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Candidate Fung visits the island
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Aug 17
Category:
News
Cranston Mayor Allan Fung, the Republican locked in a tight gubernatorial race against incumbent Gov. Gina Raimondo, is obviously aware that every vote counts. He was on the island on Victory Day, Aug. 13, making the rounds with Block Island Republican Town Committee Chair Jerry Zarella. Having a...
Expanding eligibility for affordable housing
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Aug 17
Category:
News
The Block Island Housing Board is seeking to expand the affordable housing applicant pool on Block Island. In order to do so the board needs to do something that might seem counterintuitive; raising the island’s median income bracket. Increasing the medium income limit could provide more people on...
Health of Great Salt Pond discussed
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Aug 17
Category:
News
A discussion about updating the town’s Harbor Management Plan turned into an impassioned dialogue about the general health of the Great Salt Pond, with members of the Harbors Committee voicing concerns. The dialogue occurred at a public review meeting, after Town Manager Ed Roberge said, “We’re the...
How is business? Depends on who you ask
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Aug 17
Category:
News
Tourism Director Jessica Willi said that she had done an informal survey of how business is on Block Island this summer, and she received a mixed review. “There is just as much tourism coming to the island,” said Willi. “But maybe how they’re spending money may be a little bit different.” In an...
Energy efficiency program explored
By
Renée Meyer
Fri, Aug 17
Category:
News
“When I first came here, one of my first questions was ‘what are you doing about efficiency programs?’” said Block Island Power Company President and Board Member Jeffery Wright at a meeting of the Board on Aug. 9. The primary focus of the meeting was to hear a presentation from Carrie Gill, Ph.D...
Land Trust grapples with planning regulations changes
By
Renée Meyer
Fri, Aug 17
Category:
News
Earlier in 2018, the New Shoreham Planning Board proposed several amendments to town regulations to bring them into compliance with changes made to state laws. In the March 31 issue of
The Block Island
Times
there were eight separate notices for public hearings on various proposed...
Langsdorf/Capuciati at SSG
Fri, Aug 17
Category:
News
Have you ever had a party with the moon? Spring Street Gallery is featuring new work from photographer Robin B. Langsdorf and ceramic artist Karen Capuciati – together in a show titled,
Having a Party with the Moon
. The show runs through Friday, Aug. 24. The public is invited to the opening...
Berke Marye at SSG
Fri, Aug 17
Category:
News
The Spring Street Gallery is pleased to present paintings by Berke Marye. The show runs from Tuesday, Aug. 21 through Monday, Aug. 27, 2017. An opening reception will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. This new body of work is a departure from Marye’s earlier style of bold colors and...
Dennis Costa in concert
Fri, Aug 17
Category:
News
Dennis Costa will perform on the guitar and ukulele in a program of 20th Century music of the Americas at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 22 at the St. Andrew Parish Center on Spring Street. Highlights include music by Scott Joplin, George Gershwin, Hoagy Charmichael, Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein...
Planning ahead at the Planning Board
By
Pat Tengwall
Fri, Aug 17
Category:
News
Policies, not parcels, were on the agenda at the New Shoreham Planning Board's most recent meeting. In separate actions, the Board: •Approved a memorandum to the Town Council explaining why it decided to propose amending the definition of “developable land” in the Zoning Ordinance, rather than...
Members of the United States Air Force
Fri, Aug 17
Category:
News
A rare but beautiful sight
Fri, Aug 17
Category:
News
Chris Warfel sent in this photo of a hummingbird moth, the likes of which he said he had not seen for some time.
Fukishima nuclear disaster talk
Fri, Aug 17
Category:
News
The great Tohoku Earthquake and subsequent tsunami that took place on March 11 of 2011 demolished much of Japan, including the nuclear power plant located on the coast of Fukushima Prefecture on the main island. Immense amounts of radioactivity escaped the damaged power plant both into the...
