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Horseshoe Crab Season
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Wed, May 27
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(VIDEO) Horseshoe crabs have begun to emerge around the Great Salt Pond recently, with their appearance serving as a reminder to their annual breeding event. Horseshoe crabs are one of Block Island's living fossils, and their appearance has not changed in 300 million years. Reporter Rosemary...
BIPCo works out a contingency plan
Renée Meyer
Fri, May 22
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Features
While many businesses on Block Island are in a wait-and-see mode, the Block Island Power Company has been busy coming up with a contingency plan to weather the storm of the coronavirus pandemic. During the Block Island Utility District’s Board of Commissioners meeting on Saturday, May 16 (held...
Experts look at the future of offshore wind
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, May 22
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Features
The future of offshore wind in New England was the topic of an online discussion by a group of experts titled “Building a New Era of Offshore Wind.” The panel featured experts in the offshore wind industry from Tufts University, the Brattle Group, and the Responsible Offshore Science Alliance, who...
A custom fit for Block Island
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, May 22
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Features
Many American businesses have had to pivot and change their focus during the pandemic, but few have done so more nimbly than A Custom Style, the Connecticut-based clothing manufacturer that is now selling high-end facemasks. Siblings Sarah and Bill Powers are the co-owners and co-founders of the...
Library pilots a new book delivery program
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, May 22
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Features
The Island Free Library staff have been busy developing programs and activities that provide traditional library services, but with a twist. One program piloted by the library staff is titled Book-In-Place: books packaged in brown bags for residents in the community. “A few libraries have tested...
Island Free Library eyes slow re-opening
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, May 21
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Books and magazines can have hundreds of pages. If they are checked out of the library, held and read for hours at a time, when they are returned do all the pages need to be cleaned? That’s the kind of minutiae the staff of the Island Free Library has to think about as they prepare to slowly open...
B.I. Club will open for summer 2020
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, May 21
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Features
The Block Island Club will be opening in June, with plans on offering limited programs in a reduced capacity for members. The B.I. Club was founded in 1963, with the intentions of starting a summer boat and tennis club on the island to promote educational and recreational programs for children and...
360 VIDEO
Walk through Andy’s Way
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Tue, May 19
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Features
(360 VIDEO) Reporter Rosemary Connelli walked through Andy’s Way today: a large crescent of sandy beach on the eastern side of the Great Salt Pond, and home to a diverse list of plants and animals. The Block Island Times will be a featuring a story in this week’s paper on Andy’s Way, originally...
Valedictorian and athlete O’Neill recalls on support from island community
Tue, May 19
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Features
The following was written by Journal Sports Writer Bill Koch of the Providence Journal:
Moira O’Neill started doing the math long before she was a freshman. There would be enough girls to field teams in volleyball, basketball and softball by the time she finished her last four years at...
NEW SHOREHAM SCHOOL DEPARTMENT BLOCK ISLAND SCHOOL
Third Quarter Honor Roll – 2019-2020
Thu, May 14
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HIGHEST HONORS Mikhaela Brown-Padien – Grade 12 Ruby Crawford – Grade 12 Charlotte Hall – Grade 12 Mathias Heinz – Grade 12 Moira O’Neill – Grade 12 Savannah Brown – Grade 11 Cole McGinnes – Grade 11 Josephine Mott – Grade 11 Stephanie Rich – Grade 11 Lucy Rigby-Leather – Grade 11 Rory Crawford –...
Updates from Interim Town Manager Jim Kern
Thu, May 14
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Dear Residents, Businesses, and Community Partners: This week, Governor Raimondo executed the first phase of the State’s framework for re-opening Rhode Island’s economy and the benchmarks that need to be met to continue through the next two phases. Along with opening some businesses and parks, the...
BIVFRD members continue training
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, May 14
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Features
Members of the Block Island Volunteer Rescue and Fire Department have been training on the weekends for several months. This past weekend the department’s volunteers worked on what is known as a “vent, enter, search” technique, or VES, which trains firefighters to enter a smoke-filled house through...
