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Block Island Ferry to add more winter boat trips
Wed, Nov 20
Category:
News
The following press release was issued by Interstate Navigation on Wednesday, Nov. 20:
Interstate Navigation Company/Block Island Ferry wants to thank Block Islanders who participated in the 2019 Block Island Ferry commuter card holder survey. We appreciate your time and thoughtful...
Offshore wind developers agree to one mile spacing
Tue, Nov 19
Category:
News
,
B.I. Wind Farm
The following press release was sent to
The Block Island Times
from the publicist for Deepwater Wind/Ørsted:
New England Offshore Wind Leaseholders Submit Uniform Layout Proposal to the U.S. Coast Guard
Five leaseholders support a uniform 1x1 nm turbine layout across...
With the community cheering, Lady ‘Canes finish second
By
Lars Trodson
Sun, Nov 17
Category:
News
Before a cheering community at the gym at Rhode Island College, and a packed room at the Yellow Kittens watching online, the Lady ‘Canes Varsity Volleyball team found themselves outgunned by St. Raphael’s Academy on Sunday, Nov. 17 for the state championship. The Lady ‘Canes, in just their second...
Lady Hurricanes head to state finals
By
Coach Rob Martin
Thu, Nov 14
Category:
News
D espite the odds, the Girls Varsity Volleyball team won again. This time, they went up against the defending Division III Champions of 2018, Rogers High School of Newport. On Wednesday, Nov. 13 the Lady ‘Canes traveled to Cranston East High School, where they faced off against Rogers for the semi-...
Cabbies disapprove of council’s jitney proposal
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Nov 14
Category:
News
A taxicab owner on Block Island called the New Shoreham Town Council’s concept of operating an island jitney service in order to pass anti-Uber legislation as an unnecessary exercise of “Let’s make a deal.” The Town Council devised the concept of including a jitney in the legislation to quash the...
Council, moped operators debate issues
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Nov 14
Category:
News
The New Shoreham Town Council hosted a spirited debate with the island’s moped operators at its work session on Nov. 6, about issues associated with their operations, including training on Weldon’s Way. The item was a continuation from a council meeting in October, when the Town Council noted that...
Cherry Hill Lane homes getting solar
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Nov 14
Category:
News
On a cold and snowy evening, Block Island Housing Board Chair Cindy Pappas delivered good news to her board. All five of the homes in the Cherry Hill Lane affordable housing development will be equipped with photovoltaic solar systems on their roofs. “The bottom line: our (anonymous) benefactor...
Town pool discussion revisited
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Nov 14
Category:
News
The possibility of building and maintaining a public pool on Block Island is surfacing once again, but the vexing challenges of not only paying for it but maintaining it remain. The members of the town’s Recreation Board have been discussing the topic during some of their most recent meetings...
Anna C getting an upgrade
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Nov 14
Category:
News
The
Anna C
, one of Interstate Navigation’s older, larger vessels, is being renovated. The second largest vessel in a six-vessel fleet that Interstate Navigation owns and operates is headed to a shipyard where it will be refurbished, and equipped with three brand new diesel engines,...
The Scouts help beautify the Solviken
Thu, Nov 14
Category:
News
The Scouts of Block Island Troop 361, with an assist from the Block Island Gardeners Club and the Block Island Conservancy, planted some new bulbs of Block Island’s signature flower, the daffodil, at the Solviken Property on Thursday, Nov. 7.
Utility finance executives visit Block Island
By
Renée Meyer
Thu, Nov 14
Category:
News
When the Block Island Utility District acquired the assets of the Block Island Power Company in March, it found a willing partner with the National Rural Utilities Financing Corporation, and this week executives from the bank came for a visit. The bank, which is a not-for-profit cooperative, serves...
Lady ‘Canes head to state finals
Thu, Nov 14
Category:
News
The Block Island Girls Volleyball team heads to the finals! The Hurricanes won their Division III title last night against Rogers High School at Cranston East High School. The Hurricanes had a strong comeback to defeat Rogers, the defending D-III champs, 22-25, 25-20, 20-25, 27-25, 15-8, to advance...
