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Great Blue Herons in the winter
Thu, Jan 14
Category:
News
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Features
The following was submitted to
The Block Island Times
by the Block Island Conservancy:
So far, this winter has been a mild one for Block Island. As a result, some birds that typically move further south for the winter are continuing to stick around the island. One such bird is...
Kinda Korean Beef and Rice Bowls
Pamela Gelsomini
Thu, Jan 14
Category:
Dish off the Block
This dish is my spin on the traditional Korean dish called Bibimbap. Bibimbap translates to “mixed rice.” It consists of sautéed seasonal vegetables, meat, egg, and other toppings including pickled or fermented veggies over rice. You might say that Bibimbap was the first “grain bowl” long before...
The decadent chowder you deserve!
Pam Gelsomini
Thu, Dec 31
Category:
Dish off the Block
Ring in 2021 with this decadent chowder – you deserve it. The New Year’s Eve, like everything else in 2020, will not be the normal type of celebration, but safe to say, we are all happy to ring in 2021 and say good riddance to 2020!! So, buy a nice bottle of bubbly and treat yourself to this...
Poem
Christmas Piano Recital
Nancy Walker Greenaway
Thu, Dec 24
Category:
Features
In the winter sanctuary of an island church, thunder of children’s feet on wooden stairs serves as prelude to the annual recital of young pianists bursting into light in suits or vibrant party dresses, radiant in youthful energy and pre-performance electricity. Starting with simple holiday carols...
Personal Essay
Diane, a story for Christmas
John Willis
Thu, Dec 24
Category:
News
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Features
This is a story plain and simple about a woman on an island out at sea. Her name is Diane and that alone explains who she is, nothing more. If you live on this island you would know Diane. She is seemingly around the inner town on any given day when she isn’t working. Her work is helping to keep...
The Four Roses
Keith H. Lang
Thu, Dec 24
Category:
News
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Features
Who knows at the time what memories will stay with them all their lives? Arriving on the island one morning just after the new year in 1973 with Peder Schaefer, a friend and co-worker from summers at the Narragansett Inn, I literally took off for an island tour in a jeep Eleanor Mott had graciously...
Comfort food re-invented
Pamela Gelsomini
Thu, Dec 10
Category:
Dish off the Block
The cold, blustery weather is back with a vengeance and, as winter approaches, purple flag days are once again a regular thing. That means we are all craving comfort food in front of a cozy fire …and a nice glass of red doesn’t hurt. French onion soup is one of my go-to comfort cravings. I love to...
Varsity Soccer: Playing together as a team
Coach Lawrence Kikuchi
Thu, Dec 10
Category:
News
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Features
The Block Island High School Varsity Soccer team made a go of it this past fall, attempting (perhaps too optimistically) to have some normality in the school year so badly affected by the coronavirus. The Rhode Island Interscholastic League set up a seven team division with six games, and playoffs...
Community Sailing adds coastal cruiser to its fleet
Thu, Dec 3
Category:
News
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Features
The following was sent in by Block Island Community Sailing:
Block Island Community Sailing, Inc. (BICS), the Island’s educational, non-profit community sailing organization, has announced the acquisition of a Cape Dory 28 to its fleet of recreational and racing sailboats. This auxiliary...
Paine or Payne? It’s all the same family
Fran Migliaccio
Thu, Nov 26
Category:
News
,
Features
A centuries old Block Island family tree has found life and organization in Peter Greenman’s new book, “The Block Island Descendants of John Paine.” Any account of the Payne family would have to be fascinating, and this one certainly is. Greenman makes it clear that he has not written about all...
The apple of my pie
Pamela Gelsomini
Thu, Nov 26
Category:
Dish off the Block
It’s apple picking season and time for some good ole fashion apple pie. Did you know that even though we say things like “as American as apple pie” or “baseball, hot dogs, and apple pie,” the classic dessert actually harkens from Europe, originating in England, and can be traced back to the time of...
Covid-19 holidays at the farm
John Willis
Thu, Nov 26
Category:
News
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Features
As we approach the holiday season, especially at the Beacon Hollow Farm during a world-wide pandemic, I try to look ahead and make plans for some Happy Holidays — a thankful Thanksgiving and a Merry Christmas. My family, like most nowadays, is scattered and must be shared with their in-laws. It...
Lobster Pot Tree shines bright in 2020
Margie Comings
Thu, Nov 26
Category:
News
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Features
Several weeks ago, Turtle Hatfield and his wife, Heather, started getting questions from the island community worried that the Covid-19 virus would prevent them from constructing the Lobster Pot Christmas Tree this year. No way was Turtle and his crew going to let the virus deprive everyone of this...
