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Roberge and Boudreau go to Providence
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Feb 21
Category:
News
Second Warden André Boudreau has made the idea of re-establishing ties with state government officials something of a theme during his tenure on the Town Council because, on occasion, a local issue may require mainland support. Issues such as banning the presence of ride sharing services Lyft and...
Library Trustees seek clarity on building issues
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Feb 21
Category:
News
The Island Free Library is, in the words of Director Kristin Baumann, a “big building, a heavily used building” that requires constant maintenance and attention. At the most recent meeting of the Board of Trustees, Baumann said she has had long-standing issues with doors and windows, and she said...
Harbors Department seeks new office at GSP
By
Renée Meyer
Thu, Feb 21
Category:
News
When the Harbors Department lost the use of its office on the Great Salt Pond last summer, it resorted to running some of its operations out of Town Hall, including, primarily, the issuance of shell-fishing licenses. It wasn’t a disaster, but it wasn’t ideal. “We really missed out with the...
Dish off the Block
By
Pamela Gelsomini
Fri, Feb 15
Category:
News
When the phone rings at 4 p.m., I know exactly who it is. My sister-in-law, Lisa. I can picture her with the phone in the crook of her neck staring down at a package of chicken on her counter. I answer the phone, “Hi, Lisa.” And she responds, “What can I make with this frickin’ chicken??” She doesn...
Cherry Hill Lane to be rebid
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Feb 14
Category:
News
The Block Island Housing Board has revised the bidding process for its Cherry Hill Lane subdivision project. The board said at its most recent meeting that the budget for the project will be $1.4 million and the new RFP will consist of two parts: one for site work and the other for construction...
Certificate of Occupancy issued for apartments
By
Tony Pappas
Thu, Feb 14
Category:
News
For the past 17 months, members of the Harbor Church and many, many members of the Block Island community have worked very hard to convert the third floor of the Harbor Church into four year-round, affordable apartments. And on Friday, Feb. 8 at about 11 a.m., the Town of New Shoreham Building...
Town stepping up oversight of its non-profit funding
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Feb 14
Category:
News
The Town of New Shoreham is stepping up its oversight of non-profit groups that it funds through grants and low-interest loans. Non-profit entities that receive town funding will now need to submit an annual performance report documenting the use of those funds and may be required to conduct an...
RIAC inks airport deal, questions remain
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Feb 14
Category:
News
The Rhode Island Airport Corporation has signed a tentative agreement with Block Island Reservations, LLC to become the fixed base operator at the Block Island State Airport. According to RIAC, however, there are still some contingencies to be worked through with the town before the deal can be...
Tails from Beacon Hollow: A view from the bridge
By
John Willis
Thu, Feb 14
Category:
News
As I sit looking over our farm, basically in the center of the island and probably 80 to 100 feet above sea level, I feel comfortable about the climate changing, tide-rising forecasts that could change the way we live here on Block Island — but probably won't affect the farm. I do think about the...
Summer officer jobs getting harder to fill
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Feb 14
Category:
News
New Shoreham Police Chief Vincent Carlone said that he will likely be three officers down for the upcoming summer season, and that may cause him to get creative with his staffing process. The Police Department has a year-round full-time staff of five officers, including the Chief, but typically...
Greenaway closes a chapter
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Feb 14
Category:
News
After 45 years teaching English and creative writing at the Block Island School, Mrs. Nancy Greenaway will be bringing this chapter of her life to a close at the end of the school year. Her resignation was accepted with regret by the members of the School Committee at their meeting on Monday, Feb...
Surveillance considered for Ball O’Brien Park
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Feb 14
Category:
News
The members of the Recreation Board, concerned about ongoing vandalism at Ball O’Brien Park, are considering some sort of surveillance program for the area. “I think there should be cameras at the playground,” said Board member Annie Hall. Recreation Department Director Dave Sniffen said he felt...
Motor Vehicles Commission approves ordinance amendments
By
Pat Tengwall
Thu, Feb 14
Category:
News
The Commission on Motor Vehicles For Hire approved proposed amendments to the town's taxi ordinance and a new set of regulations for the industry at its most recent meeting. The drafts were approved unanimously after the commissioners made some changes in the language prepared by Town Solicitor...
Old school nods
By
J.V. Houlihan Jr.
Thu, Feb 7
Category:
News
,
Columnists
,
The Ferry Dock Scribbler
One morning after parking his car at the ferry landing, Chris Walken stopped over at the shack to talk with Capt. Matty Rooney and me. After some standard greetings and salutations, Matty suggested we get a picture of us with Chris. Note well in the background of the shot there is something that...
