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News
Greenaway remembers MLK, Jr.
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jan 21
Category:
News
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, island resident and photographer Malcolm Greenaway provided The Block Island Times with a photograph of the late civil rights leader and activist. Greenaway captured the above photograph of King in Manhattan, N.Y. in 1967. The story behind the photograph is...
Proposed walkway at Andy’s Way continues moving forward
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jan 21
Category:
News
The proposed construction for a new public shoreline access walkway at Andy’s Way (Plat 3, Lot 155) was brought forth again to the Planning Board on Wednesday, Jan. 13 with the Town of New Shoreham seeking the request of a waiver from Development Plan Review. The application, submitted by the town...
Public Hearing on solar ordinance changes
Renee Meyer,
at
rmeyer@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jan 21
Category:
News
The Town of New Shoreham will conduct a public hearing on proposed changes to the zoning ordinances on solar energy systems on Monday, Feb.1, at 7 p.m. Solar technology has evolved in many ways over the years — what was once an oddity on the roof or in the yard of a neighbor is becoming commonplace...
Library reports continued progress into the new year
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jan 21
Category:
News
While the Island Free Library was not open to the public during the summer season, Director Kristin Baumann announced during her Library Director’s Report at the Board of Trustees’ virtual meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 19 that the library was continuing to make progress and push forward after the...
New Fire Chief at BIVFRD
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jan 21
Category:
News
The Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department has a new fire chief: Bain Transue. After a Fire Department meeting on Monday, Jan. 11, the department posted the following message online: “At our Jan. 11 meeting tonight, Kirk Littlefield handed over the reign of fire chief to Bain Transue...
Champlin’s and CRMC mediate court case without town
Renee Meyer,
at
rmeyer@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jan 21
Category:
News
Much of the island is reeling from the news that Champlin’s Marina and the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Council may have done a run-around of the Town of New Shoreham and local conservation groups in working out a compromise on a marina expansion. Champlin’s first applied to the CRMC back in 2003...
Update from Dr. Warcup
Tue, Jan 19
Category:
News
The following update was posted by Block Island Health Services on Tuesday, Jan. 19:
https://youtu.be/lLF1x494y0s Dr. Tom Warcup’s Update Monday, January 18th, 2021 Data for 2020 revealed the Block Island Medical Center saw just under 7,000 patients, which is a 4.3 percent increase over...
Update from ferry
Fri, Jan 15
Category:
News
The following was posted by the Block Island Ferry on Friday, Jan. 15:
Service Alert for Friday, January 15th & Saturday, January 16th: The National Weather Service has issued Gale Warnings for our area tonight and tomorrow morning. The following trips have been cancelled: Friday,...
Housing Board continues discussion on next affordable development
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jan 14
Category:
News
During the Housing Board’s virtual meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12, members shared their research for the next affordable housing project on the island. At a previous, hybrid meeting, on Friday, Dec. 11, members of the board toured a parcel of undeveloped property across the street from the Ball O’...
The more bivalves, the better
Renee Meyer,
at
rmeyer@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jan 14
Category:
News
Members of the Shellfish Commission, along with Harbormaster Kate McConville and Head Shellfish Warden Nancy Ziomek got busy planning to bring back the upweller at their meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 12. The town-owned upweller, used to grow tiny shellfish, is located at the Block Island Maritime...
Great Blue Herons in the winter
Thu, Jan 14
Category:
News
,
Features
The following was submitted to
The Block Island Times
by the Block Island Conservancy:
So far, this winter has been a mild one for Block Island. As a result, some birds that typically move further south for the winter are continuing to stick around the island. One such bird is...
Groups join to bring lifesaving kits to Block Island Ferry and Chamber
Thu, Jan 14
Category:
News
The following was submitted by the Block Island Chamber of Commerce and Interstate Navigation.
A coalition of wellness, civic, and government organizations have combined their efforts to bring potentially life-saving rescue kits to Block Island. The office of U.S. Attorney for Rhode...
Public hearing on development near Great Salt Pond
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jan 14
Category:
News
A virtual public hearing was continued for applicants Nick and Pam Gelsomini on an application off Corn Neck Road (Plat 4, Lot 63) for a Development Plan Review, and an Advisory to the Zoning Board for a Special Use Permit to demolish an existing single-family dwelling and construct a single family...
