10 years of life, you...

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