Block Island is more than sand and beaches
By
Ella Mattingly
Fri, Nov 8
Category:
News
This past summer was the first time my dad’s side of the family visited Block Island, partially to honor my Block Island grandfather, Jon Emsbo, who died in January. My visiting grandfather, Paul Mattingly, is an avid and published historian who taught at New York University. Of course, the visit...
Town manager search begins
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Nov 7
Category:
News
The Town of New Shoreham has begun its search for a new town manager. The search began this week with the town disseminating advertising for its interim town manager position. The search will involve finding a replacement for Town Manager Ed Roberge, who resigned from the position on Oct. 21...
How the Tuskegee Airmen inspired a young boy from Albany
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Nov 7
Category:
News
Willis Brown was six years old when America was brought into World War II in 1941. His family was living in Albany, New York, and inside the local paper, the
Albany Times-Union
, there would be an insert of the national edition of the
Pittsburgh Courier
, an historic African-American...
A new book with a gentle theme
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Nov 7
Category:
News
Add local business owner Karin Carlone to a growing list of island authors. Carlone has written a charming children’s book, titled “Wee Biscuit’s Guide to Making Friends,” that is based on a real-life horse living at her sister’s farm in North Carolina. “Wee Biscuit” is a mini-horse who suffers an...
Police facing traffic and staffing issues
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Nov 7
Category:
News
The New Shoreham Police Department is struggling to find solutions to two issues that it’s facing: seasonal traffic on Block Island, and an impending staff shortage. “Probably the founders of Block Island never predicted that there would be that many people coming in ferry after ferry, after ferry...
Board cautious about accessory hotel rooms
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Nov 7
Category:
News
The New Shoreham Planning Board expressed caution and concerns for the potential impacts of adding language to the towns hotel ordinance for the Old Harbor Commercial district. The board made its opinions known at it’s special meeting, Wednesday, October 30th. The Planning Board is seeking analysis...
Preserving and protecting fish stocks
By
Vin Carlone
Thu, Nov 7
Category:
News
Several weeks ago, the R.I. Department of Environmental Management Enforcement Division, led by Chief Dean Hoxsie, former police chief and acting town manager of Narragansett, performed an operation called Operation Level Playing Field. This operation was to monitor and deter people coming from all...
Land Trust replacing trees at Ball O’Brien Park
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Nov 7
Category:
News
Ball O’Brien Park will be home to 15 newly planted trees, which will be planted in the coming weeks. Three years ago, 22 trees at the park were mistakenly taken down, surprising the Land Trust, which has jurisdiction over conservation easements at the park. A letter was sent to the New Shoreham...
Lady Hurricanes end season at number one
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Nov 7
Category:
News
The Girls Varsity Volleyball team finished the season as the first seed in Division 3 and now it’s off to the playoffs. With the big win over St. Raphael’s on Saturday, Nov. 2 and a quick win over Davies Career Tech Institute on Sunday, Nov. 3, the Lady Hurricanes boosted their record to 16-1,...
Island Profile: Paul Cotter
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Nov 7
Category:
News
Island resident Paul Cotter is being inducted into his high school’s Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame. Cotter received a note from his alma mater, Norfolk County Agricultural High School, located in Walpole, Mass., that he would be elected to the hall on Nov. 16. Cotter said he plans on attending the...
360 VIDEO
Walk the shoreline of the Great Salt Pond
By
Cassius Shuman
Wed, Nov 6
Category:
News
(360 VIDEO) Walk the picturesque shoreline of the Great Salt Pond near the boat launch in New Harbor at low tide courtesy of
The Block Island Times
. It was a sunny, beautiful day with temperatures in the low 50s and a slight, gusting breeze. Note: Turn up the volume to fully immerse...
Council to begin search for new Town Manager
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 31
Category:
News
A somber looking, serious-toned Town Council expressed its reaction to the resignation of Town Manager Ed Roberge at Wednesday night’s council meeting, while also putting the wheels in motion to find his replacement. Roberge submitted his letter of resignation on Oct. 21, with an effective date of...
25 years studying Lyme disease on Block Island
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Oct 31
Category:
News
Sometime near the middle of an hour-long talk about a 25-year study of Lyme disease on Block Island, Peter Krause, M.D., mentioned a newer tick-borne disease called the Powassan virus. While that particular strain has not been detected on Block Island, Krause said the number of cases in the...