Scenes around town
By
Cassius Shuman
Mon, Aug 13
Category:
News
It may have been a gloomy day on Block Island on Monday, August 13, but people were out dancing in the streets, shopping and biking, and enjoying the day.
The Block Island Times
drove through town and captured these images. This video content is property of
The Block Island Times...
Have you met Marcus?
By
Donna Corey
Fri, Aug 10
Category:
News
Island resident Donna Corey recently spoke with K-9 Police Officer Joe DeMatteo about Marcus, the police dog that came to the island in June 2014. This is the first in a two-part interview.
Q: How old was Marcus when he came to you?
A: He was 13 months old.
Q: What was involved...
Josie Merck at Spring Street Gallery
Fri, Aug 10
Category:
News
Josie Merck will be showing her paintings as a guest at the Spring Street Gallery between Tuesday, Aug. 14 and Monday, Aug. 20. The show, “Trees: Then and Now,” spans years of painting trees in their various settings on Block Island. Some are portraits of familiar species, some disappearing — apple...
New art at the B.I. airport
Fri, Aug 10
Category:
News
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts has announced that works by artist Kate Wilson will be on exhibit through Sept. 18, 2018 at the Block Island Airport Gallery. The Block Island Airport Gallery presents the work of contemporary Rhode Island artists in quarterly exhibitions. Wilson uses...
Grid seeking remedy to cable issue
By
Lars Trodson & Cassius Shuman
Fri, Aug 10
Category:
News
,
B.I. Wind Farm
The sea2shore transmission cable, installed by National Grid as part of the Block Island Wind Farm project, can now be seen about 25 feet from Town Beach at low tide. The cable, which is yellow and black, was getting some attention on the morning of Wednesday, Aug. 8. The cable connects Block...
Fast Ferry requests another continuance
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Aug 10
Category:
News
Rhode Island Fast Ferry filed for its second continuance on Tuesday, requesting that the Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers extend its deadline for another year, to Sept. 22, 2019, so the ferry company can satisfy conditions of its Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity...
Medical Center, School hiring clinical psychologist
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Aug 10
Category:
News
The Block Island Medical Center is adding a licensed clinical psychologist to its staff beginning in September. Dr. Peter Oppenheimer will work two days a month on the island with his services being shared by the Medical Center and the Block Island School. The annual cost will be $26,000, split...
CAI build to “start very soon”
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Aug 10
Category:
News
“We’re happy to report that we’re ready to start very soon.” That’s what Town Manager Ed Roberge told the Town Council Monday night about installation of a broadband network to service Block Island’s five community anchor institutions. The Town Council unanimously approved authorizing Roberge to...
The island as classroom
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Aug 10
Category:
News
On a recent Friday morning, as kayakers paddled by, and most people went about the business of being on vacation, a group of teenagers were on the back porch of the Block Island Maritime Institute conducting what can be described as an outdoor classroom. One by one they each stood and read from a...
A beautiful thing
Fri, Aug 10
Category:
News
The following was submitted by the Block Island Gardeners Club:
On Tuesday, July 24, the Block Island Gardeners hosted a “Create your own flower arrangement” event. A group of enthusiastic participants arranged their own tropical-themed arrangements to take home and enjoy. Instructions and...
Wind farm impact on fishing
Fri, Aug 10
Category:
News
The following was submitted by the Block Island Maritime Center:
Off-shore wind farms are beginning to make their mark in the United States. The 30-megawatt Block Island Wind Farm, the first in the country, will be followed by an additional 1,400 megawatts of power that has been contracted...
2018 Block Island House Tour
Fri, Aug 10
Category:
News
The following was submitted by the Historical Society:
This year’s Historical Society House and Garden tour is set for Thursday, Aug. 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will feature six historic, modern, and beautiful locations on Corn Neck Road. The tour includes properties along Corn Neck Road...