The Surf is sold
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Feb 7
Category:
News
Lark Hotels, a boutique hotel management company, has purchased The Surf Hotel and has rechristened it The Block Island Beach House. A statement about the purchase from Lark Hotels Chief Executive Officer Rob Blood was provided to The Block Island Times on Thursday, Feb. 7: "Seven years ago on my...
CAI network to go live in March
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Feb 7
Category:
News
The long-anticipated launch of a Community Anchor Institution broadband network on Block Island is only weeks away. According to a report issued by the New Shoreham Broadband Committee to the Town Council on Jan. 31, the target “go live” date of the CAI network is between March 1 and March 15, 2019...
Boat Basin has new management team
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Feb 7
Category:
News
The new management team overseeing what will now be called the New Harbor Boat Basin is going to take things one step at a time. That’s according to Colin Kane, principal of the Peregrine Group, LLC, out of Rumford, Rhode Island. Peregrine signed a lease to manage the property, which will still be...
Cash's Corner
Patriots win sixth title
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Feb 7
Category:
News
What a difference a year makes. That was the first thing that came to mind following the Patriots 13-3 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII on Sunday. The Patriots survived a lackluster performance by Tom Brady, and beat the Rams with stellar defensive play to notch the franchise’s...
RIAC signs local company as airport operator
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Feb 7
Category:
News
The Block Island Airport will finally be getting a new, local fixed base operator to manage the airport’s daily activity. The Rhode Island Airport Corporation informed New Shoreham Town Manager Ed Roberge on Wednesday that it has entered into an agreement with Block Island Reservations, LLC to...
Council requests info on adding a ferry trip
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Feb 7
Category:
News
The New Shoreham Town Council is requesting Interstate Navigation look into the viability of adding a round-trip to its schedule for Tuesdays and/or Wednesdays during the winter, and to also possibly shift the Sunday trips to Block Island an hour later in the day to make them more convenient for...
The Backyard Bird Count is happening
By
Kim Gaffett
Thu, Feb 7
Category:
News
The 22nd Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) will take place from Friday, Feb. 15 through Monday, Feb. 18. Volunteers from around the world are invited to count the birds they see for at least 15 minutes on one or more days of the count, then enter their checklists at birdcount.org. Anyone with...
BIPCo pole replacement project underway
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Feb 7
Category:
News
The 2019 pole replacement program has been underway for the past couple of months. A total of 40 poles have been replaced since December, and Block Island Power Company President Jeffery Wright said that between 100 and 150 poles will be replaced by the end of the project. Wright said that crews...
Zoning Board elects officers
By
Pat Tengwall
Thu, Feb 7
Category:
News
The Zoning Board of Review convened Jan. 30 for a brief, purely procedural meeting, but the members did re-elect a slate of officers. The current chair and vice-chair were re-elected. All the substantive agenda items — one application and four public hearings — were continued to the board's next...
The Pond becomes a garden
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Feb 7
Category:
News
It is the first week in February, and the surface of the Great Salt Pond is blue and still. The reflections of the buildings and the landscape on the water are as still as their real-life counterparts. The air is warm, perhaps 50 degrees, and its only 9 o’clock in the morning. We’re on Catherine...
First Annual Providence Book Festival
Thu, Feb 7
Category:
News
Connecting readers with writers, the first annual Providence Book Festival comes to the heart of the creative capital on April 26 and 27, 2019. Award winning authors from around the nation will converge on the Renaissance Hotel, RISD Museum of Art and other Providence locations to celebrate books,...
SAC initiates Senior Ride Service
By
Gloria S. Redlich
Thu, Feb 7
Category:
News
As part of its goal to improve the quality of life for seniors on the island, the Senior Advisory Committee (SAC) has established a subsidized transportation resource for seniors and persons with disabilities or recovering from illness or surgery. Known as the Senior Ride Service (SRS), the program...
(360 VIDEO) A trip to Scotch Beach
By
Cassius Shuman
Tue, Feb 5
Category:
News
(360 VIDEO) It's a beach day on Block Island, so
The Block Island Times
thought a trip to Scotch Beach was in order. The temperature was in the low 50s with a slight breeze making for an unusually pleasant winter’s day. (Click or pause and drag the video for different perspectives.) This...
Dish on the Block: Are you ready for some football?
By
Pam Gelsomini
Fri, Feb 1
Category:
News
Super Bowl LIII is here! What are you making for the big game? Here are a few tasty ideas to make your tailgate party the talk of the town.
