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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Sat, Jun 25

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To the Editor, We are all mourning the loss of this beloved, larger-than-life icon. Although I have not kept in touch with him much over the last 10 years, I felt the need to share these words about someone who helped mold my passion for the island. I met Dave growing up and surfing in Green Hill...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Sat, Jun 25

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To the Editor, While the reader could easily infer differently from the referenced article, let me make it clear: at recent Town Council meeting I did not simply proclaim that the lot recently purchased by the town and Land Trust should be called something other than the “The Overlook,” the name of...
The Block Island Medical Center 2022 Virtual Fundraiser and Silent Auction

Fri, Jun 17

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To the Editor, The Block Island Medical Center is hosting its 3rd Annual Virtual Fundraiser and Silent Auction from July 9 to July 16, 2022. You may now register on the website @ https://BIMC2022.givesmart.com to preview the items, make a donation, or directly fund some much needed medical items...
Volunteers needed

Fri, Jun 17

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To the Editor, The Block Island Double Ender Committee is looking for volunteers to help out at this year’s Fourth of July parade. If you could help out with any of the following, that would be great: - Judges (three people) - Donation buckets (six) - Banner carriers (four) If you have a band (even...
Behind the scenes

Fri, Jun 17

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To all, On June 30, Katherine Merolla, our Town Solicitor, will end her tenure after serving in that position since 2007. (For the past several years she has also assumed the duties as Probate Court Judge at no additional cost.) While I appreciate that each Town Council has the right to choose...
Delivering thanks

Fri, Jun 17

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To the Editor, I loved the piece about Lamb’s. I think that Lamb’s is developing into an island myth: the service delivers all manner of packages (different shapes and weights) against difficult odds to unlikely places along next-to-nonexistent roads in a limited time, manned by athletic and...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fri, Jun 10

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Dear Community, It does take a village and in this instance two very special community members. My daughter, Celeste, recently completed her senior project. Drawing from her experience at London College of Fashion and Rhode Island School of Design, local artist and mentor, Anna Mleczko, guided my...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fri, Jun 10

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To the Editor: The Block Island Lions Club is excited to be organizing the “45th Run Around the Block” 15K road race on Saturday, September 10, 2022. The race will begin at 1p.m. around Isaac Corner with some variation to the original 15K race and will be ending at Fred Benson Beach Pavilion for...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fri, Jun 3

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To the Editor, I sent the following to the Chamber of Commerce and others suggested I send it to you as a letter to editor. Perhaps the tourist ambassadors could also tell tourists the good behavior they should have while on the island, which might include at least the following: 1. Rent bikes not...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fri, Jun 3

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To the Editor, I often receive inquiries regarding solar technology and policies as BIPCo has to my knowledge never posted information to the BIBB regarding this, so I am attempting to provide this information, etc. on the island’s behalf. Recall how many postings there have been for weather and...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fri, Jun 3

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To the Editor, This year’s Bake, Book and Bloom was a great success. It was wonderful to see all our friends, neighbors and visitors come out in support of the Island Free Library. Many thanks are due to Clark Farms for a magnificent assortment of plants. There will be many lovely and productive...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fri, Jun 3

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To the Editor, The Block Island Hurricanes Varsity Softball team deserves congratulations and praise for the grit, determination, and strength of character displayed during this difficult season. The seniors on the team, especially, deserve recognition. They could have given up when they started...
Enriching experiences

Fri, May 27

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Dear Block Island Community, It takes a village to raise a child and on Block Island we are fortunate to be able to provide our students with internships and hands-on experience. Individuals have allowed students to explore career goals, develop professional working relationships, and get an in-...
Saying “Good-bye”

Fri, May 27

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To the Editor, As you may have heard, I have accepted a position to be the Chief of Police in South Kingstown and will be leaving New Shoreham later this month. As a police officer, to be able to be the chief in your own community is a dream job and South Kingstown is where my wife and I have lived...
Uvalde Texas

Fri, May 27

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To the Editor, I am not normally a “numbers” person but Tuesday afternoon I ran some. On May 24th there had been 144 days of this calendar year. There were, to date, 27 mass shootings in the USA. That equals one every three to five days. Imagine some other horrific event occurring every five days...
More surveys…

Fri, May 20

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To the Editor, We have created a survey to collect responses to how Attainable/Affordable Housing should be funded. There are many options, each with its pluses and minuses. We’d like to see if this survey can provide some direction by consensus, and also if people have ideas we have not thought of...
Touching lives

Fri, May 20

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To the Editor, As a small child on Block Island, I had a mental list of individuals who I had deified and deemed extraordinary. The list was concise: Santa, the Easter Bunny, Fred Benson, and Mary D. There is a special tone of voice used to convey magic to children, a timbre usually reserved for...
Importance of mental health

