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“Conservation is more than just land preservation”

Reneé Meyer

Sun, Jan 23

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News

Kim Gaffett attended the latest Block Island Land Trust meeting with a plea for the conservation groups to get involved with the acquisition of an...
Bird etiquette for viewing snowy owls

Sofia Williams

Sat, Jan 22

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News

Block Island’s arctic visitors, the snowy owls, are back this winter. They are carnivores that eat lemmings, seabirds, deer mice, voles, and other...
Capital improvement public hearing rescheduled

Stephen Hester

Fri, Jan 21

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News

The Town Council continued the public hearing for the proposed changes to the town’s ordinances to alter the procedure for forming the capital budget...
Ice on the grass

Martha Ball

Fri, Jan 21

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Island Notes

It is January and the weather is reflecting the calendar and mirroring years past, days of intense cold sandwiched between mild, horrid wind...
Jon Campbell: True Wit; True Grit

J.V. Houlihan

Fri, Jan 21

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The Ferry Dock Scribbler

What propels you along is not the outcome. If you have any maturity, you lose interest in the outcome. You just want to do what you do as...
Town Council denies Filippi’s re-appointment to Tourism Council

Stephen Hester

Wed, Jan 19

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News

The Town Council held its annual joint meeting with the Tourism Council on January 5, and when the topic of board dynamics was broached, the sparks...
Bonding for Overlook purchase authorized

Stephen Hester

Mon, Jan 17

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News

The Town Council signed resolutions last week to authorize borrowing by the town and the Block Island Land Trust to partially finance the acquisition...
New push for affordable housing

Stephen Hester

Sun, Jan 16

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News

The Town Council is in the process of setting up a community forum to discuss affordable housing on Block Island. It has been well-documented that...
Four photographers after the snowfall

Malcolm Greenaway

Sat, Jan 15

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News

On the morning of January 7, there was a significant snowfall here on Block Island. Several Block Island photographers headed out in the hope of...
State allows virtual meetings

Stephen Hester

Fri, Jan 14

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News

The Town of New Shoreham is re-introducing a virtual option in accordance with the state’s response to the continued growth of Covid cases. On...

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Let’s Talk About It: Behavioral Health

Sun, Jan 23

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News

This week’s questions answered by Laurie Anderson, APRN-C, MSN, CDOE. What is Behavioral Health? Behavioral health is a holistic and inclusive term...
Dean’s List

Sat, Jan 22

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News

Mary Conant named to College of the Holy Cross’ Dean’s List Mary Conant of Block Island, was named to the College of the Holy Cross Fall 2021 Dean’s...
Hunting at Block Island National Wildlife Refuge

Fri, Jan 21

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News

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service continues to offer hunting opportunities at the Block Island National Wildlife Refuge this season. White-tailed...
Tide shift at CRMC?

Rep. Deborah Ruggiero and Rep. Lauren H. Carson

Fri, Jan 21

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Opinion

It’s encouraging to see the candidates for governor paying attention to the work of the Coastal Resources Management Council Study Commission and...
Lion’s Club donation

Fri, Jan 21

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News

Block Island Lions Club Secretary Lars Trodson at left, hands a check for $750 to Linda Spak of the Helping Hands Food Pantry on Wednesday, Jan. 12...
Big problems, big ideas

Fri, Jan 21

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Letters

To the Editor, I read with great interest that the Tourism Council was brainstorming ideas about how it might use its excess funds. This could be an...
Dream Team

Fri, Jan 21

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Letters

To the Editor, Thank you to MaryAnne Seebeck for mom’s wheelchair upgrade with Sarah Mott making sure it’s a good fit and Karen Duale lending a hand...
Town Council briefs

Stephen Hester

Tue, Jan 18

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News

Where’s the road? The Cormorant Cove Association finally found itself in front of the Town Council last week, after two and a half years of effort...
New vaccine clinics scheduled on B.I.

Fri, Jan 14

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News

There are three weekly Covid vaccine clinics scheduled for Block Island starting on Thursday, Jan. 20. Subsequent clinics will be on January 27, and...
Community Conversations with the B.I. Medical Center

Fri, Jan 14

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News

The Block Island Medical Center’s “Community Conversation” will focus on behavioral health on Block Island in a three-part series running in January...

Featured News

Lyn Reale

Fri, Jan 21

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Obituaries

Lyn Reale passed away peacefully on January 13, surrounded by her family. Lyn was born in New York City on April 24, 1935 to Hal Errett and Anna...
Kenneth Allen Maxwell, 86

Fri, Jan 14

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Obituaries

Ken died at Yale New Haven Hospital after a 3 1/2 week siege fighting an infection. He put up a good fight. Ken was born in Columbus, Ohio, to Mary...
Caution, scrutiny warranted

V. Susan Sosnowski

Fri, Jan 14

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Opinion

How would a merger of Lifespan and Care New England affect Rhode Island’s health care system and workers? I have serious concerns. The two largest...
Free monthly health checks for seniors

Fri, Jan 14

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News

The Senior Advisory Committee is offering free monthly health checks for people of any age. The next session is on Monday, January 17. The health...
Paul R. Marte, Sr.

Fri, Jan 14

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Obituaries

On December 20, 2021, Paul R. Marte, Sr. died peacefully at home, exactly as he wished, on his beloved Block Island. He was 94 years old. He is...
Thanks from The Mary D. Fund

Fri, Jan 14

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Letters

To the Editor, Thank you all for making Mom’s 94th Birthday Mary D. Fundraiser at The 1661 Inn a great success! It was the brainchild of Roberta...
Thank you

Fri, Jan 14

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Letters

To the Editor, Our family would like to thank the Block Island community for their support during the last weeks of our father’s life. It is said it...
Pleas for affordable housing

Fri, Jan 14

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Letters

An open letter to the New Shoreham Town Council and the Block Island Community. I don’t hang pictures on my wall - because they are temporary and...

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