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Fri, Jan 24
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Letters
To the Editor: “For whom the truck tows, it tows for us all.” Truly, Pete Mott has spoiled the island with his AAA-endorsed services. On July 3, 2018, my son borrowed a car. It broke down on West Side Road after midnight. The car’s front axle broke and electrical systems failed. Thanks to the...
Letters
Fri, Jan 17
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Letters
A success!
To the Editor: Thank you to everyone who came to my bake sale and who donated in-person, by mail or online! We were waiting for a few last minute donations to come in, so that’s why this letter is a little late. I’d also like to thank the Island Free Library for letting me have...
Letters
Thu, Dec 26
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Letters
A heartfelt thank you
To the Editor: This is an open letter to the Ladies Auxiliary of the Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, who delivered a Christmas basket to my house recently. Dear Ladies, Henry and I live on Old Mill Road. Alone now for some years. We have our habits. His dog-door...
Letters
Fri, Dec 20
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Letters
A wonderful gift
To the Editor: Need a great last minute gift? Read on! Our contractor has put the latest round of engraved bricks in the Mary D. Park and found we have several additional blank spaces, so we have a few more bricks to sell. (Sales will end for this terrace when they are sold...
Letters
Thu, Dec 12
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Letters
A mainland car inspection
To the Editor: Letters to the editor are essential on a small island like ours. It may be one of the most effective ways to get a message out to the public. Please note that cars can no longer be inspected for emissions here on Block Island. I was made aware of it...
Letters
Sun, Dec 8
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Opinion
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Letters
‘Incorrect and misleading’
To the Editor: Regarding your reporting of my stepping down as the Block Island School Food Service Manager, the first sentence of your article is incorrect and misleading. To be clear, no questionable food handling practices have occurred since my employment and...
Letters
Thu, Oct 31
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Opinion
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Letters
‘With gratitude and joy’
To the Editor: As I compose my thoughts this morning, Harbor Church celebrates the beginning of our 255th year on Block Island. Oct. 23, 1765 is the anniversary of our founding as a congregation, a date that is the basis for our annual Roll Call Sunday and Roll Call...
Letters
Thu, Oct 24
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Opinion
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Letters
The Block Island Walk
To the Editor: Nationwide, fall is known as “Walk Season” for the Alzheimer’s Association, as local chapters gear up for the Walk to End Alzheimer’s events that are the largest fundraisers of the year. The Alzheimer’s Association Rhode Island Chapter just wrapped up...
Letters
Thu, Oct 17
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Opinion
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Letters
A special citation
To the Editor: In September. the Block Island community was given a proclamation from Gov. Gina Raimondo. The words are so complimentary that I'd like to present them to you here. There is every reason for our community to be very proud of the many wonderful things we do...
Letters
Thu, Oct 10
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Opinion
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Letters
A celebration well
enjoyed
To Block Island Friends and Family, We would like to send a great big thank you to everyone who contributed to the celebration of life for our dad, Lew Gaffett, held at the Old Island Pub. It was certainly a celebration Lew would have so enjoyed. It was...
Letters
Thu, Oct 3
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Opinion
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Letters
Thank yous
To the Editor: The Hands That Rock Board would like to thank the Block Island businesses that sponsored our event including Ballards Inn,
The Block Island Times
, The Monieson family, Interstate Navigation, New Harbor Boat Basin, Yellow Kittens, The National Hotel and the...
Letters
Thu, Sep 19
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Opinion
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Letters
Advice on the ballot
To the Editor: Several people asked me for advice on the Block Island Power Co. ballot question regarding the use of generators to peak shave and lower our costs overall. My position on this was stated at the Board meeting and I would like to restate it here. I support...
Letters
Thu, Sep 12
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Opinion
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Letters
A most sincere thanks
To the Block Island Community: Please excuse the fact that I did not write personal thank you notes. My handwriting is kind of compromised and I can’t even read it. I would like to thank the community of Block Island for their gifts and support during my illness. These...
Letters
Thu, Sep 5
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Letters
A very happy ‘thank you’
The following was sent to Harbormaster Steve Land and copied to
The Block Island Times: Dear Harbormaster, We would like to take this opportunity to personally thank you, the medical staff at the trauma center and all involved in saving me and my wife’s life...
Letters
Thu, Aug 29
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Opinion
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Letters
Unravelling the fabric
The following prose poem was submitted by Nancy Greenaway:
Our Hometown Bruce Springsteen’s hometown is my hometown. Bruce and I grew up about three blocks from each other, a short distance from his song’s “textile mill.” The Karagheusian rug mill was opened...
Letters
Thu, Aug 22
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Opinion
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Letters
A great trip
To the Editor: On behalf of the Bristol Yacht Club, I am writing in thanks and recognition of the wonderful job the Harbormaster and his crew did in during our recent two-day visit to the island as part of our weeklong summer cruise. The Harbormaster’s office was extremely...
Letters
Thu, Aug 15
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Opinion
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Letters
Safety on the water
To the Editor: I want to thank the Harbormaster and his team for their swift action during the June 30th squall. Being a mooring holder here for the past 35 years we have never witnessed such a well-oiled team. This storm blew in here very quickly but it was evident from...
