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It’s the last day of summer
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Sep 21
Category:
News
It is sunny and 70 degrees on Block Island. The perfect way to spend your last day of summer is at Town Beach. This video content is property of
The Block Island Times
. Video by Cassius Shuman.
New legal issue impacts BIPCo transaction
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Sep 21
Category:
News
There are two options available that pave the way for the Block Island Power Company to become a non-profit public utility: BIPCo shares can be purchased from the two shareholders — the town of New Shoreham and Sara McGinnes — or BIPCo can go forward with a sale of its assets to the new Block...
Town objects to Fast Ferry continuance
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Sep 21
Category:
News
The Town of New Shoreham is objecting to Rhode Island Fast Ferry being allowed more time to secure dockage for a Quonset Point to Block Island seasonal high-speed service in Old Harbor. The town filed an objection with the Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers objecting to RIFF’s...
Pastor hopes to continue church’s mission
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Sep 21
Category:
News
The Harbor Church is experiencing changes from within and without. As workers put the finishing touches on the exterior, a new pastor and his wife are settling in inside. Peter Preiser Jr., and his wife, Carrie Johnson, began their ministry on Block Island on Sunday, Sept. 16, with his first sermon...
Commission urges Council to ban herbicide
By
Renée Meyer
Fri, Sep 21
Category:
News
After being told that the Town of New Shoreham — or any town in the state of Rhode Island — has no authority to ban the use of pesticides at the local level, the Town Council tasked the Conservation Commission to once again take up the matter. The only way forward it seems, would be for the town to...
Harbors Committee renews harbor facility idea
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Sep 21
Category:
News
Members of the Harbors Committee has renewed its interest in building a harbors facility, which they believe is crucial to the health of the Great Salt Pond and the island. Harbors Committee members Arlene Tunney, Erik Elwell, Denny Heinz, Pat Evans, and Gary Pollard were in attendance at the...
Hot weather impacts early school days
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Sep 21
Category:
News
The school year began on Sept. 4 with the temperature hovering in the mid 80s. School Committee member Annie Hall referenced the heat wave at the committee’s most recent meeting, and asked if the school could be more prepared to deal with the impact of hot weather. In response to the discussion,...
Marketing Block Island
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Sep 21
Category:
News
There has been some speculation as to how the past couple of seasons performed from a business perspective, but Block Island Tourism Director Jessica Willi said she will present hard numbers, such as the hotel, and food and beverage taxes collected for fiscal year 2017 at the Tourism Council’s...
Let’s Talk with BIMI and TNC
Fri, Sep 21
Category:
News
The following was sent in by the Block Island Maritime Institute:
The Nature Conservancy and Block Island Maritime Institute have again teamed up to present a series of lectures this fall. The speakers in the “Let’s Talk” series will be presenting information on topics relevant to Block...
Will you...? Yes!
Fri, Sep 21
Category:
News
The following was sent in by reader Katherine Bothner:
The evening of Thursday, Aug. 16 at The Spring House was the perfect setting for Duncan McGowan's proposal to Anne Elizabeth May. Fellow diners cheered when she accepted.
Landfill stabilization project underway
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Sep 20
Category:
News
The $2 million West Beach landfill stabilization project got underway this week with Pawtucket-based contractor RC&D, Inc. beginning the work. The project involves restoring the old landfill’s revetment, which was breached by Hurricane Sandy in 2012, leading to trash being released into the...
Primary voting results
Fri, Sep 14
Category:
News
Primary voting results for the Town of New Shoreham from Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2018. DEM - Democrat / REP - Republican Total paper sheets: 236
DEM for Governor
Gina M. Raimondo 160 Matthew A. Brown 39 Spencer E. Dickinson 11
REP for Governor
Allan W. Fung 25 Patricia L. Morgan 10...
Island businesses discuss island business
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Sep 14
Category:
News
The season may be winding down, people may be tired, but that didn’t stop a robust number of island business owners and others from attending a gathering to discuss how the season went, and what can be done to improve the business climate on Block Island. The event, which took place at The Spring...
