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More on Financial Town Meeting

PS Wood

Fri, May 21

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To the Editor, There is much to applaud in Melanie Blane Wilk’s letter (and now Everett’s) concerning the vote at the recent Financial Town Meeting. In it, she examined at considerable length the controversial purchase of the “Overlook” property, paid for in part with local taxes on top of...
Preserving historic buildings

Scenic Block Island

Fri, May 21

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To the Editor Last week’s Block Island Times ran a front page story about the Captain Willis House (circa 1877). The Captain Willis House will be torn down and replaced with a larger home. Block Island is certainly well known for its pristine beaches, boating, and preserved land. However, we would...
Honoring Block Island

Kay and Keith Lewis

Fri, May 21

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To the Editor, With the approach of Memorial Day, thoughts turn to Legion Park, a place that commemorates so much Block Island history. It also played a key role in 2021 as our front line workers—the medical center, the rescue squad, fire department, police, and the American Legion—all did a superb...
More than mopeds...

Fri, May 14

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To the Editor: About RespectBI... Years ago the land from the Seaside expansion up to the Ernst property and down to Chapel Street was owned by Maria and Aldo Leone. Said land was donated to town by them to create Weldon’s Way and then their son Leo Leone and his beloved wife Lori Leone donated the...
RIAC has Block Island in its sights, once again

Fri, May 14

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To the Editor, The Rhode Island Airport Corporation is planning to impose a costly airport parking program at the Block Island and Westerly State Airports with no notice to the flying public as is required by RI State law. The parking program will include signage that will instruct anyone driving...
Re: Melanie Wilk’s letter in last weeks paper

Fri, May 14

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To the Editor Dear Sir, It was with great consternation that I read that letter from Melanie Wilk! She stated clearly, and with heartfelt feeling, just exactly how I have felt for many years after I came back to the island after spending twenty years away in the USN. I also come from a long line of...
Uncovering history

Fri, May 7

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To the Editor, In my opinion, Block Island’s greatest all-time gifts are the 350 miles of stone walls and its gorgeous topography. Unhappily, most of the walls are totally hidden from view. In 1982 when we bought our house, the home inspector outside, with deed in hand, said: “You’re supposed to...
Too many poles

Fri, May 7

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To the Editor, As I drove around the island recently, delighted by the colorful arrival of spring, the contrarian in me found fault with what took my eye: telephone poles. No longer just the single gray sticks that used to serve, but a new breed, some shoulder to shoulder with the sawed off stumps...
What was the thought process?

Fri, May 7

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To the Editor, My name is Melanie Blane Wilk. For those who don’t really know me, my roots run very deep here as both my maternal and paternal heritage goes back for many, many generations on the island. I have lived on Block Island all my life (so far) and have been witness to the many changes...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Fri, Apr 30

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Blood Drive May 6 To the Editor, Our next blood drive, the third this year, will be held at the Harbor Church on Thursday, May 6 from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. With warmer weather on our side, we look forward to topping our January and March drives. All you need do is make an appointment and then there...
Hope and spring

Fri, Apr 23

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To the Editor, After seeing Kerri Gaffett’s article “Hope, and spring, is in the air,” (BI Times, April 17, 2021), I was gladdened to find the accompanying photo of her dog, Winston. I was yet again reminded of the benevolence he extended to me—the soulful look in his eyes—as I struggled to lay my...
Not-so-mellow yellow

Fri, Apr 23

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To the Editor, I wonder if other readers have noticed that the colors of spring appear more vivid than ever. The random explosions of forsythia more yellow than yellow; the “hosts of golden daffodils” putting Wordsworth’s verse to shame; the magnolia by my barn an impossible cloud of blossoms;...
Still having fun

Fri, Apr 23

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To Block Island friends – here and off island, If you live on Block Island and want to have some fun, celebrate your 92nd birthday here. Whew! - it has been such fun. It started on April 13, and continues to this day. There is no way that I can express the joy and fun all of you showered on me...
Voters’ choice

Fri, Apr 23

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To the Editor: After months of work by the Town Council, the Land Trust, the Block Island Conservancy, and The Nature Conservancy, the Town Council voted at its meeting last night to put forward to the Financial Town Meeting a proposal to purchase the open space portion of what is commonly referred...
See you in court

Fri, Apr 23

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To the Editor, In spite of rebuff from Supreme Court, Champlin’s is still holding out for a backroom marina expansion approval. One would think that when the R.I. Supreme Court dismissed the Champlin’s/CRMC joint motion to the court to accept a CRMC approval for a secretly negotiated marina...
Housing search

Fri, Apr 16

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To the community, As you know, the Town of New Shoreham is in the process of hiring a police chief and I am reaching out to the community for housing options. We are looking for an affordable year-round house or apartment with two or three bedrooms, with a yard (I know it’s a tall order, but…). We...
BI Community Sailing welcomes new members for the 2021 sailing season

