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Old Harbor to get new signage
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jul 27
Category:
News
The Block Island Chamber of Commerce is making the town’s restrooms and shower facilities in the Dock Master building at Old Harbor more visible to the public. Per approval of the Historic District Commission, and at the request of the Chamber of Commerce, Sam Bird, the Town’s Facilities Manager,...
A chat with Steve Hollaway
Fri, Jul 27
Category:
News
Q:
Can you tell us a little bit about your background?
A:I was born in Japan, where my parents were missionaries. I spent almost all my childhood in Tokyo, going to Japanese preschool but attending the American School in Japan. We moved back to the States at the end of seventh grade because...
A pastor leaves his mark
Fri, Jul 27
Category:
News
After arriving on Block Island in 2009 as the new pastor at Harbor Church, Steve Hollaway and his wife Becca are retiring and moving to Baltimore, Maryland. The Hollaways have been active in the community on many fronts, and we asked some of the people who know him best to share their thoughts...
‘Into the Storm’ with Tristram Korten
Fri, Jul 27
Category:
News
Author Tristram Korten will be reading from his new book, “Into the Storm,” at the Island Free Library on Wednesday, Aug. 1 at 7 p.m.
The Block Island Times
spoke (by email) with Korten about his book and his ties to the island:
Q: So, we hear that you have a history out here on...
Block Island Cookie Company opens
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Jul 27
Category:
News
Lauri McTeague started baking cookies for her students at the Block Island School and that gesture, over time, has evolved into her newest venture: the Block Island Cookie Company, located at the Block Island Maritime Institute in New Harbor. The cookies are fresh; the aroma can be enjoyed walking...
The ebb and flow of Bird and Robb
Thu, Jul 26
Category:
News
“Ebb and flow” is the rhythmic change of the ocean tides. A change that is responsible for producing the exquisite beauty of a cresting wave glistening with sunlight and the endless deposit of treasures along our shores. Kate Bird and Lisa Robb have captured the splendor of the ocean’s ebb and flow...
Mary Alice Huggins
Thu, Jul 26
Category:
News
On Tuesday, July 31, The Spring Street Gallery will present the work of Newport-based artist Mary Alice Huggins. Of her work, Huggins said: “Growing up on BIock Island contributed to my development as an artist. The island, with its natural beauty and individualistic way of life, fostered the...
New show by Ben Wohlberg
Thu, Jul 26
Category:
News
,
Community
An opening reception will be held on Saturday, July 28 from 4 to 7 p.m. at the studio/home of Ben Wohlberg on Payne Road. This show, featuring new work, will be on exhibit through Sunday, Aug. 5. Hours are 1 to 5 p.m. daily, or by appointment, through Labor Day. Call (401) 466-2004 or (401) 787-...
Ted Merritt at Spring Street
Thu, Jul 26
Category:
News
With a focus on Block Island’s ocean, boats, and maritime heritage, Ted Merritt’s paintings will be shown at the Spring Street Art Gallery from Saturday, July 28 through Friday, Aug 3. Ted invites you to join him at an opening party from 5 to 7 p.m. at the gallery on Saturday, July 28. The party...
One small step
Thu, Jul 26
Category:
News
,
Opinion
,
Editorials
There is ecological bad news everywhere. Mudslides, sink holes, melting ice caps, heat waves, volcanoes, earthquakes, flooding, and drought. It sometimes feels so overwhelming that it’s reasonable to think that there is nothing one person can do to prevent these disasters from happening. The most...
New ambulance delivered
Thu, Jul 26
Category:
News
Invasive insect found in Rhode Island
By
Cassius Shuman
Wed, Jul 25
Category:
News
The following press release was sent to
The Block Island Times
by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management:
Providence – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that
Emerald Ash Borer (EAB)
, a destructive forest insect...
Calaveras opens second B.I. location
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Jul 20
Category:
News
The Block Island Maritime Institute is home to many things these days: a fitness center, a cookie store, an ice cream shop, and now a Mexican restaurant specializing in one of the great seafood dishes: ceviche. Calaveras, which has had a location in the Post Office building since 2015, now has a...
