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Water & Ice
By
Martha Ball
Thu, Jan 24
Category:
News
A motion in the lot behind my house catches my eye. It is my dog, Autumn, on her usual patrol. She has gone back there since she was a big puppy, following the trails deer made through the increasingly dense foliage from what used to be a bar-way at the end of the laneway. I could see her, golden...
‘You saved my life.’
By
David Roosa
Thu, Jan 24
Category:
News
It was about 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 15. A beautiful, calm, sunny day. About 25 degrees. I had decided to have an enjoyable skate with my daughter, Hope, who’s 20. We first tested the large pond north of Painted Rock on Lakeside Drive, once known as Breydert's Duck Pond. The ice was about two...
Artist with Block Island roots has new New York show
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 24
Category:
News
Can the patterns of the earth’s surface reveal its inner secrets? That’s a question Katherine Wolkoff is exploring in a new photographic exhibit that has opened at New York’s Benrubi Gallery. The show is called “The Critical Zone,” a space roughly described as ranging from the tops of trees to the...
Pushback on proposed Community Zone
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 24
Category:
News
The Town Council is learning that amending the town’s zoning ordinance to create a Community Services Zoning District for developing town facilities could be more complicated than when first conceived. Abutters to the proposed governmental zone, or district, claim that amendments to the ordinance...
State loses millions in property value due to sea level rise
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 24
Category:
News
A new study has found that increased sea level rise has “eroded $403.1 million in relative home values” throughout New England between 2005 and 2017. According to the study, conducted by First Street Foundation and Columbia University, the hardest hit communities in Rhode Island are: Charlestown ($...
SAC to request increase in town funding
By
Pat Tengwall
Thu, Jan 24
Category:
News
The Senior Advisory Committee will ask the town for an additional $6,000 to fund its programs in the fiscal year beginning July 1, largely for additional staff time and an on-island transportation service. The proposed fiscal 2019/20 budget the committee unanimously adopted at its Jan. 15 meeting...
Karen Martin wins BIG
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 24
Category:
News
Sometimes it’s good to scratch that itch. Block Island Grocery store employee Karen Martin told
The Times
that she won $5,000 on a Rhode Island State Lottery scratch ticket on Tuesday, Jan. 15. Martin said she did some scratching on a “100 X The Cash” $10 lottery ticket, and then some math...
NAMI BI to expand telemedicine services
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 24
Category:
News
It has been a long and somewhat twisty road to bring mental health awareness and care to Block Island. What began as the Wellness Coalition has now become the Block Island affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Health. The Wellness group has been absorbed into NAMI-BI, which has in turn begun...
Harbors Committee mulls pump-out fees for marinas
By
Renée Meyer
Thu, Jan 24
Category:
News
To charge or not to charge, that is the question. “I flip-flop on this all the time,” said Harbormaster Steve Land to members of the Harbors Committee on Jan. 17. It’s a question the Committee has been debating for a couple of years: whether or not to charge Block Island marinas for the pump-out...
Helping an island family
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 24
Category:
News
A group of island residents have put their collective energies together to put on a fundraiser to help defray some long-term costs of a family whose loved one is about to undergo a serious medical procedure. The loved one is Block Island School student Mason Miro. He’s headed to Hasbro Children’s...
Rare moon rising
Thu, Jan 24
Category:
News
Island resident Malcolm Greenaway captured this photograph during the eclipse of the Super, Blood, Wolf Moon on Sunday night.
Sea smoke on the pond
By
Cassius Shuman
Mon, Jan 21
Category:
News
(360 VIDEO) Watch the sea smoke drift over the Great Salt Pond while standing on the icy dock at New Harbor. The temperature was hovering around five degrees with strong gusting winds when this video was captured. Click and drag the video to view it from different perspectives; or pause and look...
