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Cast your vote

Thu, Aug 24

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

It would be hard to make the argument that the transition the Block Island Power Company is making from a privately-owned entity to a ratepayer-run utility district has been smooth. The vote to purchase two-thirds of the stock for $1.8 million was contentious, and very, very close, and the journey...
Letters

Thu, Aug 17

Category:

Opinion, Letters

Please pick up your trash To the Editor: There are many demands made of the government of Block Island, as reported in every issue of The Block Island Times . However, there are some problems that restraint and civil responsibility would do a lot to solve. In that department is the trash...
Making a difference

Thu, Aug 17

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

Right around this time, every year, you can see the toll that the summer takes on the volunteers who staff the Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Squad. The calls just keep on coming, day after day, without discrimination in terms of time of day, and without discretion in terms of the severity...
Letters

Thu, Aug 10

Category:

Opinion, Letters

It’s a dog’s life To the Editor: Full disclosure: I am a dog. My name is Dodger and I live on Payne Road. I originally came from Tiverton, R.I., but I hit the jackpot when my now-owners came by one day when there only two of us left in that big cardboard box and the lady, Sue, said “I want this one...
BIPCo candidates night is Monday, Aug. 14

Thu, Aug 10

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

The Block Island Times and the Block Island Residents Association are sponsoring a candidates night on Monday, Aug. 14 at 6 p.m. at the Block Island School. All eight candidates — Mary Jane Balser, Sean McGarry, Everett Shorey, Barbara MacMullan, Peter McNerney, Christine Grele, Jack...
Featured letter

Fri, Aug 4

Category:

Opinion, Featured Letters

Becoming a tradition To the Editor: Saturday morning (July 29) was not a pretty sight, but we decided to go forward with the swim, considering the better weather conditions at Andy’s Way. It was very early, 7 a.m., and volunteers trickled into the swim area, each performing a specific task to...
Along Corn Neck Road

Fri, Aug 4

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

Not everybody liked the walkovers that were constructed over the dunes on Corn Neck Road, but their presence, along with a series of other efforts, has gone a long way toward restoring and repairing these necessary buffers. It’s a relief to see the beach grass growing where piles of bicycles used...
Letters

Fri, Aug 4

Category:

Opinion, Letters

A matter of safety To the Editor: What is it going to take for us to recognize we have a safety problem on the island, particularly during the summer season? Trying to merely walk on the side of the road, no less take a family bike ride to the beach, is terrifying. Driving safely seems an...
Letters

Fri, Jul 28

Category:

News, Opinion

To the Editor: We have been pleased to attend the last few meetings of the Broadband Committee. It is moving this crucial project forward by looking at all relevant issues, including cost. I hope the town accepts the criticality of bringing quality, high-speed internet to our homes, school,...
Smart food

Fri, Jul 28

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

Jamie Johnston, an island resident who runs a trash pickup business, called the paper and said something was gnawing at him, and that was the amount of edible food being left behind at the homes where he collects trash and recyclables (He sent us this photo of leftover food items.). This is food...
Stay in your lane

Thu, Jul 20

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

There are, in fact, rules to the road. This applies to people who drive cars, and to people who ride mopeds and bikes. This is a message for people who ride bikes, generated by the fact that people are openly concerned and frustrated by what is plainly seen as irresponsible behavior by those people...
Letters

Thu, Jul 20

Category:

Opinion, Letters

Quick reaction To the Editor: The Committee For The Great Salt Pond would like to thank the Town of New Shoreham, The Sewer, Water, and Police Departments as well as Andy Transue & Co. for all their help to keep the The Great Salt Pond great. An unfortunate incident occurred late Saturday where...
A central role in island life

Fri, Jul 14

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

One of the key words from those who advocated purchasing two-thirds stock of the former Block Island Power Co. was “control.” The idea behind that word was to have local oversight of our power company because it was going to be sold to someone , so why not take ownership of it ourselves?...
Letters

Fri, Jul 14

Category:

