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Alzheimer’s a ‘tsunami’ heading for U.S. population
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Oct 18
Category:
News
According to statistics, Alzheimer’s disease will be the number one killer in America by the year 2050. Today, it is the fifth highest cause of death in Rhode Island. “This should not be upsetting, it’s just that we are in a tsunami. We need an army to make this disease go away so that we can age...
Straw ban paused
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 18
Category:
News
The New Shoreham Town Council has discovered that banning plastic straws on Block Island might be a bit different than banning plastic bags and balloons. Banning plastic straws seems to be a more complex issue, since replacement products such as paper straws are not readily available, and the...
Stinnett running write-in campaign for School Committee
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Oct 18
Category:
News
Resident Kara Stinnett has announced that she is running a write-in campaign to fill one of two open seats on the Block Island School Committee. Stinnett, 35, is an employee at the Post Office, member of the Water and Sewer Commission, and a business owner. She is also the mother of two children in...
Eight running for Town Council seats
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 18
Category:
News
Three resident independent candidates will challenge incumbent members of the New Shoreham Town Council in the election on Tuesday, Nov. 6. While the incumbent Town Council members have all filed for reelection to their respective seats, former councilor Mark Emmanuelle, an independent, is...
Town to ask for invoices with more detail
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 18
Category:
News
An inquiry by
The Block Island Times
into the amount of money that the town has spent on fighting the Rhode Island Fast Ferry case has prompted a change in the town’s billing policy that will now require more detailed invoices from the attorney working on the case, according to Town Manager...
Tourism Council wary of more plastic bans
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Oct 18
Category:
News
The members of the Block Island Tourism Council pushed back a little on the idea of more bans on plastic products, and more specifically on the proposed ban of plastic straws that was discussed at the most recent Town Council meeting. The Council, at its meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 17, tabled its...
Cab owners, Chamber to work out tour schedule
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Oct 18
Category:
News
Concerned about some frustrations they are hearing from island visitors about the inability to book cabs for island tours, the members of the Block Island Chamber of Commerce have asked to work with the taxi owners to help establish a coordinated schedule for when the tours take place. At the most...
Bus proposal gets heated response
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Oct 18
Category:
News
A proposal to bring a “hop-on hop-off” bus service to the island was met with unanimous disapproval by local cab owners and drivers at the most recent Motor Vehicles for Hire meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 17. Matthew Houston, a resident of Wilmington, Delaware, presented his proposal to the members of...
Block Island quarter launch to take place in... Charlestown
Thu, Oct 18
Category:
News
Put it on your calendar, if you happen to be off the island. According to the U.S. Mint website, the official introduction of the U.S. quarter that features an image of the Block Island National Wildlife Refuge, including the North Light, will occur at the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge...
‘Canes off to a strong start
By
Coach Lawrence Kikuchi
Thu, Oct 18
Category:
News
The 2018 edition of the Block Island Hurricanes Varsity Soccer Team began the season strongly. Expectations were quite high with the core of the 2017 team returning, and additional players that have strengthened and added depth to the squad. This season began with four non-league games. An...
Girls volleyball kicks into gear
By
Coach Rob Martin
Thu, Oct 11
Category:
News
For those of you who haven’t heard, Block Island has a girls volleyball team. Last year, a handful of local students made a push for a girls varsity volleyball team, which was then given a green light. This is the first time the island has ever had a volleyball program. The girls started their...
Two bids submitted for Cherry Hill Lane project
By
Pat Tengwall
Thu, Oct 11
Category:
News
Two companies have submitted proposals to build the five homes in the proposed Cherry Hill Lane affordable housing development off Cooneymus Road. Connecticut Valley Homes, based in East Lyme, Connecticut, bid $2,623,970 for the project. The bid by Zarrella Development Corp., based in East...
No declared candidates for several key posts
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Oct 11
Category:
News
Several key elected positions in the Town of New Shoreham are without declared candidates in the upcoming election cycle, meaning that two positions on the School Committee, as well as the Town Moderator, and the Assistant Town Moderator, may be filled by one of two ways: individuals can run as a...
