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Members ask Chamber to rethink annual meeting location
Thu, Sep 23
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Letters
The following was copied to The Block Island Times:
An open letter to the Block Island Chamber of Commerce.
Dear Block Island Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, As members of the Block Island Chamber of Commerce, we write to ask that you delay your upcoming annual meeting...
Kelly’s Brigade
Thu, Sep 16
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Letters
To the Editor, Block Island resident Sandra Kelly will participate in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Sunday, September 19 on Block Island. Sandra and her husband, who formed the team “Kelly’s Brigade,” were moved to raise critical funds and awareness after witnessing...
Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Thu, Sep 16
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Letters
To the Editor, The Walk to End Alzheimer’s will be held on Sunday, September 19th. This will be the third such walk on Block Island. Our first walk in 2019 was a major success raising $56,944. We were proud of the fact that this was more than Westerly raised in its first walk in 2018. These walks...
Reminiscences
Thu, Sep 9
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Letters
To the Editor, Labor Day, I spent with Patrica Wallace, great-great-great-granddaughter of Lou Wallace of Ben Hur Fame. Pat, a former movie woman, grew up in San Francisco. She reminisced about June 1966, being at Ocean Beach with friends. They saw smoke billowing up beyond the Cliff House and went...
Take heart
Fri, Sep 3
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Letters
To the Editor, Some end of summer observations. Goldenrod is out but noticeably scarce; and I saw my first shooting star, the flower, noticeable in its singularity. And then yesterday, I spotted an impressively antlered buck dash across Old Mill Road and disappear into the greenery. Why bucks grow...
Rediscovering history
Thu, Sep 2
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Letters
To the Editor, Last Sunday we visited the Block Island Historical Society Museum. Regrettably, we hadn’t been beyond the front lawn (for talks, book readings, etc.) in recent years. Sunday was a cool, cloudy day, ideal for spending time there. It was an uplifting experience. Both the physical space...
Islanders ready to assist
Thu, Sep 2
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Letters
To the Editor, Beautiful Block Island may be shaped like a pork chop, but its residents have hearts of gold! When my husband and I flew in from Montauk for our 57th year of vacationing on Block Island, we realized we left my husband’s walker safely locked away in our car, which was at the Montauk...
Next blood drive September 9
Thu, Sep 2
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Letters
To the Editor, Help, help, help. We need your help for the next blood drive. We have a severe blood shortage all over Rhode Island. Many elective surgeries are being canceled in order to preserve all the many blood types that are needed. The next blood drive will be held on Thursday, September 9 at...
A grand re-opening
Thu, Aug 26
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Letters
To the Editor, Last week we took house guests of ours to the Southeast Lighthouse for a visit. It proved to be an immensely satisfying experience. We opted for the ticket that included a walk through the carefully restored second floor rooms of the lighthouse keeper’s quarters, a visit to the first...
Henri
Thu, Aug 26
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Letters
To the Editor, in case your off-island readers wonder. Last Sunday, after weather forecasters and the media had predicted pneumonia, Mother Nature merely burped. Here on Block Island, however, reactions were briefly transformative. Interstate canceled all boats for the day, eliminating the usual...
A safe harbor is a happy harbor
Thu, Aug 26
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Letters
To the Editor, If you ever wondered how the island could go through a major storm event with no loss of life and minimal damage to the boats and marine facilities, it is because New Shoreham Harbormaster Kate McConville and the Harbors staff have a robust Hurricane preparedness plan, and they start...
More support for Tourism Council
Thu, Aug 19
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Letters
To the Editor, Let it be known I support the existing members of the Block Island Tourism Council. Mr. Filippi is behaving selfishly and foolishly. Alan Nemeth Lakewood, Ohio
Honoring first responders
Thu, Aug 19
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Letters
To the Editor, Twenty years ago, following the horrors of the September 11 attacks, Americans stood in solidarity with our heroes on the front lines. It seemed that all of us recognized the courage and valor of our first responders. Americans are more polarized today, but I am grateful that the...
Working together
Thu, Aug 19
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Letters
To the Editor, We are very pleased to announce that the tenth Annual Fun Run co-sponsored by the Block Island Health Services and the National Alliance on Mental Illness-BI was successful. The participants, who ranged in age from 6 to 80 plus, enjoyed some great weather and a competitive...
Response from Steve Filippi
Thu, Aug 12
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Letters
“Secrecy, being an instrument of conspiracy, ought never to be the system of a regular government.” - Jeremy Bentham Rich Tretheway and Marc Scortino, apparently as spokespersons for their Tourism Council (TC) colleagues, have tried to divert attention from their friends’ recently exposed...
Support for Tourism Council
Thu, Aug 12
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Letters
To whom it may concern. I sit listening to what is normally a lovely 60 minutes or so of podcast time. Namely Two Guys on BI. I say normally, but this episode I listen in utter disgust and disbelief as to what appears to be what we may call harassment in the UK regarding other members of the...
Petri dish?
Thu, Aug 12
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Letters
The following letter was copied to the Block Island Times:
Open letter to the New Shoreham Town Council, Block Island is uniquely situated for a natural experiment in public health. With its residents having a high rate of COVID vaccination – over 90 percent last April – and a large flow...