Town Council, working with Medical Center, seeks to have workers tested
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, May 14
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News
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Features
UPDATE: The Town Council meeting scheduled for 4 p.m. on Monday, May 18 has been postponed because of a posting error. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, May 20. As businesses begin to bring over seasonal workers, and as restaurants and hotels prepare for a soft opening sometime in mid-June,...
Sun Farm Oysters becomes Block Island’s first SNAP retailer
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, May 14
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News
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Features
Chris Warfel has been trying to bring the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to Block Island for a while now, and he has made it happen. Warfel, the owner of Sun Farm Oysters, has been approved to be a SNAP-approved retail vendor. Participants in the program, which is more conventionally...
Let’s hash it out
Pamela Gelsomini
Thu, May 14
Category:
Dish off the Block
In these days where we limit our grocery shopping to once every week or two, we buy loads of fresh vegetables to have options, right? Well, much like all of us in quarantine, after the first week or so, the unused produce begins looking quite tired and a little beat up. Making a hash is the perfect...
360 VIDEO
Walk to Mosquito Beach
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Wed, May 13
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(360 VIDEO) Walk the path to Mosquito Beach, courtesy of The Block Island Times. Mosquito Beach, or Dinghy Beach, is a small sandy cove by the Great Salt Pond on Corn Neck Road. A bright and warm day by the pond yesterday, with slight winds blowing overhead. Note: Turn up the volume to fully...
Roch’s Fresh Foods: A family tradition of goodness and taste
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Mon, May 11
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Features
Ray Roch grew up around the aromas, tastes and colors of fresh fruits and vegetables. He is a third generation green grocer, and the father of a fourth. “I tell people before I was born into this. I was predestined to do this,” he said. “This” is Roch’s Fresh Foods, located on Boston Neck Road in...
Block Island’s Women’s History Month
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Mon, May 11
Category:
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Features
The Block Island Times
will be wrapping up our profile interviews on island women this week. Thank you to everyone who contributed names of island women. There are so many hard-working and talented individuals on the island, and it has been wonderful to hear and share each woman’s story!...
Roadside storytime
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, May 8
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Features
At the corner of Beach Avenue and Center Road, you can take a moment out of your day and read a book. Not a book that you may have on you, but a book lined up on the side of the road, on the lawn of the Island Free Library’s Interlibrary Loan and Circulation Clerk Judy Mitchell’s house. “I’ve got...
Tourism council cobbles together a budget for 2021
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, May 8
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Features
Trying to put together a budget when revenue streams are still unknown, the members of the Tourism Council passed a budget for the coming fiscal year based on the forecast that projects a precipitous drop in tourism dollars. From a high of $371,000 in revenue in 2016/17, the budget for 2020/21...
Shellfish license updates from DEM and Harbors
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, May 8
Category:
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Features
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced the availability of a new license for state residents: “To help foster the continued viability of the Rhode Island commercial seafood industry during the COVID-19 public health crisis, the Department of Environmental Management (DEM...
Sports shop owner pursues musical talents
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, May 8
Category:
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Features
“Some might be surprised to know that I pursue music on the side.” The current lockdown has inspired some island residents to use their downtime to focus on creative endeavors and hobbies, including Jim Ortel. Ortel, co-owner of the Block Island Sport Shop, has been taking advantage of this time to...
The Shad are Blooming!
Wed, May 6
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Features
The following was sent to
The Block Island Times
from the Block Island Conservancy:
May 5, 2020 - The Shad are Blooming! For many weeks now, we’ve been checking the shad buds every morning to see if they’ve bloomed. Finally, after a warm and sunny day yesterday, many of the buds...
Cinco de Mayo
Pam Gelsomini
Mon, May 4
Category:
Dish off the Block
How are you celebrating Cinco de Mayo… let me guess… at home? Well, at the very least you should be celebrating with a Mexican feast! Mix it up with a twist on the traditional fare and try my Spaghetti Squash Burrito Bowls and a margarita, rocks and salt (no Corona please)!! SPAGHETTI SQUASH...
Portraits of an island on lockdown
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, May 1
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News
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Features
Island resident and artist Tracy Finn created the idea of capturing an inside look into islanders’ lives in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I had a thought of photographing people in their doorways or yards as a way to document this time that we’re all going through,” said Finn. Finn has...