Town demands long-term solution for cable issues
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 11
Category:
News
,
B.I. Wind Farm
The Town of New Shoreham has made it clear that it will not settle for any more temporary solutions for addressing the exposed electric transmission cables at the Town Beach. A short-term solution for addressing the shallow burial depth of National Grid’s sea2shore cable, placing a protective...
Land Trust to poll resident priorities
By
Renée Meyer
Thu, Oct 11
Category:
News
The latest Block Island Land Trust meeting started off with cookies and a card. The occasion was Land Trust Treasurer Barby Michel’s last meeting. After serving 16 terms, Michel has decided to step down, and her fellow trustees, Clerk Heidi Tarbox, and Land Trust attorney Joe Priestley expressed...
B.I. Wind Farm to get a new owner
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Oct 11
Category:
News
When the news was announced this past week that Danish company Ørsted — billed as the largest owner and developer of wind farms in the world — was taking ownership of Deepwater Wind, Deepwater Wind Chief Executive Officer Jeff Grybowski was asked by
The Block Island Times
what, if anything...
Salt Pond open to clamming
By
Renée Meyer
Thu, Oct 11
Category:
News
The Great Salt Pond is now open to clamming, but not all clams can be harvested. Harbormaster Steve Land updated the Shellfish Commission at its meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 9. The taking of soft-shell clams is prohibited, and there is no clamming in areas under lease to aqua-culturists, Land said...
Applications being accepted for church apartments
Thu, Oct 11
Category:
News
The following was submitted by the Board of Trustees of the Harbor Church:
The process to apply for one of the four apartments currently under construction on the third floor of the Harbor Church has opened. These apartments are being offered under the “affordable housing” provision of the...
Southeast Light restoration underway
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Oct 11
Category:
News
The familiar blinking green light emanating from the lantern room of the Southeast Lighthouse will be dark for the forseeable future. The Coast Guard came to the lighthouse on Tuesday, Oct. 9, to turn off the light while a restoration effort is underway. Mariners need not be wary, however, because...
Library may become hub for broadband use
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 11
Category:
News
The question of whether the Island Free Library’s broadband network will have enough bandwidth capacity to support increased and heavy usage was discussed at Tuesday’s meeting of the Friends of the Library. The question was raised after the board’s President, Mary Sue Record, asked Library Director...
Summer sailing season capped off with awards ceremony
Thu, Oct 11
Category:
News
The following was submitted by Block Island Community Sailing:
The Block Island Community Sailing Member Appreciation and Awards Picnic brought good weather and enthusiastic sailors to the Block Island Boat Basin. Skippers Don Coxe and Henry duPont received top honors. The summer sailing...
General Store on High Street has new owners
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Oct 11
Category:
News
Big plans, little steps. That’s the approach the Savoie/Stinnett families are taking as they assume management of the Block island Health and General Store — also known as The Pharmacy — on High Street. Long-time owners Ben and Toube Wohl have leased the store out to the two families. Abra Savoie...
Project has many benefits
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Oct 11
Category:
News
Construction work currently taking place at the south parking lot at Fred Benson Town Beach is the hub of a multi-tiered effort impacting other town projects. According to Facilities Manager Sam Bird, the work being done at the south parking lot will expand the size of the lot, while also...
Roll Call Dinner is Oct. 23
Thu, Oct 11
Category:
News
Since Roll Call last year, the Harbor Church has seen many changes, to the exterior, obvious to everyone who gets mail, to the interior, particularly the renovation of the long-vacant third floor to four year-round apartments, and to our congregation, wherein we said goodbye to Pastor Steve and...
HDC raises safety concerns over library railing
By
Cassius Shuman
Wed, Oct 10
Category:
News
The Historic District Commission has asked the Island Free Library to revise its plans for a new railing on the side of the library building due to safety and design concerns. The library’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved the replacement of the old wooden railing at its side entrance with a...
