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Musica Dolce to perform for benefit of the Block Island Medical Center

Fri, Oct 18

Category:

News

This Sunday and Monday, Oct. 20 and 21, the Block Island community will be able to hear members of Musica Dolce in performances at St. Andrew's...
Defendants say police lawsuit has no merit

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Oct 17

Category:

News

In response to a restraining order petitioned by five New Shoreham Police Officers that is designed, in part, to halt construction of a single family...
CRMC rejects Fast Ferry dockage application as deficient

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Oct 17

Category:

News

The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council says that the application for installing fixed pier dockage at Block Island’s Old Harbor to...
New group established to promote solar energy use

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Oct 17

Category:

News

A newly-formed group called the Solar Initiative is holding an inaugural meeting designed to inform residents about a federal program that would...
Early morning fire damages Gothic Inn

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Oct 17

Category:

News

Firefighters , rescue, and medical personnel were dispatched to battle an early morning fire at the Gothic Inn on Friday, Oct. 11. The fire was...
Proposed conservation easement change tabled for three months for more study

By

Renée Meyer

Thu, Oct 17

Category:

News

The main meeting room at Town Hall was overflowing for the Planning Board’s Public Hearing on the proposed changes to the definition of developable...
Library unveils new website

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Oct 17

Category:

News

The Island Free Library has relaunched its website. The website, which was commissioned a year ago by the library’s Board of Trustees, features a...
Block Island Conservancy assesses the past year

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Oct 17

Category:

News

Aside from cleaning, clearing and connecting the Greenway trails on the island, the Block Island Conservancy also preserved 30 acres of new land in...
Board members emotional over Cherry Hill Lane lottery

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Oct 17

Category:

News

UPDATE: The Housing Board announced the five winners of homes in the Cherry Hill Lane development at Town Hall last night. They are (in order of...
Helping Hands food pantry opens Oct. 23

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Oct 17

Category:

News

Helping Hands of Block Island, the 501 (C)(3) non-profit that provides food to island residents in need, will be opening its food pantry in the...
Police officers file suit against the town (UPDATED)

By

Lars Trodson

Wed, Oct 16

Category:

News

UPDATE: Superior Court Judge Sarah Taft Carter ruled this morning, Wednesday, Oct. 16, against the temporary restraining order petitioned by the...
Storm heading toward the island

Wed, Oct 16

Category:

News

The following message was issued by Block Island Power Co. President Jeffery Wright: We are in for a wild evening tonight and we expect...
Fast ferry dockage application called deficient

By

Cassius Shuman

Tue, Oct 15

Category:

News

The application for creating dockage for Rhode Island Fast Ferry’s proposed seasonal high-speed ferry service from Quonset Pt. to Block Island has...
Cables at beach being surveyed, again

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Oct 10

Category:

News, B.I. Wind Farm

National Grid and Deepwater Wind/Ørsted continue to collect information that will be used to design the reinstallation of sections of the electric...
Council receives updates on a variety of island issues

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Oct 10

Category:

News

The New Shoreham Town Council received reports and requests from some of its advisory boards, commissions and committees at its work session on Oct...
Charter Review Commission goes to work

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Oct 10

Category:

News

The Charter Review Commission has rolled up its sleeves and begun work on advising the New Shoreham Town Council regarding potential amendments to...
BIHS by-laws: A Review

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Oct 10

Category:

News

The activities of the Block Island Health Services Board of Directors and questions of its transparency have been the subject of public debate and in...
BIMI: Bringing marine life to shore

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Oct 10

Category:

News

This past August, the members of the Block Island Maritime Institute installed a 1,000 gallon aquarium with a huge window that allows visitors to see...
Relighting the Light

Thu, Oct 10

Category:

News

The following was submitted by the Southeast Lighthouse Foundation: After restoration of the Southeast Lighthouse tower, the lens at the...
Weather video

Storm batters Old Harbor

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Oct 10

Category:

News

(WEATHER VIDEO) Gale force, gusting winds and high surf conditions battered Old Harbor on Thursday, October 10. The Block Island Times...
Weather video

Incoming storm impacting Block Island

By

Cassius Shuman

Wed, Oct 9

Category:

News

(WEATHER VIDEO) The wind was gusting up to 25 miles-per-hour out of the north-northeast and temperatures were in the mid 50s on Wednesday, Oct. 9, as...
High wind warning issued

Wed, Oct 9

The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for Block Island for the next two days. They posted the following information as a public...
New Shoreham police officers file suit against town

By

Lars Trodson

Tue, Oct 8

Category:

News

UPDATE: The law office of Indeglia & Associates informed The Block Island Times on Tuesday, Oct. 8 that the motion to issue a...
Block Island tests negative for EEE again

By

Cassius Shuman

Tue, Oct 8

Category:

News

Block Island has tested negative for the deadly mosquito-borne virus EEE once again. Town Manager Ed Roberge informed the Town Council at its meeting...
Ratepayers say yes to “peak shaving”

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Oct 3

Category:

News

In “resounding” fashion, the Block Island Utility District’s account holders approved the concept of “peak shaving,” whereby the utility could...
Land Trust seeking participation in poll

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Oct 3

Category:

News

Every five years the Block Island Land Trust conducts a comprehensive poll of Block Island’s residents regarding a variety of topics related to the...
Lyme research targeting mice and birds

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Oct 3

Category:

News

Researchers from Columbia University have been catching mice and birds on Block Island to inform a research study focused on the impact of ecology on...
BIPCo files its rate case

By

Renee Meyer

Thu, Oct 3

Category:

News

O n Sept. 30 the Block Island Utility District submitted its new rate case to the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission. If accepted, it will be...
First phase of lighthouse restoration complete

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Oct 3

Category:

