Skip to main content area

Visitor Info
Dining
Transportation
Getting Married?
News
B.I. Wind Farm
Opinion
Columnists
Features
Community
Announcements

BIT SubMain Menu

Home
Classifieds
e-Edition
Subscribe
Login

You are here

Home » Opinion

Letters

Letters to the Editor

Mon, Jun 14

Category:

Letters

06/12/10 - To: the Editor— Regarding last week’s article on the Harbors Committee’s unanimous vote to support Harbormaster Stephen Land’s recommendation to the Town Council to deny former Harbormaster Chris Willi’s renewal application for his Old Harbor charter boat slip, I feel a few observations...
Letters to the Editor:

Mon, Jun 7

Category:

Letters

06/05/10 - To: the Editor— I am writing this letter in response to the town manager’s report, specifically the section that pertains to Old Harbor. The report states that the “unforeseen conditions postponed the work that was begun in January.” The town is hopeful that they can “work through this...
Letters to the Editor: 05/29/10

Mon, May 31

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— I appreciate Pat Doyle’s effort last week, bringing people together to discuss the Block Island Wind Farm in all of its complexity, with voices, sources, and resources other than Deepwater to present alternative viewpoints. You will recall that I wrote to you in August 2009...
Letters: 5/24/10

Mon, May 24

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— I was distressed to see in this week’s Block Island Times that Read Kingsbury had died and I must admit that I had not known that he had been sick. He will be missed by many, including me. I was only a source for Read but I respected him as the consummate journalist. I could never “...
Letters: 5/15/10

Mon, May 17

Category:

Letters

This letter was sent to the New Shoreham Shellfish Commission and copied to the Block Island Times I need to go on record pointing out that the suggestions that Dave Beutel, CMRC Aquaculture Coordinator, and I made to the proposed changes to the aquaculture portion of the Harbor Management Plan...
Letters to the Editor:

Mon, May 10

Category:

Letters

05/08/10 To: the Editor – Last Tuesday evening, the Town Council voted its support of Senate bill S 2819; a bill which defines a new process by which Deep Water Wind’s Block Island Wind Farm could be approved in spite of the Public Utility Commission’s recent decision to reject, and without its...
Letters: 5/1/10

Mon, May 3

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— A recent resolution and public comments from the Town Council and a letter from the Block Island Residents Association to the Rhode Island General Assembly raise troubling questions with respect to the appearance created that there is a desire to circumvent the decision made by the...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Apr 26

Category:

Letters

04/24/10 This letter was sent to the Town Council and copied to the Block Island Times: We are writing to urge the Town Council to submit a letter to the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (PUC) acknowledging and supporting the commission’s April 2, 2010 unanimous order for Docket No. 4111...
Letters to the Editor: 04/24/10

Mon, Apr 26

Category:

Letters

This letter was sent to the Town Council and copied to the Block Island Times: We are writing to urge the Town Council to submit a letter to the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission (PUC) acknowledging and supporting the commission’s April 2, 2010 unanimous order for Docket No. 4111 “... to...
Letters: 4/17/10

Mon, Apr 19

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— I thought I would appeal to everyone to participate in the annual Beach Clean-up on Saturday, April 24. Unfortunately I will be unable to attend due to a family vacation. I did clean all 29 miles of coastline from about August 2007 to September 2008. This netted about 12,000 pounds...
Letters: 4/10/10

Mon, Apr 12

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— Ok, what kind of magical place is this? Where the Easter Bunny finds a 60-year-old lady and leaves her candy? You put a smile in my heart. Thank you. Leah Robinson Block Island and Sterling, Mass. To: the Editor— I am writing to clarify the continuing misperception that Block Island...
Letters: 4/3/10

Mon, Apr 5

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— The family of Jim O’Loughlin would like to thank our many friends on Block Island for their generosity and kind expressions of sympathy. My special thanks to the Rescue Squad, the Medical Center, Fr. Protano, Fr. Kehew, Betty Fitzpatrick, Steve Robison, St. Andrew’s Choir, the Block...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Mar 29

Category:

Letters

03/27/10 - To: the Editor— It is interesting that so many of the letters in opposition to wind, either on- or off-shore come from off-islanders, and disturbing that much of the “information” is either misleading or actually false. One wonders about whose axe they are grinding. Take the letter from...
Letters to the Editor:

Mon, Mar 22

Category:

Letters

03/20/10 - To: the Editor— As many of you know, Eleanor’s house burst into flames early Sunday morning. We are still unsure of the cause. By the time the fire department arrived, the fire was well underway and the winds were fierce. The scene was extremely tense, to say the least. Still, members...
Letters — 3/13/10

