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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...

Latest News

Board member becomes climate change advocate

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Oct 3

Category:

News

“ I’m arguing that the impact is happening now. That time is of the essence. And, although I feel it is almost insurmountable to reverse its impact,...
Once and future salt marshes: A tutorial

By

Kim Gaffett

Fri, Sep 27

Category:

Ocean Views

Depending on where you start counting, our earth satellite has just finished its year’s travel around the sun; and now, we start a new year with...
Remedy for school oil spill is expensive and necessary

By

Pat Tengwall

Thu, Sep 26

Category:

News

There was both good news and bad news about the Block Island School building at the New Shoreham School Committee’s Sept. 16 meeting. The good news:...
During the summer only

Citing costs, Sewer Dept. looks into a return to generator use

By

Lars Trodson

Thu, Sep 26

Category:

News

Sewer Company Supt. Dylan Chase informed the members of the Sewer Commission that he is thinking of undertaking a study to see how much it would cost...
American Legion exploring building expansion

By

Cassius Shuman

Thu, Sep 26

Category:

News

Block Island’s American Legion members, part of Post number 36, are exploring expansion of their single-story wood frame building to include a second...

Featured News

The Muted Colors of Fall

By

Martha Ball

Thu, Oct 10

Category:

Columnists, Island Notes

It i s October and there is a storm gnawing around the edges of the day because it is October and in October the wind blows and the rain falls. We...
Order this... the most wonderful food at Kimberly’s

By

Amy Lockwood MacDougall

Thu, Oct 10

Category:

Columnists, Order This

Kimberly’s menu is one of the few on the island where there really is something for every taste. Kids will be happy with the chicken and pasta dishes...
Comedy Night at Yellow Kittens

Thu, Oct 10

Category:

News

Comedy night returns to Yellow Kittens on Sunday, Oct. 13. Hosted by former year-round resident Ben Smith, this show is headlined by the hilarious...
Kirtan chanting at the Harbor Church

Thu, Oct 10

There will be a community singing event Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Harbor Church at 7 p.m. Devadas Labreque will be bringing Kirtan, a traditional call...
Turning the Tide: The Killer Whale Rubbing Beach

By

Rosemary Connelli

Fri, Oct 4

Category:

Columnists

Arriving for a visit to Malcolm Island in British Columbia, I felt a sense of tranquility and nervousness wash over me. I prepared for days of...
Summer 2019

By

J.V. Houlihan, Jr.

Thu, Oct 3

Category:

Columnists, The Ferry Dock Scribbler

It was a busy and fast paced summer season and here are some nods from the day-to-day in Point Judith: *The weather folks had a field day on 22 June...
Letters

Thu, Oct 3

Category:

Opinion, Letters

Thank yous To the Editor: The Hands That Rock Board would like to thank the Block Island businesses that sponsored our event including...
Celebrating democracy

Thu, Oct 3

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

Block Island Utility District board members Barbara MacMullan and Everett Shorey seemed pleased by the one-third voter response to the Utility...
Remember me!

By

Martha Ball

Thu, Oct 3

Category:

Columnists

It ’s fall, time to start clearing out the paper accumulated over the summer, scraps with phone numbers (whose? no idea) and e-mail addresses (some...
Dish off the Block: Grilled corn and chicken chowder

By

Pamela Gelsomini

Thu, Oct 3

Category:

Columnists

The fall weather is here. Sweater weather, cool nights, long walks on a quiet beach, early sunsets, and comfort food! There is nothing quite like the...