Helping the island connect
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, May 1
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News
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Features
The staff at the Island Free Library, understanding that there was inequality throughout the island in terms of being able to connect to the internet, had placed an order of new “hotspots” in order to even things out. “We started brainstorming a hotspot program probably close to a year ago,” said...
Raimondo restricts summer activities: what does this look like for the island?
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Apr 30
Category:
News
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Features
Gov. Gina Raimondo, at her regularly scheduled daily briefing on Wednesday, April 29, stated that large gatherings and events for this coming summer, such as the Newport Folk Festival and Fourth of July parades, were likely not going to happen. It was a decision made, she said, “with a knot in my...
Army Corps of Engineers denies fast ferry dock construction in Old Harbor
Lars Trodson
Sat, Apr 25
Category:
News
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Features
The application to build a dock to accommodate a proposed fast ferry service between Quonset and Block Island has been denied by the Army Corps of Engineers, town attorney Kathy Merolla announced at a virtual Town Council meeting on Thursday, April 23. The letter from the Army Corps of Engineers...
Right whale migrations in the east
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Apr 24
Category:
News
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Features
“There has only been one right whale reported so far this year off Rhode Island: south of Sakonnet Point on Jan 22.” This is according to Robert Kenney, Emeritus Marine Research Scientist and Adjunct Professor in residence at the University of Rhode Island, who is one of the founders of the North...
Getting creative in the kitchen
Pamela Gelsomini
Fri, Apr 24
Category:
Dish off the Block
So, I think we can all agree that self-quarantining with our families has forced a lot of people to cook more and to get creative in the kitchen. This pasta is delicious and is also very versatile, using many items from your pantry. Don’t have all of the ingredients required? Try… • Subbing out the...
Block Island’s Women’s History Month
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@gmail.com
Fri, Apr 24
Category:
News
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Features
We’ve extended Women’s History Month into April (and possibly May!). Here are profiles of some in their own words:
Persephone Brown: Owner of Persephone’s Kitchen At age 18, my friend and I visited her brother, where he was working at the Spring House. We swam at Fresh Pond, beached all...
National Poetry Month
Thu, Apr 23
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News
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Features
The following was submitted by reader Lisa Sprague:
It all started with a poem: Keeping Quiet Now we will count to twelve and we will all keep still. For once on the face of the earth, let’s not speak in any language, let’s stop for a second, and not move our arms so much. It would be an...
Salt marshes, bluffs, and rising sea levels
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Apr 23
Category:
News
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Features
“I have lived in Rhode Island for one week when I set out to explore the nearest tidal marsh, the landscape I know will be the first to show signs of sea level rise... It is no surprise, then, that 15 percent of Rhode Island is classified as wetlands. And of that 15 percent, roughly an eighth is...
Creating a culture of consciousness: ConserFest
Fri, Apr 17
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News
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Features
ConserFest, the annual celebration of music and art that helps raise funds to protect the island’s natural resources. Founded by Cameron Greenlee and Justin Lewis, the event is entering its 14th year. The Block Island Times asked the current members to write an occasional column to inform...
Beaches and parks open, enjoy responsibly
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Apr 17
Category:
News
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Features
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced last week the temporary closure of Rhode Island state parks and beaches, to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in the public. The state parks and beaches, including their parking areas, closed on Friday, April 3. When asked if R.I. D.E...
Water, Sewer Depts. 2021 budget talks delayed
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Apr 17
Category:
News
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Features
Although the current shutdown of government activities on Block Island has interrupted several projects in various stages of development, the Water Commission and Supt. John Breunig are taking steps to ensure that one of the most important projects that was initiated earlier this year stays on...
Block Island’s Women’s History Month
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Apr 17
Category:
News
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Features
We’ve extended Women’s History Month into April. Here are profiles of Rita Draper, Kay Lewis, Liz Doherty, and Valerie Preler in their own words:
Rita Draper: Owner of The 1661 Inn Love of sailing first brought my family to Block Island in the 1960s. My parents thought it would be a great...