Y’all craving some comfort food?
Pamela Gelsomini
Thu, Nov 12
Category:
Dish off the Block
Here in the Northeast, we think of comfort food as chicken and dumplings, a steaming bowl of chowder, or anything in a crockpot! Down South, the comfort food icons are things like jambalaya, biscuits and gravy, or shrimp and grits. My take on Shrimp and Grits is a little non-traditional, but...
Remembering Steve
Donna Corey
Thu, Nov 5
Category:
News
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Features
Isobel Norton said it so well:
“Those we hold most dear
Never truly leave us...
They live on
In the kindnesses they showed
The comfort they shared
And the love they brought
into our lives...”
The legacy of those who have gone...
Thoughts about America in October 2020, my 90th year
P.S. Wood
Thu, Oct 29
Category:
News
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Features
Looking back, I see three national convulsions that have changed the world I’ve lived in: the Wall Street crash of 1929; Pearl Harbor; and the fiery destruction of the trade towers on 9/11. And now a fourth: the Covid-19 epidemic. The Great Depression shaped my early years without my being aware of...
Fall is soup and chowdahhh season
Pamela Gelsomini
Fri, Oct 23
Category:
Dish off the Block
Bring on fall. Sweater weather, cool nights, crisp air, vibrant foliage, and comfort food. That means soup season is upon us and I couldn’t be happier. There is nothing quite like a big bowl of steaming hot chowder with some crusty bread on a blustery fall day. Easy to make, feeds a crowd, and...
Suggested changes made to Town Charter explained
Keith Stover
Thu, Oct 15
Category:
News
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Features
Towns in Rhode Island, and many towns throughout New England, are guided in their structure and governance by a Home Rule Charter. The town charter is the foundation of local government, covering everything from the length of terms of local elected officials to the essential duties of the Town...
Order this…
Island freshness and ambience at the Old Island Pub
Amy Lockwood MacDougall
Thu, Oct 15
Category:
Order This
“Where do the locals like to go for a drink or to grab a bite?” On Block Island, one of those places is the Old Island Pub, where Chef Phil Walsh is serving up fresh food for lunch and dinner every day of the week. This is a place where locals hang out and visitors come to grab a snack, relax with...
Pursuing a passion, with ephemeral results
Marty Rosato
Thu, Oct 15
Category:
News
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Features
My mother started my career as a beach bum at a very young age as we vacationed on the Rhode Island shore. I loved working with clay while in high school, sculpting and throwing pottery. When I lived in Connecticut, I made snow castles while we dreamed of the beach. Living on Block Island opened up...
Crowd watches as BIMI’s finny friends return home
John Lehman
Fri, Oct 9
Category:
News
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Features
The following was submitted by John Lehman of the Block Island Maritime Institute:
A crowd of approximately 75 onlookers, masked and socially distanced, watched as Valerie Preler, the Block Island Maritime Institute’s Program Director, assisted by several young helpers, fed a noonday meal...
The stripers are running
Pamela Gelsomini
Fri, Oct 2
Category:
Dish off the Block
I grew up spending my summers on Block Island, surrounded by avid fishermen, who treated striper fishing like a science. My dad, a principal marine biologist, most definitely found his love of fishing here as a boy, hiking the beaches before dawn or after dusk in search of the elusive ‘cow.’ He and...
The Solar Report
I’m pumped about heat pumps!
Tony Pappas
Fri, Sep 25
Category:
News
,
Features
What’s a “Heat pump” and why should anyone be pumped about them?
A heat pump is an electrical/mechanical appliance that can be used for heating in the cold months and cooling in the warm months. It consists of two components: a heat exchanger outdoors and a head, (or mini-split) usually...
Are you ready for some football?
Pamela Gelsomini
Fri, Sep 18
Category:
Dish off the Block
Football season is upon us and, since we can’t go to the stadium to root our team on, there will no doubt be more ‘tailgate’ parties at home (socially distant, of course). Whether you’re the host or just bringing an appetizer, these ‘totchos’ are always a fan favorite. A spin on nachos, using Tater...
ICYMI: Presidential sibling visited Block Island this summer
Peter Voskamp
Fri, Sep 18
Category:
News
,
Features
With the hustle and bustle of a particularly fraught summer come and gone, there’s now time to reflect back on one of this season’s more interesting visitors. Freedom, the sister ship of presidential yacht Sequoia, made its way into Great Salt Pond on Sunday, July 12. The 104-foot vessel, which is...