Opinion, Letters

To the Editor: A dramatic sunset in the West over the Pond, followed by a magical full moon rising in the east over the ocean, and perfect weather, made for an ethereal movie set-like experience for a capacity crowd gathered at the Sullivan House to support and celebrate the Block Island Health...
Block Island is a work of art

Fri, Jul 7

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

Block Island is always referred to as a tourist destination, which is defined almost exclusively as a place to eat, drink, lounge on the beach, ride a bike or moped, or visit historic landmarks. What is too often excluded in this mix is art — Block Island is, and always has been — a haven for...
Letters

Fri, Jul 7

Category:

Opinion, Letters

Thank you, Block Island To the Editor: Tickets for the Block Island Medical Center Annual Gala to be held Sunday, July 9, at the Sullivan House are sold out. Thank you to the Block Island community for your enthusiastic and generous support for the Center and this event. Our next fundraiser is the...
Letters

Fri, Jun 30

Category:

News, Opinion

Making the parade possible To the Editor: The Double Ender Committee would like to say thank you to the many members of the community that reached out and donated to the annual Fourth of July Parade. We’d like to say a special thank you to Dead Eye Dick’s and the New London Ferry for their generous...
Signs, signs, everywhere there’s signs

Fri, Jun 30

Category:

Opinion, Editorials

All of a sudden we seem to be sign-happy on Block Island. There are new signs along Corn Neck Road urging people not to park on the beach side near the dunes. There are “stay off the dunes” signs that have been placed on the dunes. And now there are some big map signs that, while perhaps being...
Letters

Fri, Jun 23

Category:

News, Opinion, Letters

Scholarships awarded To the Editor: The Block Island Arts and Crafts Guild is pleased to announce the 2017 scholarships awarded annually to graduating Block Island School seniors. Congratulations to this year's winners, Barbara Trujillo and Violet Brown, attending URI and Eastern Connecticut State...
Featured letter

Fri, Jun 16

Category:

News, Opinion, Letters, Featured Letters

To the Editor: I represent a group of Block Islanders who have raised concern over some of the details of a proposed affordable housing development on the West Side of the island. I would like to take the opportunity to clarify and restate the intention of our opposition to the proposed Cherry Hill...
Letters

Fri, Jun 16

Category:

News, Opinion, Letters

Thank you To the Editor: Last Sunday, dozens of islanders got a taste of what’s on the menu at 11 of Block Island’s finest restaurants at the second annual Bite of Block Island event. In the process, attendees provided funds to feed hungry islanders next winter. For the second year in a row, the...
Featured letter: Turbines in the fog

Fri, Jun 9

Category:

Opinion, Letters, Featured Letters

To the Editor: We flew from Danbury, Conn., to Block Island (on June 2) in an American Cheetah to get a better view of your wind turbines, but as we swung east to the island from Westerly Airport it was apparent the island was surrounded by sea fog and we could not see any wind turbines or ocean...
Letters

Fri, Jun 9

Category:

Opinion

To the editor: As Chair of the new Broadband Committee, I applaud your editorial in last week’s paper, “The need for speed.” You outlined both the need and the challenge perfectly. Along with the other members of the Committee, Gail Ballard, Lucinda Morrison, Kristine Monje, and Kathy Szabo, we...
Featured letter: Reasons to Purchase BIPCo

By

Everett Shorey

Fri, Jul 15

Category:

Featured Letters

The Town has reached an agreement to buy a controlling interest in Block Island Power Co. from two of its three current owners for $1.8 million, plus an indemnification for future environmental liabilities. This is a major step for Block Island, one that requires careful consideration by all the...
Words to Remember

By

Martha Ball

Fri, Jun 3

Category:

Opinion, Island Notes

It is Memorial Day on Block Island, a gray Monday, rainy then foggy then hopeful and back to some form of dampness in the air. It is only by the surfaces of the puddles that I can be certain if there is real precipitation falling from the sky or only the heavy mist that feels like rain on the skin...
Letters to the editor

Fri, Apr 8

Category:

Letters

To the Editor: For the record, I agree it would be a disservice to the community not to include events at the Island Free Library in The Block Island Times. That said, why is the onus on the community (March 12 letters taking Library Director Kristin Baumann to task for giving voice to concerns...
Patriots kickoff season amidst firestorm