Fri, May 13

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To the Editor, I am very concerned with the casual milieu of drug addiction with the acceptance of marijuana as a legality in Rhode Island. I have witnessed in my family suicide and madness from drug addiction. Any acceptance and tolerance of drug purveyance is directly connected to the destruction...
Accolades for BIPCo

Fri, May 13

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To the Editor, Many thanks to the Block Island Power Company for the huge strides made the past several years. Most apparent are the replacement of poles and the clearing of vegetation along the power lines. Both of those dramatic improvements will serve us well in hurricanes and blizzards and in...
Community thank you

Fri, May 13

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To the Editor, Thank you to the Block Island community for donating blood. Your blood drive on May 5 had 28 presenting donors, resulting in 24 donations. That helps save 72 lives. Thank you all for making a difference. The next blood drive will take place on Wednesday, July 13 at the Block Island...
More affordable housing woes

Fri, May 6

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The following was copied to The Block Island Times. To the: Chair and Board, Block Island Land Trust, This communication is in response to the letter in The Block Island Times by the Block Island Land Trust, The Block Island Nature Conservancy, and the Block Island Conservancy...
On large houses and pools

Fri, May 6

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To the Editor, House size maximums ought to be set regardless of the lot size even when the lot is large (acres more than 2). What I would wish is for people not to build the macmansion they could not afford in the Hamptons, to be able to “settle” for one on B.I. I also would like for pools filled...
No kicking this one down the road

Fri, May 6

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To the Editor, Like much of the country, our infrastructure is subject to material fatigue [Block Island Times.com 4/29/22 “Checking the Drains”] that’s well known to engineers when they predict the lifespan of what they build. Nothing lasts forever, so the question is how much money to set aside...
On Arbor Day

Fri, May 6

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The following letter was meant for the April 29 issue of The Block Island Times. To the Editor, The enclosed cross-stitch print: “He who plants trees loves others besides himself,” was made by my wife – Muriel – as a Christmas present years ago. Since Arbor Day is approaching, I thought...
Time to think creatively

Fri, Apr 29

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To the Editor: Recently there has been much discussion about using Land Trust transfer tax funds to support affordable/attainable housing on Block Island. We would like to clarify how the Land Trust is structured and how conservation in general has helped and can continue to support affordable...
Clarification: Island sends much more upstate than $3.2 million

Fri, Apr 29

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To the Editor, The assertion attributed to me in the April 22, 2022 BI Times , that based on projections provided by them, the state will be collecting “3.2 million. . . in the form of various taxes this year” is grossly inaccurate. The number is rounded but basically correct, however it...
A realm of possibilities

Fri, Apr 22

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The following was sent to the Block Island Land Trust and copied to The Times: As a volunteer for Block Island Attainable/Affordable Housing (BIAAH), I have been on the receiving end of many stories of people that we all probably know, who have no reasonably secure housing. These are...
Next Blood Drive May 5

Fri, Apr 22

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To the Editor, The next Block Island Community blood drive with Rhode Island Blood Center (RIBC) will be held on Thursday, May 5 running from 11 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. at the Harbor Church. Here are some quick things to keep in mind: Donations are by appointment. To make one visit www.ribc.org/drives or...
Catching up with Mary D.

Fri, Apr 15

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Where would Block Island be without the Mary D. Fund? The Mary D. Fund quietly helps those in need in many different ways and is truly the backbone of families trying to survive on Block Island. This winter we noticed that children needed warm clothes, coats, hats, and gloves. So to celebrate Mary...
Choices...

Fri, Apr 15

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To the Editor, Wouldn’t it be nice if the town put as much effort into repaving our roads as it has into broadband? Of course the downside to having decent roads would be people driving faster than they already do. Just a thought. Geoffrey Lawrence Block Island
Eating for a cause...

Fri, Apr 15

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To the Editor: On behalf of the Bo Gempp Memorial Shellfish Restoration Fund, we would like to thank the community for its generous support of its most valuable resource. The Drive-through Chowderfest was very well received and appreciated by all who partook. We did run out of clam chowder but we...
No foolin’

Fri, Apr 8

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To the Editor, I was puzzled after reading “Town passes on RIPTA proposal” - I thought maybe this was an early April Fools’ joke. It should be a shared goal on Block Island to reduce cars and mopeds from the roadways. First of all, our summer congestion problems often lead to traffic accidents,...
Congratulations, Fred and Muriel!

Sun, Apr 3

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To the Block Island community, This is an effort to inform our friends on Block Island that Muriel and Fred Nelson shall be celebrating our seventy (70) years of marriage as of March 29, 2022. We were married at the Center Congregational Church in Hartford, Connecticut. The date was set during the...
Can New Shoreham take back local control of mopeds in 2022?

