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Green crabs: Bad for the pond, good for the palate
Renée Meyer
Thu, Jul 18
Category:
News
“Eat the invaders” was the theme of the day on Tuesday, July 9. Which invaders? The European green crab. For the Block Island Shellfish Commission, the theme enhances their mission: beat back the predatory crabs that have invaded the Great Salt Pond, disturbing the habitat for other, native...
He built it 30 years go, and they still come
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jul 18
Category:
News
My father said to me, “Have you seen this movie ‘Field of Dreams’? It’s really good; you should see it.” I knew the film would resonate with my father, but I was wondering why he mentioned it to me. It wasn’t something he did very often, as we haven’t always been so forthcoming, or open with each...
Becoming ambassadors for the environment
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jul 18
Category:
News
A small group of island residents had gathered at the Harbor Church in an effort to turn all the talk about how to preserve the town’s natural resources into action. The issues are not new — parking, vehicle congestion, lack of bike paths, protecting the dunes — and the group was aware of that, but...
Sharon Lehman at Spring Street
Thu, Jul 18
Category:
News
The public is invited to a new opening at the Spring Street Gallery. Sharon Lehman’s new show, “Block Island Reflections,” will start with a public reception on Saturday, July 20 from 5 to 7 p.m. These newest works celebrate nostalgic Block Island images. “I have always been captivated by the...
Sarah Bird at the Historical Society
Thu, Jul 18
Category:
News
Trees are rare on Block Island. Agricultural deforestation in the 18th and 19th centuries had left the land relatively low and bare. Perhaps as a consequence, the oldest trees on the island take on remarkable stature. And so we present the portraits of Sarah Bird, an artist dedicated to “the beauty...
Mac Brown in concert
Thu, Jul 18
Category:
News
Block Island School Class of 2019 graduate Mac Brown will perform live and in person before he leaves for college. He’ll be performing original songs, covers, and some unreleased songs from an upcoming project. Don't miss this show on Friday, July 19 from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Harbor Church.
Pam’s Oysters Rockefeller
Pam Gelsomini
Fri, Jul 12
Category:
News
Oysters Rockefeller was created in 1889 at the New Orleans restaurant Antoine's by Chef Jules Alciatore. Jules developed the dish due to a shortage of escargot, substituting locally available oysters. The dish was named Oysters Rockefeller after John D. Rockefeller, the wealthiest American at the...
Dunleavy memorial
Thu, Jul 11
Category:
News
Please join the Maher/Dunleavy families for a park bench dedication in memory of Patricia Dunleavy Maher at Ball O'Brien Park on Thursday, July 25 at 1:30 p.m. Immediately following the dedication there will be a gathering at the Narragansett Inn to celebrate her life.
Moss memorial service
Thu, Jul 11
Category:
News
A celebration of the life of Gillian Moss will be held on Saturday, July 27, at the Narragansett Inn. All are welcome.
Whitney Bowditch show at Jessie Edwards
Thu, Jul 11
Category:
News
“Summerscapes,” Whitney Knapp Bowditch’s new work in oils and charcoal, is full of variety and experimentation with color, surface textures, and brush techniques. The show runs from Friday, July 12 to Wednesday, July 24 at the Jessie Edwards Studio on the second floor of the Post Office building...
Liz Doherty paintings at Spring Street Gallery
Thu, Jul 11
Category:
News
Elizabeth Doherty’s first exhibition, “Meditations on Color,” will feature a collection of mixed media and textile work of abstracted landscapes and hidden textures, inspired by the natural and ephemeral surroundings found on Block Island. The opening reception is Saturday, July 13 from 5 to 7 p.m...
2019 North Light Faces
Pat Tengwall
Thu, Jul 11
Category:
News
Jacob LaCasse and Amanda Thomson, Bennington, VT: “I’ve been coming out to Block Island for 17 years now,” said Amanda. “I’ve been orb hunting for five years. Never found one,” she said of the Glass Float Project’s hand-blown fishing net floats, hidden on trails and beaches around the island. Until...
Old traditions, new spark
Lisa Sussman
Thu, Jul 11
Category:
News
As a summer traveler and vacationer up from the heat of South Florida, I have made my way to Block Island for a staycation on the West Side for the next month. A local to the area born and raised in Portsmouth, R.I., I had never come to Block Island for an extended stay and my timing could not have...