National Hotel installing air conditioning system
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 31
Category:
News
The National Hotel will be joining the ranks of hotels and inns on Block Island that have air conditioning throughout their buildings. The four-story hotel had been primarily operating with ceiling and desk fans, although two of its rooms have air conditioning units. The hotel will be installing a...
Mott seeking location for impound business
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 31
Category:
News
Resident Peter Mott, who has operated a towing and repair business on Block Island for 35 years, is caught “between a rock and a hard place,” as his attorney Bob Fallon said during the Oct. 23 Zoning Board of Review meeting. Fallon was representing Mott in his appeal of a notice of violation, and...
Music to his ears
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Oct 31
Category:
News
”Thank you, Ernie!” the class cried in unison. The students were in Miss Megan Hennessy’s music room, sitting on the floor and in two neat rows of chairs. The students in the chairs each had a ukelele, and sitting before them was Ernie Boch, Jr., of car sales fame, who had provided grant money to...
Town Council exploring slip merger at Old Harbor
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 31
Category:
News
Everything from merging the commercial and charter boat slips at Old Harbor to enforcing a speed limit on the Great Salt Pond was part of a two-hour discussion involving an update of the town’s Harbor Management Plan during the Town Council’s Oct. 16 meeting. Town Manager Ed Roberge went over a...
Residents celebrate island’s first responders
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Oct 31
Category:
News
It was Sunday afternoon, a little before 3 p.m., and the rain was coming down in heavy, gray sheets. The wind was gusting and the purple flag was up. Even though the distance from the parking lot to the inside the of the St. Andrew Parish Center was relatively short, the folks making their way...
Volleyball ending strong
By
Coach Rob Martin
Thu, Oct 31
Category:
News
You heard it right. The girls varsity volleyball team is now 13 and 1, but the next and possibly biggest home game of the season will be on Saturday, Nov. 1 against St. Raphael’s Academy at 1 p.m. This game will determine the first seed going into the playoffs. The Lady Hurricanes blew through...
No ‘killing frost’ yet
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 31
Category:
News
“No killing frost yet.” Al Gettman, coordinator of the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management's Mosquito Abatement program, told
The Times
that a “killing frost,” a frost that destroys mosquitoes, has not yet occurred. In order for a killing frost to do its job and kill...
Vessel surveying cables at Town Beach
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 31
Category:
News
,
B.I. Wind Farm
The 32-foot
R/V Able II
cruised through choppy surf off Crescent Beach conducting benthic surveys of National Grid’s sea2shore cable and Deepwater Wind/Ørsted’s export cable on Tuesday, Oct. 29. The surveys, which were supposed to begin on Oct. 9, were delayed until later in the month due to...
National First Responders Day
Mon, Oct 28
Category:
News
Today is National First Responders Day. Without our dedicated team of professional and volunteers first responders, Block Island would not be the community or the travel destination it is today. We are thankful for them every day. If you see one of the members of our Volunteer Fire and Rescue teams...
Roberge letter of resignation
Mon, Oct 28
Category:
News
The letter of resignation submitted by outgoing Town Manager Ed Roberge has been posted on new-shoreham.com as part of the Town Council’s Oct. 30 meeting agenda. The letter is dated Monday, Oct. 21. The council is expected to discuss its plan of finding a successor at its Wednesday, Oct. 30 meeting...
Roberge resignation a ‘stunner’
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 24
Category:
News
“It was a stunner. I’m disappointed we only got two years with him, because I think he was a great fit for the island.” First Warden Ken Lacoste made those remarks to
The Times
regarding the departure of Town Manager Ed Roberge, who submitted his letter of resignation to the Town Council on...
Five chosen for Cherry Hill Lane homes
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 24
Category:
News
“Big moment.” Rosemary Tobin uttered those words prior to announcing the winners of the Housing Board’s lottery involving the five affordable homes located in its Cherry Hill Lane development off Cooneymus Road. A few moments later, fellow board member Michael Kiley shook the bucket containing the...