Letters
Thu, Aug 8
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Opinion
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Letters
A good time was had
To the Editor: We are very pleased to announce that the 9th Annual Block Island Medical Center Fun Run co-sponsored this year with the National Alliance on Mental Illness- BI was successful despite the challenge of running in soft sand at high tide. The participants, who...
Letters
Thu, Aug 1
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Opinion
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Letters
Helping to reduce food waste
To the Editor: A couple of weeks ago there was an article in
The Block Island Times
regarding all the good and unopened food being tossed in the trash as renters leave the property. The amount of waste was overwhelming to me. This week I made up a sign...
Letters
Fri, Jul 26
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Letters
Cyber theft
To the Editor: Unfortunately, we learned the hard way that cyber theft is a reality! The Harbor Church has some endowments deposited in an investment firm affiliated with our denomination. We thought they were safe from being raided, but we learned otherwise. Here is our story:...
Letters
Thu, Jul 18
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Opinion
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Letters
A grateful father
To the Editor: I want to publicly thank all involved with the treatment and medivac of my daughter, Sandra, on July 4, 2019. The whole procedure was efficient and professional. (By the way, Sandy is fine.) Mike Tripp Barrington, R.I. and Payne’s Dock
Getting it right...
Letters
Thu, Jul 11
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Opinion
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Letters
Thank you for your support
The following was sent to Mike Muessel and Susan Schuyler of Oldport Marine Services and copied to
The Block island Times:
To the Editor: Dear Mike and Susan, The Committee for the Great Salt Pond and the Double Ender Committee would like to thank you for...
Letters
Wed, Jul 3
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Opinion
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Letters
Our gratitude To the Editor:
Re: Harbors Patrol Response to Sunday’s storm
I find it hard to find words to describe the efforts of the Harbormaster team’s response to last Sunday’s afternoon squall line in Great Salt Pond. Between multiple boats breaking free, a man overboard, and a heart...
Letters
Thu, Jun 27
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Opinion
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Letters
To the Editor: After two Town Council meetings and a Block Island Health Services Board meeting, where a majority and plethora of the masses attending couldn’t quite fathom the circumstances of the Liz Dyer firing, I have the sad conclusion. For those of us that supported Liz Dyer, the fight is...
Letters
Thu, Jun 20
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Opinion
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Letters
A great start
To the Editor: I wanted to take a moment to thank the residents of Block Island and The Block Island Film Festival. We showed our film, “Nothing To Do,” at this year’s inaugural festival and couldn’t have been more pleased. The local audience was engaged and appreciative. My...
Letters
Thu, Jun 6
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
To the Editor: The island community is so lucky to have such a treasure among us in Kim Gaffett, and over the course of this winter and spring the library and the children of the island were incredibly fortunate to learn from her each week during our Healthy Kids Inside and Out program. The Island...
Letter of Appreciation
For Nurse Practitioner Liz Dyer
Thu, Jun 6
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
We will probably never know
why
Nurse Practitioner Liz Dyer was so abruptly terminated as a staff member of the Block Island Medical Center, but we do know that she will be missed by many as a caring, compassionate and capable member of the Medical Center team. Our sincere and profound...
Letters
Thu, May 30
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Opinion
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Letters
The Block Island Medical Center To the Editor: I am writing in to sing the praises of RNP Liz Dyer. In the years that she has worked on island as a medical provider, she has become a friend and an invaluable member of our community. Her patience, kindness, compassion and level of care is...
Letters
Thu, May 23
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Opinion
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Letters
‘Shameful and wrong’ To the Editor: On Thursday, May 16, I was horrified and saddened to witness the treatment toward long-time school employee, Marsha Gutierrez by School Committee Chair, Bill Padien, and lawyer Denise Myers, as they tried to strip benefits from Mrs. Gutierrez’s retirement package...
Letters
Thu, May 16
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Opinion
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Letters
Protecting the dunes
To the Editor: The Block Island Residents Association would like to offer an addendum to Rosemary Connelli’s informative column “Protecting the dunes.” Since the devastation of Sandy, BIRA has invested over $15,000 in snow fencing to restore the dunes and beach grass to...
Letters
Thu, Apr 25
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Opinion
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Letters
Blood Drive coming up To the Editor: Our next blood drive will be on Thursday, May 2 from 11:30 to 3:30 at the Block Island School gymnasium. We have given for so long we often forget who we help: - Women and newborns during complications with childbirth - People with heart disease and blood...
Letters
Thu, Apr 18
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Opinion
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Letters
Info, please
To the Editor: Hello, I am a fourth grade student in North Carolina. In fourth grade, we do state reports and I have chosen Rhode Island. I am very excited to learn more about your state as I work on my research. Most of the information I get will be from books and websites...
Letters
Thu, Apr 11
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Opinion
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Letters
Medical Center records
The following was submitted to the Block Island Town Council and copied to
The Block Island Times: To the Editor: The Medical Center is growing. The number and complexity of patients, the scope and quality of care continue to increase yearly. Block Island...