Lost Memories
Ruby Crawford
Thu, Sep 17
Category:
News
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Features
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 Island School to write creatively about the island. The format is that the opening paragraph, created by the BIYC, must be used for all entries,...
The Adventure of His Life
Chloe Weber
Fri, Sep 11
Category:
News
,
Features
A note from BIYC Writing Contest Director William Young:
I would like to apologize to the readers of The Block Island Times for a mixup. The story published in last week’s paper, “Journeys Ahead” was written by Amira Veldman-Wilson, not Chloe Weber. This was my error. I mislabeled the...
It’s September — Turn up the heat
Mussels in sriracha cream sauce
Pamela Gelsomini
Fri, Sep 4
Category:
Dish off the Block
Want to put a little spice in your life? These mussels have the perfect amount of heat from jalapeno and sriracha in the creamy sauce that will make your lips tingle, but keep you going back for more!! Make sure to have crusty bread on the side for dipping into the decadent sauce and a cold beer in...
Keith Lang’s Block Island: Then and Now
Keith Lang
Thu, Sep 3
Category:
News
,
Features
Dunn Town, 1970 Amidst the sultry damp of late summer, there always seems to come a day when the wind switches and blows hard, the air is clear and cool and all of a sudden fall seems not far distant. The same bracing breeze that would be dispiriting in spring is now welcome and shakes us from our...
Kids On Books
Fri, Aug 28
Category:
News
,
Features
Ed. note: Every summer, the folks at Island Bound Bookstore ask their younger customers to review their favorite books. Here’s the summer 2020 installment.
Over the summer I read “The Prince and the Dressmaker” by Jen Wang. I recommend this book to anyone who likes dramas and anyone who...
Twice-delayed Hal Madison Race sails on
James F. Spallone
Thu, Aug 27
Category:
News
,
Features
The 37th edition of the Block Island Club’s annual Hal Madison Race on Saturday, Aug. 22 featured a series of firsts, in keeping with an unusual year on Block Island and the world at large. It was the first time the race was postponed twice before finally being sailed; the first time there was a...
The Bird Corner
Nominating the red tailed hawk
Wesley Butterfield
Fri, Aug 21
Category:
News
,
Features
Block Island has always been a wonderful spot to go birding, not only because the island is an important stopover during migration, but due to the many species that live here.
At the Block Island School, we are following the tradition started by Elizabeth Dickens, who began the bird...
The Bird Corner
Nominating the bold blue jay
Miles Willi
Thu, Aug 13
Category:
News
,
Features
Block Island has always been a wonderful spot to go birding, not only because the island is an important stopover during migration, but due to the many species that live here.
At the Block Island School, we are following the tradition started by Elizabeth Dickens, who began the bird...
Yacht Clubs donate to Medical Center
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Aug 13
Category:
News
,
Features
The Block Island Medical Center has received a financial boost from two sailing clubs that make the island a seasonal destination. Dave Dickerson, past commodore of both the Off Soundings Club and the Cruising Club of America, said the two boating clubs pooled their resources and donated $4,000 to...
Only so many degrees of separation
Martha Ball
Thu, Aug 13
Category:
News
,
Features
We’re in a heat advisory, I hear on the radio, all of Washington Country as well as much of Rhode Island then after a few more key words register, I realize I am listening to the morning guy in the evening, a replay and not even one of this morning. It has been dry, finally I am beginning to notice...
Order this…
The summery, sumptuous food at Aldo’s
Amy Lockwood MacDougall
Fri, Aug 7
Category:
News
,
Features
It’s a lovely summer day and you’ve been out on the island for a while. You’ve had seafood, you’ve had burgers and fried foods, and you’re longing for some great pizza and classic Italian food. Aldo’s has every dish you’ve been craving, all made from scratch, and you can dine in, get it to-go, or...
The Solar Initiative
Block Island is going solar!
Tony Pappas
Fri, Aug 7
Category:
News
,
Features
The following was issued by the Solar Initiative to provide updates on how solar energy is being brought to Block Island. This will be an ongoing series:
Carbon emissions have reached a point of severe environmental impact, including rising sea levels. Obviously, this is of concern to...
The Bird Corner
The peregrine falcon
Noah Nelson
Fri, Aug 7
Category:
News
,
Features
Block Island has always been a wonderful spot to go birding, not only because the island is an important stopover during migration, but due to the many species that live here.