Mon, Mar 15

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor — The end of a friend. It was with great sadness that I learned of the last collapse of the Leona A. Over the years, the memory of a day on that historic boat has given my son and me many recurring warm feelings. It was the summer of 1974. Our family had vacationed on Block Island...
Letters — 3/06/10

Mon, Mar 8

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— Our mother, Shirley Gasner, turns 93 on March 6, and she wants to extend her deep gratitude to many of you on the island where she and her husband of 73 years have spent their first winter. The surprises and warm gestures began around Thanksgiving, with a basket of baked goods and...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Feb 22

Category:

Letters

02/20/10 - To: the Editor— I would like to publicly thank and commend the Block Island ferry and its freight staff for their help following the snowstorm on February 10. My car got stuck in snow at the entrance to the state parking lot before the departure of the 6:30 a.m. ferry on February 11. Mrs...
Letters to the editor — 2/13/10

Mon, Feb 15

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— In our recent town charter, which was just approved as our first one, we were careful to (1) ban all political parties and (2) create staggered terms of three years duration. The ban on political parties was meant to avoid the partisan politics that is the bane of most governments...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Feb 8

Category:

Letters

02/06/10 - To: the Editor— The members of American Legion Post 36 are appalled at the desecration at the Island Cemetery. We are making a $100 pledge toward the reward for the apprehension and conviction of the vandals responsible. A matching $100 pledge is being made by Rheba McKernan, president...
Letters to the Editor; Jan. 23, 2010

Mon, Jan 25

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— For those of us who are unable to be ‘on island,’ the Block Island Times’ reporting on Deepwater and especially the reprint of the town’s verbatim testimony before the state Public Utilities Commission is much appreciated although terribly troubling. Volumes of questions, concerns,...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Jan 18

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— I was interested to see an editorial in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal (January 8, 2010, page A16), titled “Nantucket Wind Ride.” It talks about the progress in the fight to keep Cape Wind from developing a wind farm within sight of Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. In a...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Jan 11

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— If the Block Island Times is 40 years old, that makes me … uh … nevermind. Nonie and Sydney Self were my grandparents, and I used to spend my summers with them at their home on Spring Street, Admiralty House. I designed those curly shapes that still decorate the title of the paper...
Letters to the Editor - 01/02/10

Mon, Jan 4

Category:

Letters

To the Editor: A heartfelt thank you to all who helped me celebrate my 70th birthday December 13. Also to the kind friends who cooked, baked, decorated and worked hard to provide a memorable day for me and sent donations to Helping Hands in my name. This generosity was overwhelming. I am blessed to...
Letters to the Editor - 12/26/09

Sat, Dec 26

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— I read with interest Kim Gaffett’s article in the Block Island Times of December 12. My opinion of installing a turbine at the transfer station is that it may take, say, 100 steps. The council has accomplished the last step first — the establishment of a Public Utility Zone. Many of...
Letters to the editor - 12/19/09

Mon, Dec 21

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— Deepwater Wind is very encouraged by the recent efforts of the Block Island Times, the Town Council, Block Island Residents Association (BIRA), and other parties to engage the community in an open and public dialogue regarding the wide range of issues associated with the proposed...
Letters to the Editor - 12/12/09

Tue, Dec 15

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— The sky is falling, the sky is falling! That is what many people want us to believe when we talk about wind turbines. Ironic, how they all start their letters with statements like, “We have a responsibility to address climate change,” as did the letter from Cuttyhunk. Then comes...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Dec 14

Category:

Letters

12/12/09 — To: the Editor— The sky is falling, the sky is falling! That is what many people want us to believe when we talk about wind turbines. Ironic, how they all start their letters with statements like, “We have a responsibility to address climate change,” as did the letter from Cuttyhunk...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Dec 7

Category:

Letters

12/05/09 - To: the Editor— On September 9, the U.S. Mint announced that images depicting Block Island’s natural character would appear on new quarters to be minted in the next few years. They will soon find out that wind turbines will not fit on them. I have often been asked “Why is it that someone...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Nov 30

Category:

Letters

11/28/09 - To: the Editor— It is now a month since my mother, Miriam Toubman, left us. The tradition is that the initial period of grief is 30 days. I am starting to get it right; I still want to call my mom, but she is not there. This is to thank the myriad who stopped me and Jennifer in the...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Nov 23

Category:

Letters

11/21/09 - To: the Editor— I read with interest the thoughtful “Featured Letter” that was sent to the Town Council and copied to the Block Island Times and printed in the November 7 edition of the paper. The letter contains a number of interesting and certainly some provocative points. Indeed, the...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Nov 16

Category:

Letters

11/14/09 - To: the Editor— I read with interest and growing approval John Spier’s thoughtful and wide ranging essay on wind power in last week’s Block Island Times. Some of your older readers may recall the vitriolic exchanges John and I shared in the letters column of this newspaper, years ago...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Nov 9