Fri, Apr 9

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Block Island Community Sailing, Inc. (BICS), the island’s educational, nonprofit community sailing organization, is looking forward to a full sailing season this summer including the launching and availability of our four sailboats which include two Raven 24s, a Soling, and our newly donated and...
Letters to the Editor

Fri, Apr 9

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Housing anyone? To the community, As you know, the Town of New Shoreham is in the process of hiring a police chief and I am reaching out to the community for housing options. We are looking for an affordable year-round house or apartment with two or three bedrooms, with a yard (I know it’s a tall...
Letters to the Editor

Thu, Apr 1

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Budgeting for hard times To the Editor, I know I should attend more Town Council meetings to ask the following questions. My excuse is I’m getting old, forgetful, and mindful of our shut in. Nevertheless, let me wonder why so often our taxes increase each year so much more than the inflation rate...
Letters to the Editor

Thu, Mar 25

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Point, counterpoint To the Editor, Mr. Douglas Gasner is absolutely correct. Approximately 2,500 years before Hemingway, the writer of Ecclesiastes (in the Jewish Scriptures and the Christian Old Testament) wrote: “One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh...the sun also ariseth,...
Letters to the Editor

Thu, Mar 18

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Beware empty threats To the Editor: During the March 4 Town Council meeting to vote to amend town ordinances on mopeds, Beth Noonan, attorney for the moped operators, made claims of “legal impermissibility” of the ordinances, and threatened to sue the town should the ordinances pass. #RespectBI’s...
Letters to the Editor

Thu, Mar 11

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Champlin’s agreement skirts environmental requirements To the Editor, As a year-round resident and member of the Shellfish Commission charged with protecting and enhancing Block Island’s shellfish resources, I find the December 7, 2020 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Coastal Resources...
Letters to the Editor

Thu, Mar 4

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Perhaps it is all about who you know To the Editor, I hate to think corruption is alive and well in Rhode Island government but what is one supposed to think when a public agency such as the Coastal Resources Management Council, whose mission is to preserve and protect the coastal resources of the...
Letters to the Editor

Thu, Feb 25

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Give blood March 4 To the Editor, The second blood drive of the year will take place on Thursday, March 4, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Harbor Baptist Church. Blood supplies are down as never before throughout the country. Covid is a major reason and the fierce winter storms, particularly in Texas...
Letters to the Editor

Thu, Feb 18

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Thank you to the community To the Editor, I would like to thank all those who came to my aid following my recent surgery. First to Doctor Warcup, who detected the need for heart specialists to move into action. To the surgeons and professionals at Rhode Island Hospital who expertly performed the...
Letters to the Editor

Thu, Feb 11

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“I gotta guy” To the Editor, More recent events in our “fair” state make one feel like the character out of the 1976 film “Network” who shouted: “I am mad as hell and I am not going to take it anymore!” No wonder folks are of little faith when they witness inside deals becoming commonplace...
Letters to the Editor

Thu, Feb 4

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Thank you to BIPCo line crew To the Editor, Many thanks to the line crew of the Block Island Power Company for their diligence in restoring power to our neighborhood – Tom Durden, Jim Stockman, and Dave Milner. They were out there – and up there on the pole – during the peak of the storm, a...
Letters to the Editor

Thu, Jan 28

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Striking change of direction regarding Marina expansion To the Editor, I was particularly struck by CRMC’s 180-degree change of direction regarding its position relating to the Champlin’s Marina proposed expansion into The Great Salt Pond. After seventeen years of fighting Champlin’s proposed...
Letters to the Editor

Thu, Jan 21

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First Blood drive of the year a success To the Editor, What wonderful news! At our first blood drive of the year, we had 39 donors and 35 units of blood. We haven’t done that well for a long, long, time. While there is so much drear Covid news, it’s a relief to hear something so pleasant. And three...
Letters to the Editor

Thu, Jan 14

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Opposition groups not notified of discussions about Champlin’s deal To the Editor: The lead article in this paper last week was about the sale of Champlin’s Marina. Apparently, receiving a $25 million sum was not enough for Mr. Grillo and his partners in that they chose, on their way out of this...
Letters to the Editor

Thu, Jan 7

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It takes a village To the Editor, Happy New Year Block Island! I would like to take a moment to thank the many, many people who helped the Tourism Council with our holiday festivities this year. First, the “Tree Crew” who assemble and dis-assemble the tree (two times this year since it blew over in...
Letters

Thu, Dec 31

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Thanks for a successful fundraiser Dear Block Island Community (and beyond!), Thank you for another successful fundraiser. With your generosity, I was able to raise $1,264 for the Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Departments. I hope this money will be able to help them with all the important...
Letters