Vehicle congestion a topic of discussion
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Sep 14
Category:
News
A suggestion about possibly moving two taxi stand spots in New Harbor turned into a larger discussion about how best to regulate, or at least monitor, vehicle use on Block Island during the summer. The Town Council, at its meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 4, considered a letter by taxi driver Linda...
Exploring the health and use of the GSP
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Sep 14
Category:
News
Future uses and maintaining the health of the Great Salt Pond were the two primary topics of discussion at the most recent annual meeting of the Committee for the Great Salt Pond. Board member Bob Greenlee informed the gathering that water quality continued to be monitored, with testing being done...
Surveys show wind farm approval growing over time
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Sep 14
Category:
News
,
B.I. Wind Farm
Jeremy Firestone, Director of the Center for Carbon-free Power Integration at the University of Delaware, has been studying offshore wind power for the past 15 years. Given that the United States has, to date, just five off shore wind turbines, Firestone jokingly said, “That’s one turbine every.....
Storms can threaten island wells
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Sep 14
Category:
News
It’s that time of year again when hurricanes and storms become a concern. With Hurricane Florence in the news, scientists are issuing warnings about the impact of storm surge and sea level rise on shorelines. If contaminants from storm surge and flooding pollute coastal water wells and aquifers,...
Beach Cleanup is Sunday, Sept. 16
Fri, Sep 14
Category:
News
It is September — the beach crowds have thinned out, temperatures have dropped, and school has started up. Now another crowd of beach-goers will return to the state’s coastlines. Thousands of individuals, groups and families will participate in one of the largest global volunteer events: the...
Housing, Rescue Squad wrap up on council agenda
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Sep 14
Category:
News
Ed. Note: This is a preview of the Sept. 19 Town Council meeting.
The Block Island Times
will be featuring previews of upcoming meetings.
The Town Housing Initiative and the island’s Emergency Management will be two of 10 items on the agenda for the Town Council’s meeting on Sept...
Baby ahead!
Fri, Sep 14
Category:
News
Blaine Williams and Taylor Trew announced their pregnancy with a message on Painted Rock. Both spent the summer working at The National and are from Naples, Florida. Congratulations!
North Light 150th Celebration
Thu, Sep 13
Category:
News
The North Light is holding its 150th Anniversary on Saturday, Sept. 15, with a talk and slide show at the Block Island School beginning at 6:30 p.m. As part of the celebration, the North Light Commission has set up two webcams that will livestream the North Light beacon from 6 p.m. to midnight...
Remembering Sept. 11, 2001
Tue, Sep 11
Category:
News
The following information is from the History Channel’s website:
On Sept. 11, 2001, 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airplanes and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States. Two of the planes were flown into the twin...
“Good as Gold”
By
Avery McGinnes
Fri, Sep 7
Category:
News
“Good as gold”
By Avery McGinnes
Ed. note: For the past two years, the Block Island Yacht Club has sponsored a writing contest open to Block Island High School students. Stories had to adhere to a few guidelines, such as not naming living residents of Block Island, having an...
Pesticide ban may be out of local hands
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Sep 6
Category:
News
The use of the pesticide glyphosate on Block Island, which some residents have petitioned to have the Town Council ban, may not be in the hands of island governance. First Warden Ken Lacoste was emailed a letter from Ken Ayars, Chief of the state Department of Environmental Management, who stated...
Chamber to hold session on summer business
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Sep 6
Category:
News
Ed. note: This story has been updated. After press time, the location of the meeting was changed to The Spring House Hotel.
The Block Island Chamber of Commerce has scheduled a meeting at The Spring House for Tuesday, Sept. 11 at 5 p.m. to discuss how the past summer went as far as...
North Light turns 150
By
Pat Tengwall
Thu, Sep 6
Category:
News
One hundred and fifty years ago, a light emanating from a new Block Island building shone out on Long Island Sound for the first time, lighting the way for frigates, schooners, fishing vessels, double enders, sloops, and whatever else may have been sailing in those dark waters at the time. A Notice...