Reader leaders
Fri, Aug 10
Category:
News
Ed. note: Island Bound Bookstore has invited some of its younger customers to choose a book and write a review about it. Here are some reviews for this wee
k: I like the book “Shipwreck Island” by S.A. Bodeen because it’s action-packed and has a lot of funny drama. It’s about a girl named...
A season of giving
Thu, Aug 9
Category:
News
,
Opinion
,
Editorials
Block Island has experienced a remarkable season of events designed to raise funds not only for our local institutions, but for individuals, as well. The season began with an island-wide party for the Murphy family, and continued through with successful events and fundraisers for the Block Island...
Cable exposed near shoreline
Wed, Aug 8
Category:
News
UPDATE: The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council issued a statement today concerning the cable issue at the Town Beach. Laura Dwyer, a spokesperson for the CRMC, told
The Block Island Times
that, “ The CRMC met with representatives from National Grid and Deepwater Wind this...
Access to the beach
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Aug 3
Category:
News
Beach terrain is not the easiest to navigate, particularly if one suffers from physical challenges. A gift from the Block Island Lions Club has just made going to the beach a little easier for some people who live with those challenges. A new beach chair, with wide balloon tires and a comfortable...
It’s a perfect beach day on Block Island
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Aug 3
Category:
News
It was a beautiful beach day on Block Island, with temps in the 80s, and people were out enjoying the surf and the sun. TURN UP the VOLUME and enjoy the sights and sounds. This video content is property of
The Block Island Times
. Video by Cassius Shuman
Endless Summer
By
Rebecca Dean
Fri, Aug 3
Category:
News
The following was submitted by reader Lynn Dean:
We have been enjoying your beautiful island for over 25 years. My daughter, Rebecca, was recently accepted to the University of New Hampshire and used this essay for her application. I thought you might want to experience arriving to...
Community zone proposed
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Aug 3
Category:
News
The public got its first glimpse of a new proposal to create a Town Housing Initiative development that would incorporate up to four town-owned properties — and perhaps land that is currently privately owned — located near the Block Island School at the intersection of High Street and Payne Road...
Property converted to affordable housing
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Aug 3
Category:
News
The Ocean View Foundation is converting its two rental properties into affordable housing units. The non-profit is splitting a minor subdivision located off Cooneymus Road into two separate lots to establishing two single-family dwellings that will go toward the island’s affordable housing...
Addressing Medical Center’s needs
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Aug 3
Category:
News
“I don’t mean to cry wolf, but we’re not set up to take care of more than one acutely sick person.” Dr. Mark Clark made those remarks at the New Shoreham Town Council’s work session on Wednesday, Aug. 1, noting that the Block Island Medical Center’s trauma room is “obsolete and inadequate.” Clark...
Tree warden keeping an eye on tree-killing insect
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Aug 3
Category:
News
An ash tree-killing beetle, once foreign to the United States, was recently discovered for the first time in Rhode Island. The Rhode Department of Environmental Management, in concert with the University of Rhode Island and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, confirmed identification of the insect...
Dinghy dock opens in New Harbor
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Aug 3
Category:
News
After what seemed to be a quick and easy installation process, comprising about eight days of work by a Cross Sound Shipyard crew, the town’s new dinghy dock is now officially open for public use. Installation of the dock was completed on July 25. It will accommodate about 100 dinghies that are 12...
Order this... The delicate balance of flavors at Winfield’s
By
Amy Lockwood MacDougall
Fri, Aug 3
Category:
News
Chef Berke Marye is a true renaissance man. Not only has he been the talented head chef at Winfield’s for nine years running, but he is also a self-taught painter and musician who plays both guitar and mandolin. Berke came out to Block Island in the early 1980s, staying with his stepfamily at what...
Details of BIPCo assets discussed
By
Renée Meyer
Fri, Aug 3
Category:
News
Now that the Block Island Utility District has agreed, in principle, to acquire the assets of the Block Island Power Company for $5.8 million, it is time to hash out a more detailed purchase and sale agreement. Steps towards that goal were taken at a Utility District meeting on Friday, July 27. The...