Total eclipse of the snow owl moon
By
Kim Gaffett
Fri, Jan 18
Category:
News
On Sunday, Jan. 20, starting at about 10:30 p.m., Block Island and all of north and South America will be under a moon being totally eclipsed (shadowed) by earth. This particular moon may be called a blood, super moon, full wolf moon. To enjoy watching this phenomenon with others, join The Nature...
Cash's Corner
Patriots ready for AFC Championship Game
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
News
It’s an exciting time to be a New England Patriots football fan, as it’s playoff time, and the team is marching toward another Super Bowl appearance. What stands in their way is a much-heralded Kansas City Chiefs team, which many football fans and pundits across the nation hope will thwart the...
Boat schedules and freight rates
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
News
A meeting between the Town Council and representatives from Interstate Navigation that was once an annual occurrence — but in recent years had gone dormant — was revived this past week, with the two groups going over some concerns and possible changes for the future. While no action was taken at...
Communication snafu between town and Interstate
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
News
Although there were few, if any, points of contention during the discussion between the Town Council and representatives of Interstate Navigation at their meeting on Jan. 14, there was one moment of confusion. It was when Councilor Chris Willi asked Interstate why the town had not been given more...
Gurguri returns to work
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
News
With a big smile on his face, Meriton Gurguri, the Kosovo native detained by Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents about a year ago, told
The Times
he was happy to be back at work. Gurguri had been suspended from work while he awaits a decision on his immigration status, which could...
Tight school budget makes finding new teaching funds challenging
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
News
The Block Island School Committee discussed adding another math teacher to the proposed fiscal year 2020 budget during its meeting Tuesday night. The challenge is that the school’s budget is so tight that it leaves little wiggle room in the staffing plan to add a teacher without making some cuts...
Council seeking greater public input
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
News
The Town Council spent its Jan. 8 work session primarily discussing goals and priorities for the coming year, during which an impassioned conversation arose about the need to improve public interaction. Council members appeared frustrated with not being able to engage greater community...
Conservation Commission sets short and long-term agenda
By
Renée Meyer
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
News
At its most recent meeting, the members of the Conservation Commission received a list attached to a memo from the Planning Board. They may not have been the first town board or commission to receive such a list, and they surely won’t be the last. The list comes in the wake of the adoption of the...
Tourism Council to craft long-term plans
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
News
Tourism Council Executive Director Jessica Willi has asked the Tourism Board to do a little visioning for the future. “I think the Tourism Council needs a five- or 10-year plan,” Willi said at its Jan. 15 meeting. “What we see happening with the board, what you see happening,” she said to the seven...
Bringing high speed internet to the library
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
News
Bringing high-speed broadband into any one of the five institutions comprising the Community Anchor Institutions is not just a matter of turning on a switch. Island Free Library Director Kristin Baumann said that the introduction of the fiber optic network in her building will require some...
Cable survey ongoing
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
News
,
B.I. Wind Farm
National Grid and Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind are analyzing the soil and terrain surrounding the two electric cables at the Town Beach, which have become exposed. National Grid’s sea2shore cable connects the island to the mainland, and contains fiber optic cable for the town’s broadband purposes,...
New Fire Chief elected
By
Pat Tengwall
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
News
After five years at the head of the Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Peter Gempp has stepped down. Mike Ernst was elected Fire Chief at the department's monthly membership meeting on Monday, Jan. 14. Ernst, who has previously served as a Fire Lieutenant, assumed the chair...
Service for Gayanne DuPont
Mon, Jan 14
Category:
News
The public is invited to join the Hall family in a celebration of Gayanne's life with a Memorial Service on this Friday, Jan. 18, 11 a.m. at Harbor Church. In
lieu
of Flowers, the family requests that gifts be made to: Block Island Feral Cats Initiative P.O. BOX 1324, Block Island, Rhode...
