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What is a mother?

Mrs. Hart’s Kindergarten class

Fri, May 7

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Maia McQueeny: My mom is kind to me. She is pretty. She likes to wear black and white. She has pretty dresses. She is the best mother ever. I tell...
Volleyball season ends in nail-biter

Chris Crawford

Fri, May 7

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Tears flowed following a heartbreaking edge-of-your seat, state semifinal volleyball game that was universally praised as a dilly of a match-up...
Zoning Board approves one application, continues others

Chris Crawford

Fri, May 7

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An agenda filled with continuances was on the plate of the Zoning Board of Review last week. Members worked through and dispatched most items in...
The things we don’t see

Martha Ball

Fri, May 7

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Island Notes

Falki was by the gate, as he often is, when I came home from a trip to the harbor. He is an Icelandic horse, sweet tempered but a bit of an escape...
Spending prevails at Financial Town Meeting

Renee Meyer, at rmeyer@blockislandtimes.com

Fri, May 7

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“Now the hard part starts. You’ve got 30 days.” That was the advice of Assistant Town Moderator Doug Michel after the vote was counted on whether the...
Housing Board asks for zone change for new development

Rosemary Connelli

Fri, Apr 30

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The next property the Block Island Housing Board is seeking to develop affordable housing on is donated land that sits on the edge of the cemetery...
New house at power company clears first hurdles with HDC

Chris Crawford

Fri, Apr 30

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For the Block Island Historic District Commission, the phrase “sweating the details” is gospel, and this week’s meeting proved no different. The...
Town Council holds last minute info session on Overlook purchase

Renee Meyer, at rmeyer@blockislandtimes.com

Fri, Apr 30

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Last week the Block Island community was surprised at the announcement that a $4.5 million expenditure was being added to the warrant for the annual...

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Cape Horn Sailing: A Sailor’s Nightmare

Cally Weber

Fri, May 7

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Ed. note: The Block Island Yacht Club created the Short Story contest several years ago as an opportunity for seniors and juniors attending the Block...
Senior Advisory Committee

Stephen Hester

Fri, May 7

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Block Island Residents’ Association President Joe Loya joined the Senior Advisory Committee’s meeting on April 20 to discuss ways BIRA could support...
Library moving towards in-person programs

Stephen Hester

Fri, May 7

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The Board of Trustees for the Island Free Library met via Zoom on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 for their monthly meeting, discussing everything from...
Dispatch from the Global Symphony

Renee Meyer

Fri, Apr 30

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Out of the blue one Saturday morning The Block Island Times received an email with a picture of Block Island emerging out of the fog. It...
The Microseasons of May: a Phantasmagoria of Life

Kim Gaffett

Fri, Apr 30

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Ocean Views

When I uncurled from sleep this morning and looked out my southwest facing window I saw the day’s sunrise reflected in the sky. For brief moments the...
Town Council hears manager’s spring report

Steven Hester

Fri, Apr 30

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News

Quite a few items were discussed at the Town Council meeting on April 21, 2021. This was to be expected, as they had released an 18-point agenda...
Greenman receives Blood Drive Coordinator of the Year Award

Fri, Apr 30

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Whenever the Rhode Island Blood Center holds a community-sponsored blood drive, they would love to be able to say, “If you build it, they will come...
Sounds of Spring

Martha Ball

Fri, Apr 30

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Island Notes

It sounds like spring outside. Not the peepers of the evening nor the birdsong of morning, but construction, some construction, somewhere, floating...

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