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What to do on February break? Explore Block Island.
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Feb 20
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The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management is inviting Rhode Islanders to explore the outdoors during February school vacation week. Outdoor activities listed on a recent DEM press release were targeted for communities on the mainland, with none planned for Block Island. On Block...
360 Video
Walk the stairs at the Mohegan Bluffs
Rosemary Connelli
Wed, Feb 19
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(360 VIDEO) Walk the stairs at the Mohegan Bluffs, courtesy of The Block Island Times. A sunny and warm day by the bluffs, with slight winds blowing overhead. Note: Turn up the volume to fully immerse yourself in the environment, and pause, and click on the video to drag it around for different...
Turkey hunting opportunity for youth
Wed, Feb 19
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The following was submitted by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management on Monday, Feb. 17:
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM), in partnership with The Light Foundation, will offer the first Mentored Youth Wild Turkey Hunt in Rhode...
Celebrating 90 (plus or minus)!
Sat, Feb 15
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A party for the island’s nonagenarians, inspired by Betty Fitzpatrick and Shirley Kessler, was held at Kimberly’s Restaurant on Sunday, Feb. 9. The celebration is now sponsored by the Senior Advisory Committee. According to town records, Block Island has approximately 25 seniors in their 90s, and...
Recreation Board seeks to expand opportunities for kids
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Sat, Feb 15
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Features
Those Block Island families, and non-island families, who have enjoyed the activities of Camp Mohegan in the summer but thought their children have aged out of the program at 10 will be happy to know that the upper age limit has been increased to 12. The members of the Recreation Board made that...
Water company applies for USDA loan for pipe line
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Sat, Feb 15
Category:
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Features
As the Block Island Water Company prepares for an upcoming vote on securing a bond for a $2.3 million water main project, Supt. John Breunig said that paperwork has been filed with the U. S. Department of Agriculture to help secure some grant money to pay for some of the cost. “The USDA application...
“This has been a very long case.”
CLF attorney statement on Champlin’s decision
Fri, Feb 14
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Statement issued by Jerry Elmer, Senior Attorney, Conservation Law Foundation:
I am delighted to report that the Superior Court today issued its long-awaited decision in the Champlin’s Marina case. We won a complete victory; the Superior Court upheld the 2011 CRMC decision denying Champlin’...
Planning Board approves new zoning language
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Feb 14
Category:
News
Acting on the recommendations of the town’s three leading conservation groups, and after receiving more than 50 emails and other forms of communication, the majority of which were in favor, the Planning Board approved zoning amendment language changes that will exclude conservation easements from a...
School Committee sets 2021 budget request
Pat Tengwall
Thu, Feb 13
Category:
News
The New Shoreham School Committee has approved a $5,526,839 budget for fiscal year 2021, an overall increase of $284,046 or 5.4 percent, over the current year. Although the overall budget increase will be 5.4 percent, the town’s allocation will be less. The budget request asks $203,416 more from...
Town manager Search Committee lines up candidates
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Feb 13
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Features
“There was a vote for moving ahead with eight, possibly nine, people who applied for the town manager position,” announced Search Committee Chair Margie Comings. The vote had been approved in closed session, and was announced in open session at the Search Committee meeting on Monday, Feb. 10 at...
Zoning Board denies Mott appeal
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Feb 13
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Features
At the Zoning Board of Review meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 5, two matters were discussed, with one appeal being denied and one approved to move forward. As to the first decision of the evening, Peter and Marea Mott had appealed a cease and desist order issued by Building Official Marc Tillson...
Ørsted and National Grid present cable project
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Feb 13
Category:
News
It’s going to be a busy fall, winter and spring for Ørsted and National Grid. Two sections of undersea transmission cable they each own that experienced periodic episodes of exposure will be reburied by the time the summer season opens in 2021. Beginning in October 2020, according to...
Changes at the Medical Center
Clark moves on, new primary and emergency care team hired
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Feb 13
Category:
News
Members of the Block Island Health Services Board of Directors informed
The Block Island Times
on Monday, Feb. 10 that Dr. Mark Clark will be leaving his position as Medical Director of the Medical Center in mid-May, and a new team comprising a primary care physician and an Advanced...