Letters
Thu, Apr 4
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Opinion
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Letters
‘A good man’
To the Editor: Life on this Island Block is quite unique in many ways. Certainly not conventional, and even unusual if you live here other than just the summer season. Death, on the other hand, is essentially the same everywhere. Howie Rice died rather suddenly just a few weeks...
Letters
Thu, Mar 14
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Opinion
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Letters
“His loss is not mine alone.”
To the Editor: So, it has been two difficult months since my loss of Donny, since
our
loss of Don. The night before last, I forewent my early morning walks throughout the house. I finally slept through the night. In the morning, I applied a touch of...
Letters
Thu, Mar 7
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Opinion
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Letters
Thank you, Mr. Kaufmann
To the Editor: I read with interest last week’s article “At 92, still making music,” about Carl Kaufmann’s guitar building. I, and my students, have many fond memories from when Carl mentored a guitar building class at the school. It was one of those projects where I...
Letters
Thu, Feb 28
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Opinion
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Letters
Seize the reins
To the Editor: “The last day of deer hunting is Friday (Feb. 22),” noted the New Shoreham Town clerk. Why? It has long been established that the island herd remains many times over Department of Environmental Management’s acceptable number of animals per acre, and deer are...
Letters
Thu, Feb 21
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Opinion
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Letters
Drone usage has rules
To the Editor: Amateur drone flyers need to be aware that a special Federal Aviation Administration Interim Final Rule will take effect on Feb. 25, 2019.
All
drones must be registered and externally marked with a registration number obtained at www.faadronezone...
Letters
Thu, Feb 14
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Opinion
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Letters
Congrats!
To The Editor The Block Island Yacht Club was formed in 2010, with a mission of promoting good fellowship and supporting Block Island maritime-related activities. BIYC Maritime Scholarships may be awarded each year by the BIYC to qualified Block Island High School graduates...
Letters
Thu, Feb 7
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Opinion
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Letters
To the Editor: Wow. First and foremost, thank you to Mason for being an incredible inspiration of courage and class. In your 10 years of life, you have mastered the fine art of strength and kindness. You have an entire community behind you, cheering you through this. Next, thank you to every single...
Letters
Thu, Jan 31
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Opinion
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Letters
ConserFest rolls along
To the Editor: The 11th Anniversary of ConserFest was full of exciting new experiences. Despite the heat, we had a huge turnout at the Narragansett Inn for food, fun, and fantastic music! With your support, we raised almost $20,000 to support Island environmental...
Letters
Thu, Jan 24
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Opinion
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Letters
Many thanks from the Hall family
To the Editor: We would like to extend our heartfelt thank you to Pastor Peter Preiser, his wife Carrie Johnson, Tony Pappas, Carrie Todd, Megan Hennessy, and to all those who participated in a beautiful service honoring our beloved Gayanne Hall duPont on...
Letters
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
Bright lights
To the Editor: The island shines a little less bright with the passing of Ginni Collins and Don Thimble within a few days of each other last week. Two pillars of island life; for decades each gave of themselves unto this special place. Who has not benefited from the generosity...
Letters
Thu, Jan 10
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
Early Learning Center
thanks you
To the Editor: The Block Island Early Learning Center would like to extend a very grateful
thank you
to the members of the community who contributed goods to our Holiday Basket, and also to those who purchased raffle tickets. The overwhelming...
Letters
Thu, Jan 3
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
Stone wall concerns
To the Editor: To anyone concerned with the stone wall between the library parking lot and the Darius Inn: We wanted to publicly respond to last week’s article in case there are others harboring thoughts about the missing stone wall. We were surprised to read in the...
Letters
Thu, Dec 27
Category:
Letters
‘Great respect and gratitude’
To the Editor: I have been coming to Block Island since I was an infant, in 1955. My parents bought a house here in 1960. My fond memories of growing up here are too numerous to count. My mother, Jane Scranton, is 92 and still lives on her beloved island. She...
Letters
Thu, Dec 20
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Opinion
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Letters
A year of change
To the Editor: The Block Island chapter of the National Alliance for Mental Illness is a non-profit organization working to reduce the effects and stigma of mental illness. We aim to facilitate access to mental health care, support families affected by mental illness and...
Letters
Thu, Dec 13
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Opinion
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Letters
Getting to the beach
To the Editor: I was so happy to see the picture of the new beach wheelchair at Fred Benson Town Beach. I would like to thank all who helped in any way to obtain this most welcome addition, especially the Lion’s Club, Kathy (Szabo) at the Chamber of Commerce, Cindy (...
Letters
Thu, Nov 29
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Opinion
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Letters
Peaceful progress
To the Editor: To all who contributed and showed interest in the Block Island Peace Project: I want to thank everyone who came and also those who were unable to come for various reasons, but who have contacted me about the project. There has been interest expressed in...
Letters
Tue, Nov 20
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
A job well done
To the Editor: The summer of 2018 was delightful on Block Island. The weather was outstanding and the ocean was perfect for those of us who enjoy swimming, kayaking, and general beach activities extending into the late evenings. Unfortunately, but as usual, the mopeds were a...
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