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Recreation Board pushes ahead
Stephen Hester
Tue, Jan 25
Category:
News
The Recreation Board met virtually for its January meeting, and Director Dave Sniffen talked about the various programs the board is offering for the winter season on Block Island. Mentioning that programs had paused when Covid “started to explode,” Sniffen told the board that the Rec Department is...
Block Island comes home with big win
Chris Crawford
Mon, Jan 24
Category:
News
The score, the opponent, the results, leap off the page. The Block Island Hurricanes Varsity girls basketball team traveled overnight last week to play Hope High School in Providence and came away with a 43-18 thrashing of the home team. Hope has 1,000 students enrolled in its high school versus...
Police Advisory Commission seeks input
Stephen Hester
Mon, Jan 24
Category:
News
The Police Advisory Commission discussed the needs of the community January 6 as it reviewed the feedback it has received thus far. The PAC put out a survey a couple of months ago to help illuminate what the community wants from its police force. Chair Jim Hinthorn said three categories seemed to...
Let’s Talk About It: Behavioral Health
Sun, Jan 23
Category:
News
This week’s questions answered by Laurie Anderson, APRN-C, MSN, CDOE. What is Behavioral Health? Behavioral health is a holistic and inclusive term that umbrellas mental and physical health. The term behavioral health is used to describe the connection between a person’s behaviors to the health and...
“Conservation is more than just land preservation”
Reneé Meyer
Sun, Jan 23
Category:
News
Kim Gaffett attended the latest Block Island Land Trust meeting with a plea for the conservation groups to get involved with the acquisition of an electric vehicle charging station for the island. A proposal has been made by resident William Young to partially fund the purchase of a level-three...
Dean’s List
Sat, Jan 22
Category:
News
Mary Conant named to College of the Holy Cross’ Dean’s List Mary Conant of Block Island, was named to the College of the Holy Cross Fall 2021 Dean’s List. A member of the Class of 2023, Conant is majoring in French and Francophone Studies. Conant was among more than 1,375 students named to the Dean...
Bird etiquette for viewing snowy owls
Sofia Williams
Sat, Jan 22
Category:
News
Block Island’s arctic visitors, the snowy owls, are back this winter. They are carnivores that eat lemmings, seabirds, deer mice, voles, and other rodents. They are crucial to controlling the number of rodents in the Arctic tundra, where they come from. Unlike other owls, snowy owls are active...
Hunting at Block Island National Wildlife Refuge
Fri, Jan 21
Category:
News
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service continues to offer hunting opportunities at the Block Island National Wildlife Refuge this season. White-tailed deer hunting is offered at Beane Point, Sandy Point, Grove Point, and Wash Pond, with some season and weapon restrictions. Approximately 133 acres are...
Capital improvement public hearing rescheduled
Stephen Hester
Fri, Jan 21
Category:
News
The Town Council continued the public hearing for the proposed changes to the town’s ordinances to alter the procedure for forming the capital budget. Town Manager Maryanne Crawford had suggested the changes, which are aimed at streamlining the process by having the town manager review capital...
Lion’s Club donation
Fri, Jan 21
Category:
News
Block Island Lions Club Secretary Lars Trodson at left, hands a check for $750 to Linda Spak of the Helping Hands Food Pantry on Wednesday, Jan. 12. “Helping Hands provides such an important service to our community in these challenging times, and the Lions Club wanted to support their efforts,”...
Town Council denies Filippi’s re-appointment to Tourism Council
Stephen Hester
Wed, Jan 19
Category:
News
The Town Council held its annual joint meeting with the Tourism Council on January 5, and when the topic of board dynamics was broached, the sparks began to fly. Executive Director Jessica Willi told the council that the board was dealing with a very stressful situation, and it had been hard to get...
Town Council briefs
Stephen Hester
Tue, Jan 18
Category:
News
Where’s the road? The Cormorant Cove Association finally found itself in front of the Town Council last week, after two and a half years of effort. The association had a survey done several years ago and discovered that the town-owned Champlin’s Road, which leads to the Coast Guard station,...