After almost 20 years, Champlin’s Marina denied
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Feb 13
Category:
News
After almost two decades of litigation, Rhode Island Superior Court Judge Kristin Rodgers issued a ruling on Tuesday, Feb. 11, against an expansion of Champlin’s Marina that was first proposed in 2003. The ruling by Judge Rodgers stated that “There is legally sufficient evidence in the record to...
Champlin’s denied marina expansion
Tue, Feb 11
Category:
News
After almost two decades of litigation, Rhode Island Superior Court issued a ruling today, Tuesday, Feb. 11, against the expansion of Champlin’s Marina, stating that “There is legally sufficient evidence in the record to support the [Coastal Resources Management Council]’s denial of Champlin’s...
Dr. Clark will leave position in May, new primary and emergency care team hired
Lars Trodson
Mon, Feb 10
Category:
News
Members of the Block Island Health Services Board of Directors informed The Block Island Times this evening that Dr. Mark Clark will be leaving his position as Medical Director of the Medical Center in mid-May, and a new team comprising a primary care physician and an Advanced Practice Registered...
Well water testing seminar at URI
Sat, Feb 8
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The following was submitted by the University of Rhode Island:
I
n Rhode Island, private well owners are responsible for testing and maintaining the quality of their own well water. To provide residents with information on private well water testing, treatment, and maintenance, water...
Lots to do in winter
Kim Gaffett
Fri, Feb 7
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Features
What do you do in the winter? This week I picked and forced a few twigs of witch hazel; I love its frilly yellowness and light ambrosial scent in January. Don’t mistake this annual activity as a desire for spring. For me, it is a corsage for the celebration of winter. On Block Island we celebrate...
‘Know your number’
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Feb 7
Category:
News
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Features
The Block Island School is sending out a notice to parents informing them that absenteeism has had and will have a negative impact on how the state ranks the school’s academic performance. “At the Block Island School, we are under the mandate to encourage and educate parents and students about the...
Town Council appoints interim harbormaster
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Feb 7
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Features
Town Manager Jim Kern has recommended the Town Council “appoint Kate McConville as the interim Harbomaster, starting Feb. 16.” Kern made his recommendation at the council meeting on Monday, Feb. 3. The next step in the process, explained Kern, would be to hire a permanent harbormaster. The process...
New art exhibit at the airport
Fri, Feb 7
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The following was submitted by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts:
New works by artist Molly Kugler Dickinson will be on exhibit through June 7, 2020, at the Block Island State Airport Gallery. The Gallery presents the work of contemporary Rhode Island artists in quarterly...
School Committee seeks to restore funding, programs
Pat Tengwall
Fri, Feb 7
Category:
News
The New Shoreham School Committee moved closer to a decision on its 2020-2021 school year budget on Tuesday night, but has not committed to a final set of budget cuts, nor to a specific percentage increase for the overall school budget that it must forward to the Town Council. The scenarios...
Conservation groups weigh in on proposed zoning amendment
Thu, Feb 6
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News
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The following was issued by the Block Island Land Trust, Block Island Conservancy, and The Nature Conservancy and presented to the members of the Town Council and Planning Board:
At the Planning Board meeting on Jan. 8, 2020, the suggestion was made to create a “white paper” outlining the...
Firefighters go to school
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Feb 6
Category:
News
The members of the Block Island Volunteer Fire Department have been hard at work training to achieve Firefighter One level status during the past several months. According to Chief Kirk Littlefield, representatives from the Rhode Island Fire Training Academy have been coming to the island on...
A scholarship dedicated to helping young island artists
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Feb 6
Category:
News
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Features
The Thomas McAleer Visual Arts Endowed Scholarship was launched when “painter Fred Poisson wanted to create a scholarship for Block Island teens and young adults to attend Rhode Island School of Design, where he is an alumnus. Mac was the perfect person to honor since he brought his love of art to...