BIPCo audit finds no financial issues
Renée Meyer
Fri, Apr 10
Category:
News
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Features
Under the “new normal” the Block Island Utility District Board of Commissioners held its monthly meeting by Zoom on Saturday, April 4. There were 13 participants for the meeting, including Block Island Power’s accountant David Bebyn, attorney Michael McElroy, and members of the audit team from...
April is National Poetry Month: Share a poem
Fri, Apr 10
Category:
News
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Features
The following was submitted by island poet Nancy Greenaway. April is National Poetry Month.
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, poems are being exchanged by email to as many people as possible. The oral presentation by invited non-poet readers/reciters from a variety of walks of life, scheduled...
Block Island’s Women’s History Month
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Apr 9
Category:
News
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Features
We’ve extended Women’s History Month into April. Here are profiles of Jessica Willi, Megan Hennessy, Carrie Johnson, and Cindy Kelly, in their own words:
Jessica Willi:
Executive Director of
the Block Island Tourism Council
My parents brought me to Block Island as a...
The first island newspaper
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Apr 9
Category:
News
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Features
Trivia question: What was the first newspaper on Block Island? Answer:
The Block Island Star,
copies of which were discovered by island resident Chris Blane. Blane found the newspapers one day when he was cleaning the attic of the home his mother Edie Blane grew up in. “In March of 1987, I...
Roosa Fund announces 2019 grant awards
Sat, Apr 4
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Features
The following was submitted by the Roosa Fund of Block Island Ecumenical Ministries, Inc.
The Roosa Fund, a charitable fund sponsored by Block Island Ecumenical Ministries, is pleased to announce the awards made through its grant program in 2019, and the schedule of board meetings and...
How to make a homemade face mask
Renée Meyer
Fri, Apr 3
Category:
News
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Features
Should you wear a facemask? So far, the recommendation for the general public has been no. But that may change. On Tuesday, March 31, all indications pointed to the CDC reversing its previous recommendation that people not wear masks. Arguments against wearing masks include the possibility of...
New podcast on health and wellness
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Apr 3
Category:
News
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Features
Alison Warfel, the Operations Chief and Director of Wellness and Risk Reduction at the Block Island Medical Center, and Island Free Library Director Kristin Baumann have teamed up to create a new podcast on health and wellness. The podcast is called “Waking Up Well” and will be available on...
National to delay 2020 opening
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Apr 3
Category:
News
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Features
The National Hotel will postpone its 2020 season opening out of an abundance of caution. General Manager Julie Fuller, who has worked at the hotel for the past 37 years, said, “Right now we’re pushing back everything. We’re taking this one day at a time trying to stay healthy. We can’t bring people...
Mudslide dreaming
Fri, Apr 3
Category:
News
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Features
The following was sent in by reader Irene Hopkins:
Ode to a Banana Mudslide Afternoon
I'm anticipating the afternoon when I am salty and sandy, after spending the day at the beach amongst the children, the dogs, and the girls in their itsy bitsy bikinis. That afternoon when I can...
A mover and shaker: Gloria Redlich
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Apr 2
Category:
News
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Features
Block Island has so many people to celebrate, we’ve extended Women’s History Month into April. Here’s a profile of Gloria Redlich, Senior Coordinator for the Senior Advisory Committee, in her own words:
My first visit to Block Island was on a date with Harold (eventually my husband). When...
A butterfly built by an island
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Apr 2
Category:
News
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Features
Don’t be alarmed if you see a huge butterfly fluttering at Ball O’Brien Park this summer. Island resident Sue Black has been pushing for a fiber art installation that will be a collaboration between a New York artist and the entire Block Island community. The project, coined “On Island Fiber Arts:...
Medical Center Information
Thu, Apr 2
Category:
News
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Features
This week’s message from the Block Island Medical Center:
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread and threaten the health of our community. Our best defense is to continue to follow the guidance from the CDC, the R.I. Department of Health and reinforced by our local Town Emergency...
Sidewalk, Cherry Hill Lane projects on hold
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Sat, Mar 28
Category:
News
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Features
During the Town Council’s discussion on the provisions of its new Emergency Ordinance, Councilor Sven Risom asked if the cancelling of building permits would halt two large-scale projects — the new sidewalk on West Side Road and the Cherry Hill Lane subdivision — and First Warden Ken Lacoste...
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