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Take a photo of the Pond, win a prize
Thu, Jun 25
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Features
The Committee for the Great Salt Pond sat around at our last meeting trying to come up with an idea that would be fun for all ages, get people out-of-doors but not in large groups, prize related but not too difficult. This meeting gave birth to the Great Salt Pond Photo Scavenger Hunt which starts...
Great Salt Pond Swim postponed
Thu, Jun 25
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The following was submitted by Swim founder Cheryl Moore:
The 6th annual Great Salt Pond Swim originally scheduled for July 25, 2020 has been postponed until July 31, 2021. The Committee for the Great Salt Pond has made this decision for the safety of our swimmers, volunteers, and the...
Hank Lemoine gets his wish
Thu, Jun 25
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News
It was longtime Block Island School science teacher Hank Lemoine’s final wish to return to Block Island and end his journey here. Hank and Toni Lemoine were treated to a soldier’s send-off at Pt. Judith on Monday, June 22, and were greeted by friends and former colleagues on the island. He is now...
The ring-necked pheasant
Elizabeth Evans
Thu, Jun 25
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Features
Block Island has always been a wonderful spot to go birding, not only because the island is an important stopover during migration, but due to the many species that live here.
At the Block Island School, we are following the tradition started by Elizabeth Dickens, who began the bird...
Candidates file for town offices
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jun 25
Category:
News
Second Warden André Boudreau will be running for First Warden against incumbent Ken Lacoste in November, and councilor Sven Risom has filed papers to run for Second Warden. That race will be unopposed. For the three remaining council seats, incumbents Martha Ball and Chris Willi are running again,...
Council passes ordinance requiring facemasks in public
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jun 25
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News
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Features
After months of lockdown, sheltering-in-place, social distancing and other factors associated with the pandemic, the members of the Town Council found itself in a battle on one more front: island visitors not wearing masks. After a lengthy discussion on Wednesday, June 24, the council passed an...
Raimondo looking at quarantining travelers from states with high transmission rates
Lars Trodson
Wed, Jun 24
Category:
News
Gov. Gina Raimondo stated today that she will be looking at what may be a more “stringent” approach to the travel restrictions announced today by the governors of New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut, that will require people coming from states with high transmission rates to quarantine themselves...
Mr. Lemoine returns home
Mon, Jun 22
Category:
News
Longtime Block Island School teacher and Vietnam Veteran Hank Lemoine gets a hero’s send-off at the ferry dock in Pt. Judith. Hank is on the 5 p.m. ferry heading home. Photos courtesy NBC 10 WJAR
Boudreau files for First Warden
Mon, Jun 22
Category:
News
Second Warden André Boudreau announced that he will be running for First Warden in November. “This morning, with the full support of many of you and, more importantly, my family, I filed the necessary paperwork to run for office as your First Warden,” Boudreau said in an announcement he issued this...
Save the date for Block Island Race Week 2021
Mon, Jun 22
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Features
The following was forwarded to
The Block Island Times
from Storm Trysail Club on Monday, June 22:
While many races on the 2020 calendar have been canceled or are in doubt, we would all like to have something to look forward to. So with one year to go, we are announcing the dates...
Farmers Market to begin season at Solviken Property
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Mon, Jun 22
Category:
News
“The first market is on Saturday, June 27, and is going to be at the Solviken property — the slice of land next The Beachead,” said Farmers Market Coordinator Meg Vitacco. Vitacco spoke with
The Block Island Times
this week, addressing updates to the upcoming Block Island Farmers Market...
Open for Business
Red Bird hours change
Sun, Jun 21
Category:
News
The Red Bird Liquor Store is now open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and until 6 p.m. on Sundays.
Town Council considering ordinance to require mask wearing on island
Rosemary Connelli
Sat, Jun 20
Category:
News
Island residents and businesses concerned about the number of island visitors not wearing masks in public, especially in Old Harbor District where passengers get off of the ferry and congregate in town, addressed those issues with the Town Council at its Wednesday meeting this week. As a response,...