At the Block Island School, we are following the tradition started by Elizabeth Dickens, who began the bird...
Art around town...
Cooking, eating and painting with Leslie Hartnett
Thu, Aug 6
Category:
News
,
Features
Along with new works that are being shown this week at The Spring Street Gallery, Leslie Hartnett has a new recipe book, in which she has created a painting of the ingredients for a wide array of recipes. We reached out to Leslie via email to talk a little bit about the book, which is titled “Eat...
Art around town...
Leslie Hartnett work at Spring Street Gallery
Thu, Aug 6
Category:
News
,
Features
Artist Leslie Hartnett will be showing her new series of fruits and vegetables at the Spring Street Gallery starting on Aug. 8, 2020 and running through Aug. 20. The Gallery is open Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The artist’s reception will be on Saturday, Aug. 8 from 5 to 7 p.m...
Monsters in your garden!
Pam Gelsomini
Thu, Aug 6
Category:
Dish off the Block
If you have a garden, and you grow summer squash or zucchini, you have probably gone out in the morning and found that, seemingly overnight, monster squash have grown amongst the leaves! Did you miss it when you went out yesterday? Was it lying in wait the whole time? Every summer growing up we had...
Monitors hired to watch moped use
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Aug 6
Category:
News
,
Features
A coalition of the New Shoreham Police Department, the moped operators, and the Town Council have come up with some ideas on how to reduce the number of moped accidents, after hearing from members of the Fire Department and Rescue Squad that accident numbers had increased during the summer season...
BIPCO celebrates roof-top solar
Renée Meyer
Thu, Aug 6
Category:
News
,
Features
On Wednesday, Aug. 5, the Block Island Utility District, doing business as Block Island Power Company, celebrated another milestone. The occasion was the “ribbon cutting” for the new rooftop solar system at the BIPCO property. Two solar panels stood in for the ribbon. BIPCo President Jeffery Wright...
Summertime blackberry cobbler
Pamela Gelsomini
Fri, Jul 31
Category:
Dish off the Block
One of my favorite childhood memories growing up summers on Block Island was going blackberry picking. I would start eyeing the bushes with their silvery leaves in early July when they flowered to determine where the berries would be best that year. I watched the flowers turn to green berries, then...
Cherry Hill Lane project nears completion
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Jul 31
Category:
News
,
Features
“All closings have occurred and five happy families now own their own home on Block Island,” wrote Housing Board Chair Cindy Pappas to
The Block Island Times.
“I have had walk-throughs with all five houses with Building Official Marc Tillson,” said Pappas during the telecommunication...
Art around town...
Jessie Edwards Gallery features new oils-on-canvas by Kate Knapp
Fri, Jul 31
Category:
News
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Features
In “Block Island, Changing Light,” 17 oils-on-canvas, Kate Knapp captures the effects of the ever-changing light as it falls on familiar island places. The oils will be on exhibit at the Jessie Edwards Gallery on the second floor of the Post Office building from Friday, July 31 to Aug. 12. In a “...
Art around town...
Oil paintings by Claire Marschak at Spring Street Gallery
Fri, Jul 31
Category:
News
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Features
Claire Marschak will exhibit oil paintings in a show titled “Cloudscapes” at the Spring Street Gallery starting Saturday, Aug. 1 through Aug. 14. The public is invited to a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. the day of the opening. The show features 24 paintings on paper, linen, and canvas. For inspiration...
The Bird Corner
The Northern Goshawk
Rowan Weber
Thu, Jul 30
Category:
News
,
Features
Block Island has always been a wonderful spot to go birding, not only because the island is an important stopover during migration, but due to the many species that live here.
At the Block Island School, we are following the tradition started by Elizabeth Dickens, who began the bird...
Old Post Office Bagel Shop re-opens
Fri, Jul 24
Category:
News
,
Features
UPDATE: Just a few days after closing and working with the Medical Center, the Old Post Office Bagel Shop in Bridge Gate Square has re-opened today, Friday, July 24.
Also, Finn’s Restaurant and Seafood store in Old Harbor is fully re-opened after closing on July 7 due to a Covid-19...
Art around town...
Colors of My World
Thu, Jul 23
Category:
News
,
Features
Jenny Noonan, longtime summer resident, is inspired to create her paintings and drawings by viewing the beauty and vivid colors of Block Island through her studio window. Jenny captures the vivid hues of the sun, sky, water and earth and interprets these images through her unique creations...
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