Rate case holds rates steady, according to utility board
By
Renée Meyer
Thu, Oct 24
Category:
News
The Block Island Utility District Board of Commissioners had a lot of ground to cover at its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 22. After welcoming newly elected commissioner Elliot Taubman, the board got down to business. There were 13 items on the agenda, including the usual treasurer’s and president’s...
Lark Hotels seeking to amend zoning ordinance
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 24
Category:
News
Lark Hotels, the company that renovated The Surf Hotel this year, is seeking to amend the Town of New Shoreham’s zoning ordinances to clear the way for developing its Gables Inn project on Dodge Street. Under existing zoning laws, the company cannot proceed with construction for the project, which...
Town Council revising food truck ordinance
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 24
Category:
News
A change to the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation’s food truck statutes is requiring the Town of New Shoreham to revise its General Ordinances for local food truck operations. As a result, the town is going through the process of amending and revising its ordinances for hawkers and...
A lifetime of working with animals
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Oct 24
Category:
News
Jane Deming was holding a bearded dragon, a small reptile from Australia. She said the cold-blooded animal needed to be kept warm, and when she said that it was about 12 years old and nearing the end of its lifespan, her audience of Block Island School science students had a strong reaction. “His...
Zarella named co-chair of Trump’s re-election effort in R.I.
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Oct 24
Category:
News
Jerry Zarella and Doreen Costa are driving in the car and they are all fired up. Both have been recently named Co-chairs of President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign in Rhode Island and they are talking about turning this blue state red. “We have the recipe for success,” said Zarella, who is a...
On signage, surveys and the Solviken
By
Renée Meyer
Thu, Oct 24
Category:
News
Although they hadn’t received the results yet, the Block Island Land Trust appeared pleased with the number of people who responded to the public priorities poll conducted over Columbus Day weekend. At the meeting on October 16, Land Trust Chair Barbara MacMullan noted there had been 134 responses...
Water project may get some federal relief
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Oct 24
Category:
News
Water Supt. John Breunig was feeling some sense of relief when he was able to tell the members of the Water Commission that federal grant and loan opportunities may fund up to 45 percent of an upcoming $2.2 million water main project. Breunig’s continued concern is how such a large project will...
Seniors seeking year-round ride service
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Oct 24
Category:
News
Members of the Senior Advisory Committee are hoping to create a senior ride program that will last all year, but the Motor Vehicles for Hire Commission, who they pitched the idea to, are skeptical it can be run during the summer months. Senior Coordinator Gloria Redlich said a pilot program...
Prohibiting seasonal dock storage discussed
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 24
Category:
News
The topic of dock storage during the winter months at Rat Island turned from a seemingly innocuous item on the Town Council’s agenda into a lengthy discussion regarding the topic, at a recent council meeting. Town Manager Ed Roberge said the matter was initially brought to him by aquaculture farmer...
Recreation Board mulls a town-run pool, maybe
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Oct 24
Category:
News
The possibility of building a municipal pool for year-round use made a reappearance at the Recreation Board meeting this past week. Board member Colleen Ernst brought the topic up at the tail end of the group’s monthly meeting, and while Recreation Department Director Dave Sniffen said the...
Some helpers needed for tree lighting setup
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Oct 24
Category:
News
John Cullen was in no mood to mince his words. “It’s a pain in the ass,” he said. “It’s not fun.” The unlikely subject of this particular piece of dialogue was the tree lighting ceremony that Cullen, as a member of the Tourism Board, sets up each year. He said that getting others to help set up and...
Town Manager Roberge resigns
Tue, Oct 22
Category:
News
Town Manager Ed Roberge submitted a letter of resignation to the New Shoreham Town Council on Monday, Oct. 21. The resignation will be effective Dec. 20, Roberge told
The Block Island Times
this morning. Roberge said he was not going to comment further on the matter. Roberge was appointed...
Musica Dolce to perform for benefit of the Block Island Medical Center
Fri, Oct 18
Category:
News
This Sunday and Monday, Oct. 20 and 21, the Block Island community will be able to hear members of Musica Dolce in performances at St. Andrew's Parish Center and the Block Island School. Musica Dolce, a chamber music ensemble started more than twenty five years ago by retired University of Rhode...
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