(360 VIDEO) from the stone jetty
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jan 11
Category:
News
(360 VIDEO) In a steady, gusting breeze
The Block Island Times
traversed from the stairs on Water Street to the stone jetty at Old Harbor providing for a panoramic perspective. Take the journey and enjoy the myriad views provided by our 360 camera! (Note: click and drag the video to gain...
To Your Health
Headaches: Understanding pain in your head
By
Kierston Sapp, Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University class of 2019
Fri, Jan 11
Category:
News
Have you been experiencing headaches? If so, you’re definitely not alone. Over 90 percent of adults experience headaches in their lifetime. There are many causes, which doctors break down into two categories: Primary and secondary. There are three types of primary headaches: migraine, tension-type...
Conservation organizations partnering to protect pond
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 10
Category:
News
The island’s three most prominent land conservation agencies are teaming up to purchase a parcel of land that the groups hope will continue to be used for some public use. The 4.5 acre parcel is located near the corner of Cooneymus and Center Roads and is currently privately owned. In a press...
Nicholas Ball Park to be restored
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 10
Category:
News
Restoration of Nicholas Ball Park will begin shortly, as the Historic District Commission granted the Old Harbor Task Force unanimous conceptual approval (5-0) of the project on Tuesday afternoon, pending receipt of some incidental information. HDC member Mike Ballard made the motion that was...
Interstate may appeal DPUC’s decision
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 10
Category:
News
Interstate Navigation is considering an appeal of a decision by the state’s Division of Public Utilities and Carriers that denied the company’s request to incur $8.5 million in debt to finance construction of a new 500-passenger fast ferry. During a public hearing held at the Division’s Warwick...
RIAC hopes to restore airport services
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 10
Category:
News
Officials from the Rhode Island Airport Corporation have communicated to island resident Henry duPont that it hopes to restore the level of on-site services that have been previously provided at the Block Island State Airport. The Block Island Airport has been without a fixed base operator since...
Turning a nuisance into a delicacy
By
Renée Meyer
Thu, Jan 10
Category:
News
To beat the enemy, one must know the enemy, and that is just what members of the Shellfish Commission have undertaken in their war against the invasive green crab. It turns out there are lots of allies in this battle. At their latest meeting, on January 8, commission member George Davis updated his...
Thomas Property housing project underway
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 10
Category:
News
The proverb, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again,” could be applied to the town’s efforts regarding its town employee housing initiative. After not receiving a response to a first round of bids in September, the town received three bidders for its voter-approved $1.5 million Thomas...
$405 million spent on offshore sites
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 10
Category:
News
,
B.I. Wind Farm
A joint venture of three offshore wind energy companies combined to bid a record-breaking $405 million during a federal lease auction that concluded on Friday, Dec. 14. The leased sites are located between Block Island and Martha’s Vineyard; 44.5 nautical miles from Block Island, 19.8 nautical...
Donation to N.E. Aquarium
Thu, Jan 10
Category:
News
The following was sent in by reader Jessica Willi:
Over Christmas break, the Willi family had the opportunity to visit the New England Aquarium. Abigail had held a Bake Sale Fundraiser in December and chose the New England Aquarium as the recipient of monies raised. Abigail chose New...
Starry, starry Library
Thu, Jan 10
Category:
News
Library Journal has once again rated the Island Free Library as one of the country’s Star Libraries. Library Journal rates libraries based on circulation of materials both in traditional formats as well as electronic circulation, visits to the library, program attendance, and public internet...
Roosa Fund announces 2018 grant awards
Thu, Jan 10
Category:
News
The following was submitted by the Roosa Fund of Block Island Ecumenical Ministries, Inc.
The Roosa Fund, a charitable fund sponsored by Block Island Ecumenical Ministries, is pleased to announce the awards made through its grant program in 2018, and the schedule of board meetings and...
DPUC denies Interstate’s loan request for new fast ferry
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Jan 4
Category:
News
The state Division of Public Utilities and Carriers has denied Interstate Navigation’s request to incur $8.5 million in debt to build a new 500-passenger fast ferry. The 22 page Report and Order was issued Friday, Jan. 4. Interstate has 30 days to file an appeal. In its ruling, the DPUC also said...