Broadband committee drills down on pricing structure
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Feb 6
Category:
News
The members of the New Shoreham Broadband Committee sifted through how build-out costs would be distributed among customers of the proposed island-wide high-speed internet service and settled on a pricing structure based on property value. This
ad valorem
approach means that a homeowner...
The things we remembered
Martha Ball
Thu, Feb 6
Category:
News
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Features
I t was from the 1960s, a time when a heavy snow could shut down the Neck for two days. There was more snow and much less equipment, one tireless little bulldozer inched its way north from the Breakers, where the deep snow began, slowly breaking through the feet-deep drifts. The school staff was...
Wind farm cables to be lengthened for reburial
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Feb 6
Category:
News
During a hearing before the State Senate’s Special Task Force on Fisheries, Coastal Resources Management Council Executive Director Grover Fugate affirmed that the resolution to the exposed cable issues at Crescent Beach will be to splice in new sections of cable. The new sections of cable will be...
360 Video
Stroll through Ocean View Pavilion
Rosemary Connelli
Mon, Feb 3
Category:
News
(360 VIDEO) Walk the path up to the Ocean View Pavilion, courtesy of The Block Island Times. It was windy by the Pavilion, but the environment was warm and vibrant with the waves crashing in the distance. Note: Turn up the volume to fully immerse yourself in the environment, and pause, and click on...
RIAC and the town discuss airport opportunities
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Sat, Feb 1
Category:
News
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Features
Several Block Island representatives met with officials from the Rhode Island Airport Corporation on the mainland to help ensure that several pressing issues concerning the airport, such as capital improvement projects and an injunction that prevents the state from doing some necessary tree...
HDC approves multiple applications
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Jan 31
Category:
News
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Features
A number of applications were considered at the most recent Historic District Commission meeting on Monday, Jan. 27:
Hotel Manisses constructing three-story addition
Blake Filippi, co-owner of the Hotel Manisses, was present for an application to construct a three-story addition on the...
Caring for a rural community
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Jan 31
Category:
News
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Features
Block Island Health Services asked the island community to join in a conversation about the challenges of operating a rural health clinic and the opportunities to sustain and grow a vital community healthcare facility. BIHS Operations Chief, and Director of the Wellness and Risk Reduction Program...
Zoning Board reviews applications for special use permits
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Jan 31
Category:
News
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Features
The Zoning Board of Review began its meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 22 with the election of officers. Elizabeth Connor was re-elected chair, and Kate Butcher re-elected to be the vice-chair. Applications were the first items on the list, with Champ Starr’s application for a variance for the...
Block Island School, Island Free Library closed today
Thu, Jan 30
Category:
News
The Block Island School will be closed tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 31, due to the number of flu cases. The school will also reportedly be disinfected during the closure. The Island Free Library is also closed. Library Director Kristin Baumann said the library will be closed on Friday, with limited hours...
Land keeping a close eye on town budget
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jan 30
Category:
News
At the Town Council meeting on Jan. 15, Finance Director Amy Land gave a brief but succinct account of how the town’s finances are shaping up mid-way through the fiscal year. “We need to be very conservative,” said Land at that meeting, referencing the outlook for the next six to 18 months. Land...
School budget cuts could total $252,000 for new year
Pat Tengwall
Thu, Jan 30
Category:
News
There were only two school employees included in the revised list of recommended budget cuts on the School Committee’s agenda on Monday Jan. 27: Co-Principal John Canole, who resigned effective Tues. Jan. 28; and a special education teacher who is retiring in June. Neither is recommended to be...
Broadband project coming into focus
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jan 30
Category:
News
In a manner not unlike watching a photograph slowly come into focus and emerge with more detail and clarity, the members of the Block Island Broadband Committee are setting aside some ancillary tasks while putting the primary pieces together to get the project on the ballot for the Financial Town...
Local captain honored for lifesaving act
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Mon, Jan 27
Category:
News
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Features
A local captain has been honored by two separate marine organizations for his contribution to a lifesaving effort on the Great Salt Pond last summer. Capt. Bob DiSanto was cited by TowBoatUS, a boat towing service, and the marine assistance lobbying group C-PORT when he helped save an unresponsive...