Tourism to see boost in tax revenue
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jul 11
Category:
News
Block Island’s tourism district will see an increase in revenue that will be derived from taxes generated by online hosting platforms, such as Airbnb. Per the recently passed 2020 state budget, the tourism district will receive the tax revenue for the calendar year beginning on July 1, 2019. “We’re...
PERSONAL ESSAY
Focusing on senior priorities
Pat Tengwall
Thu, Jul 11
Category:
News
As the Senior Advisory Committee’s June 18 meeting was ending,
The Block Island Times
asked a question: What are your key priorities? What are the things that have to be solved first to meet the needs of Block Island’s elder (and aging) population? The first answer: Without hesitation, Co-...
Bringing science to life
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jul 11
Category:
News
On a perfect summer’s day, a consortium of teachers from school systems on the mainland visited Block Island to learn from its natural environment, while sharing information and ideas about science through the practice of computational thinking. “Every time we can go, and learn, it’s important to...
A “Field of Dreams” on Block Island
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jul 11
Category:
News
“If you build it, he will come.” Forget organized baseball, and all of its formality, old school backyard-style baseball came to Block Island this past week. On a beautiful summer’s day, some parents and their children played a game of pickup baseball at Heinz Field. The young boys smacked the ball...
The Lone Survivor
Ruby Crawford
Thu, Jul 11
Category:
News
For the past three years, the Block Island Yacht Club has sponsored a creative writing contest for Block Island School students. Each year, the first paragraph is supplied by the judges, and the story itself must be complete fiction with a Block Island and maritime-related theme. After that, the...
‘The Islanders’ book reading at Island Bound
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jul 11
Category:
News
The first thing Meg Mitchell Moore is asked about her new book, “The Islanders,” which takes place on Block Island, is whether anyone who lives here would recognize themselves as one of the characters. After a burst of laughter, Moore says, “No, not at all. I’m not even local. I don’t even know...
Humpback whales need their space
Rosemary Connelli
Thu, Jul 11
Category:
News
During the spring and summer seasons in Rhode Island, select whale populations begin their migrations along the coasts. One whale species that migrates to New England waters to feed is the humpback whale. The humpback whale (
Megaptera novaeangliae)
is known for traveling long distances each...
(360 VIDEO)
Stroll onto Fred Benson Town Beach
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jul 11
Category:
News
(360 VIDEO) Stroll onto the Fred Benson Town Beach courtesy of
The Block Island Times
on a perfect summer's day. Temperatures were hovering in the upper 70s with a slight breeze. #BlockIslandTimes #BeachDay (Pause or click and drag the video around for different perspectives.) This video...
Council amends balloon and plastic bag penalties
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jul 4
Category:
News
The penalties for violating the Town of New Shoreham’s balloon and plastic bag ordinances have been set at $50. The ordinances were amended from a criminal penalty to a lesser civil offense. The Town Council, absent Second Warden André Boudreau and Councilor Chris Willi, voted unanimously (3-0) at...
Sights and sounds of Block Island Race Week
Abigail Ilfeld
Thu, Jul 4
Category:
News
New Harbor is a familiar place for Block Islanders and visitors alike. With the Narragansett Inn, Mahogany Shoals, Payne’s Dock, Dead Eye Dick’s, and more, it has a lot to offer away from the hustle of downtown during the season’s height. At Payne’s Harborside shop, there are tee shirts depicting...
Artist transforms sewer pump station
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jul 4
Category:
News
An unsightly concrete and metal sewer pump station located on Ocean Avenue has been transformed into a work of art, with the goal of camouflaging it to match Block Island’s natural landscape. The transformation is courtesy of Sara Pizarro, a 27 year-old artist and 2018 graduate of the School of the...
Feeling elegant on a summer’s day?
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jul 4
Category:
News
You may be out on Block Island, you may only have brought a tee shirt, cut-offs, and flipflops, but if you happen to be in the mood to wear something a little more upscale, sisters Erica Sabag and Emily Mitnick may have just the thing for you. Their pop-up store is Erica Sabag Luxury Consignment,...