News

K eith Lescarbeau was literally pointing to the tiniest of details that made the restoration of the Southeast Lighthouse so satisfying to his team,...
Motorist precautions for deer activity

Wed, Oct 2

Category:

News

The following information was sent to The Block Island Times by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management regarding...
Great White Sharks detected in R.I. waters

By

Cassius Shuman

Wed, Oct 2

Category:

News

The Atlantic Shark Institute is reporting that its newly deployed audio equipment detected the presence of two great white sharks in Rhode Island...
Recreation Dept. seeks coaches for teams

By

By Lars Trodson

Fri, Sep 27

Category:

News

Near the end of the most recent Recreation Board meeting, member Colleen Ernst told the story of how a personal friend, who had also been her coach...
Conservation groups wrestle with subdivision regulations

By

By Renée Meyer

Fri, Sep 27

Category:

News

Proposed changes by the Planning Board to the definition of developable land has caused the three major conservation groups on Block Island to have...
Islanders walk to end Alzheimer’s

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Sep 26

Category:

News

With their colorful pinwheels held aloft, more than 70 Block Island residents took part in the first-ever Block Island Walk to End Alzheimer’s...
Communicating the old fashioned way

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Sep 26

Category:

News

A boy on Block Island has become friends with a boy living on the mainland in an unusual way: by finding a message in a bottle. Resident Shannon...

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Sailing Documentary Benefits 7th Grade Sailing Trip

Movie raises funds for school sailing trip

By

Josh Maldonado and Jim Fiorato

Thu, Oct 17

Category:

News

On a cool and windy night in early September, a group of islanders and travelers watched “Maiden,” a sailing documentary, outdoors on the...
Howie Rice memorial service

Thu, Oct 17

Category:

News

A celebration of Howie Rice’s life will be held at The 1661 Inn on Friday, Nov. 1, 2019 from 1 to 3 p.m. The community is invited. Memorial donations...
Lighthouse lens relighting rescheduled

Wed, Oct 16

Category:

News

The following was submitted by Southeast Lighthouse Foundation Director Lisa Nolan: Due to adverse weather conditions expected for...
Howie Rice, 77

Thu, Oct 10

Category:

Obituaries

Howard G. Rice, more commonly known as Howie or “the mayor of Block Island,” passed away on March 13, 2019 at the age of 77. A native of Block Island...
Personal Essay: Seeking partnerships to protect the environment

By

André Boudreau

Thu, Oct 10

Category:

News

On Friday, Oct. 4, Ed Roberge and I attended the R.I. Energy, Environment & Oceans Leaders Day at the R.I. Convention Center. The event is an...
Duck season opens on Block Island

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Oct 10

Category:

News

The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has announced the start of duck hunting season. The season opens on Columbus Day weekend, Friday, Oct...
Chef tasting and wine dinner

Tue, Oct 8

Category:

News

Atlantic Inn executive chef Denny Gomes is ending the 2019 season with a Chef’s Tasting and Wine Pairing event on Friday, Oct. 11 beginning at 6 p.m...
Michael D. Swanson, 54

Thu, Oct 3

Category:

Obituaries

Michael D. Swanson, 54, passed away Friday, September 27, 2019. He was the husband of Veronica Rodriguez. Born in Attleboro, he was the son of David...
Deborah Jayne Quinsee, 56

Thu, Oct 3

Category:

Obituaries

Deborah Jayne Quinsee, age 56, of Wilton, dearly beloved wife, daughter, mother, Mimi and friend, passed away at her home on Friday, Sept. 13, 2019...
Marketing the island as a year-round destination

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Oct 3

Category:

News

Th e goal of both the state and local marketing efforts on behalf of Block Island is not to increase the number of visitors to the island, but rather...

Featured News

Boat Books

By

J.V. Houlihan Jr.

Thu, Oct 17

Category:

Columnists, The Ferry Dock Scribbler

“About books. They let you travel without moving your feet.” — Jhumpa Lahiri Reading is my favorite pastime and it’s ironic because as a young...
Letters

Thu, Oct 17

Category:

Opinion, Letters

A special citation To the Editor: In September. the Block Island community was given a proclamation from Gov. Gina Raimondo. The words are so...
Avoiding unintended consequences

Thu, Oct 17

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

Residents on Block Island pay attention to their land. Not only land they own, but public space as well. This is why the topic of proposed changes to...
March, 1949

By

Martha Ball

Thu, Oct 17

Category:

Columnists, Island Notes

Th ere is another storm brewing, another October storm, the wind picking up in mid-afternoon as reports of rain are floating in from the west. It is...
Dish off the Block: Double the Beef, Three Bean, Short Rib Chili

By

Pamela Gelsomini

Thu, Oct 17

Category:

Columnists

It’s football season and that means tailgate grub. Whether you are pre-game partying at the stadium lot or having Sunday Funday in your house by a...
Girls volleyball is killin’ it

By

Coach Rob Martin

Thu, Oct 17

Category:

News

Ladies and gentleman, buckle up. It’s volleyball season! Yes, volleyball. To be exact: girls varsity volleyball. For those of you who were unable to...
2019 North Light Faces COLLECTION A

By

Pat Tengwall

Thu, Oct 17

Category:

News
Seeing ‘Maiden’ through younger eyes

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Oct 17

Category:

News

Sisters Giovanna and Aly Robson, 15 and 13 respectively, recently watched the documentary “Maiden” when it was shown at the beach during a SounWaves...
Letters

Thu, Oct 10

Category:

Opinion, Letters

A celebration well enjoyed To Block Island Friends and Family, We would like to send a great big thank you to everyone who...
BIHS by-laws do the job

Thu, Oct 10

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

Recently, The Block Island Times was asked to review the by-laws of the Block Island Health Services Board of Directors, and we did. It is an...

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