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Ballard’s and town reach agreement

Renee Meyer

Fri, Dec 2

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News

The Town of New Shoreham and Ballard’s have reached a settlement agreement in the matter of the liquor and outdoor entertainment license suspensions...
New face-lifts for old buildings

Renee Meyer

Fri, Dec 2

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News

When T.J. Martucci first came in front of the Historic District Commission, the requests were relatively simple – rearrange some exhaust hoods and...
Seniors making strides

Renee Meyer

Fri, Dec 2

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News

How do you walk three miles within a very small space? Walking class at the Community Center with the Senior Advisory Group. Like many things, it’s a...
No more music festivals at Ballard’s on Block Island

Renee Meyer

Wed, Nov 30

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News

After months of discussions behind closed doors, the Town of New Shoreham and Ballard’s have reached a settlement agreement in the matter of the...

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Thank you from the School Friends

Fri, Dec 2

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Letters

To the Editor, The Block Island School Friends would like to thank everyone who purchased pies, plants, and Hurricanes clothing during our Pie and...
Cooking up a feast

Fri, Dec 2

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Letters

To the Editor, On behalf of the Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department and the New Shoreham Police Department, I would like to take this...
Jane Ortel, 1932 - 2022

Fri, Dec 2

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Obituaries

Jane D. Ortel, age 90, of Wakefield, R.I., passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family, on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. Winona Jane was born on...
Gray December Day

Martha Ball

Fri, Dec 2

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Island Notes

Yes, it’s still November as I write but I am tired of gray November and when this is in print it will be December. There was no need to take a...
Boatman of Edgartown

J.V. Houlihan

Fri, Dec 2

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The Ferry Dock Scribbler

When vehicles line up on Simpsons Lane to get on the Chappy Ferry in Edgartown, the head of the queue begins next to a building called the Old...
Fifty years of stewardship:

Dr. Benjamin J. Hruska Collections Administrator, Block Island Historical Society

Thu, Dec 1

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I would like to congratulate the Block Island Conservancy for 50 years of stewardship on Block Island. Since the founding of your grassroots...

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