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Alzheimer’s a ‘tsunami’ heading for U.S. population

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Oct 18

Category:

News

According to statistics, Alzheimer’s disease will be the number one killer in America by the year 2050. Today, it is the fifth highest cause of death...
Straw ban paused

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Oct 18

Category:

News

The New Shoreham Town Council has discovered that banning plastic straws on Block Island might be a bit different than banning plastic bags and...
Eight running for Town Council seats

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Oct 18

Category:

News

Three resident independent candidates will challenge incumbent members of the New Shoreham Town Council in the election on Tuesday, Nov. 6. While the...
Town to ask for invoices with more detail

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Oct 18

Category:

News

An inquiry by The Block Island Times into the amount of money that the town has spent on fighting the Rhode Island Fast Ferry case has...
Bus proposal gets heated response

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Oct 18

Category:

News

A proposal to bring a “hop-on hop-off” bus service to the island was met with unanimous disapproval by local cab owners and drivers at the most...
Town demands long-term solution for cable issues

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Oct 11

Category:

News, B.I. Wind Farm

The Town of New Shoreham has made it clear that it will not settle for any more temporary solutions for addressing the exposed electric transmission...
Applications being accepted for church apartments

Thu, Oct 11

Category:

News

The following was submitted by the Board of Trustees of the Harbor Church: The process to apply for one of the four apartments currently...

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Library may become hub for broadband use

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Oct 11

Category:

News

The question of whether the Island Free Library’s broadband network will have enough bandwidth capacity to support increased and heavy usage was...
General Store on High Street has new owners

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Oct 11

Category:

News

Big plans, little steps. That’s the approach the Savoie/Stinnett families are taking as they assume management of the Block island Health and General...
Project has many benefits

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Oct 11

Category:

News

Construction work currently taking place at the south parking lot at Fred Benson Town Beach is the hub of a multi-tiered effort impacting other town...
HDC raises safety concerns over library railing

By

Cassius Shuman

Wed, Oct 10

Category:

News

The Historic District Commission has asked the Island Free Library to revise its plans for a new railing on the side of the library building due to...
Danish company acquires Deepwater Wind

Mon, Oct 8

Category:

News

Ørsted — the largest developer and owner of offshore wind farms in the world — has entered into an agreement with the D.E. Shaw group to acquire a...
Shoreline access issues being addressed

By

Renée Meyer

Thu, Oct 4

Category:

News

In the fall of 2014 at the suggestion of then-First Warden Kim Gaffett, the Town of New Shoreham created a working group to study shoreline access...
Town housing response misses mark

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Oct 4

Category:

News

New Shoreham Town Manager Ed Roberge delivered the bad news to the Town Council on Monday night: there was only one response to the Request for...
Donadio: docking hub could mean jobs

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Oct 4

Category:

News, B.I. Wind Farm

Atlantic Wind Transfers and Rhode Island Fast Ferry owner Charlie Donadio Jr. told the New Shoreham Town Council that the burgeoning local offshore...
Let’s Talk series

Thu, Oct 4

Category:

News

“Let’s Talk”: Great Salt Pond - Sugar Kelp, Aquaculture, Winter Flounder and More The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Block Island Maritime...
Broadband build begins

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Oct 4

Category:

News

Installation of a telecommunication building that will contain equipment for the Town of New Shoreham’s broadband network has commenced. The...

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Bookends

By

Martha Ball

Thu, Oct 11

Category:

Island Notes

Th ere were, last night, traces of light in the western sky as seven o'clock approached and I reminded myself how differently I will feel on the...
Important jobs

Thu, Oct 11

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

It is probably statistically accurate to say that the largest expense in any municipal budget goes to its school system. On Block Island, about $5...
Letters

Thu, Oct 11

Category:

Opinion, Letters

‘Not very professional’ To the Editor: Extra! Extra! It’s less than a month until our local election takes place, and The Block Island...
Summer sailing season capped off with awards ceremony

Thu, Oct 11

Category:

News

The following was submitted by Block Island Community Sailing: The Block Island Community Sailing Member Appreciation and Awards Picnic...
Roll Call Dinner is Oct. 23

Thu, Oct 11

Category:

News

Since Roll Call last year, the Harbor Church has seen many changes, to the exterior, obvious to everyone who gets mail, to the interior, particularly...
The Osprey

By

J.V. Houlihan, Jr.

Thu, Oct 4

Category:

Columnists, The Ferry Dock Scribbler

“How come that windmill next to George’s fell down and those Osprey nests, don’t,” asked local fishing Captain Ralph Pearson one winter morning in a...
Friendship Celebration

Thu, Oct 4

Category:

News

On Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, Alice Mott Huggins, 94, (at left, with Edie Blane) and her daughter, Susan Huggins, hosted a luncheon for many of her...
Letters

Thu, Oct 4

Category:

Opinion, Letters

Banning Glyphosate (The following letter was also submitted to the New Shoreham Town Council :) To the Editor: In our continued effort...
Learning from adversity

Thu, Oct 4

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

Monday night’s meeting of the Town Council spotlighted the variety of challenges associated with constructing rental housing on Block Island. Town...
Order this... Homemade comfort food at Kimberly’s

By

Amy Lockwood MacDougall

Thu, Oct 4

Category:

Order This

Ask any local on Block Island if they know Kimberly and you’ll probably hear “of course!” in reply. That’s not only because she runs two restaurants...

Community

On The Block

Thu, Sep 27

Category:

On the Block

Farmers Market & Arts and Crafts Guild There are three Farmers Markets remaining this season. They will be held on Saturday,...