Great Salt Pond Swim – 6 A Block Island tradition
Thu, Aug 12
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Letters
To the Editor: On Saturday, July 31, our sixth annual pond swim took place at Andy’s Way, The Great Salt Pond Swim – 6. Ninety-eight swimmers took part in the event, ranging in age from 12 to 78. It was a beautiful, sunny day this year with a breeze blowing in from the west, creating a challenge...
Lest history repeats itself
Thu, Aug 12
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Letters
To the Editor, Re: your August 7 headline “Council caves to business community on masks.” I’m reminded of the song “Waterloo” by the Swedish group ABBA. It has a phrase that fits Block Island’s experience as our leaders try to keep folks safe from the pandemic. As the song says, The history book on...
Saving the day
Thu, Aug 5
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Letters
To the Editor, It was very late on an evening with a full house of guests. A guest reports an odd smell of smoke in his room. Probably an innkeeper’s worst nightmare with a full house of guests at the height of season. The innkeeper reported the incident to the Block Island Fire Department. They...
Additional blood drive
Thu, Aug 5
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Letters
To the Editor, Rhode Island and much of the country are in a blood shortage. Literally, the need for blood far exceeds the supply. Block Island is trying to do something to help. A seventh blood drive will be held this year on Wed., August 11, at Harbor Church from 10:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Regular...
“Sue me, sue you blues”
Thu, Aug 5
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Letters
To the Editor, We are writing to express our support for the members of the Block Island Tourism Council currently being harassed to resign by fellow council member Steve Filippi. We discussed this matter in Minipod #8 during which we erroneously reported that there was already a lawsuit pending on...
Special Thanks
Thu, Jul 29
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Letters
To the Editor, I’d like to thank New England Airlines for getting my prescription meds to the island in the fog. We had several days of foggy, no fly weather, so they placed a bunch of prescriptions on the boat and called us to let us know they were at the airport. When I picked mine up there were...
Hey Parents
Thu, Jul 29
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Letters
To The Editor: I’ve noticed a trend with teens this summer... I’ve noticed that the good, polite kids have gotten even better and the, let’s just say, “not as respectful” teens have gotten worse. To this I say: “Hey Parents, some of you are doing a really great job, and some of you....well, not so...
Think about the future
Thu, Jul 29
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Letters
To the Editor, Now is the time to think about the future of Block Island. How do we want Block Island to be known throughout the country? Recently it has been called a “party” island. Is this what we want it to be? Recently, both sides of Corn Neck Road have been cluttered with parked cars, making...
Be like Dave
Thu, Jul 29
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Letters
To the Editor, My wife and I decided it was time to break into the world of boating. Both of us are complete novices and through the power of Amazon, we now have a 12 foot inflatable boat and a shiny new engine. Both purchases were made prior to my learning that I would undergo emergency spinal...
RIAC responds
Thu, Jul 22
Category:
Letters
To the Editor: The Rhode Island Airport Corporation is again compelled to respond to misinformation included in a letter sent to the Editor on July 2, 2021. In this letter, Mr. Henry duPont makes several false statements, which we will continue to correct. In his letter: Mr. duPont asserts that...
The kindness of strangers
Thu, Jul 22
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Letters
To the Editor, My husband and I visited Block Island on Tuesday, July 13 for the day. We were searching for the location of Dead Eye Dick’s restaurant around 12:30 p.m. and ended up in the Block Island Grocery Store parking lot when we were approached by a slender blonde woman with glasses. She...
BIHS fundraiser a success
Thu, Jul 22
Category:
Letters
To the Editor, What a wonderful community Block Island is! Thanks to another successful Virtual Fundraiser and Silent Auction for the Block Island Medical Center, over $133,000 will go directly to help fund the Medical Center’s current operating expenses. We are grateful to the island businesses...
Barbershop festival Saturday
Thu, Jul 22
Category:
Letters
Dear people, Well, the 56th Annual Barbershop Festival will be on in spite of the pandemic. For years we sang at St. Andrew Church on Chapel Street. Tickets were $20 each and all net proceeds went to the Mary D. Fund. This year, because of Covid, it will be significantly different. It will be held...
Unexpected opportunities
Thu, Jul 15
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Letters
To the Editor, I am writing to express my thanks to the Block Island community for welcoming me the past two summers and greatly impacting my medical career. As a senior emergency medicine resident physician at Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University, the majority of my training has been...
No expert
Thu, Jul 15
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Letters
To the Editor, Thank you for the expansive and informative article on green crabs in your July Summer Times. I enjoyed being interviewed for the piece and appreciate the mention of several individuals and organizations that are engaged in green crab research; they are the experts, not me. Thanks is...
Almost a record
Thu, Jul 15
Category:
Letters
To the Editor, We have wonderful news to share about our latest blood drive. We received 45 units! This missed our all-time record of 47 in 2014. At that time, there was a very young boy on the island with leukemia. The turnout was extraordinary and the boy battled his way through the disease and...