Category:

Letters

11/07/09 - To: the Editor— Zoning is something that was put in place to protect homeowners from changes to their neighborhood that would affect their enjoyment of their property and the value of their property. Nowhere is this more important than on Block Island. The request of the Town Council to...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Nov 2

Category:

Letters

10/31/09 To: the Editor— There will be a Financial Town Meeting on Wednesday, November 4, to approve increased funding for the rebuilding/repair of the Old Harbor docks. There is funding of $1.7 million already in place and the additional funding will allow this project to move forward immediately...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Oct 26

Category:

Letters

10/24/09 - To: the Editor— Our Town Council has been bedazzled by Deepwater’s image of Russian dancers dressed as windmills and beautiful electric rates dressed as green energy independence. I just read the proposal in front of the Public Utilities Commission. Deepwater’s “cheap” electricity is...
Letters to the Editor

Wed, Oct 21

Category:

Letters

10/17/09 - To: the Editor— Regarding the discussion of Jack Gray’s wishes for the land on which the transfer station is located I believe his fundamental wishes are quite clear. He wanted the land to be used for the benefit of the town and its citizens. The initial use was as a dump where the town’...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Oct 12

Category:

Letters

10/10/09 - This letter was sent to the Town Council and copied to the Block Island Times: After the “hearing” last night regarding the transfer station, we are very concerned that three council members will make the decision on the proposed zoning change, which will have many ramifications for many...
Letters to the Editor

Wed, Oct 7

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— I read with amusement the whimsical editorial about the proposed wind turbine, which the editorial calls a “windmill,” at the transfer station in last week’s Block Island Times. Fortunately, in America, our system of law deals with facts, instead of conjecture. One would hope that...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Sep 28

Category:

Letters

09/26/09 To: the Editor— I own property on Block Island that is located in the vicinity of the transfer station where the proposed windmill will be located. I am vehemently opposed to a windmill that will adversely affect the Island. Forty-five db at 300 feet is very loud. The noise, as well as the...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Sep 21

Category:

Letters

09/19/09 - To: the Editor— Why are we even considering a change in zoning for the transfer station to allow for a windmill or any other use when Jack Gray’s charitable gift of the property to the people of Block Island states unequivocally: “When said dump area has been filled, it shall be planted...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Sep 14

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— I was struck by the beautiful east-west double photo of the south bluffs and the sea in your August 29 edition. I watched the drill barge recently taking core samples off the south coast. At 150 feet high it loomed large over the ocean. At 450 feet with blinking lights and fog horns...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Sep 7

Category:

Letters

09/05/09 - To: the Editor— On Thursday, September 10, the Planning Board and Town Council plan a public workshop to discuss and answer questions about the zoning amendment that would allow a wind turbine at the Transfer Station. We would like to hear about citizens’ concerns and objections. This is...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Aug 31

Category:

Letters

08/29/09 - To: the Editor— The other morning after a walk and swim together with visiting friends, we got into our Subaru at the pavilion and headed home for breakfast. My wife had asked me to bring my wallet so we could pick up a couple of things at the store on the way. I had left it in the car...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Aug 24

Category:

Letters

08/22/09 - To: the Editor— On July 17, 2009 I had a heart attack while hiking with friends on Black Rock Road. Many thanks to Betty Gann (dispatcher), Chip Anderson (policeman on ATV), Dave Morrison, Martha Hemmingway (paramedics), Julie Conant (in ambulance), Dr. Janice Miller and her excellent...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Aug 17

Category:

Letters

To: the Editor— Our heartfelt thank you to our many Block Island friends and visitors who attended our performances of “Say it with Music.” We hope you enjoyed watching our antics as much as we did performing them. Due to your support and generosity we were able to add considerable sums to the...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Aug 10

Category:

Letters

08/08/09 To: the Editor— Hi Block Island! My name is Sandy Tremblay and I can’t begin to tell you just how excited I am to be preparing my log cabin home in West Greenwich for the arrival of Spot. I myself have grown up around horses all my life and have worked for a large equine veterinary...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Aug 3

Category:

Letters

08/01/09 - To: the Editor— I commend Mr. Hassinger for resigning from his position on the Historic District Commission to assist with the rebuilding of Ballard’s Inn. I have viewed the renderings he has produced of the potentially new Ballard’s Inn and that were on the Block Island Times website...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Jul 27

Category:

Letters

07/25/09 - To: the Editor— I would like to comment on the large advertisement taken out by Deepwater Wind Rhode Island in your July 18, 2009 issue. The ad features a photograph of a young girl holding up a pinwheel. Cute, and clearly meant to tug on our heartstrings. From the start of the wind farm...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Jul 20

