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Cherry Hill Lane to be rebid

Greenaway closes a chapter

Surveillance considered for Ball O’Brien Park

Paula Kay Mooney, 76

Sarah Brown Livesey, 46

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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...
The Surf is sold

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Feb 7

Category:

News

Lark Hotels, a boutique hotel management company, has purchased The Surf Hotel and has rechristened it The Block Island Beach House. A statement...
Boat Basin has new management team

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Feb 7

Category:

News

The new management team overseeing what will now be called the New Harbor Boat Basin is going to take things one step at a time. That’s according to...
RIAC signs local company as airport operator

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Feb 7

Category:

News

The Block Island Airport will finally be getting a new, local fixed base operator to manage the airport’s daily activity. The Rhode Island Airport...
Council requests info on adding a ferry trip

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Feb 7

Category:

News

The New Shoreham Town Council is requesting Interstate Navigation look into the viability of adding a round-trip to its schedule for Tuesdays and/or...
DTF frustrated over lack of reduction in deer herd

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Jan 31

Category:

News

The members of the Deer Task Force, frustrated by the fact that attempts to reduce the deer population during the past several years have not gained...
Taxi drivers renew push for anti-Uber legislation

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Jan 31

Category:

News

Block Island’s taxicab drivers are once again renewing their push for an exemption from Rhode Island state law that would prevent ride sharing...

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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...
Sarah Brown Livesey, 46

Thu, Feb 14

Category:

Obituaries

Donations in Sarah’s memory may be made to Regional Hospice in Danbury, Connecticut, in recognition of the tender care she received there in the last...
Paula Kay Mooney, 76

Thu, Feb 14

Category:

Obituaries

Paula Mooney, 76, passed away unexpectedly at her home on Sunday, Feb. 10. She grew up in Hummelstown, Penn., graduated from the University of Rhode...
Motor Vehicles Commission approves ordinance amendments

By

Pat Tengwall

Thu, Feb 14

Category:

News

The Commission on Motor Vehicles For Hire approved proposed amendments to the town's taxi ordinance and a new set of regulations for the industry at...
Gayanne Hall duPont, 63

Fri, Feb 8

Category:

Obituaries

On Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, Gayanne Hall duPont, beloved wife, daughter, and sister of seven siblings passed away at the age of 63. Gayanne was born...
CAI network to go live in March

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Feb 7

Category:

News

The long-anticipated launch of a Community Anchor Institution broadband network on Block Island is only weeks away. According to a report issued by...
BIPCo pole replacement project underway

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Feb 7

Category:

News

The 2019 pole replacement program has been underway for the past couple of months. A total of 40 poles have been replaced since December, and Block...

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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...
Nominations sought for Bayberry Wreath Award

Thu, Feb 14

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

Nominations sought for Bayberry Wreath Award This year marks the 36th anniversary of one of Block Island’s signature recognitions: the annual...
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...
A modest proposal

Thu, Feb 7

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

The New Shoreham Town Council, tasked with coming up with some ideas about how another round-trip schedule could be added to the ferry schedule in...
Veils of fog

By

Martha Ball

Thu, Feb 7

Category:

Island Notes

Mu ch of last February was weirdly mild, springtime come early it felt, after a short winter of deep cold come and gone in early January. Winter...
Cash's Corner

Patriots win sixth title

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Feb 7

Category:

News

What a difference a year makes. That was the first thing that came to mind following the Patriots 13-3 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in Super...

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