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A quest to reduce the island’s waste

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Jul 18

Category:

News

The back of Jamie Johnston’s McPick truck is filled with bulging trash bags, taken from 34 vacation homes from around the island. This is the trash...
West Side Road getting new sidewalk

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Jul 18

Category:

News

The Town of New Shoreham will be installing a new, half-mile long, pedestrian sidewalk on the north side of West Side Road from Ocean Avenue to the...
Where were you when the Eagle landed?

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Jul 18

Category:

News

“That’s one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind.” Astronaut Neil Armstrong spoke those historic words 50 years ago, after he descended...
Cherry Hill Lane construction begins

By

Pat Tengwall

Thu, Jul 18

Category:

News

The Block Island Housing Board’s Cherry Hill Lane affordable housing development off Cooneymus Road has broken ground. “The good news is, we are...
Medical Center board amending its bylaws

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Jul 18

Category:

News

The Block Island Health Services Board of Directors voted unanimously at its meeting Monday morning to amend its bylaws to allow relatives to work at...
Someone did it, but who?

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Jul 18

Category:

News

The reaction was swift and indignant. After a Long Island resident posted a picture of a piece of Painted Rock in his hands, and after someone...
Green crabs: Bad for the pond, good for the palate

By

Renée Meyer

Thu, Jul 18

Category:

News

“Eat the invaders” was the theme of the day on Tuesday, July 9. Which invaders? The European green crab. For the Block Island Shellfish Commission,...
He built it 30 years go, and they still come

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Jul 18

Category:

News

My father said to me, “Have you seen this movie ‘Field of Dreams’? It’s really good; you should see it.” I knew the film would resonate with my...
Becoming ambassadors for the environment

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Jul 18

Category:

News

A small group of island residents had gathered at the Harbor Church in an effort to turn all the talk about how to preserve the town’s natural...
Ancient, but living, history

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Jul 18

A little bit of history: Isaac’s Corner, the location of the island’s Indian Cemetery, is named after Isaac Church, supposedly the island’s last...
Old traditions, new spark

By

Lisa Sussman

Thu, Jul 11

Category:

News

As a summer traveler and vacationer up from the heat of South Florida, I have made my way to Block Island for a staycation on the West Side for the...
Tourism to see boost in tax revenue

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Jul 11

Category:

News

Block Island’s tourism district will see an increase in revenue that will be derived from taxes generated by online hosting platforms, such as Airbnb...
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Focusing on senior priorities

By

Pat Tengwall

Thu, Jul 11

Category:

News

As the Senior Advisory Committee’s June 18 meeting was ending, The Block Island Times asked a question: What are your key priorities? What...
Bringing science to life

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Jul 11

Category:

News

On a perfect summer’s day, a consortium of teachers from school systems on the mainland visited Block Island to learn from its natural environment,...
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Stroll onto Fred Benson Town Beach

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Jul 11

Category:

News

(360 VIDEO) Stroll onto the Fred Benson Town Beach courtesy of The Block Island Times on a perfect summer's day. Temperatures were hovering...
Islander Lew Gaffett, 82

Mon, Jul 8

Category:

Obituaries

Born Lewis Howard Gaffett on Aug. 29, 1936 in his great-grandfather’s house on Spring Street, he was the son of Lewis Nathaniel Gaffett and Deborah (...
Council amends balloon and plastic bag penalties

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Jul 4

Category:

News

The penalties for violating the Town of New Shoreham’s balloon and plastic bag ordinances have been set at $50. The ordinances were amended from a...
Name slipup opens old wounds

By

Lars Trodson

Wed, Jul 3

Category:

News

One first name exchanged for another on a donation letter sent out by the Block island Health Services Board of Directors has opened some old wounds...
BIPCo readies for a rate case

By

Renée Meyer

Wed, Jul 3

Category:

News

It has been more than a decade since the Block Island Power Company has filed an overall rate case with the R.I. Public Utilities Commission — and...
The Surf, reinvented

By

Lars Trodson

Wed, Jul 3

Category:

News

For the past several months, the sights and sounds coming out of the Surf Hotel have been those of table saws, hammering, along with a boatload of...
Bill and Margie Comings are this year’s Bayberry Wreath honorees

By

Lars Trodson

Wed, Jul 3

Category:

News

Bill Comings tells of the first time he set foot on Block Island. “I came here involuntarily at the age of 18 months,” he said, laughing. “My parents...
Seniors would like ride discount program year-round

By

Lars Trodson

Wed, Jul 3

Category:

News

A senior ride discount program that was launched last winter that provided reduced-cost rides with local taxi cabs was so successful, the members of...
Town hires islandwide broadband consultant

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Jun 27

Category:

News

Taking swift action at its June 19 meeting, the Town Council voted unanimously to approve the hiring of a broadband consultant for creating an RFP to...
Gables Inn application rejected

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Jun 27

Category:

News

Final approval of the application for renovating the Gables Inn will have to wait. That’s because the chair of the Historic District Commission...