Visiting a Block Island garden
Sat, Sep 1
Category:
News
The following was submitted by the Block Island Gardener’s Club:
On Monday, Aug. 13, the Block Island Gardeners hosted a "Visit a Block Island Garden" event: a tour of Succotash Farm on Mitchell Lane. Gardener Amy Keeler opened her farm and led visitors around her large fields of vegetables...
Summer Health Series: Safety in the Water
By
Julia Solomon, Warren Alpert School of Medicine class of 2019
Fri, Aug 31
Category:
News
By Julia Solomon, Warren Alpert School of Medicine class of 2019
Block Island is renowned for its miles of stunning, sandy shorelines. And in the summer who can resist the allure of the cool waves on a hot day? But going to the beach is not without risk. The Centers for Disease...
Chess wizard holds court at library
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Aug 31
Category:
News
“I decided to start a chess club, and it’s taken off like wildfire.” Chess wizard Graham Watkins made those comments while seated in front of two chessboards at the Island Free Library, where he’s been hosting games, and providing instruction, each August since 2011. Watkins, who uses a wheelchair...
Protective guardrails for ELC approved
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Aug 31
Category:
News
The owner of the damaged Early Learning Center building has been granted approvals to install a wooden guardrail that will allow the facility to open on time for the new school year. A single-car accident in late July closed the facility for safety reasons. Building Official Marc Tillson said he...
Are you saving money?
By
Renée Meyer
Fri, Aug 31
Category:
News
When the Block Island Power Company connected to the National Grid sea2shore transmission cable and turned off its diesel generators on May 1, 2017, it was the end of an era. Instead of electric rates that fluctuated monthly due to the cost of diesel, a new, steady standard offer rate began to be...
The little gelatinous blobs on the beach? Salps.
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Aug 31
Category:
News
Swimmers venturing into the ocean on Block Island have been experiencing what feels like baby jellyfish, small organisms in the water. Chris Littlefield, Director of The Nature Conservancy on Block Island, and Dave Prescott and Adam Kovarsky from Save the Bay, told
The Tim
es that the...
Survey shows healthy, active senior population
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Aug 31
Category:
News
A recent survey conducted by the members of the Senior Advisory Commission showed an elder demographic living on Block Island that is increasingly concerned about health issues, but also a group that is active both mentally and physically, and one that has a sense of humor about growing older...
Dr. Peter Baute endowment established
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Aug 31
Category:
News
A Block Island doctor is being honored for his legacy with an endowment created in his name. The Professional Advisory Committee, a sub-committee of the Block Island Health Services Board, announced at Monday’s board meeting that it has established the Peter Baute Endowment’s Award. The endowment,...
Paddlers raise money for charity
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Aug 31
Category:
News
Seven hours on the water, standing up for 18 miles, slowly paddling, moving forward at three knots an hour. Luckily, it was a calm, beautiful day for the 50 or so participants in the annual Montauk to Block Island paddleboard fundraiser, sponsored by Paddlers for Humanity. They made their way into...
Insel der Vernunft (Island of reason)
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Aug 31
Category:
News
Ed. note: Block Island is the sole subject of the August/September issue of the magazine Aufbau, which is published in German. We asked the U.S. correspondent of the magazine, Andreas Mink, about how all this came about.
BIT: Aufbau magazine, a publication that publishes in German and is...
Island Treasure awarded to BIBB founders
Fri, Aug 31
Category:
News
The following was submitted by the Block Island Residents Association:
Responding to an overwhelming number of nominations, the Block Island Residents Association is proud to recognize Senior Advisory Committee volunteers Sandra Kelly, Janet Merritt and Linda Spak for this year’s Island...
New electric rates discussed
By
Renée Meyer
Fri, Aug 31
Category:
News
On a hot and hazy evening Tuesday, power companies across New England were watching the regional grid to see how high energy use would peak. Such was the case at the Block Island Power Company, where members of the Board of Directors, along with some members of the Block Island Utility District,...
Rosemary Connelli at SSG
Fri, Aug 31
Category:
News
In the short and thankful words of poet Rupi Kaur: “Look down at your body, whisper, there is no home like you.” On Tuesday, Sept. 4, Rosemary Connelli’s new show, "Dew of the Sea" will explore the celebration of feminine self love and the appreciation for the whales that live in the waters...