Summer Health Series
When to use ice or heat on your injury
By
Jennifer Tsai, Warren Alpert School of Medicine Class of 2019
Fri, Jul 20
Category:
News
Ice packs and heating pads are common household treatments. They’re affordable, and can often help with symptom relief quickly. But since both are used so often, it can become confusing to know when to use what. Here are some general guidelines to help you determine whether to use ice or heat on an...
Fast ferry case like a ping-pong ball
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jul 20
Category:
News
Rhode Island’s Division of Public Utilities and Carriers has opted not to revisit its decision approving Rhode Island Fast Ferry’s license to operate a high-speed ferry from Quonset Point to Block Island, which means the case will be sent back to Superior Court. The Town of New Shoreham, alongside...
J-1 Visa program protected by Congress
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jul 20
Category:
News
Sponsors and employers involved with the foreign student exchange program on Block Island are breathing a sigh of relief. That’s because the U.S. Congress acted to protect the State Department’s Summer Work Travel program, a program that was in jeopardy of being scrapped by the Trump administration...
A heroic act, 65 years ago
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Jul 20
Category:
News
The way Robert Gillespie saved a family of five — and their dog — from fast-rising waters on Corn Neck Road during Hurricane Carol sounds like something out of a Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson movie, only it actually happened. Gillespie was an installer-repairman for New England Telephone and Telegraph...
Fillipi files for re-election
Fri, Jul 20
Category:
News
State Rep. Blake Filippi ((R), has represented Dist. 36 (encompassing New Shoreham, Charlestown, South Kingstown, Westerly) in the Rhode Island General Assembly since 2015. He is seeking a third term and is up for re-election (unopposed) in November.
The Block Island Times
spoke to Filippi...
One network, 14 contracts
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Jul 20
Category:
News
It’s slow work getting a high-speed network up and running. According to Broadband Committee Chair Lucinda Morrison, the project is contractually slated to be completed by Dec. 31, 2018 — which it is on track to do. But the build-out for the five Community Anchor Institutions may start a little...
Cherry Hill Lane project moves toward bidding
By
Pat Tengwall
Fri, Jul 20
Category:
News
The Block Island Housing Board has begun to review design drawings for the five homes in the Cherry Hill Lane affordable housing development, the next step toward bringing the long-planned project to fruition. Members plan to consult with Town Manager Ed Roberge about the process of issuing bids...
Summer Wind From the Sea
By
Martha Ball
Fri, Jul 20
Category:
News
It is July on Block Island. The rain was supposed to come last night; the forecast promised that perfect Camelot rain, slow and steady throughout the night. The radar showed masses of solid green and yellow stretching far off to the west, all marching east. The air felt ready to turn liquid in the...
New watercolors at Jessie Edwards
Fri, Jul 20
Category:
News
Th e past becomes present in William T. Hall’s new exhibit of watercolors showing the island’s daily boating and fishing habits in earlier times. The works will be on display from Friday, July 20 to Wednesday, Aug. 1, with the opening reception on Saturday, July 21, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Jessie...
Pam Gelsomini at Spring Street Gallery
Fri, Jul 20
Category:
News
Please join us at the opening for Pam (Anderson) Gelsomini’s show “Summer Breeze” at the Spring Street Gallery on Tuesday, July 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. The show will celebrate Block Island summer scenes and landscapes via acrylic paintings on canvas and board. The show runs from Tuesday, July 24...
Race to benefit Mary D. Fund is this weekend
Thu, Jul 19
Category:
News
The following was submitted by Block Island Community Sailing, Inc.:
The Mary D. Fund Benefit Regatta, a traditional sailing event that was created and run in the 1990s until 2004 by island sailing program supporter Tony Edwards, will be held again this Saturday, July 21. The race is a 12...
Dinghy dock construction begins
By
Cassius Shuman
Mon, Jul 16
Category:
News
Construction of the town's public dinghy dock began today, July 16, at New Harbor. Cross Sound Ferry, the New London, Conn.-based ferry company owned by the Wronowski family, built, and is installing the dock between Payne's Dock and Dead Eye Dick's restaurant. The Wronowski family owns Dead Eye...
