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Primary voting results

Fri, Sep 14

Category:

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Primary voting results for the Town of New Shoreham from Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. DEM - Democrat / REP - Republican Total paper sheets: 236 DEM...
Island businesses discuss island business

By

Lars Trodson

Fri, Sep 14

Category:

News

The season may be winding down, people may be tired, but that didn’t stop a robust number of island business owners and others from attending a...
Vehicle congestion a topic of discussion

By

Lars Trodson

Fri, Sep 14

Category:

News

A suggestion about possibly moving two taxi stand spots in New Harbor turned into a larger discussion about how best to regulate, or at least monitor...
Housing, Rescue Squad wrap up on council agenda

By

Cassius Shuman

Fri, Sep 14

Category:

News

Ed. Note: This is a preview of the Sept. 19 Town Council meeting. The Block Island Times will be featuring previews of upcoming meetings...

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Exploring the health and use of the GSP

By

Lars Trodson

Fri, Sep 14

Category:

News

Future uses and maintaining the health of the Great Salt Pond were the two primary topics of discussion at the most recent annual meeting of the...
Surveys show wind farm approval growing over time

By

Lars Trodson

Fri, Sep 14

Category:

News, B.I. Wind Farm

Jeremy Firestone, Director of the Center for Carbon-free Power Integration at the University of Delaware, has been studying offshore wind power for...
Storms can threaten island wells

By

Cassius Shuman

Fri, Sep 14

Category:

News

It’s that time of year again when hurricanes and storms become a concern. With Hurricane Florence in the news, scientists are issuing warnings about...
Beach Cleanup is Sunday, Sept. 16

Fri, Sep 14

Category:

News

It is September — the beach crowds have thinned out, temperatures have dropped, and school has started up. Now another crowd of beach-goers will...
North Light 150th Celebration

Thu, Sep 13

Category:

News

The North Light is holding its 150th Anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 15, with a talk and slide show at the Block Island School beginning at 6:30 p.m...
Remembering Sept. 11, 2001

Tue, Sep 11

Category:

News

The following information is from the History Channel’s website: On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist...
Ballard’s Oil installing new above-ground tank

By

Cassius Shuman

Fri, Sep 7

Ballard’s Oil Company has been granted unanimous approval (5-0) for a special use permit by the New Shoreham Zoning Board of Review to construct an...
Pesticide ban may be out of local hands

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Sep 6

Category:

News

The use of the pesticide glyphosate on Block Island, which some residents have petitioned to have the Town Council ban, may not be in the hands of...
Chamber to hold session on summer business

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Sep 6

Category:

News

Ed. note: This story has been updated. After press time, the location of the meeting was changed to The Spring House Hotel. The Block...
North Light turns 150

By

Pat Tengwall

Thu, Sep 6

Category:

News

One hundred and fifty years ago, a light emanating from a new Block Island building shone out on Long Island Sound for the first time, lighting the...

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Order this... Luscious lobster at Southeast Light Delights

By

Amy Lockwood MacDougall

Mon, Sep 17

Category:

Order This

If you’ve spent time on Block Island, you’ve probably gone to the Southeast Lighthouse, and you’ve seen a blue food truck with a sign on it saying...
Order this... An eclectic menu at Eli’s

By

Amy Lockwood MacDougall

Fri, Sep 14

Category:

Order This

There’s a painting in Eli’s of the “old Eli’s.” It hangs on the wall at the end of the bar and, looking at it, I realize that the original place was...
North End

By

Martha Ball

Fri, Sep 14

Category:

Island Notes

La st week someone came into the photography gallery where I work, intending to show companions photos of the North Light. He was, he claimed, a...
Baby ahead!

Fri, Sep 14

Category:

News

Blaine Williams and Taylor Trew announced their pregnancy with a message on Painted Rock. Both spent the summer working at The National and are from...
Service for Joseph Woolley, 71

Thu, Sep 13

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Obituaries

There will be a funeral Mass in honor of Joseph Woolley on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 2 p.m. at St. Andrew Catholic Church on Chapel Street. Graveside...
David Gray, 84

Thu, Sep 13

Category:

Obituaries

David Martin Gray, born in Sycamore, Illinois, on Oct. 21, 1933, died peacefully at his home on Block Island, R.I., Sept. 6, 2018. Surviving Dave are...
Martha Agricola, 79

Thu, Sep 13

Category:

Obituaries

Martha Dorothy Decker Agricola of Block Island, R.I., and Bonita Springs, Florida, died on Sept. 3, 2018, after a long illness. She was born on Sept...
Letters

Thu, Sep 13

Category:

Opinion, Letters

Clambake a success To the Editor: The Block Island Lions Club would like to thank each and every person, business, and organization that...
Reducing the herd

Thu, Sep 13

Category:

Editorials

There has been a letter writing campaign by some Block Island homeowners and residents asking the Deer Task Force to look into additional ways to...
“Good as Gold”

By

Avery McGinnes

Fri, Sep 7

Category:

News

“Good as gold” By Avery McGinnes Ed. note: For the past two years, the Block Island Yacht Club has sponsored a writing contest...

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