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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Remembering Ruth

Sat, Aug 13

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To the Editor, A woman ahead of her time, Ruth Mahoney was a leader in her community and in the lives of all she touched on Block Island, R.I. A small community consisting of yearround families and those who come into the downtown area were all welcomed into Mahoney Clothiers. Ruth was an expert...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: All about branding

Sat, Aug 13

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To the Editor, A brand is considered in crisis when it fails to shape its own narrative and instead is defined by exterior forces, events, and voices. So early Tuesday morning, when the New York Post website (133,600,000 monthly views) ran the headline “Multiple Injured in Fight Aboard...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Great Salt Pond Swim – 7

Sat, Aug 13

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To the Editor: On Saturday, July 30, our seventh annual pond swim took place at Andy’s Way, The Great Salt Pond Swim – 7. 110 swimmers took part in the event, ranging in age from 13 to 82 (age correction from our article). It was a beautiful, sunny day this year with a light breeze blowing in from...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Call for action

Sat, Aug 13

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The following was sent to the Town Council and copied to The Block Island Times: To the Editor, Town Council, please do what is best and safest for this community as a whole. It is time for the Council members to serve this community, to immediately enact some regulations and...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Problems and seeking possible solutions

Sat, Aug 13

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To the Editor, The events over the summer and cumulating last weekend after the Reggae Festival with disruptive events, has resulted in unwelcome, yet justified publicity. Block Island has been on a quest to make itself a destination of choice to bolster its tourism income and has succeeded, to a...
Thank you from the Mary D. Fund

Sat, Aug 6

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To the Editor, A “veggie” big thank you to Lily and Grace, their parents Laura and John Breunig and grandmother Barby Michel for helping Lily’s compassionate plan for their Garden Stand with 50 percent of sales going to The Mary D. Fund! Your “veggie” big hearts inspire and mean so much! Thank you...
On too many cars...

Sat, Aug 6

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To the Editor, Oh, how I wish I could make a comment to the traffic problem along with my daughter who comes over by boat quite often. This summer we both discussed “No Cars,” except for home owners and business owners. It works great with Mackinac in Michigan and why couldn’t it work on B.I.? More...
Glow sticks?

Sat, Aug 6

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This letter was sent to the Town Council and copied to The Block Island Times : The Committee for The Great Salt Pond has worked tirelessly for decades to help protect what we all know and love as "The Pond." Champlin's Resort is now advertising a "Glow Party” event for this...
Remembering Rick

Sat, Aug 6

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To the Editor, Rick Hall - Richard Allen Hall - left us and the world for good last week. And though I know only pieces of his previous life, most are colorful and some deserve recounting. Many were spent on or beside the sea. As deckhand or mate, Rick crewed on fishing boats and though I don’t...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Above and beyond at the beach pavilion

Fri, Jul 29

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To the Editor, On one painfully hot July 22, 2022, the campers of Camp Mohegan, where I work as a camp counselor, visited the Fred Benson Town Beach. Among our campers for the day was my younger sister, Laurel, who experiences faintness in extreme heat. About an hour-and-a-half into our beach day,...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Setting the tone, part one

Fri, Jul 29

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To the Editor, I have had the great fortune to come to Block Island for 35 years. In recent years, I have been able to be out for the entire month of June, working on my family’s place, riding my bike, walking the greenways and the beaches. I am neither a resident nor a tourist, caught a bit in the...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: A community that keeps on giving

Fri, Jul 29

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To all of our generous donors and supporters, All of us on the Fundraising Committee for the Medical Center Virtual Auction want to express our heartfelt gratitude for all of the support we received from this community. So many businesses and individuals extended themselves to help us raise...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Setting the tone, part two

Fri, Jul 29

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To the Editor, It was disappointing to hear the comment, “Block Island’s always been a party place,” spoken by our First Warden and broadcast on the Channel 12 news last week. Block Island has always been a fun place to visit, but it has so much more to offer. Beautiful beaches, miles of walking...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Thanks for the Mary D. Fund