Utility Board juggles projects
Renée Meyer
Sat, Jan 25
Category:
News
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Features
The Block Island Utility District continues to move forward advancing in-progress projects and considering some entirely new ones. At the Board of Commissioners meeting on Thursday, Jan. 16, there was certainly a lot to discuss. Ongoing matters included giving the go-ahead to get PUC approval for...
Recreation Board eyes long-term fitness center
Lars Trodson
Sat, Jan 25
Category:
News
,
Features
The members of the Recreation Board are once again turning their attention to the issue of how to create a recreational center on the island for adults. The current focus of the group is almost entirely youth-oriented. The discussion came up at the Recreation Board’s meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21...
BIHS discusses future budget and finances
Rosemary Connelli
Fri, Jan 24
Category:
News
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Features
Due to a reporting error, quotes attributed to BIHS Board member Ray Torrey should have been attributed to BIHS Treasurer Pete Tweedy. The online version has been corrected accordingly.
At its meeting on Monday, Jan. 20, the Block Island Health Services Board emerged from a closed...
Block Island School receives state ranking
Pat Tengwall
Fri, Jan 24
Category:
News
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Features
Principal Kristine Monje had generally good news for the New Shoreham School Committee at its most recent meeting on the school’s ranking among the state’s public schools, with concerns in one “area of weakness” that brought the overall ranking down to a “3-Star School”. The R.I. Department of...
Commission zeroes in on damaged clam cause
Renée Meyer
Fri, Jan 24
Category:
News
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Features
The Shellfish Commission welcomed two new members at its meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 14., Tom Walsh and Sadie Flateman, and got them up to speed on various issues ranging from invasive crabs to proper procedures to be followed during meetings. But first off there was an update on the cause of damage...
SAC approves budget request
Pat Tengwall
Thu, Jan 23
Category:
News
For the third year in a row, the town’s Senior Advisory Committee will ask the Town Council to substantially increase its operating budget for the next year. At their Jan. 18 meeting, the committee unanimously approved a $36,100 budget request for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The proposal is $...
Kern to recommend interim harbormaster
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 23
Category:
News
Town Manager Jim Kern will recommend that Kate McConville, currently the Harbors Department’s Administrative assistant, become interim Harbormaster when Steve Land leaves that position in mid-February. Kern made this initial recommendation at the Town Council’s meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 15. “The...
Seeing the Civil Rights movement first-hand
Rosemary Connelli
Thu, Jan 23
Category:
News
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Features
On Monday Jan. 20, the country honored and remembered the leader of the American civil rights movement Martin Luther King, Jr., a minister and activist who fought for racial equality in America. Dr. King used the power of his words to raise awareness of the racism present in America during those...
Changes proposed for the Visitor Center
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 23
Category:
News
Councilor Sven Risom presented what he termed a “fairly radical proposal” for how the Visitor Center will be operated for the 2021 summer season. “In 2021 we need to do something different,” Risom said at the Town Council’s meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 15. “I want to make it happen.” Risom presented...
Ørsted forms new research partnerships
Wed, Jan 22
Category:
News
The following was submitted to the Block Island Times today by Ørsted:
Boston, MA – Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind is proud to announce an exciting and innovative partnership with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, the University of Rhode Island (URI), and Woods Hole Oceanographic...
Marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Malcolm Greenaway
Mon, Jan 20
Category:
News
This essay by M. Greenaway was first posted in 2016. We do so again in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. today.
In August of 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution authorizing President Johnson to take whatever steps necessary to win the Vietnam war. Three years later, even...
Sewer Company tax sale scheduled for this year
Lars Trodson
Fri, Jan 17
Category:
News
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Features
The Sewer Department will be sending out a courtesy notice in bills mailed in February that will notify customers that a tax sale is scheduled for this year. Assistant Town Finance Director Mona Helterline made the announcement at the Water and Sewer Commission meeting on Monday, Jan. 13...
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