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Dunleavy memorial

Thu, Jul 11

Category:

News

Please join the Maher/Dunleavy families for a park bench dedication in memory of Patricia Dunleavy Maher at Ball O'Brien Park on Thursday, July 25 at...
Moss memorial service

Thu, Jul 11

Category:

News

A celebration of the life of Gillian Moss will be held on Saturday, July 27, at the Narragansett Inn. All are welcome.
A “Field of Dreams” on Block Island

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Jul 11

Category:

News

“If you build it, he will come.” Forget organized baseball, and all of its formality, old school backyard-style baseball came to Block Island this...
Interns learning about island life at BIMI

Thu, Jul 11

Danielle Durfee and Michaela Discuillo, both upcoming seniors from East Providence High School, are spending a week on the island as interns at the...
Humpback whales need their space

By

Rosemary Connelli

Thu, Jul 11

Category:

News

During the spring and summer seasons in Rhode Island, select whale populations begin their migrations along the coasts. One whale species that...
Island History

By

Block Island Historical Society

Tue, Jul 9

Now that it’s summer, Block Island’s long history has demanded much attention at the Historical Society. The restoration of the Society’s home, the...
Sights and sounds of Block Island Race Week

By

Abigail Ilfeld

Thu, Jul 4

Category:

News

New Harbor is a familiar place for Block Islanders and visitors alike. With the Narragansett Inn, Mahogany Shoals, Payne’s Dock, Dead Eye Dick’s, and...
Artist transforms sewer pump station

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Jul 4

Category:

News

An unsightly concrete and metal sewer pump station located on Ocean Avenue has been transformed into a work of art, with the goal of camouflaging it...
Race Week results

Wed, Jul 3

Category:

News

During last week’s Storm Trysail Block Island Race Week, there were many local participants who performed well, including: Greg Slamowitz, aboard his...
North Light opens for season July 5

By

Pat Tengwall

Wed, Jul 3

Category:

News

Block Island's North Lighthouse Interpretive Center will open to the public for the 2019 season on Friday, July 5 at 10 a.m. The maritime museum...

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The General Slocum

By

J.V. Houlihan, Jr.

Thu, Jul 18

Category:

The Ferry Dock Scribbler

The Hyannis home’s basement contained brass wheels, binnacles, brass lanterns with green and red glass, barometers, binoculars, a brass diving hard...
Letters

Thu, Jul 18

Category:

Opinion, Letters

A grateful father To the Editor: I want to publicly thank all involved with the treatment and medivac of my daughter, Sandra, on July 4, 2019...
Unchecked vitriol

Thu, Jul 18

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

What happened this week was kind of crazy. Some guy from Long Island posts a picture of his hand holding a chunk of old, dried paint, and the social...
Order this... Southeast Light Delights, where lobster is the star

Thu, Jul 18

Category:

Order This

How far would you go to grab a bite at the Southeast Light Delights food truck? Many people walk 6,336 steps from the ferry up the hill to the...
Mid-July

By

Martha Ball

Thu, Jul 18

Category:

Island Notes

There are banks of roses around the island, ramblers I have always called them, probably because my mother did, flowers in varying shades of pink...
Sharon Lehman at Spring Street

Thu, Jul 18

Category:

News

The public is invited to a new opening at the Spring Street Gallery. Sharon Lehman’s new show, “Block Island Reflections,” will start with a public...
Sarah Bird at the Historical Society

Thu, Jul 18

Category:

News

Trees are rare on Block Island. Agricultural deforestation in the 18th and 19th centuries had left the land relatively low and bare. Perhaps as a...
Mac Brown in concert

Thu, Jul 18

Category:

News

Block Island School Class of 2019 graduate Mac Brown will perform live and in person before he leaves for college. He’ll be performing original songs...
Pam’s Oysters Rockefeller

By

Pam Gelsomini

Fri, Jul 12

Category:

News

Oysters Rockefeller was created in 1889 at the New Orleans restaurant Antoine's by Chef Jules Alciatore. Jules developed the dish due to a shortage...
Grounded, redux

By

J.V. Houlihan, Jr.

Thu, Jul 11

Category:

Columnists, The Ferry Dock Scribbler

“Only two sailors in my experience never ran aground. One never left port and the other was an atrocious liar.” — Don Bamford Running...

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