Summer Health Series
Safety from bugs and plants
By
Sarah Magaziner
Fri, Jul 13
Category:
News
With the summer months upon us, there comes an influx of people eager to enjoy the natural resources that Block Island has to offer. From the stunning coastline to the meandering trails, there is no secret that the natural beauty of Block Island is one of its biggest attractions – yet it can also...
Will you, Julie...?
Fri, Jul 13
Category:
News
The following was submitted by reader Ross Mannuzza:
The General Manager of The National Hotel, Julie Fuller, was in on it the whole time. I’m a long-time customer, and I was going to propose to Julie Schwartz (of Newtown, Conn.) right in front of the hotel. The photographer was Patrick O’...
Bruce Montgomery, former publisher of The Block Island Times, dies at 78
Fri, Jul 13
Category:
News
Royal Bruce Montgomery, publisher of
The Block Island Times
from
1999 to 2006, and editorial cartoonist since 1998, died on Thursday, July 5, at the age of 78. His obituary appears on page 22.
The Block Island Times
reached out to Montgomery’s friends and former colleagues...
Rhode Island suing oil companies
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jul 13
Category:
News
The State of Rhode Island is playing the role of David, opposing its Goliath, by taking on the world’s big oil companies. The state has initiated a legal battle against oil companies in Superior Court arguing that the use of oil has a direct impact on climate change, which in turn is affecting...
OIP won’t open until November
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jul 13
Category:
News
The newly-constructed Old Island Pub restaurant on Ocean Avenue will not be opening its doors until sometime in November. That was the news that came out of Monday’s Town Council meeting when the Council voted unanimously (5-0) to extend permission to the Gaffett family, the owners of the OIP, to...
Trash disposal charges increased
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jul 13
Category:
News
The cost of offloading trash at the New Shoreham Transfer Station just got a little more expensive. The price per pound has increased from 12 cents to 15 cents, with a few other increases, after the New Shoreham Town Council approved the measure at its meeting on Monday, July 9. The rate hikes,...
Dinghy dock construction to begin
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jul 13
Category:
News
Installation of the town’s new dinghy dock will begin on Monday, July 16 and should be completed within seven to 10 days. “We will have a public dinghy dock in place at that time,” said Town Manager Ed Roberge to the New Shoreham Town Council at Monday night’s Council meeting. “I’m pleased to note...
Hennessey and Greenlee: New twists on old standards
Fri, Jul 13
Category:
News
The following was submitted by Jayme Hennessy:
Cameron Greenlee and Megan Hennessy will open the 2018 Saint Andrew Summer Concert series with new twists on jazz favorites. Come join them, on Wednesday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m. for an evening of music that will enchant and draw you into the...
Comedy Night at Yellow Kittens
Fri, Jul 13
Category:
News
The Block Island Summer Comedy Series returns to Yellow Kittens on Sunday, July 15 at 8 p.m. This is the second of four shows throughout the summer, future dates being Sunday, Aug. 26 and Sunday, Oct. 7. This particular show features the biggest name brought to the island thus far — Jessimae Peluso...
Sea Shanties: Songs sailors sang
Fri, Jul 13
Category:
News
Enjoying the Block Island Maritime Institute Tuesday Night Lecture Series? Great. But for a break and some fun next Tuesday BIMI is bringing back two of the island’s most popular singers of the late 1980s: Jon Campbell and Everett Brown. They will appear at the Cove Room at the BIMI Center on...
‘Pop-Up Storytime’ debuts
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jul 13
Category:
News
With the sun shining brightly, and some toddlers watching her every word, Morgan Walsh, the Island Free Library’s Youth Services Librarian, read from books, sang some songs, and danced while hosting her first “Read Around the Block” summer “Pop-Up Storytime” event at The Darius Inn on June 29. At...
Hartnett Open Studio at Southwest Point
Fri, Jul 13
Category:
News
Island artists Sean and Leslie Hartnett will be showing their work at their home and studio on Saturday, July 21 from 4 to 7 p.m. (rain date is Sunday, July 22). Sean Hartnett’s sensuous stone sculpture will be on view in their living room gallery as well as in his barn studio. Larger sculptures...