Category:

Letters

07/18/09 - To: the Editor— My name is Hilary Waterous, and growing up in South Kingstown I was lucky enough to be a regular visitor to beautiful Block Island. During my childhood and even young adult years I always thought of Block Island as a pristine hidden gem that I couldn’t wait to come back...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Jul 13

Category:

Letters

07/11/09 - To: the Editor— We certainly had a glorious Fourth — perfect weather and marvelous fireworks. I think this year’s fireworks were the best ever. We may not have had as much money to spend but that which we had was well spent. The artistry of the program was gorgeous. Thank you Jason and...
Letters to the Editor

Mon, Jul 6

Category:

Letters

07/04/09 - This letter was sent to the Town Council and copied to the Block Island Times. Dear Council Members, The Board of Directors of the Block Island Residents Association strongly supports a speedy adoption of the revision to the Sewer Commission ordinance relating to the enforcement of non-...

Pages

« first
‹ previous
…
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
…
next ›
last »

Island Buzz

History Happening Here

Posted By

Block Island Historical Society

1/26

*** Annual Meeting September 20th 11am Program 11:30 am Please join us on zoom ** Thank you for your interest in the Block...
Still Looking for a Summer Rental?

Posted By

Sullivan Sotheby's International Realty

1/26

Sullivan Sotheby’s International Realty has some great options, if your still searching for that perfect Summer Rental. We...
Antique Maps and Vintage Photographs

Posted By

Block Island Historical Society

1/25

The Block Island Historical Society has a great selection of antique maps; vintage photographs; unique posters & prints...
This weeks Nature Conservancy Schedule

Posted By

The Block Island Times

1/25

Check out this weeks Nature Conservancy Schedule at https:// www.natureblockisland.org
New Year, New Hope, New You! Offers Await at Solstice at Groton

Posted By

Solstice Senior Living

1/25

New year. New hope. New you! Embrace your life to the fullest this year at Solstice Senior Living at Groton. Visit our...
In the Heart of Block Island https://liladelman.com/listing/1501-beacon-hill-rd-block-island/

Posted By

Lila Delman Real Estate

1/23

In the heart of Block Island, this captivating estate is nestled on almost 12 acres of rolling hills, pastures, stone walls...

Receive our weekly email-letters!

Email Address

Email Type

Weekly Features-letter
Weekly News-letter
Breaking News

Tweets by BITimes

Real Estate

1,225,000
1657 Pilot Hill Road

A year round getaway is the best way to describe this three bedroom three bath home. One can relax...
550,000
1456 Payne Road, Block Island, RI 02807
Lila Delman Real Estate

Lot 58-2 of "The Plains" sub-division is located off of Payne Road with easy access off of Payne...
875,000
Island Charm
Ballard Hall Real Estate

Great location off Connecticut Avenue offers close proximity to the swimming beaches, Old Harbor...
5,500
Lila Delman is now taking reservations for your Block Island Vacation. www.LilaDelman.com We make it easy with an online lease and payment by credit card. Email us at BIRentals@LilaDelman.com

Lila Delman Real Estate is now taking reservations for your Block Island vacation. Take a look at...
3,650,000
1357 Black Rock Road, Block Island, RI 02807
Lila Delman Real Estate

You may believe that you are on the shores of Ireland, but this home sits in the very private,...
2,200,000
Stunning Ocean Views
Ballard Hall Real Estate

This understated Block Island beauty sits on a southerly ocean view lot. The home was designed by...
905,000
Block Island Cottage
Ballard Hall Real Estate

Enjoy fabulous views of Block Island Sound & the North Lighthouse from this quintessential...
595,000
Salt Pond Settlement Condo Unit 11
Sullivan Sotheby's International Realty

Wonderful second floor condo with private deck looking out at the Great Salt Pond. Swimming pool on...

More Listings>>

Island Religion

PART 4 HAVE TO? WANT TO?

Posted By

Block Island Christian Fellowship

1/21

PART 4 HAVE TO? WANT TO? What should be the basis for financial giving? CHAPTER 5 THE CHURCH AGE Now we come to the current...
Sunday Worship - in house and Virtually

Posted By

Harbor Church

1/16

Worship Experience Sunday mornings at 10 am In House or via live-stream. Live On our Facebook page: Harbor Church - Block...
PART 3 HAVE TO? WANT TO?

Posted By

Block Island Christian Fellowship

1/14

PART 3 HAVE TO? WANT TO? What was the protocol for giving financially during the time Christ lived on the earth? CHAPTER 4...

About Us
Advertise
Contact Us
Site Policy

© 2021 BlockIslandTimes.com