Council approves Home Rule Charter revisions, sets new goals
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jan 14
Category:
News
After a 16-month process with the Charter Review Commission tackling the Town of New Shoreham’s Home Rule Charter, the proposed amendments for the Charter – revised every 10 years – are now complete. The Town Council continued discussions on the proposed revisions for the Charter on Wednesday, Jan...
Broadband suffers a setback
Renee Meyer,
at
rmeyer@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jan 14
Category:
News
The Town of New Shoreham Broadband Committee had hoped to have a website up and running by mid-January where residents could go to review product offerings and sign up early for services. At the committee’s meeting on Thursday, Jan. 7 it was announced that the website was still being built. New...
Pivotal moment for cable reburial project
Renee Meyer,
at
rmeyer@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jan 14
Category:
News
For many months now, crews contracted by Orsted and National Grid have been busy working on the reburial of a portion of their two undersea electric transmission cables, one that goes out to the wind farm, and one that connects Block Island to the mainland. The cables were not originally installed...
Update from Dr. Warcup
Tue, Jan 12
Category:
News
The following Covid-19 update was provided by Block Island Health Services on Tuesday, Jan. 12:
The latest video update from Dr. Warcup is available at the link below: https://youtu.be/NQ5uEBvNHTc Dr. Warcup notes that the COVID-19 positivity rate in Rhode Island and surrounding states...
A Meadow in the Winter
Block Island Conservancy
Fri, Jan 8
Category:
News
The following was sent to
The Block Island Times
from the Block Island Conservancy:
January 7, 2021 - A Meadow in the Winter
A dusting of snow fell on Block Island one evening this week and because it was so still there were still little heaps of snow the following...
First cable conduit complete
Fri, Jan 8
Category:
News
The following message was posted today, Jan. 8, by Facilities Manager Sam Bird:
Last night the contractors for Orsted and National Grid successfully pulled the first of two cable conduits from the lift barges offshore to the beach parking lot. As of this morning, Crescent Beach is again...
Dredging project wraps up
Renee Meyer,
at
rmeyer@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jan 7
Category:
News
The tugboat MV Aegean Sea has left the harbor. As promised, all the dredging work slated for this fall in Old Harbor has been completed. Harbormaster Kate McConville told the Harbors Committee at their Zoom meeting on Dec. 10 that the water around the old bait dock was now 17 feet deep. Pictures...
Mystic Aquarium’s rescue program continues to provide assistance for marine species on the island
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jan 7
Category:
News
Block Island is home to a diverse list of marine mammals, especially seal species. But sometimes, marine mammals on the island need to be rescued or have their health assessed, which is where Mystic Aquarium’s Animal Rescue Program and Clinic comes into play. Mystic Aquarium’s Animal Rescue Program...
Champlin’s Marina sells for $19 million
Renee Meyer,
at
rmeyer@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jan 7
Category:
News
Champlin’s Marina and Resort was sold for $19 million in late December. Longtime owner Joseph Grillo, who bought the marina in 1986 under the entity name Champlin’s Realty Associates Limited Partnership, has sold the property to Great Salt Pond Marina Property, LLC of 1140 Reservoir Ave, Cranston...
Dr. Warcup provides update on allotment of vaccines
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jan 7
Category:
News
Block Island Medical Center Director Dr. Tom Warcup provided an update on the delivery of vaccines to the island during the Town Council’s virtual meeting on Monday, Jan. 4. Last week, the Block Island Medical Center, which is designated as a Covid-19 vaccination site, received its first allotment...
RIAC holds public meeting on 10-year aviation plan for BID
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jan 7
Category:
News
A 10-year general aviation strategic business plan study is being conducted by Rhode Island Airport Corporation to determine the needs of the five general aviation airports in Rhode Island – Block Island, Newport, North Central, Quonset and Westerly – and to define the future direction of the...
Update from Dr. Warcup
Mon, Jan 4
Category:
News
The following update was posted by the Block Island Health Services on Monday, Jan. 4:
Please view an update regarding the COVID-19 Vaccine at the link below: https://youtu.be/aqRlXM8XMPU Dr. Warcup explains that the Medical Center received 70 doses of Moderna vaccine last week designated...