The Pigskin Football
Try my easy and delicious Gorgonzola and Cheddar “Pigskin” Cheeseball! You can make it a day ahead so you don’t miss even one of...
Necklace returned by chance to rightful owner
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Feb 1
Category:
News
“ If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.” Block Island resident and shop owner Mary Anderson said
that quote by the Dalai Lama motivated her quest to return a necklace to its rightful owner. The necklace sat in the display window of the Glass Onion, Anderson’s shop on Water...
Complaint made against RIAC
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 31
Category:
News
Block Island resident Henry duPont has written a letter of complaint to the Federal Aviation Administration about what he has called “service cuts” to the Block Island State Airport. The Part 13 complaint went out in a letter dated Jan. 19, 2019. duPont said a Part 13 Complaint is “an informal...
DTF frustrated over lack of reduction in deer herd
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 31
Category:
News
The members of the Deer Task Force, frustrated by the fact that attempts to reduce the deer population during the past several years have not gained much traction, have decided to continue a discussion with representatives of the various conservation groups on the island to open up conserved land...
New town website to (finally) launch in April
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 31
Category:
News
After many trials and tribulations over the past several years, the Town of New Shoreham has announced that it will be launching its newly updated website in April. The new website will be more functional, technologically advanced and simple to use than the town’s current, antiquated website. Town...
Federal Lyme disease bill introduced
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 31
Category:
News
A group of congressmen have reintroduced bipartisan legislation designed to strengthen efforts by the federal government to fight, treat, and prevent tick-borne disease in the United States. A group of bi-partisan U.S. Representatives have re-introduced legislation, HR 220, that is co-sponsored by...
Council urged to take action
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 31
Category:
News
Expressing frustration over what they felt were insufficient efforts in the culling of the island’s deer herd, and its direct link to the spread of Lyme disease, two island residents are urging the New Shoreham Town Council to step up its efforts to combat the deer tick related disease. Marilyn...
Dead Eye’s begins construction, all over again
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 31
Category:
News
It’s not often that the framework for a building has to be taken down in the midst of construction, so that the project can be redesigned architecturally and then constructed all over again. That’s what happened to Jessica Wronowski, owner/operator of Dead Eye Dick’s restaurant in New Harbor, who...
Utility District refinances town loan
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 31
Category:
News
The New Shoreham Town Council voted unanimously (3-0) at a special meeting on Jan. 28 to approve a short-term loan of $5,400 to the Block Island Utility District to fund the extension of liability insurance for its five Board of Commissioners. The insurance was expected to expire on Jan. 29, so the...
Revenue reduction proposal has Tourism Council concerned
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 31
Category:
News
A proposal put forth by Gov. Gina Raimondo in her recent State of the State address that will once again shift monies away from the regional tourism councils has the members of the Block Island Tourism Board concerned about continued reduction in funding. “Obviously, this raised a lot of red flags...
Taxi drivers renew push for anti-Uber legislation
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 31
Category:
News
Block Island’s taxicab drivers are once again renewing their push for an exemption from Rhode Island state law that would prevent ride sharing services from operating on Block Island. One of the island’s taxicab drivers told
The Block Island Times
that she spoke with Gov. Gina Raimondo...
A new children’s book
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 31
Category:
News
A young girl goes on a whimsical journey around the world where she discovers the importance of protecting the planet. That’s the subject of a new children’s book launched by Ørsted, the Denmark-based company that acquired Provience-based Deepwater Wind, owner of the Block Island Wind Farm, in...
(360 VIDEO) A walk to the edge of the bluffs
By
Cassius Shuman
Wed, Jan 30
Category:
News
(360 VIDEO) Breathe in the scenery as
The Block Island Times t
akes you on a walk to the edge of the bluffs for a scenic view of the Block Island Wind Farm (in the distance), and the shoreline below. The temperature was about 30 degrees with 18 mile-per-hour winds when this video was...
Block Island man accused of beating dog
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jan 25
Category:
News
A Block Island man was arrested on Wednesday, Jan. 23 by the New Shoreham Police Department for allegedly striking his own dog. The New Shoreham Police took island resident Alan Smith, 54 years-old, into custody and charged him with one count of unnecessary cruelty. According to the Rhode Island...
Cash's Corner
Patriots headed to Super Bowl. Again
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 24
Category:
News
The New England Patriots victory over the Chiefs in Kansas City on Sunday, Jan. 20 was a nerve-wracking rollercoaster-of-a-ride to watch, but will probably go down as one of the greatest games in NFL history. The AFC Championship game was a slugfest, with both teams attacking each other with...
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...
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