John Warfel and Eileen Miller
Fri, Jul 13
Category:
News
Painter Eileen Miller and ceramic artist John Warfel will combine their work again this summer at The Spring Street Gallery, with an opening reception on Saturday, July 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. The public is cordially invited. Miller's abstract oil paintings feature splashes of color and a build-up of...
Thea Monje at Spring Street
Fri, Jul 13
Category:
News
To perennially exist between seasons is to live year-round on Block Island. As a local, growing up on-island has given me a respect for the impermanence of familiar spaces; this liminality is what I choose to focus on in my photographs. My showing at The Spring Street Gallery opens on Tuesday, July...
Mill Pond Bridge vandalized, fixed
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jul 12
Category:
News
The newly rebuilt Mill Pond Bridge was tagged with graffiti last week, resulting in swift condemnation by many and quick action by the Highways Department to clean it up. Town officials discovered the graffiti on the newly renovated structure on Thursday, July 12. The graffiti covered a portion of...
The health benefits of mindfulness meditation
By
Sarah Magaziner
Sat, Jul 7
Category:
News
The following is the first in the Block Island Health Services Community Health Outreach Series.
The pace and pressures of daily life can place excessive demands on our time, attention, and even our health. As our responsibilities multiply it becomes increasingly difficult to stay connected...
New business: A whole new style on Dodge Street
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Jul 6
Category:
News
Kinga Kaminska is sitting, relaxed, in her new hair salon on Dodge Street. The space once belonged to Mark Koch’s Beachcomber salon, but Kaminska has transformed the space to reflect her own casual elegance. There are art books on a narrow table sitting in front of a colorful divan. There is art...
Tables vandalized at Ball O’Brien Park
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jul 6
Category:
News
Eleven picnic tables were vandalized at Ball O’Brien Park on Saturday, June 30, New Shoreham Recreation Director Dave Sniffen told
The Block Island Times.
Sniffen said the damaged tables created a “dangerous” situation for children playing in the park. “It took place sometime Saturday night...
Utility District makes counter-offer
By
Renée Meyer
Fri, Jul 6
Category:
News
It was almost exactly a year ago in the final hours of the 2017 session of the Rhode Island General Assembly that legislation enabling the formation of the Block Island Utility District was passed into law. The intent of the legislation was to form a not-for-profit utility, controlled by ratepayers...
Town crafting ‘flexible harbor plan’
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jul 6
Category:
News
“This is Block Island’s plan. It isn’t anybody else’s. It’s what’s unique to us.” Town Manager Ed Roberge made those remarks regarding the Town of New Shoreham’s Harbor Management Plan at a June 28 meeting, which involved his first forum on the subject with the Harbors Committee. Roberge, who is...
Connecting with the water
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Jul 6
Category:
News
The whole idea started out as an informal way to explore other islands. “We would all go to Shelter Island and meet there. It was more of a student exchange program,” said Block Island School teacher Shannon Cotter-Marsella, who was there at the beginning. Then, over time, it morphed into what it...
Heavy use causes outage
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Jul 6
Category:
News
There were several power outages on the island on Sunday, July 1, in the early evening. We asked Block Island Power Co. President Jeffery Wright about where the outages were and their causes.
Q. There was a power outage on Sunday night. Can you tell us the area or areas that were impacted?...
Harbors deploying new trash boat
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jul 6
Category:
News
The Harbors Department has deployed one of its boats to retrieve solid waste material from boaters spending time on the Great Salt Pond. Town Manager Ed Roberge disclosed that news at the June 28 Harbor Management Plan meeting. “I’m pleased that the Harbormaster has implemented a boat for...
Nature Conservancy addition approved
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jul 6
Category:
News
The Nature Conservancy will be upgrading its facilities on High Street; plans include building a new addition to the main building, and a storage shed, while removing a dilapidated cottage. The Historic District Commission granted unanimous (6-0) final approval for TNC’s project at its June 25...
“It Occurs To Me I Am America”
Fri, Jul 6
Category:
News
The following was submitted by Susan Bush of Island Bound Bookstore:
Come hear Block Island notables read short stories from the anthology, “It Occurs To Me That I Am America,” on Thursday, July 12 at 5 p.m. at Island Bound Bookstore. If you are an NPR Selected Shorts fan, you will want to...
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