Tales of Beacon Hollow Farm: Old Charlie
John Willis
Thu, Jul 4
Category:
News
Charlie, the Belgian horse owned by Rick and Renée Batchelder, died recently, He was 33 years-old, unusually old for a draft horse. Charlie was probably best known for his own Christmas story from a number of years ago when he returned to Beacon Hollow Farm one Christmas Day after wandering off...
Thomas Kalb photographs at Spring Street
Thu, Jul 4
Category:
News
Tom Kalb is presenting his black and white silver gelatin prints at the Spring Street Gallery, with an reception open to the public on Saturday, July 6 from 5 to 7 p.m. The exhibit, titled “What I really meant to see,” includes images from The Maze, the network of meandering woodland and shoreline...
Join the moth-ers
Thu, Jul 4
Category:
News
The following was submitted by The Nature Conservancy:
In a summer full of things to do, Thursday, July 11 is an action-packed exciting day of special programing sponsored by The Nature Conservancy and its partners. The Patagonia film “Artifishal: the road to extinction is paved with good...
Dish off the Block: Rosemary swordfish
Pam Gelsomini
Wed, Jul 3
Category:
News
Summer is official when there is fresh Block Island swordfish on my grill. Even the pickiest eaters who have sworn off seafood love a juicy, delicious piece of grilled sword. This recipe is clean and simple with a fresh rosemary rub on the fish and a bright, sweet, mango and tomato salsa with a bit...
Name slipup opens old wounds
Lars Trodson
Wed, Jul 3
Category:
News
One first name exchanged for another on a donation letter sent out by the Block island Health Services Board of Directors has opened some old wounds. On the letter seeking donations, dated July 2019, the members of the Board of Directors are listed on the left-hand side of the letterhead. One name...
BIPCo readies for a rate case
Renée Meyer
Wed, Jul 3
Category:
News
It has been more than a decade since the Block Island Power Company has filed an overall rate case with the R.I. Public Utilities Commission — and now it has a deadline of July 25 to do so. A lot has changed since 2008 when the current rate structure went into effect. Two years ago, in the waning...
The Surf, reinvented
Lars Trodson
Wed, Jul 3
Category:
News
For the past several months, the sights and sounds coming out of the Surf Hotel have been those of table saws, hammering, along with a boatload of carpenters, electricians and assorted craftspeople working overtime to get ready for the scheduled opening on Monday, July 1. The morning of July 1...
Bill and Margie Comings are this year’s Bayberry Wreath honorees
Lars Trodson
Wed, Jul 3
Category:
News
Bill Comings tells of the first time he set foot on Block Island. “I came here involuntarily at the age of 18 months,” he said, laughing. “My parents rented a house at Red Gate Farm.” He and his wife Margie bought their first plot of land in 1966 (they were high school sweethearts having met at...
Seniors would like ride discount program year-round
Lars Trodson
Wed, Jul 3
Category:
News
A senior ride discount program that was launched last winter that provided reduced-cost rides with local taxi cabs was so successful, the members of the Senior Advisory Committee hope to keep the program going year-round. While local taxi-cab owners and drivers were sympathetic to the need, they...
Race Week results
Wed, Jul 3
Category:
News
During last week’s Storm Trysail Block Island Race Week, there were many local participants who performed well, including: Greg Slamowitz, aboard his J 111 Manitou, in the very competitive PERF1 class division; Mark Masiello on his Friendship 40 Tenderly in the performance cruising spinnaker class...
North Light opens for season July 5
Pat Tengwall
Wed, Jul 3
Category:
News
Block Island's North Lighthouse Interpretive Center will open to the public for the 2019 season on Friday, July 5 at 10 a.m. The maritime museum features exhibits on the history of the 1867 granite lighthouse and the three earlier lighthouses that were built at the tip of the island to warn...
(360 VIDEO)
Journey down the Old Harbor breakwater
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jun 28
Category:
News
(360 VIDEO) Journey down the rocky breakwater at Old Harbor with
The Block Island Times
on a sunny, 80-degree day. #PerfectSummerDay Classic Site Solutions, a Massachusetts-based contractor engaged by the Army Corps of Engineers to correct damage inflicted by Hurricane Sandy in 2012,...