Bonding for Overlook purchase authorized
Stephen Hester
Mon, Jan 17
Category:
News
The Town Council signed resolutions last week to authorize borrowing by the town and the Block Island Land Trust to partially finance the acquisition of a portion of plat 19, lot 3 from Overlook Realty, LLC. This bonding resolution is to raise the money for the purchase of the land located on the...
New push for affordable housing
Stephen Hester
Sun, Jan 16
Category:
News
The Town Council is in the process of setting up a community forum to discuss affordable housing on Block Island. It has been well-documented that there is a shortage of year-round housing that is affordable and attainable for working island residents. Many people who rent engage in the seasonal...
Four photographers after the snowfall
Malcolm Greenaway
Sat, Jan 15
Category:
News
On the morning of January 7, there was a significant snowfall here on Block Island. Several Block Island photographers headed out in the hope of capturing some unique and memorable snow pictures. These photographers included Eileen and Steve Miller, and Aleksandar Ba- ba-Vulic, as well as myself,...
State allows virtual meetings
Stephen Hester
Fri, Jan 14
Category:
News
The Town of New Shoreham is re-introducing a virtual option in accordance with the state’s response to the continued growth of Covid cases. On January 6, Governor Daniel McKee issued Executive Order 22-01, which permits meetings to be held virtually, and also requires public bodies to provide...
Free monthly health checks for seniors
Fri, Jan 14
Category:
News
The Senior Advisory Committee is offering free monthly health checks for people of any age. The next session is on Monday, January 17. The health checks will include blood pressure screening, heart rate and pulse oxygen levels, and provide help with questions on medication, nutrition, weight...
New vaccine clinics scheduled on B.I.
Fri, Jan 14
Category:
News
There are three weekly Covid vaccine clinics scheduled for Block Island starting on Thursday, Jan. 20. Subsequent clinics will be on January 27, and February 3. Clinics will be held at the Rescue Barn on Beach Avenue from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Participants must sign up on the vaccinateRI.org website...
Community Conversations with the B.I. Medical Center
Fri, Jan 14
Category:
News
The Block Island Medical Center’s “Community Conversation” will focus on behavioral health on Block Island in a three-part series running in January and February. During this time the Medical Center will be responding to questions from readers of
The Block Island Times.
There will also be...
BI Health Services looks forward for 2022
Wed, Jan 12
Category:
News
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Letters
To the Block Island community, Happy New Year Block Island! I am excited to share some advancements at the Block Island Health Services for 2022. During 2021, we began putting key elements into place to transform the medical center into a comprehensive primary care health facility that is focused...
Block Island School budget woes
Stephen Hester
Tue, Jan 11
Category:
News
Superintendent Bob Gerardi presented the Block Island School’s budget concerns to the Town Council on Monday night with a mix of “unanticipated” decreases in revenue and “unanticipated” increases in expenses. Calling it a “challenging budget year,” Gerardi explained that the school was anticipating...
Tourism Council brainstorms its way into 2022
Reneé Meyer
Mon, Jan 10
Category:
News
The New Shoreham Tourism Council seems to have a highly unusual problem – more money than they know what to do with. Whether it’s the result of more and more tourists, or more money being charged for hotel rooms and rental houses, or all three, the Tourism Council has an excess of funds. The...
B.I. graduate continues volleyball at PC
Sofia Williams
Sun, Jan 9
Category:
News
Savannah Brown, who graduated as Salutatorian from the Block Island High School in 2021, continues to pursue her passion for volleyball by playing on Providence College’s Women’s Club Volleyball team. Brown played at the high school since her sophomore year. “I really liked playing in high school...
Council grants moped licenses
Stephen Hester
Sat, Jan 8
Category:
News
The five moped operators appeared before the New Shoreham Town Council on Tuesday night to request renewals of rental licenses for the 2022 summer season. Always a contentious affair, last year’s renewal process went on for several months and required the town’s legal counsel to log a few hours...
Covid cases continue to rise
Stephen Hester
Sat, Jan 8
Category:
News
Covid cases are on the rise across the country as the highly transmissible Omicron variant makes the rounds. With Omicron making up 60 percent of cases in the state, Rhode Island is no exception, as Director of the Block Island Medical Center, Dr. Tom Warcup, explained to the New Shoreham Town...