Are you in love — or not?
Fri, Aug 31
Category:
News
The public is invited to hear Block Island notables read short stories on the theme “Love Knots/Nots”on Wednesday, Sept. 5 at 5 p.m. at Island Bound Bookstore. Anyone who is a fan of NPR Selected Shorts will want to be part of Block Island’s take on this iconic program. Hosted by Eliot Nerenberg,...
Tales from Beacon Hollow Farm: Barns
Sat, Aug 25
Category:
News
Let's talk about Block Island barns. With the demise of most old Block Island barns over the years, we are left with just a few Island relics — if even that. Within the last year we lost Champlin's Farm — the last really bucolic farm structure, hay lofts above, dairy cows below — to a development...
ELC needs proper exterior protection to reopen
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Aug 24
Category:
News
An accident in late July that severely damaged a wall in the rooms that house the Block Island Early Learning Center had the effect of cancelling the remainder of the summer camp season, and town Building Official Marc Tillson has been adamant that the school won’t reopen until the building has...
Town Council to discuss herbicide ban
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Aug 24
Category:
News
Two familiar items hotly debated in the past have made there way back onto the Town Council’s agenda. Those items are: the unsafe operation of mopeds, particularly on Weldon’s Way, and the potential dangers of the herbicide glyphosate, found in the weed killer known as Roundup. The items were...
Council revisiting land use amendments
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Aug 24
Category:
News
The New Shoreham Town Council is seeking the advice of its Land Use attorney to understand the implications of a recent amendment to a key definition in the Zoning Ordinance, before potentially voting on the matter all over again. The Planning Board had proposed, and the Council adopted, several...
Order this... Casual fine dining at Dead Eye’s
By
Amy Lockwood MacDougall
Fri, Aug 24
Category:
News
It’s round two for me with Chad and Ferg (otherwise known as Scott Ferguson and Chad Lovett), the chef/brothers at both Deadeye’s and Finn’s. I had interviewed them earlier in the season with my usual questions, so this time I decided to dive deeper into both their working relationship, how they...
Racing to the finish — kind of
Fri, Aug 24
Category:
News
Island man arrested on child pornography possession
Mon, Aug 20
Category:
News
The following information was released by the Rhode Island State Police:
On Aug. 13, 2018, members of the Computer Crimes Unit/Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force arrested Rhet G. Redpath, age 73, of 824 Beacon Hill Road, New Shoreham, Rhode Island, for Possession of Child...
Showing some love in Haiti
By
Lars Trodson
Sat, Aug 18
Category:
News
A group of Block Island residents travelled to Haiti to continue repairing the damage that had been done by two hurricanes that battered the island in the past 10 years. Some of those who travelled, such as Dave Roosa and Dave Kane, have been to Haiti more than a half a dozen times. For others,...
Summer Health Series: Supplements
By
Audrey Carr, Warren Alpert School of Medicine class of 2019
Fri, Aug 17
Category:
News
Supplementing safety — what everyone who takes vitamins, herbs, and minerals, should know.
By Audrey Carr, Warren Alpert School of Medicine, class of 2019
Dietary supplements, which include herbs, vitamins, and minerals, are commonly used for the purpose of improving health. Use of...
Order this... Something for everyone at the Beachead
By
Amy Lockwood MacDougall
Fri, Aug 17
Category:
News
Restaurants can be known for food or for location. Becky and Tim Clark know how to utilize both elements and have created a dining experience where both the settings and cuisine have a chance to shine. The Beachead, located on Corn Neck Road across from Crescent Beach, has been a Block Island...
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Antique Maps and Vintage Photographs
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9/22
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This weeks Nature Conservancy Schedule
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9/22
Check out this weeks Nature Conservancy Schedule at https://www.nature.org
FALL SALE! 20% OFF
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Highland Farm’s Fall sale has begun! 20% off all trees, shrubs, annuals, perennials, statuary, and lawn ornaments! ***Sale...
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Lila Delman Real Estate continues its history of excellence with the sale of 1538 Center Road on Block Island for $3,492,000...
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