Thank you
Fri, Jul 2
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Letters
To the Editor, Thank you to the Block Island community for your support and generosity for the Matt Kimball fundraiser held Sunday, June 27. We were overwhelmed by the generosity of local businesses that contributed to the event. With much appreciation, The Kimball Family
Too much litigation?
Fri, Jul 2
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Letters
To the Editor, Losing, losing, losing. You would think that with a new Block Island Town Council and including now a lawyer as a member that they would understand the island is not a sovereign nation. Somehow their decisions to file lawsuits seems to give them extreme power to govern without any...
RIAC plans need to be taken seriously
Fri, Jul 2
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Letters
To the Editor, Our town officials need to start taking RIAC plans to raise airport user fees and to turn our airport into an industrial park seriously. The Rhode Island Airport Corporation has targeted the five outlying airports like Block Island and Westerly for non-aviation related commercial...
Blood Drive July 1
Fri, Jun 25
Category:
Letters
To the Editor: Our next blood drive will be Thursday, July 1st at the Block Island School gymnasium from 10 am til 3:45 pm. There are two very good reasons for donating. The first is obvious--you will save lives. The second is you will receive a handsome, patriotic T-shirt naming you as a blood...
Medical Center Fundraiser
Fri, Jun 25
Category:
Letters
To the Editor, The Block Island Medical Center is hosting its Second Annual Virtual Fundraiser and Silent Auction from July 10 to July 17, 2021. Winners of the Silent Auction will be named on July 17 at 12:00 a.m. You may register on the website starting June 26 at https://BIMC2021.givesmart.com to...
Sharing expertise
Thu, Jun 17
Category:
Letters
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, all while getting an in-depth perspective on...
Show of snow-white flowers
Thu, Jun 17
Category:
Letters
To the Editor, I recently saw an article in
The Times
that indicated that Councilman Risom had witnessed a singular event, that he had apparently never witnessed on Block Island. He stated something about witnessing the police chief directing traffic at the ferry for the first time ever...
Show of snow-white flowers
Thu, Jun 17
Category:
Letters
To the Editor, Perhaps most “islanders” and visitors noticed the outstanding display of the white flowering Japanese Rose – better known as the multiflora rose. Back in the 1940s and the early 50s this was touted and advertised as a “living hedge,” recommended by the United States Conservation...
What’s next?
Thu, Jun 17
Category:
Letters
The following was copied to The Block
Island Times
Dear Town Council Members: We are co-owners and longtime residents of 561 Center Road, just down the hill from the airport, and one of our neighbors recently brought to our attention the Rhode Island Airport Corporation’s plans...
Lasting implications for growth
Thu, Jun 17
Category:
Letters
To the Editor, From “Silas Marner,” written in 1861 by George Eliot: “The sense of security more frequently springs from habit than from conviction, and for this reason it often subsists after such change in the conditions as might have been expected to suggest alarm. The lapse of time during which...
Tide Clock appreciated
Thu, Jun 17
Category:
Letters
To the Editor, We want to thank The Committee for the Great Salt Pond, and others, for installing the tide clock within the information kiosk at the Andy’s Way beach entrance. What a novel idea! And...a big thanks to those brave souls who cut back the ‘embracing arms’ of the poison ivy along the...
No answers
Thu, Jun 10
Category:
Letters
To the Editor, Thank you for your article about RIAC in the June 5, 2021 edition. RIAC has a net operating income of over $20,000,000 and a net worth of over $350,000,000. They are a public agency charged with operating all Rhode Island airports – and they do quite well financially despite the...
Block Island Yacht Club Creative Writing Contest
William Young
Fri, Jun 4
Category:
Letters
To the Editor, The Block Island Yacht Club Creative Writing Contest had another great year despite the circumstances, and I want to thank everyone who helped make it a success. First I want to thank the BIYC members for supporting the contest with their financial contributions; we did not have a...
Take down the fence
Steve McQueeny
Fri, Jun 4
Category:
Letters
To the Editor, Your story on the continuing restoration of the Southeast Lighthouse was enlightening. (The Block Island Summer Times, June 2021.) By the time the project is completed millions of dollars and more than twenty-five years will have been spent. Unfortunately it almost impossible for...
Next blood drive
Peter Greenman
Fri, Jun 4
Category:
Letters
To the Editor, The results of our last blood drive are very encouraging. The manager from the Rhode Island Blood Center says: “The efforts of the Block Island community are greatly appreciated and their support of the community blood program will go a long way toward replenishing blood supplies...
Balancing interests
Lisa Sprague
Fri, May 28
Category:
Letters
To the Editor, I feel compelled to respond to “Bill Billings” (a pseudonym) letter in the May 15, 2021 issue of The Times. About RespectBI... RespectBI is a grassroots organization formed in the summer of 2020 in response to a way of life that went way out of control with increased traffic,...
Some thoughts from a Covid survivor
Ann Tickner
Fri, May 21
Category:
Letters
Each of us has many identities. Three of mine are retired professor of world politics, feminist scholar, and COVID survivor. This is a story about putting all three together. When feminists want to talk about a big picture, in this case world politics, they usually start with a little picture,...
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