Turning Block Island trash into art
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Aug 3
Category:
News
Leigh Klonsky finds beauty in things most people do not. A straw. A candy wrapper. The bottom of an old aluminum can. These are delicate things, in their own, and she finds them where they should not be: on the beach. She picks these things up — something of a reminder of the consumerist society we...
New phone system at Medical Center
Fri, Aug 3
Category:
News
The following was submitted by the Medical Center:
The Block Island Medical Center has a new phone system. In an effort to provide patients with better and more efficient service, the Medical Center staff has implemented a phone tree that will put callers directly into contact with the...
Catch that beach vibe at Bonnie & Clyde
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Aug 3
Category:
News
When you walk into Bonnie & Clyde on Water Street, you find a store that’s bright and airy; it has that natural nautical feel to it, like Block Island must have felt decades ago, when no one was in a hurry. Karin Carlone, who now owns the shop, was looking to create that fun vibe. Her...
Graduation announcements
Fri, Aug 3
Category:
News
Dr. Susan (Mitchell) Manongi graduated from the National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon, on June 30, 2018. She was conferred with both a doctoral degree in naturopathic medicine and master’s degree in acupuncture. Susan will complete her residency as a naturopathic doctor and...
Kate Knapp at Jessie Edward’s Studio
Fri, Aug 3
Category:
News
“New Paintings of Block Island,” Kate Knapp’s new oils-on-canvas, depict her favorite island places caught in those fleeting moments of perception and transferred to canvas through her dynamic brushwork and vivid palette. They are on exhibit at the Jessie Edwards Gallery on the second floor of the...
Reader leaders
Fri, Aug 3
Category:
News
Ed. note: Island Bound Bookstore is inviting young readers to come in to the store to read a book and write a review, which
The Block Island Times
will publish on occasion.
“Misty of Chincoteague”
by Marguerite Henry
“Misty of Chincoteague” is a story about a pony...
Be safe, patient
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Aug 2
Category:
News
The laws of physics still apply, even on Block Island. It may be fun to put the kids in the back of a pickup truck, but if the vehicle is traveling at 25 miles an hour and has to stop suddenly, the kids in the back are still going to keep moving at 25 miles per hour. “Would you put your kids in the...
The new dinghy dock is open
By
Cassius Shuman
Tue, Jul 31
Category:
News
The Town of New Shoreham's brand new dinghy dock is open to the public. The dock was christened by town officials on Friday, and the dock is in operation, accommodating about 100 dinghy vessels. The floating L-shaped dock is located between Payne's Dock and Dead Eye Dick's restaurant at New Harbor...
Quitting time
By
Jennifer Tsai, Warren Alpert School of Medicine class of 2019
Fri, Jul 27
Category:
News
Smoking cessation, some facts:
Quitting is hard. Nicotine withdrawal can leave people feeling irritable, unfocused, anxious, and hungry. Nicotine is a powerful substance, and research suggests that nicotine may be as addictive as heroin, cocaine, and alcohol. In the United States, seven out...
Superintendents say hello, and goodbye
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jul 27
Category:
News
“Out with the old, in with the new” was an apt description for the July 16 Block Island School Committee meeting. That was when two superintendents were present; the outgoing superintendent bidding farewell, and the incoming receiving guidance from his predecessor while attending his first School...
Town Council taking action to protect dunes
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jul 27
Category:
News
The New Shoreham Town Council is taking action to protect Block Island’s sand dunes. Despite signage and other modes of communication, people are still walking over the dunes, which has prompted the Town Council to take several measures, including the drafting an ordinance, the posting of portable...
Price approved to acquire BIPCo assets
By
Renée Meyer
Fri, Jul 27
Category:
News
In round one of negotiations of the sale of the assets of the Block Island Power Company to the Block Island Utility District, BIPCo offered a sales price of $6 million, and the Utility District made a counter offer of $5.5 million, payable in “cash.” Round two took place last week, with the BIPCo...
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