Planning Board holds public hearing on modification to subdivision
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Dec 31
Category:
News
During the Wednesday, Dec. 9 Planning Board meeting, Attorney Erik Wallin was present for a public hearing on an application for a Preliminary Plan Review for a modification to the original subdivision on Plat 9, Lot 58-2 on Mohegan Trail. Wallin had previously presented the application to the...
Holiday fiber arts tree
Renée Meyer,
at
rmeye@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Dec 31
Category:
News
After only a few weeks of planning, island resident Sue Brown Black has almost realized her latest dream of creating a community art project that anyone can contribute to, and everyone can enjoy. The idea was to create a tree-shaped frame and cover it with “granny squares,” the traditional...
School readies for return to in-person learning
Renée Meyer,
at
rmeyer@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Dec 31
Category:
News
It’s back to school time for students on Block Island after several weeks of distance learning for most. Superintendent Mike Convery announced at the School Committee’s meeting on Dec. 21 that a limited in-person group would resume classes on January 4, with grades Kindergarten through seven...
The 2020 Top stories in The Block Island Times
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Dec 31
Category:
News
2020 was an unpredictable and challenging year to many. While the year was mostly dominated by Covid-19, Block Island also saw new projects started and new leadership in the community. Here are The Block Island Times’s choices for the top news stories of 2020. First Covid-19 case arrives on island...
Town Council examines proposed changes to Home Rule Charter
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Dec 31
Category:
News
The Town Council started a discussion on the Home Rule Charter’s proposed changes brought forth by the Charter Review Commission on Wednesday, Dec. 16, but had to continue the conversation to Monday, Dec. 21. The CRC has been reviewing the Home Rule Charter of New Shoreham (as adopted by the voters...
Covid-19 vaccines arrive on the island
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Dec 31
Category:
News
The first round of the Moderna Covid19 vaccines for Block Island was delivered on Monday, Dec. 28, by the town’s Emergency Management Co-Director Bill McCombe, who arrived at the Block Island Medical Center around 12 p.m. with the batch of vaccines from the mainland. McCombe then handed over the...
The Block Island Times would like to hear your 2021 resolutions
Wed, Dec 30
Category:
News
2021 is right around the corner. The Block Island Times would like to hear your resolutions and what you would like to accomplish in 2021 for publication in the paper. Stories are due Friday, Jan. 1. Please send stories and photos to rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com . Stories should be kept to a...
Update from Dr. Warcup
Sun, Dec 27
Category:
News
The following Covid-19 update was provided by Block Island Medical Center Director Dr. Tom Warcup on Sunday, Dec. 27:
Please watch the latest video update from Dr. Warcup at the link below: https://youtu.be/VZckkAo4D2E Dr. Warcup notes that the positivity rate in Rhode Island was trending...
New walkway proposed for Andy’s Way
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Dec 24
Category:
News
It was the Town of New Shoreham that was on the Planning Board’s agenda for its Dec. 9 meeting, presenting an application to construct a new public shoreline access walkway at Andy’s Way, and seeking an advisory to the Zoning Board for the construction. Building Official Marc Tillson, Town Manager...
Revenue, programs stalled at Recreation Department
Lars Trodson
Thu, Dec 24
Category:
News
The halt to virtually all Recreation Department programs for the past nine months has not only impacted the kids who participate in those programs, but also department heads and the revenue that helps keeps its slate of activities afloat. With continued restrictions on activities, Recreation...
Sharing life: BIMC staffer donates kidney to family member
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Dec 24
Category:
News
Tom Hobin, the physical therapist at the Block Island Medical Center, had been considering donating a kidney for quite some time to an individual in need, but had no idea that his kidney would be a match with a close family relative. “I learned from my step-daughter Alexia Pettit that her father-in...
Reflections on 2020
Thu, Dec 24
Category:
News
2020 has been a year like no other.
The Block Island Times
asked readers and followers of the paper to share their stories and experiences over the past year.
The following stories were edited for clarity and length.
Carey and Chris Greggila Like many “COVID-couples”...
Four essays from local clergy
Thoughts for the Season
Thu, Dec 24
Category:
News
History of Hanukkah The Talmud (Rabbinical discussion of laws) says: “Our rabbis taught: On the twenty-fifth of [the beginning of] the eight days of Hanukkah, on which lamentation for the dead and fasting are forbidden. For when the Greeks entered the Temple, they defiled all the oils in it, and...