Danish company acquires Deepwater Wind
Mon, Oct 8
Category:
News
Ørsted — the largest developer and owner of offshore wind farms in the world — has entered into an agreement with the D.E. Shaw group to acquire a 100 percent equity interest in Rhode Island-based Deepwater Wind. The two companies’ offshore wind assets and organizations will be merged into the...
Shoreline access issues being addressed
By
Renée Meyer
Thu, Oct 4
Category:
News
In the fall of 2014 at the suggestion of then-First Warden Kim Gaffett, the Town of New Shoreham created a working group to study shoreline access points around Block Island and evaluate them for general condition, safety, and emergency access, among other things. The members of the Shoreline...
Friendship Celebration
Thu, Oct 4
Category:
News
On Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018, Alice Mott Huggins, 94, (at left, with Edie Blane) and her daughter, Susan Huggins, hosted a luncheon for many of her island friends. Alice, a former Block Island teacher and truly a most popular one, surrounded herself with about 40 women, both young and old, to catch...
Town housing response misses mark
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 4
Category:
News
New Shoreham Town Manager Ed Roberge delivered the bad news to the Town Council on Monday night: there was only one response to the Request for Proposals for the town’s housing initiative, the proposal was $800,000 over budget, and beyond the project’s timeframe. Roberge noted that the town’s first...
Donadio: docking hub could mean jobs
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 4
Category:
News
,
B.I. Wind Farm
Atlantic Wind Transfers and Rhode Island Fast Ferry owner Charlie Donadio Jr. told the New Shoreham Town Council that the burgeoning local offshore wind industry could be an “economic benefit” to Block Island, leading to “a number of jobs.” Donadio spoke during the public comment portion of the...
Let’s Talk series
Thu, Oct 4
Category:
News
“Let’s Talk”: Great Salt Pond - Sugar Kelp, Aquaculture, Winter Flounder and More
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and Block Island Maritime Institute (BIMI) have again teamed up to present a series of lectures this fall. The speakers in the “Let’s Talk” series will be presenting information...
Broadband build begins
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 4
Category:
News
Installation of a telecommunication building that will contain equipment for the Town of New Shoreham’s broadband network has commenced. The construction activity signals the first steps of building a broadband network on Block Island. Construction of the building and its generator, which are part...
HDC approves Darius barn demolition
By
Pat Tengwall
Thu, Oct 4
Category:
News
The New Shoreham Historic District Commission granted approvals for demolishing a barn to rebuild a two-story barn structure at The Darius Inn, and for two exterior mounted air-conditioning units on a mixed-use building on Dodge Street at its Sept. 24 meeting. The commission also discussed possible...
BIPCo seeks extension for filing rate case
By
Renée Meyer
Thu, Oct 4
Category:
News
The Block Island Power Company has once again asked the R.I. Public Utilities Commission for an extension to file its rate case. BIPCo has not filed an overall rate case since 2007, and the current rates have been in effect since mid-2008. Years ago, the State’s Utility Restructuring Act required...
Comedy Night at Yellow Kittens
Thu, Oct 4
Category:
News
The Block Island Comedy Series wraps up another successful season with one more show at Yellow Kittens on Sunday, October 7, at 8 p.m. This will be the fourth straight year with live comedy on Sunday night of Columbus Day Weekend. This show is headlined by one of Boston’s most accomplished comics...
Author James Benn
Thu, Oct 4
Category:
News
James R. Benn, author of the acclaimed Billy Boyle World War II mystery series, will be at Island Bound Bookstore Thursday, Oct. 11 at 5 p.m. to talk about his newest book in the series, “Solemn Graves.” Critics are uniform in their enthusiasm for Benn’s series, which features Billy Boyle, an Army...
“I’ve Got a Song”
Thu, Oct 4
Category:
News
A performance of “I’ve Got a Song! A Living History of the McCarthy Era” is scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018 at 3 p.m. at the Island Free Library.
Written and performed by Nancy Hood with narration and musical accompaniment by Barry Brown, “I’ve Got A Song!” depicts Nancy’s childhood...