Quarters against corona campaign begins
Island Bound Bookstore
Thu, Jun 18
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News
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Features
The following was submitted by Island Bound Bookstore: Islanders and visitors to Block Island will soon see donation boxes asking for quarters to benefit the Block Island Medical Center and the Block Island Rescue Squad. Inspired by the March of Dimes campaign, where people from all over the United...
Public hearing for BIPCo rate increase request scheduled for June 23
Renée Meyer
Thu, Jun 18
Category:
News
The Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission has set a date for a public hearing on the Block Island Power Company’s request for an increase to its standard offer rate of 2.2 cents per kwh. The request was filed on June 1 in hopes that the increase could go into effect on July 1. For the average...
Financial meetings set for Water and Sewer
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jun 18
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News
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Features
The New Shoreham Water and Sewer Commissions this week approved a date for the annual Financial Meetings for both of those departments: Monday, July 6 at 4 p.m. The two commissions hope to hold the meetings at the Block Island School in order to accommodate the number of people that can gather in a...
Council reviews community support, library, police budgets
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jun 18
Category:
News
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Features
Representatives of island organizations expressed similar concerns in budget cuts and requests for Fiscal Year 2021. Departments were invited to share their thoughts and requests through the telecommunication Budget Work Session held by the Town Council on Monday, June 15. The departments reviewed...
Summer reading at the Island Free Library
Island Free Library
Thu, Jun 18
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Ed. note: The following was submitted by the Island Free Library.
The Island Free Library is excited to continue with the Summer Reading Program this year in a way that is safe and accessible for everyone, and we wanted to give all kids, teens, and adults the chance to get in on the fun...
A reminder from the Medical Center
Wed, Jun 17
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News
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Community
The following video update was shared by the Block Island Medical Center on June 17, 2020:
Please click on the link to view a message from Dr. Warcup: https://youtu.be/9RM0X9hxuvk To reach the Medical Center, call (401) 466-2974 ext.3
Grace’s Cove Road home destroyed by fire
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Tue, Jun 16
Category:
News
An early evening fire on Monday, June 15 destroyed a family home on Grace’s Cove Road near Swede Hill. According to Block Island Volunteer Fire Department Chief Kirk Littlefield, the call came in to the dispatch center at one minute before 7 p.m. and “engines one and two were en route within a...
Fred Benson Town Beach House now open
Tue, Jun 16
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News
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Features
Recreation Department Director Dave Sniffen has announced that the Fred Benson Beach Pavilion is now open with limited services. According to Sniffen, the Beach House restrooms will be open seven days a week from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. There is a lifeguard on duty. Showers are not open yet due to COVID-...
Manisses Restaurant to reopen this weekend
Tue, Jun 16
Category:
News
The following was shared from the Hotel Manisses to
The Block Island Times: Join us this weekend for Dinner in our Gardens and Live Modern Jazz with WILDGREENS. Now Booking Dinner Reservations (Reopening weekend this Friday & Saturday) Our Prosecco Brunch begins Sunday, June 28th Our...
Responses to Raimondo’s ferry remarks show deep division
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Mon, Jun 15
Category:
News
Gov. Gina Raimondo set the stage at her first press briefing this week by saying she was “really looking forward to phase three” when restrictions and protocols regarding public gatherings and business openings would be relaxed “even more,” which she hopes will be in early July. Raimondo said the...
Multiple motions approved for Deepwater Wind
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Mon, Jun 15
Category:
News
Working with what First Warden Ken Lacoste described as a “complicated agenda,” the Town Council approved measures that will move forward two pressing needs for the town: the search for a new town manager and the project to rebury two sections of cable connected to the Block Island Wind Farm. The...
Block Island Times seeks director of sales
Mon, Jun 15
Category:
News
THERE ARE NO LIMITS ON BLOCK ISLAND! The Block Island Times is looking for a dynamic salesperson to help our partners on-Island and on the mainland share their messages to our loyal readers all year long. You’ll be meeting with on-island and mainland businesses with advertising campaigns in print...