By

Cassius Shuman

Fri, Sep 11

Category:

Opinion

The summer sun is setting as the football season is upon us, but the smear campaign employed by the NFL and ESPN rages on. After Tom Brady beat the NFL in U.S. District Court fair and square, leading to his four-game suspension being vacated by Judge Richard Berman, it seems that the league and its...
Baseball season is upon us

By

Cassius Shuman

Fri, Feb 27

Category:

Opinion

A shiny white ball flies through the air before landing on a patch of finely trimmed grass. The familiar leather smell of a brand new baseball glove. The sound of a baseball making contact – craaack! - with a wooden bat. These are the indelible sights, smells and sounds of America’s favorite...
Personal Essay: Basking in Super Bowl glory

By

Cassius Shuman

Fri, Feb 13

Category:

Opinion

Super Bowl victory means sweet vindication. That's what I've surmised since the New England Patriots beat the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX. I've been basking in the afterglow of that miraculous, ginormous victory in the desert on Sunday, Feb. 1. I haven't felt this good about a victory since...
Patriots win fourth Super Bowl title

By

Cassius Shuman

Fri, Feb 6

Category:

Opinion

I guess miracles can happen. You just have to believe, and never give up, no matter how much doubt you may have, and adversity you’re up against. I believe that was the moral message delivered with the Patriots Super Bowl XLIX victory. In what may go down as one of the greatest games in Super Bowl...
It's Patriots versus the world in Super Bowl XLIX

By

Cassius Shuman

Fri, Jan 30

Category:

Opinion

It’s the New England Patriots versus the world in Super Bowl XLIX on Sunday, Feb. 1. Yes, the Patriots are squaring off against the Seattle Seahawks, but one could argue that they're also competing against everyone who has called them cheaters and liars. That's why I believe that when the Patriots...
Patriots advance to Super Bowl

By

Cassius Shuman

Fri, Jan 23

Category:

Opinion

First there was “Spygate.” Now there’s “Deflategate.” There is no way to sugarcoat it, the league found that 11 of 12 footballs used by the Patriots in the first half ot the AFC Championship game against the Colts were underinflated by two pounds per square inch (PSI). No matter how it happened, it...
Money better spent elsewhere

Wed, Mar 26

Category:

Editorials

Sometimes when we look at how the town sets its spending priorities, it’s difficult to see if the powers that be understand what pays our bills. A case in point is the situation with The Welcome Center, an issue discussed at the Tourism Council this week. First, the facts. The town owns the...
Thanks, Brown, for a great opportunity

Wed, Mar 12

Category:

Editorials

Brown University kicked off its 250th birthday last weekend and in its effort to include the broader Rhode Island community, seventh and eighth graders from every middle school in the state were invited to join the celebration. Students from the Block Island School took advantage of the invitation...
Ownership

Wed, Mar 5

Category:

Editorials

Here’s a phrase that we hear often enough: Block Island is unique. But Block Island is unique and one of the reasons for that is due to the deep feeling of ownership that many have for this place. Very few communities have a population as deeply committed to it as islanders are to their home, and...
Guest opinion: Conservation is a B.I. tradition

By

Catherine Bowes

Mon, Feb 24

Category:

Opinion

Block Island has some of America’s best breezes, a natural resource that has lured sailors for generations. Now, after years of careful planning, community input and wildlife research, Block Island is on the verge of harnessing that resource with offshore wind energy. Block Island has a lot to be...
Letters to the Editor, February 22, 2014

Mon, Feb 24

Category:

Letters

To the Editor: Orange flags and the regular hunting schedule (not White Buffalo) were recently provided to the school, library and Interstate to be raised on days when hunting is allowed, providing a visible feedback mechanism to Block Island residents and visitors. (Interstate has not confirmed...
Editorial: Let’s keep the plan moving

Fri, Feb 21

Category:

Editorials

The ambitious and controversial deer-culling plan scheduled to begin next week has been postponed — for a year. The reason for this last-minute change is that the White Buffalo sharpshooters felt unsure about proceeding without more time to prepare. Naturally it makes no sense to go forward with a...
Editorial: Town Council meetings are too long