Free ESL classes at library
Fri, Jan 7
Category:
News
Free English as a second language classes will be held at the Island Free Library on Tuesdays, at 6 p.m. Format may be tailored to individual student’s needs. Classes will be taught by Marie Henehan, who has a Masters in ESL. For more information email mthenehan@yahoo.com , or call (401) 524-5472...
Two island players awarded volleyball honors
Chris Crawford
Thu, Jan 6
Category:
News
Amira Veldman-Wilson was named All Division First Team, and Chloe Weber All-Division Second Team by the Rhode Island Girls Volleyball Coaches’ Association last week for their roles as outside hitters for the Block Island Hurricanes. The honors, as voted upon by all of the coaches, were announced by...
Senior Advisory Committee wraps up year
Stephen Hester
Wed, Jan 5
Category:
News
The Senior Advisory Committee wrapped up 2021 and prepared to move forward in 2022 with several projects and programs aimed at continuing its mission of enhancing the quality of life of senior citizens on Block Island and assisting them to continue within their homes and community as long as...
MVFH eyes deferral policy, shuttle service
Stephen Hezter
Tue, Jan 4
Category:
News
“We don’t have a policy for deferrals because we haven’t needed it,” Commission on Motor Vehicles for Hire Chair Brad Marthens told the group at its December meeting. He was referring to deferrals for individuals on the taxi license waiting list, whose name finally came up but who did not want to...
Planning Board tackles accessory apartments
Stephen Hester
Mon, Jan 3
Category:
News
The Planning Board discussed accessory apartments at its December meeting, with an eye toward proposing some changes to section 513 of the zoning ordinance governing year-round rental apartments. Section 513 was originally created to address the lack of year-round rentals for the island’s workforce...
Christmas Eve snow set the mood for the holidays
Malcolm Greenaway
Sun, Jan 2
Category:
News
Snowstorms have become increasingly rare on Block Island. The snowstorm on the morning of Friday, December 24 was the first snowstorm (and perhaps the only snowstorm?) of the current winter season and only the second snowstorm in the past three years. (Global warming, perhaps?) I decided it was...
Harbors reconsiders residency
Stephen Hester
Thu, Dec 30
Category:
News
The Harbors Committee continued its discussion of private moorings in Great Salt Pond, specifically focusing on the long waiting list. There are 290 mooring balls in the pond, with a waiting list of 688. “It’s no secret it’s almost impossible to get a mooring here,” Member Gary Pollard said at the...
Broadband update
Stephen Hester
Wed, Dec 29
Category:
News
John Dougherty of Mission Broadband was on-hand at the Town Council meeting on December 6 to give an update on Block Island’s broadband project. Verizon is still holding up the permitting and licensing process, with only 50 percent of the pole licenses approved, according to Dougherty. Verizon must...
Town departments prepare for winter, capital budget
Stephen Hester
Tue, Dec 28
Category:
News
Maryanne Crawford submitted her town manager's report at the December 15 meeting of the New Shoreham Town Council, and the report listed several actions taken by the town in preparation for winter. There has been some difficulty in procuring road salt, but Crawford’s report said the town was...
Should the Scotch Beach access road be changed?
Reneé Meyer
Tue, Dec 28
Category:
News
Although it was only the second-ever meeting of the Sea Level Rise Committee, the members were asked to commit to a plan from town planner Allison Ring to apply for an “Action Grant” from the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank to enhance “resiliency” on the island. Ring told the group that funding...
Big and small projects ahead for BIPCo in 2022
Reneé Meyer
Mon, Dec 27
Category:
News
As National Grid seems to suffer one setback after another in its attempt to rebury a small portion of its Sea2shore transmission cable that runs between Block Island and the mainland, the obvious question becomes: how much is this costing? And how much will it cost Block Island ratepayers? The...
School Committee reviews distance learning decision
Stephen Hester
Mon, Dec 27
Category:
News
Superintendent Bob Gerardi gave a Covid update to the School Committee at its December 20 meeting and discussed the decision to switch to distance learning for the last week of school before Christmas break. He reported that nurses Liz Dyer and Linda Closter had performed 134 PCR Covid tests, as...
Jim Stevenson-inspired rail restored, and Library Updates
Stephen Hester
Sun, Dec 26
Category:
News
The Island Free Library Board of Trustees met for the final time of 2021, with Director Kristin Baumann reporting on the end-of-year holiday events in progress and the upcoming programs scheduled for the new year. Her report also included a new section: library updates submitted by the staff. Chair...