Gilpin to receive preservation award
Thu, Oct 4
Category:
News
The following press release was sent to
The Block Island Times
by the Rhode Island Historical Preservation & Heritage Commission:
Island Preservationst Robert E. Gilpin to receive Rhody Award for historic preservation
Robert E. Gilpin, longtime volunteer steward of Block...
Ask the Conservancy: Managed Meadow walk
By
Clair Stover & Kim Gaffett
Thu, Oct 4
Category:
News
The following was submitted to
The Block Island Times
by The Block Island Conservancy and The Nature Conservancy:
Ask the Conservancy
: Managed Meadow — in-the-field walk is Monday, October 8, at 10 a.m. During the upcoming years we at the Block Island Conservancy and The...
Funeral Service for William R. Vallee Jr.
Thu, Oct 4
Category:
News
,
Obituaries
William R. Valley, 61, of Coventry, passed away Tuesday, October 2, 2018, surrounded by his loving family. Relatives and friends are invited to attend visitation on Friday, October 5, 2018 from 4 - 7 p.m. in the Prata-Gallogly Funeral Home, 78 Providence St, West Warwick, followed by a funeral home...
Hunting opportunities on Block Island
Tue, Oct 2
Category:
News
The following press release was sent to
The Block Island Times
by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Offers Hunting Opportunities at Ninigret and Block Island National Wildlife Refuges
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is pleased to...
“Treasure off Clayhead”
By
André Miller
Fri, Sep 28
Category:
News
Ed. note: For the past two years, the Block Island Yacht Club has sponsored a writing contest open to Block Island High School students. Stories had to adhere to a few guidelines, such as not naming living residents of Block Island, having an island setting, and have each story beginning with...
Broadband building gets green light
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Sep 27
Category:
News
“This is huge for the island.” Sam Bird, the Town of New Shoreham’s Facilities Manager, made that remark after the town was granted unanimous final approval by the Zoning Board for constructing a utility building for the island’s broadband initiative. Town Manager Ed Roberge presented the project...
Fast Ferry granted continuance
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Sep 27
Category:
News
,
B.I. Wind Farm
The Division of Public Utilities and Carriers has granted Rhode Island Fast Ferry with another one-year continuance to meet the conditions of its license for operating a proposed seasonal high-speed service from Quonset Point to Block Island. However, the Division noted in its order that it is...
Average rent for accessory apartment is $1,100
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Sep 27
Category:
News
The average accessory apartment rental rate on Block Island for 2018 was about $1,100, “which along with other expenses is not an easy monthly payment.” That’s what Building Official Marc Tillson said while providing his section 513 accessory apartment inspection report at the Town Council’s Sept...
BIHS seeking new ways to evolve
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Sep 27
Category:
News
“It’s a good time to be at BIHS,” said Dr. Mark Clark while giving his Medical Director’s report to the Block Island Health Services Board on Monday. Clark noted that the “summer was really busy, and we’re just winding down,” before presenting the numbers: “The year-to-date through August we had 4,...
New office needed for Harbors Dept.
By
Renée Meyer
Thu, Sep 27
Category:
News
September always provides an opportunity for a look-back at the summer season, and the Harbors Committee did just that at its meeting last week. Harbormaster Steve Land said: “It was a great season,” and although there were a few nights when some town rental moorings were empty, he estimated that...
Langevin tours the island
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Sep 27
Category:
News
It was smooth sailing under sunny skies for Congressman James Langevin, who took the Block Island Ferry over to the island to visit with his constituents on Sept. 20. Langevin toured the island, as is customary each year, visiting the Block Island School, the Block Island Power Company, North Light...
New art at the Airport
Thu, Sep 27
Category:
News
The following was submitted by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts:
RISCA has announced that a new art exhibition is on display at the Block Island Airport Gallery. Works by Becci Davis will be on display through Jan. 24, 2019. The galleries present art to an ever-changing audience...
A busy summer for the Rec. Department
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Sep 27
Category:
News
Capping off what Recreation Department Director Dave Sniffen called a “very successful summer,” the Recreation Board heard Sniffen review the past season. It was a season of new events, such as the Soundwaves music and movie show held at Fred Benson Town Beach, new ventures such as having town...
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