Personal Essay
Diane, a story for Christmas
John Willis
Thu, Dec 24
Category:
News
,
Features
This is a story plain and simple about a woman on an island out at sea. Her name is Diane and that alone explains who she is, nothing more. If you live on this island you would know Diane. She is seemingly around the inner town on any given day when she isn’t working. Her work is helping to keep...
20th Annual Community Bird Census
Thu, Dec 24
Category:
News
The following was submitted by the Ocean View Foundation:
Feel free to participate as much or as little as you would like. The Bird Census will take place on Saturday, Dec. 26. 1. Kim Gaffett will have a spotting scope set up at Sachem Pond to look at, and count, winter ducks between 9...
The Four Roses
Keith H. Lang
Thu, Dec 24
Category:
News
,
Features
Who knows at the time what memories will stay with them all their lives? Arriving on the island one morning just after the new year in 1973 with Peder Schaefer, a friend and co-worker from summers at the Narragansett Inn, I literally took off for an island tour in a jeep Eleanor Mott had graciously...
Actualización de vacunación
Tue, Dec 22
Category:
News
La siguiente actualización fue publicada por Block Island Health Services el martes 22 de diciembre:
Por favor, vea el video con la información más reciente sobre vacunas del Dr. Warcup: https://youtu.be/RbHNbny3Ngo El Centro Médico ha sido aprobado como sitio de vacunación y...
Covid-19 vaccine update from Dr. Warcup
Tue, Dec 22
Category:
News
The following update was posted by the Block Island Health Services on Tuesday, Dec. 22:
Please view the latest vaccine information received by Dr. Warcup: https://youtu.be/RbHNbny3Ngo The Medical Center has been approved as a vaccination site and will be able to administer the COVID-19...
Initial stages of island-wide broadband project begin
Renee Meyer,
at
rmeyer@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Dec 17
Category:
News
“You don’t see them, but things are happening fast and furiously,” Town Finance Director and Broadband Committee advisor Amy Land told the Town Council in a joint meeting of the Council and the Broadband Committee on Thursday, Dec. 10. After a bond that is not to exceed $8 million was approved by...
Don’t flush those wipes
Thu, Dec 17
Category:
News
Superintendents of the New Shoreham Wastewater Treatment facility have reminded residents many times of the damage that flushing so-called disposable wipes down the toilet can cause clogging and other headaches for the department. The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) also issued a press...
Tourism revenue on Block for the summer of 2020: “Amazing.’
Renee Meyer,
at
rmeyer@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Dec 17
Category:
News
Despite dire predictions last spring, Block Island Tourism Director Jessica Willi called the results of the tourism season on the island: “A little bit amazing.” The R.I. Department of Revenue has just released its report on collections of hotel taxes and meals and beverage taxes, and on Dec. 16,...
Police Chief Carlone announces retirement, Council receives Covid updates
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Dec 17
Category:
News
While the Town Council faced some technical difficulties during its Town Council meeting because of adverse weather conditions on Wednesday, Dec. 16, the Council was presented with some Covid-19 news on the future of vaccines from Block Island Medical Center Director Dr. Tom Warcup. Town Manager...
...as the Block Island Chamber gets a new Director
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Dec 17
Category:
News
After serving eight consecutive years at
The Block Island Times
as the editor, Lars Trodson will be moving toward a new venture, quite literally down the road from The Times’s office, as the new Executive Director of the Block Island Chamber of Commerce. Block Island Chamber of Commerce...
The Block Island Times gets a new editor...
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Dec 17
Category:
News
The Block Island Times
is pleased to announce that Renée Meyer has been named the new editor of the paper. Meyer, who has been involved with The Times dating back to 1999, has always shared a passion for writing and featuring stories of the small community she calls home. Publisher of...
The latest information on Block Island and Covid-19
Thu, Dec 17
Category:
News
Vaccine update
The Block Island Times
reached out to the Medical Center to ask when the island may be receiving Covid-19 vaccines. Medical Center Director Dr. Tom Warcup issued the following statement to The Times on Thursday, Dec. 17: “There was an article published today in The...
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