The Block Island Times will be delivered tomorrow
Fri, Jun 12
Category:
News
Due to a delivery mixup, there will be no hard copy edition of The Block Island Times delivered today, Friday, June 12. The papers will be available tomorrow, Saturday, June 13, in the afternoon. You can catch up on the latest stories at blockislandtimes.com, or if you have an e-edition...
The graduating seniors — and their future plans
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Jun 12
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Features
The Block Island Times
asked the members of the graduating class to tell us a little bit about themselves, their favorite memories of their time at school, what their personal goals were, and what they think college will look like in the fall. Here are the senior portraits in their own...
Ballard’s Inn looking toward a great summer
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Jun 12
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News
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Features
This is the year of adjustments, and the folks at Ballard’s Inn are determined to bring to its guests the traditional Ballard’s experience in the summer of 2020, but with the necessary protocols and guidelines the season requires. Owner Steve Filippi has spent the pre-season moving around tables,...
Portraits of American Revolutionaries
Block Island School Fifth Graders
Fri, Jun 12
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Block Island School Teacher Kathleen Hemingway has been teaching her fifth grade class on the American Revolution at the Block Island School. The U.S. War of Independence was fought between 1775 and 1783 by colonists seeking to gain independence from Britain. “The fifth graders have been working...
Council reviews ‘uncertain’ town budget for 2021
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jun 11
Category:
News
Uncertainty and flexibility. Adjustments. “Everything is speculative.” These were the phrases hovering over the Town Council’s review of the 2021 municipal budget at its meeting on Monday, June. 8. “Before we get into the details of the budget, I want to pick up on the theme of uncertainty and...
In-person learning to begin for all districts Aug. 31
Raimondo sets statewide school calendar
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jun 11
Category:
News
Gov. Gina Raimondo announced this week that the entire state will follow a standardized school year calendar that will begin for all cities and towns on Aug. 31. Raimondo also announced that in-person learning will also start in the new school year, but that it will be different than it has been in...
Congratulations to the Class of 2020!
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jun 11
Category:
News
This has been a school year like no other. The Block Island School transitioned in March 2020 to online learning and social distancing, and in doing so, special traditions and activities that a senior would normally experience were not an option to partake in. None the less, the graduating seniors...
Actualizacion del Centro Medico
Thu, Jun 11
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News
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Community
El jueves 11 de junio, The Block Island Medical Center emitió lo siguiente:
Querida comunidad de Block Island, No hay nuevos casos sospechosos o confirmados de COVID-19 en nuestra comunidad en este momento. Esta es una buena noticia y un resultado directo de la diligencia y el cuidado...
Update from the Medical Center
Thu, Jun 11
Category:
News
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Community
The following was issued by The Block Island Medical Center on Thursday, June 11:
Dear Block Island community, There are no new suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19 in our community at this time. This is good news and a direct result of the diligence and care everyone is exercising in...
Knit in public day on Saturday, June 13
Wed, Jun 10
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News
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Features
The following was shared to The Block Island Times from island resident Naomi Lawrence: "Saturday, June 13 is a worldwide knit in public day. Charon [Littlefield] and myself will be hanging out in Esta's Park on Water Street, inviting people to come and knit or crochet with us from 11:00 a.m. [We...
Governor to issue clearer guidelines for weddings later this week
Lars Trodson
Mon, Jun 8
Category:
News
Gov. Gina Raimondo today said she will be issuing clearer guidelines for weddings later this week after she was asked about a ruling from CommerceRI, the state’s economic development agency, that said an outdoor wedding planned for July 4 on Block Island could not be held after the Department of...
Revised ferry schedule through July 17
Mon, Jun 8
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News
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An important ferry schedule announcement from Interstate. Schedule adjusted through July 17. Traditional ferry is now accepting vehicle reservations through June 26 only. Posted June 3, 2020: As of June 1 st , The State of Rhode Island is in Phase Two of reopening RI. In State and Out of State...
At the root of it all: Island farms and gardens
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Jun 5
Category:
News
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Features
Block Island is a haven for gardeners — whether tended by a master gardener or the casual hobbyist, the town is full of beautiful gardens filled with produce and flowers alike.
The Block Island Times
asked some local farmers, gardeners and horticulturists to gain a little insight into...