Wed, Feb 19

Category:

Editorials

People who specialize in workplace efficiency routinely say that meetings lasting more than two hours fast become a waste of time. The mind begins to wander, conversation becomes repetitive and energy gets sapped. We bring this up in light of the excessive length of most of the Town Council...
Letters to the Editor, February 15, 2014

Mon, Feb 17

Category:

Letters

To the Editor: The night sky over Block Island is much brighter since Feb. 6, 2014. We have eight new and brightly shining stars and they each have a name: Martha, Linda, Maguerite, Lisa, Carrie, George, Adrian and Tristan. Congratulations to all the stars. Keep on shining. Mary Donnelly Old Town...
Letters to the Editor, February 8, 2014

Mon, Feb 10

Category:

Letters

To the Editor: So here we are on Block Island, in the dead of winter and maybe just one of the worst winters we have seen here in many years. We have taken the annual census on Ground Hog Day at the Island Pub, finding that only 931 hardliners are toughing it out all winter on this island. My...
Editorial: One young man’s journey

Sun, Feb 9

Category:

Editorials

The shocking death of actor Phillip Seymour Hoffman on Super Bowl Sunday from a heroin overdose has once again put that drug back into the spotlight. After that news became known, something predictable happened in the media: articles and TV reports started sensationalizing the presence of the drug...
Letters to the Editor, February 1, 2014

Mon, Feb 3

Category:

Letters

To the Editor: The Block Island Historical Society would like to send a special thanks to all the people who helped make the fundraiser for the Double Ender Project on Nov. 30 a great success. The restoration of the full-size replica Unity will be a great educational tool for interpreting...
Editorial: Why even bother?

Sun, Feb 2

Category:

Editorials

Gov. Lincoln Chafee, in what otherwise appears to be a responsible $8.5 billion fiscal budget for 2015 (begins July 1, 2014), has cut the tourism line item to the bone. As pointed out in our story this week , the state is posed to spend a mere $400,000 for marketing, aside from the hotel tax...
Letters to the Editor, January 25, 2013

Mon, Jan 27

Category:

Letters

To The Editor: Several folks have asked for an address to send donations to the Chaplain’s Closet fund for Wounded Warriors at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany, where we recently visited and presented gifts from Block Island. Checks may be sent payable to: Landstuhl Regional Medical...
Editorial: Walsh’s food bill is necessary

Sun, Jan 26

Category:

Editorials

It’s one thing to say something needs to be done. It’s another to take the steps to accomplish it. That’s why we praise State Representative Donna Walsh on her efforts to increase food waste recycling in Rhode Island. Last week, Walsh proposed new legislation that would require Rhode Island...
Letters to the Editor, January 18, 2013

Mon, Jan 20

Category:

Letters

To the Editor: A fair number of long time readers must be wondering how Rebecca ended up in the trash. I knew nothing prior to seeing the photo in the paper and learned of the whole situation only minutes before last week’s Town Council work session. Right now, the good news is Rebecca was salvaged...
Editorial: Winter diversions

Sun, Jan 19

Category:

Editorials

Block Island resident Judith Fucci posted a simple question on Facebook the other day: “Hey Block Island.. Mental wellness?..How ‘bout a gym.. swimming pool?.. A Y?.. Somewhere to hang out that is not a bar?” Within a short period of time, she received 155 “likes” and dozens of comments. What...
Letters to the Editor, January 11, 2014

Mon, Jan 13

Category:

Letters

To the people of Block Island: My mom, Lori Leone, welcomed life with open arms. The love she had for her family, for loved ones, for friends, and for her heritage was fierce and unwavering. Out of all the places they had been and lived, Block Island was her true home, and she loved it here as well...
From the Editor

Mon, Jan 13

Category:

Editorials

It has been almost a year since I was introduced to the island, and the island was introduced to me. It’s been a year of much learning, a situation I don’t expect to change very much in the months and even years ahead. I am grateful to everyone who continues to take the time to speak with me about...

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