Fri, Jul 29

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To the Editor, Over the past year, the Block Island Maritime Institute (BIMI) has received support from the Mary D. Fund. In the fall of 2022, BIMI brought baby sharks into Laurie McTeague’s first grade classroom. While in the classroom the sharks inspired the students’ writing and the students...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Setting the tone, part three

Fri, Jul 29

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The Below was sent to The Town Council on July, 26 and copied to The Block Island Times Dear Members of the Town Council, I am writing this morning to follow up on last night’s meeting. I entered the meeting prepared to discuss the ways the Town and its business owners could work together...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Kindness on the flats

Sat, Jul 23

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To the Editor, Below is an incident that occurred on the clam flats early evening, July 18, that I wanted to share: Today, with low tide at the late hour of 6:30 p.m., along with a steady rain and stiff breeze, the clammers were few and far between. About 5:30 p.m. a couple of 12-yearold...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: From the left coast

Sat, Jul 23

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To the Editor, I am so very proud of the women who organized and marched in the peaceful reproductive rights demonstration on July 7, and bravo to the crowd at the National who cheered them on! Here in Seattle, my husband Arlen and I marched in the reproductive rights for women parade in protest of...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: New family tradition

Sat, Jul 23

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To the Editor, For the past 33 years my family has been vacationing on Block Island. Three generations of my family spend a week on Block Island enjoying the surf, sand, shops, dine arounds, and quaintness of the island. Annually, my grandchildren from Mendham, N.J. have a lemonade stand at the...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Block Island Lions Club Golf Tournament results

Sat, Jul 23

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To the Editor, On Monday, July 11, the Block Island Lions Club held its 36th annual golf tournament at the Richmond Country Club. Players from the island, as well as many mainland golfers, joined together for a perfect day of golf. All proceeds benefit the scholarship fund or educational enrichment...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fri, Jul 15

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To the Editor, One week ago, we had an experience that points out the basic fact that you should ensure that your smoke detectors are in working condition. During the early morning the smoke detector in our rental cottage went off, thus alerting our tenants that something was happening. The problem...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fri, Jul 15

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To the Editor, To the members of the Block Island Volunteer Rescue Squad, the team of professionals at the Block Island Medical Center and the citizens and police who were first responders: Your training, selfless dedication, and personal care kept our son’s moped crash from becoming a parent’s...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fri, Jul 15

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To the Editor, My granddaughter, LC, hiked from Mansion Beach to Settlers Rock today and hauled three loads of beach trash out. All by herself, over four hours. There is still lots more there that could be removed! Boat parts, lobster pot parts, lots of line, and plain old garbage. Your work is...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fri, Jul 15

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To the Editor, This letter is a continuation of a letter written previously entitled Series 1 Episode 1. We now enter S1 E2 due to a plethora of island information that you might not find anywhere else. There was a time ago when there would be a police blotter in the paper but it disappeared years...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fri, Jul 8

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To the Editor, On behalf of the Double Ender Celebrations committee, we would like to say thank you to the community for supporting our 37th Independence Day parade. The theme for this year’s parade was “Celebrate Block Island.” We were happy to see participation from many island businesses and...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fri, Jul 8

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To the Editor, After two years of severely restricted pandemic travel, our international student summer workers have returned to Block Island in force. Our work force has been augmented this season by over 200 college students on a cultural exchange worker program that grants J-1 visas for summer...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fri, Jul 8

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To the Editor, I will entitle this letter Series 1 “S1”, Episode “E1”, because that’s how much information I would like to relay to the public. Block Island, the beautiful bucolic island most of the time, out at sea, a would-be stress-free zone, is under attack. Unfortunately, much of our problems...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fri, Jul 1

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To the Editor, Prince Manvendra Singh Gohil of Rajpipla, India celebrated International Pride Month with a visit to Block Island. The Prince began his visit to the United States in New Jersey with a string of performances as part of the Open Hearts Weekend and his New Jersey premiere of the...
Update on Medical Center renovations

Fri, Jul 1

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To the Editor, As many of you know, we have been actively engaged in a project to transform the Block Island Medical Center by updating and expanding critically important clinical space and adding much-needed housing for visiting medical residents, students, and physicians. The Center, which has...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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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 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 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, 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, 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...
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...
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...
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...
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-...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...

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