Cynthia Guild’s ‘Freighter Series’ at Jessie Edwards
Fri, Jun 28
Category:
News
The following was submitted by Jessie Edwards Studio:
“At Sea,” a selection of oils from Cynthia Guild’s Freighter Series will be on exhibit from Friday, June 28 to Wednesday, July 10 at the Jessie Edwards Studio on the second floor the Post Office building. The opening reception is on...
“Long After Me” makes art from trash
Fri, Jun 28
Category:
News
Leigh Klonsky’s first exhibition on Block Island, “Long After Me,” features two bodies of work: the
Beach Trash Series
and the
Tree Bags Series
, both addressing human consumption, waste, and the natural world. The opening reception is Saturday, June 29 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Spring...
Town hires islandwide broadband consultant
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jun 27
Category:
News
Taking swift action at its June 19 meeting, the Town Council voted unanimously to approve the hiring of a broadband consultant for creating an RFP to solicit contractors interested in installing the islandwide broadband network. The council also unanimously approved expanding the town’s Community...
Warwick company wins housing contract
Pat Tengwall
Thu, Jun 27
Category:
News
Pariseault Builders, Inc. of Warwick, R.I. was selected to build the five single-family homes in the B.I. Housing Board’s Cherry Hill Lane affordable housing subdivision on a parcel off Cooneymus Road. The board and its project manager, Herman Mast, compared the bids submitted by Pariseault and...
No National Grid buoys at the beach this year
Casius Shuman
Thu, Jun 27
Category:
News
,
B.I. Wind Farm
National Grid said it will not be deploying a “no-anchor zone” at the Fred Benson Town Beach this summer. The move was precipitated by the town’s concerns about visual impact at the beach and to its tourism economy. Last year, National Grid deployed a field of a dozen buoys designating the anchor-...
Gables Inn application rejected
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jun 27
Category:
News
Final approval of the application for renovating the Gables Inn will have to wait. That’s because the chair of the Historic District Commission rejected the application for the project on Monday night. Bill Penn, Chair of the HDC, opened the meeting lambasting the applicant, who was not in...
Learning about opioid addictions and treatments
Abigail Ilfeld
Thu, Jun 27
Category:
News
Block Island is not exempt from the dangers of the opioid crisis, as Dr. Mark Clark reminded the audience at an opioid information meeting for Block Island businesses at The Spring House on Thursday, June 20. In response to past deaths due to opioids on the island, the South County Prevention...
Division asks court to affirm fast ferry license
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jun 27
Category:
News
The Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers has again stated that it has no interest in stripping Rhode Island Fast Ferry of its license at this time, or revisiting arguments regarding dockage plans for operating a proposed seasonal high-speed ferry service from Quonset Point to...
Water and Sewer budgets pass
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jun 27
Category:
News
Water Company and Sewer Commission budgets were passed by a small group of ratepayers at the annual financial meeting on Monday, June 17. The Water Company budget is $851,721. The Sewer Commission’s budget was passed at $1,505,513. Block Island’s water and sewer ratepayers will see a slight...
B.I. School projects small deficit
Pat Tengwall
Thu, Jun 27
Category:
News
The Block Island School expects to end the school year slightly in the red. As of May 31, the projected deficit was $30,739, six-tenths of one percent of the $5.1 million school budget for the 2018-2019 school year. The latest projection, given to the School Committee at its June 17 meeting, was up...
A teacher’’s career spans generations
Thu, Jun 27
Category:
News
Photos and text from Malcolm Greenaway:
Nancy’s first year of teaching was 1974-75. The senior class of that year had seven members. Forty-five years later, five of the seven members showed up at Nancy’s retirement reception on Saturday, June 15, 2019. They were, left to right, Lorna...
Yellow crowned night-heron
Fred Nelson
Thu, Jun 27
Category:
News
Fred Nelson was looking out the window at his back yard on Beach Avenue and discovered a rare sight: a yellow crowned night-heron was taking a break on the lawn. “The Field Guide to Birds of North America” describes the bird this way: “Much less common than the black crowned night heron, and hunts...
Keeping tabs on the local population
Lillian Fontana
Thu, Jun 27
Category:
News
Every year, during the months of May and June, about 50 crabs are tagged on Block Island by the members of The Nature Conservancy. Horseshoe crabs are tagged by drilling a small hole into the shell and snapping a tag in. Horseshoe crabs are interesting creatures. They’ve existed for over 430...
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