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Town may hold FTM in mid-July

Rosemary Connelli, at rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com

Thu, May 28

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It looks like some form of a Financial Town Meeting is a go, and perhaps as early as mid-July. Town Finance Director Amy Land informed the Town...
Water and Sewer looking at cuts across the board

Lars Trodson, at ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com

Thu, May 28

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With water and sewer flows expected to be dramatically reduced for this upcoming summer season, the Water and Sewer Companies are also having to...
National Guard unit trains island EMTs on COVID testing

Lars Trodson, at ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com

Thu, May 28

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News

A Reaction Force unit of the Rhode Island National Guard based out of Camp Fogarty in East Greenwich came to Block Island to train first responders...
Atlantic Wind Transfers wins contract for offshore wind project in Virginia

Wed, May 27

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The following was submitted to The Block Island Times from Atlantic Wind Transfers on Wednesday, May 27. Atlantic Wind Transfers is a...
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Horseshoe Crab Season

Rosemary Connelli, at rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com

Wed, May 27

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News, Features

(VIDEO) Horseshoe crabs have begun to emerge around the Great Salt Pond recently, with their appearance serving as a reminder to their annual...
Kern announces withdrawal from fulltime town manager consideration

Lars Trodson

Wed, May 27

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News

In an email sent to town employees on Tuesday, May 26, Interim Town Manager Jim Kern announced that he would be withdrawing his name from the pool of...
National Guard helps train first responders with COVID-19 tests

Tue, May 26

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News

A National Guard training unit was on Block Island today to help train our volunteer first responders on the proper way to administer a COVID-19 test...
Revised ferry schedule through June 7

Fri, May 22

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News

An important ferry schedule announcement from Interstate. Schedule adjusted through June 7. Fast ferry service delayed and could begin in June...
Council to consider options on 2021 budget

Lars Trodson, at ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com

Thu, May 21

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News

With the end of the fiscal year about five weeks away, and with a decreasing chance the town will be able to hold budget discussions and a Financial...
Memorial Day Weekend will be unusual, to say the least

Lars Trodson, at ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com

Thu, May 21

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News

Memorial Day Weekend, long earmarked as the unofficial open of the summer season on Block Island, will have a very different feel this year. The...
Medical Center presents COVID testing and response plan

Rosemary Connelli, at rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com

Thu, May 21

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News

Block Island Medical Director Dr. Tom Warcup, who had been asked by the Town Council to create a COVID-19 testing plan, presented his outline to the...
The young man behind the name of Andy’s Way

Nancy Starr

Thu, May 21

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News

My brother Andy and I grew up sharing a cottage called the “Bungalow,” built by our grandfather, populated with three sets of additional cousins and...
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Walk through Andy’s Way

Rosemary Connelli, at rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com

Tue, May 19

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News, Features

(360 VIDEO) Reporter Rosemary Connelli walked through Andy’s Way today: a large crescent of sandy beach on the eastern side of the Great Salt Pond,...
Valedictorian and athlete O’Neill recalls on support from island community

Tue, May 19

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News, Features

The following was written by Journal Sports Writer Bill Koch of the Providence Journal: Moira O’Neill started doing the math long before she...
Census resumes activities

Mon, May 18

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News

U.S. Census Bureau Field Supervisor Linda Wright issued the following notice on census activities for Block Island: Hi Residents, On Monday...
Gas station changes to spring hours

Mon, May 18

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News

The following was issued by M & C Gas Station Manager Jessica Veldman on Sunday, May 17: Good evening Block Island Community, I'm just...
Actualización DE BIHS COVID-19

Mon, May 18

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Community

Emitido por The Medical Center el domingo 17 de mayo: Querida comunidad de Block Island, Me complace estar en el Block Island Medical Center...
Update from the Block Island Medical Center

Mon, May 18

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Community

The following was issued by The Block Island Medical Center on Sunday, May 17: Dear Block Island Community, I am pleased to be at...

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Town Council tackles a variety of issues

Rosemary Connelli, at rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com

Thu, May 28

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News, Features

For every action there is a reaction. The COVID-19 lockdown put the West Side Road sidewalk project on hold, given that construction crews were...
Observing nature from our own backyards

Rosemary Connelli, at rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com

Thu, May 28

Category:

News, Features

It’s spring, and a wide variety of birds have arrived to make their annual visit to Block Island. With so many of us sheltering-in-place and...
Sweet confetti pepper pasta salad

Pamela Gelsomini

Thu, May 28

Category:

Dish off the Block

The weather is getting nicer and the season of backyard barbecues is upon us. Whether you are having a cookout with your quarantine pals (most likely...
PUC approves new rate structure for BIPCo

Renée Meyer

Thu, May 28

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News, Features

On Tuesday, May 26 the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission approved a number of open dockets filed by the Block Island Power Company. Included...
It’s horseshoe crab breeding season

Thu, May 28

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News, Features

The following was submitted to The Block Island Times from the Block Island Conservancy: Right now, tiny horseshoe crabs are emerging from...
Slow Waves

Martha Ball

Thu, May 28

Category:

Island Notes

Spring arrives in slow waves and we watch them crest and crash on the shore, then recede to become part of the wide ocean. Yellow daffodils and...
State closes shellfishing in two locations

Mon, May 25

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News

Trimm’s Pond and Harbor Pond have been closed by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management due to an expected increase in boating...
BIPCo works out a contingency plan

Renée Meyer

Fri, May 22

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News, Features

While many businesses on Block Island are in a wait-and-see mode, the Block Island Power Company has been busy coming up with a contingency plan to...
UDEMY/FLIPSTER/TUMBLE — Away we go!

Staff of the Island Free Library

Fri, May 22

Many islanders have spent much of the last couple of months in self-isolation. Days seemed to blend into the next among figuring out Zoom meetings,...
Experts look at the future of offshore wind

Rosemary Connelli, at rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com

Fri, May 22

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News, Features

The future of offshore wind in New England was the topic of an online discussion by a group of experts titled “Building a New Era of Offshore Wind.”...

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