The Spring House Hotel begins 168th year
Fri, Jun 5
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News
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Features
On the outside, The Spring House Hotel looks pretty much the same as it always has. Same iconic red mansard roof, same sprawling green lawn, same wide, welcoming porch. Inside, the hotel has quickly adapted to the new era. In the dining room, tables have been spread apart, there are splash guards...
Community members walk for justice
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jun 4
Category:
News
Block Island community members organized and participated in a Walk for Justice, a silent march on Thursday, June 4. The gathering began at 5:45 p.m., and ended at 6:20 p.m. Protestors were instructed to meet by the Block Island Historical Society, and directed to walk towards the Statue of Rebecca...
State and town create employee housing protocols
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jun 4
Category:
News
With Block Island’s communal employee housing having caught the eye of the state, members of the Town Council, as well as Dr. Tom Warcup, have been partnering with mainland officials on how best to safely house the workers and quarantine anybody who tests positive for the coronavirus. According to...
Fire Department announcements
Thu, Jun 4
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News
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Features
Block Island Fire Department Chief Kirk Littlefield made the following announcements this past week:
The annual Steak Fry, which kicks off as soon as the Fourth of July Parade ended, will not be held this year. This is one of the signature fundraising events for the department...
Tourism Council juggling marketing, meager budgets, and Phase 2 protocols
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Jun 4
Category:
News
First, the good news. The 2020 version of Eben Horton’s glass float project will begin on Saturday, July 11. This is according to Block Island Tourism Director Jessica Willi, who made the announcement at a Tourism Council meeting on Tuesday, June 1. Otherwise, it was a continuation of marketing the...
BIPCo, too, looks at revenue shortfalls and rate increases
Renée Meyer
Thu, Jun 4
Category:
News
The Block Island Utility District, doing business as the Block Island Power Company filed a request with the R.I. Public Utilities Commission on Monday June 1, for a change in its Standard Offer and Transmission rates. (PUC Docket 4690.) The Standard Offer and Transmission rates are just two of...
A photo remembrance
Block Island Then and Now
Keith Lang
Thu, Jun 4
Category:
News
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Features
Fifty years, half a century, sounds so long ago it couldn’t possibly have any direct connection to me. And then I came across some old slides of mine in the attic and with the click of a projector, I was transported back to the summer of 1970 on Block Island. The island made such an indelible mark...
New Shoreham Presidential Primary results
Thu, Jun 4
Category:
News
ON THE DEMOCRATIC BALLOT: Joe Biden — 37 votes (75.51 percent) Bernie Sanders — 9 (18.37 percent) Tulsi Gabbard — 2 (4.08 percent) Elizabeth Warren — 1 2.04 percent Andrew Yang — 0 ON THE REPUBLICAN BALLOT: Donald Trump — 8 votes (88.89 percent) Bill Weld — 1 (11.11 percent) Roque De La Fuente — 0...
Update from the Island Free Library
Wed, Jun 3
Category:
News
,
Features
The following update was shared by the Island Free Library staff on Tuesday, June 2:
Dear Island Library Users, Beginning June 2, the Island Free Library staff will be out front to assist you with your library pickup or item selections. For library pickup, please see our Island Free Book...
RISCA announces funding for art organizations
Mon, Jun 1
Category:
News
,
Features
The following was sent to
The Block Island Times
from the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts on Monday, June 1, 2020:
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) announced today the availability of COVID-19 emergency funding for small and medium sized arts organization...
Vote!
Presidential Primary is tomorrow, June 2
Mon, Jun 1
Category:
News
Tuesday, June 2, is Presidential Primary Day in Rhode Island. Voting for candidate delegates is also on the ballot. Block Island is located in the Second Congressional District. On Block Island, polling will take place at the Block Island School from 12 to 8 p.m.
Town Council tackles a variety of issues
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, May 28
Category:
News
,
Features
For every action there is a reaction. The COVID-19 lockdown put the West Side Road sidewalk project on hold, given that construction crews were severely limited in the number of people who could work at a single job site. The discontinuation of that project will impact when the Farmer’s Market,...
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