Thu, Dec 24

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Heroes all To the Editor: Now that we’re almost at year’s end, it is a perfect time to look back. Everyone on the island was affected by the Covid crisis. As I look back, it seems we owe exceptional credit to many people and organizations. My list covers the biggest heroes — yours may be longer...
Letters

Thu, Dec 17

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Take the Bucket Challenge for ALS To the Editor: Dear Block Island Residents: The Block Island Leo Club has been in charge of organizing the annual Polar Plunge for the past seven years. Every year it has been an activity we look forward to planning for the community. Unfortunately, this year the...
Letters

Thu, Nov 26

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Testing for Covid-19 To the Editor: As you are aware, the New Shoreham Sewer Commission has been testing wastewater samples for any presence of Covid-19 since April of this year. Going back eight months at the start of the pandemic in the U.S, the Block Island community was on high alert. The...
Letters

Thu, Nov 19

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Small business grants available To the Editor: I first want to thank you for your perseverance and commitment to the small business community during these unprecedented times. Small businesses play a critical role in the fabric of our state and my office wants to ensure you receive the support you...
Letters

Thu, Nov 12

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Mourning a friend To the Editor: There are so many reasons to mourn the passing of Steve Draper. In this short tribute, I will dwell on just one aspect of his life. Though a quiet person, he did much to help the town run smoothly, with his service and technical knowledge relating to infrastructure...
Letters

Thu, Nov 5

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The following was submitted to the members of the Town Council, Town Manager Maryanne Crawford and The Block Island Times: To the Editor: I would like to offer the following comment into the record about island traffic safety in general, and on Cooneymus Road and West Side Road...
Letters

Thu, Oct 29

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A thank you and an apology To the Editor: Roll Call Dinner this year delivered a pandemic push-back by serving almost 400 meals as a take-out, drive through event. Spirits soared as cars cruised through the church parking lot to receive weighty bags of our traditional turkey supper “to go.” A...
Letters

Fri, Oct 23

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Leo Club Scarecrow Contest To the Editor: The Block Island Leo Club members are overwhelmed by the response to their Scarecrow Contest. To answer some of the questions posed: · The contest is from now until Nov. 21. No pressure. Put yours together whenever you’re ready. · There is no cost to...
Letters

Fri, Oct 16

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Another perspective To the Editor: There has been a considerable amount of misinformation parceled out regarding the nature of the Block Island Solar Initiative, Entech Engineering, and tangentially, the Block Island Power Company, (our power company). I need to set the record straight on this and...
Letters

Thu, Oct 8

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Bricks for sale To the Editor: When the Old Harbor Task Force met recently, the committee approved rearranging some of the blank bricks around the edge of the terrace of The Mary D. Park to allow for the sale of additional engraved bricks. The bottom line is we have around 35 or so more bricks to “...
Letters

Thu, Sep 24

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Thank you from Cherry Hill Lane To the Editor: We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved in the Cherry Hill Lane Housing Project for their hard work, dedication, support, and well-wishes. We would like to thank Pariseault for the incredible houses you put together, Bain...
Letters

Thu, Sep 17

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Proud to serve, and thank you To the Editor: On behalf of the Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad, I would like to thank the wonderful Block Island community for all of the generous donations and the numerous items that have been offered and left at the Rescue and Fire stations. Everything...
Letters

Thu, Sep 10

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Heartfelt thanks To the Editor: I want to take this opportunity to say thank you for allowing me to be a part of your health care over the years. Taking care of you has truly been a privilege and has left me with many good memories. I have appreciated all the kind words and congratulations. I am...
Letters

Thu, Sep 3

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Support for Maggie Kain To The Editor: As longtime residents, we support Maggie Kain in the Democratic Primary for R.I. State Senate District 37 on Tuesday, Sept. 8. Our experience with Maggie has shown that she is dedicated to working for a new way forward in Rhode Island. The basic cost of living...
Letters

Fri, Aug 28

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Our local heroes To the Editor: As the Block Island community continues to navigate through incredibly trying times, we all have recognized our EMT heroes. Hopefully everyone knows who they are and they know how grateful we are for their dedication and expertise. We also need to recognize the staff...
Letters

Thu, Aug 20

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These letters were sent to the Town Council and copied to The Block Island Times: To the Editor: I don’t believe that there is anyone on the island, at the present time, who has fought the moped battle longer than I have. I have been a member of the Rescue Squad since 1976 — with 42 of...
Letters

Thu, Aug 13

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Dirt roads of Block Island To the Editor: Recently, I was walking down a dirt road I have walked many times before, the sun shining overhead and through the canopy trees, with thoughts of family and friends soon to be joined on a magnificent beach; to leave behind the problems of the mainland, take...
Letters

Thu, Aug 6

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Time to act To the Editor: As a small business owner on the island, I have been struggling for some time to understand the path that the island is heading down. Just like many other small businesses out here, we were closed until the end of June, and have since been working hard to follow the...

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