Christmas on an island
Sofia Williams
Fri, Dec 24
Category:
News
Block Island’s 2021 Christmas season brings people together, allows islanders to practice traditions old and new, and brings decorations to brighten the island. Islanders and tourists celebrate this year’s holiday season by honoring their favorite holiday traditions and activities. Austin Morin,...
Reminder to residents and visitors
Fri, Dec 24
Category:
News
As Covid cases continue to rise on the island, with 15 cases in the past three weeks, please remember that Block Island’s indoor mask mandate is still in effect. Governor McKee recently issued a mask mandate for Rhode Island for venues of over 250 people, with smaller venues having the option of...
HealthSource R.I. continues open enrollment period
Thu, Dec 23
Category:
News
Open enrollment through HealthSource R.I. began November 1 and runs through Jan. 31, 2022 to help connect Rhode Island residents with high-quality, low-cost, or no-cost coverage for 2022. Thanks to the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), coverage through HealthSource R.I. is now more...
Trying to catch the ferry
Stephen Hester
Thu, Dec 23
Category:
News
Interstate Navigation met with the New Shoreham Town Council for its yearly Q and A session, and the answers to the questions leaned heavily toward “maybe.” With two of the three members of the Town Council, Martha Ball and Mark Emmanuelle, admitting that they rarely use the ferry, and with Second...
Manisses addition underwhelms the HDC
Stephen Hester
Wed, Dec 22
Category:
News
The Hotel Manisses was back in front of the Historic District Commission on Monday, December 6, with updates to the design for the addition. The plan is to construct a three-story wing on the existing basement. The HDC approved the sizing and massing previously, and had asked the applicant to come...
Block Island’s housing pioneers
Stephen Hester
Tue, Dec 21
Category:
News
There is a small nonprofit organization on Block Island that has had an oversized impact on the island over the past forty-plus years: Block Island Economic Development Foundation, Inc. Established in 1977, BIED’s primary objective is “to promote adequate housing opportunities to retain a year-...
Old Harbor Task Force shares ideas with Council
Stephen Hester
Mon, Dec 20
Category:
News
The Old Harbor Task Force gave a report to the Town Council on December 6 and presented a host of problems and solutions for the downtown area. Chair Margie Comings was available to answer any questions of the council, which had received the written report in the meeting packet, but there were not...
Champlin Foundation announces latest grants
Reneé Meyer
Mon, Dec 20
Category:
News
The Champlin Foundation announced its latest round of grant funding on December 6 with a total of $13.20 million in capital funding for 126 non-profit organizations, mainly in Rhode Island. (One grant went to Mystic, Conn.) Among those grants were two for Block Island organizations. The Block...
Boston Post Cane passes to Paul Marte
Stephen Hester
Sun, Dec 19
Category:
News
,
Community
On December 6, the New Shoreham Town Council announced Paul Marte, 94, of West Beach Road as the recipient of the Boston Post Cane. The Boston Post Cane is awarded to the oldest resident of Block Island, and has been an island tradition since 1909, outliving its namesake by over sixty years. In...
And that’s a W.R.A.P.
Sofia Williams
Sun, Dec 19
Category:
News
Last Tuesday, on December 7, Danielle Stewart and Erin Goodman from Healthy Bodies, Healthy Minds and Washington County Zero Suicide traveled to Block island to host the first Wellness Recovery Action Plan program at the Island Free Library from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The W.R.A.P. program is sponsored...
Water Commission denies new commercial hook-ups
Reneé Meyer
Fri, Dec 17
Category:
News
The Joint Water and Sewer Commission has denied three new requests for water allocations. All of the requests were for commercial users. When the available water allocation for the summer of 2022 was set at the November meeting, there were only 5,135 gallons per day available. Twenty-five percent...
Covid shuts down Block Island School
Stephen Hester
Fri, Dec 17
Category:
News
The students at the Block Island School returned to distance learning for Thursday and Friday this week as Covid 19 has found its way back into the student body. Last weekend, a student tested positive after an off-island junior varsity basketball game. The school sprang into action, testing 52...
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