Fri, Apr 1

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To the Editor, On July 31, 2022 the consent agreement between the town and the moped operators expires, presenting our elected officials with an historic opportunity. When freed from this binding agreement, Town Council can finally petition the state to rewrite R.I. General Law statute 31-19.3,...
Small gestures, big hearts

Fri, Apr 1

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To the community, Many thanks for the fundraisers held on behalf of the Ukrainian people whose agony we are witnessing on the news each day. Special thanks to Chris Warfel for his Oyster Fundraiser and to the Odd Fellows Cafe for its leadership – and to any others that I may have overlooked. And of...
Correction and clarification

Fri, Mar 25

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To the Editor: A correction and a comment on your article “Overlook Deal is Done:” I am quoted as saying the bonding closed with a “favorable rate of under 10.4 percent.” I actually said 2.4 percent not 10.4 percent. The final rate for the 10-year bond was even lower – 2.14 percent - very favorable...
Servicing an aging population

Fri, Mar 25

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To the Town Council and B.I. Times: Remember what the island was like in 1984? Things didn’t get busy until the Fourth of July, and even peak days were a far cry from the current frenzy lasting from May to October. Cars were smaller and fewer, traffic and parking were not yet major...
More oysters for Ukraine

Fri, Mar 25

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To the Editor, It is ironic that Putin derided his country for not having access to oysters as a consequence of their invasion of Ukraine. Due to the generosity of many Block Islanders, some who just donated money, we were able to raise $704 in about 30 minutes using the farm product of oysters...
St. Patrick’s thanks

Fri, Mar 18

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To the Editor, We want to thank all those who replied to the St. Patrick’s Day Pot of Gold raffle. The drawing was after Mass on Sunday and the winners were Rosemarie Ives, Dottie Graham, and Peggy Radigan. Special thanks to those whose donation exceeded the ticket suggestion. May the road rise to...
Small gestures, large rewards

Fri, Mar 18

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The following letter to Josh Linda of Interstate Navigation was copied to The Block Island Times : Dear Mr. Linda, The Board and volunteers of Helping Hands wish to again thank you for the amazing support you have provided to our organization, its mission, and the working residents who...
Stable, attainable, and affordable

Thu, Mar 10

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To the Editor, The inspiration for Chris Warfel’s letter to the Town Council re: attainable and affordable housing was to give a voice to the 160 or so current Block Island residents that seek a stable, attainable, and affordable place to live on the island. If you missed Alicia Martin and Chris...
Island-Wide Seal Count - Volunteers Needed

Thu, Mar 10

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To the Editor, Mid-March is when Save The Bay counts seals along the entire shore of the bay. Here on Block Island we try to coordinate with their effort by searching the entire perimeter of the island and counting seals. This activity will occur either on Tuesday, March 15 or Thursday, March 17 (...
Latest Blood Drive a success

Thu, Mar 10

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To the Editor, Thank you for helping someone else. The Block Island Community Blood Drive on March 3 had 37 presenting donors resulting in 36 donations, helping to save 108 lives! MaryAnn Seebeck Blood Drive Coordinator R.I. Blood Center
Oysters for Ukraine

Thu, Mar 10

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To the Editor, In a little over 30 minutes, Block Islanders donated $627 towards the International Red Cross mission in Ukraine. Many people just donated money, or more money than the oysters they purchased. We are hoping other farms around Rhode Island and the United States are able to also...
Senior Advisory Committee

Sun, Mar 6

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Dear Friends, In the interest of engaging the community in a critical conversation, the Senior Advisory Committee (SAC) wishes to inform our neighbors about the challenges facing island seniors and the role SAC plays in responding to them. Our History Created in 2007, the Senior Advisory Committee...
Let it snow

Sat, Mar 5

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Amy Hickey of Lewis Farm says "I was having a little fun shoveling my driveway at my home in Milton, Mass. from the latest storm, all the while thinking, 'I’d Rather be on Block Island.' Feel free to post in the Block Island Times. I call it Snowmap #lastgreatplaces."
Some thoughts on the conflict

Fri, Mar 4

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Let freedom ring Once its resonance is heard The spirit soars Higher than demagogues greed Higher than fences that imprison Its reach one of voices heard Hearts shared Its song One of light One that once...
Turkey sightings

Fri, Mar 4

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To the Editor, In response to P.S. Wood’s inquiry about the flock of turkeys on the West Side, we can report that they have been marching through our yard over the last week near Franklin Swamp, including the gimpy one who valiantly trails the group. Last summer during our family jogs via West Side...
Results of 2021 traffic study

Fri, Mar 4

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The following was copied to The Block Island Times: Dear Town Council Members, Chief Moynihan, and Town Manager Maryanne Crawford; Dr. Warcup, Alison Warfel & Susan Stover; Members of the Police Advisory Committee, and the Honorable Peter Alviti, Director, Rhode Island DOT: Please...
Water Company clarifies

Fri, Feb 25

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To the Editor, The article, “Block Island Water Company considers conservation measures,” (Feb. 4), stated in its first paragraph, “The Block Island Water and Sewer Commissions approved a new water allocation for Salt Pond Settlement despite having denied at least three allocation applications from...

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