New tests may help early detection of Lyme disease
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 3
Category:
News
There’s some good news in the battle against Lyme disease. A group of researchers and scientists have determined that new technologies could make diagnoses sooner than current tests allow. The new testing methods would also be more precise and less susceptible to so-called false-positives. The...
BIPCo’s linemen keep the lights on
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 3
Category:
News
Under stormy skies, in sometimes challenging conditions, the Block Island Power Company’s linemen keep the island’s power flowing. It can be a dangerous job keeping the island’s lights on and its electrical grid in tiptop working order, especially during hurricane season and amidst winter storms...
“A more perfect society”
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 3
Category:
News
“One way to understand Block Island is — it’s a very specific form of yankeedom. Yankees have sought to build a more perfect society.” Andreas Mink, editor of the German publication
aufbau
magazine
, made those remarks while speaking at the Island Free Library on Dec. 13. During his...
Council wants assurances on fast ferry proposal
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 3
Category:
News
The New Shoreham Town Council will be asking Interstate Navigation at an upcoming special meeting why the town was left out of the loop concerning the ferry company’s interest in building a 500-passenger fast ferry. The new fast ferry would be double the capacity of its current high-speed vessel...
Council urged to press for airport FBO
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 3
Category:
News
Block Island resident Henry duPont has found the situation at the Block Island State Airport to be in such a precarious situation that he has written the Town Council asking it to consider a resolution that would “compel [Rhode Island Airport Corporation] to restore the funding cuts to the (airport...
Land Trust awards stewardship bids
By
Renée Meyer
Thu, Jan 3
Category:
News
The Block Island Land Trust has opened its bids for stewardship for some of its properties for the new year. As happened last year, there were only three bidders: Reevo, Connelli Land Improvement, and Islandscape, which is owned by Harold “Turtle” Hatfield, who recused himself from voting on the...
Removing trash from the beach
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 3
Category:
News
There are two issues regarding the amount of trash accumulated at the Fred Benson Beach Pavilion: how best to remove it, and how to discourage residents and visitors from dumping their residential trash at the two trash bins placed at that location. Recreation Department Director Dave Sniffen said...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing fishermen
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 3
Category:
News
After more than 40 hours of intensive search over an area covering 2,152 nautical miles, the Coast Guard suspended its search for two Rhode Island fishermen who went missing after their vessel capsized about two-and-a-half miles southeast of Block Island. The search began immediately after the...
UPDATE: Coast Guard suspends search for missing fishermen
By
Lars Trodson
Tue, Jan 1
Category:
News
As of late afternoon Wednesday, Jan. 2, the Coast Guard suspended its search for two missing fishermen who went missing early Tuesday, Jan. 1.
The Coast Guard issued the following update a little after 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 2:
#
UPDATE
4: @
USCGNortheast...
Board unhappy with stone wall’s removal
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Dec 27
Category:
News
“Where are the rocks?” That refrain was repeated by the Island Free Library’s Board of Trustees and Library Director Kristin Baumann during its meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 18. The Trustees were wondering what happened to the rocks that comprised the stone wall separating the library’s property from...
Commission thinks winter transport a good idea
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Dec 27
Category:
News
The Motor Vehicles For Hire Commission heard ideas about new ways to utilize the taxi services in the winter for the town’s elder population and how best to schedule island-wide cab tours in the summer that will make the tours attractive to island visitors and the cab drivers themselves. In the end...
Capital projects, a math teacher and broadband
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Dec 27
Category:
News
“This is a meeting where we fill you in on the things that are coming five years down the road.” William Padien, Chair of the Block Island School Committee, directed that comment to town officials prior to the committee’s meeting Monday night. Town Manager Ed Roberge, First Warden Ken Lacoste,...
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