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Thu, Aug 15
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Safety on the water
To the Editor: I want to thank the Harbormaster and his team for their swift action during the June 30th squall. Being a mooring holder here for the past 35 years we have never witnessed such a well-oiled team. This storm blew in here very quickly but it was evident from...
Letters
Thu, Aug 8
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
A good time was had
To the Editor: We are very pleased to announce that the 9th Annual Block Island Medical Center Fun Run co-sponsored this year with the National Alliance on Mental Illness- BI was successful despite the challenge of running in soft sand at high tide. The participants, who...
Letters
Thu, Aug 1
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Opinion
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Letters
Helping to reduce food waste
To the Editor: A couple of weeks ago there was an article in
The Block Island Times
regarding all the good and unopened food being tossed in the trash as renters leave the property. The amount of waste was overwhelming to me. This week I made up a sign...
Letters
Fri, Jul 26
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Letters
Cyber theft
To the Editor: Unfortunately, we learned the hard way that cyber theft is a reality! The Harbor Church has some endowments deposited in an investment firm affiliated with our denomination. We thought they were safe from being raided, but we learned otherwise. Here is our story:...
Letters
Thu, Jul 18
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Opinion
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Letters
A grateful father
To the Editor: I want to publicly thank all involved with the treatment and medivac of my daughter, Sandra, on July 4, 2019. The whole procedure was efficient and professional. (By the way, Sandy is fine.) Mike Tripp Barrington, R.I. and Payne’s Dock
Getting it right...
Letters
Thu, Jul 11
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Opinion
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Letters
Thank you for your support
The following was sent to Mike Muessel and Susan Schuyler of Oldport Marine Services and copied to
The Block island Times:
To the Editor: Dear Mike and Susan, The Committee for the Great Salt Pond and the Double Ender Committee would like to thank you for...
Letters
Wed, Jul 3
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Opinion
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Letters
Our gratitude To the Editor:
Re: Harbors Patrol Response to Sunday’s storm
I find it hard to find words to describe the efforts of the Harbormaster team’s response to last Sunday’s afternoon squall line in Great Salt Pond. Between multiple boats breaking free, a man overboard, and a heart...
Letters
Thu, Jun 27
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Opinion
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Letters
To the Editor: After two Town Council meetings and a Block Island Health Services Board meeting, where a majority and plethora of the masses attending couldn’t quite fathom the circumstances of the Liz Dyer firing, I have the sad conclusion. For those of us that supported Liz Dyer, the fight is...
Letters
Thu, Jun 20
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Opinion
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Letters
A great start
To the Editor: I wanted to take a moment to thank the residents of Block Island and The Block Island Film Festival. We showed our film, “Nothing To Do,” at this year’s inaugural festival and couldn’t have been more pleased. The local audience was engaged and appreciative. My...
Letters
Thu, Jun 6
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Opinion
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Letters
To the Editor: The island community is so lucky to have such a treasure among us in Kim Gaffett, and over the course of this winter and spring the library and the children of the island were incredibly fortunate to learn from her each week during our Healthy Kids Inside and Out program. The Island...
Letter of Appreciation
For Nurse Practitioner Liz Dyer
Thu, Jun 6
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
We will probably never know
why
Nurse Practitioner Liz Dyer was so abruptly terminated as a staff member of the Block Island Medical Center, but we do know that she will be missed by many as a caring, compassionate and capable member of the Medical Center team. Our sincere and profound...
Letters
Thu, May 30
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Opinion
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Letters
The Block Island Medical Center To the Editor: I am writing in to sing the praises of RNP Liz Dyer. In the years that she has worked on island as a medical provider, she has become a friend and an invaluable member of our community. Her patience, kindness, compassion and level of care is...
Letters
Thu, May 23
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Opinion
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Letters
‘Shameful and wrong’ To the Editor: On Thursday, May 16, I was horrified and saddened to witness the treatment toward long-time school employee, Marsha Gutierrez by School Committee Chair, Bill Padien, and lawyer Denise Myers, as they tried to strip benefits from Mrs. Gutierrez’s retirement package...
Letters
Thu, May 16
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Opinion
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Letters
Protecting the dunes
To the Editor: The Block Island Residents Association would like to offer an addendum to Rosemary Connelli’s informative column “Protecting the dunes.” Since the devastation of Sandy, BIRA has invested over $15,000 in snow fencing to restore the dunes and beach grass to...
Letters
Thu, Apr 25
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Opinion
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Letters
Blood Drive coming up To the Editor: Our next blood drive will be on Thursday, May 2 from 11:30 to 3:30 at the Block Island School gymnasium. We have given for so long we often forget who we help: - Women and newborns during complications with childbirth - People with heart disease and blood...
Letters
Thu, Apr 18
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Opinion
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Letters
Info, please
To the Editor: Hello, I am a fourth grade student in North Carolina. In fourth grade, we do state reports and I have chosen Rhode Island. I am very excited to learn more about your state as I work on my research. Most of the information I get will be from books and websites...
Letters
Thu, Apr 11
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
Medical Center records
The following was submitted to the Block Island Town Council and copied to
The Block Island Times: To the Editor: The Medical Center is growing. The number and complexity of patients, the scope and quality of care continue to increase yearly. Block Island...
Letters
Thu, Apr 4
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Opinion
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Letters
‘A good man’
To the Editor: Life on this Island Block is quite unique in many ways. Certainly not conventional, and even unusual if you live here other than just the summer season. Death, on the other hand, is essentially the same everywhere. Howie Rice died rather suddenly just a few weeks...
Letters
Thu, Mar 14
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
“His loss is not mine alone.”
To the Editor: So, it has been two difficult months since my loss of Donny, since
our
loss of Don. The night before last, I forewent my early morning walks throughout the house. I finally slept through the night. In the morning, I applied a touch of...
Letters
Thu, Mar 7
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Opinion
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Letters
Thank you, Mr. Kaufmann
To the Editor: I read with interest last week’s article “At 92, still making music,” about Carl Kaufmann’s guitar building. I, and my students, have many fond memories from when Carl mentored a guitar building class at the school. It was one of those projects where I...
Letters
Thu, Feb 28
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Opinion
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Letters
Seize the reins
To the Editor: “The last day of deer hunting is Friday (Feb. 22),” noted the New Shoreham Town clerk. Why? It has long been established that the island herd remains many times over Department of Environmental Management’s acceptable number of animals per acre, and deer are...
Letters
Thu, Feb 21
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
Drone usage has rules
To the Editor: Amateur drone flyers need to be aware that a special Federal Aviation Administration Interim Final Rule will take effect on Feb. 25, 2019.
All
drones must be registered and externally marked with a registration number obtained at www.faadronezone...
Letters
Thu, Feb 14
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Opinion
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Letters
Congrats!
To The Editor The Block Island Yacht Club was formed in 2010, with a mission of promoting good fellowship and supporting Block Island maritime-related activities. BIYC Maritime Scholarships may be awarded each year by the BIYC to qualified Block Island High School graduates...
Letters
Thu, Feb 7
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
To the Editor: Wow. First and foremost, thank you to Mason for being an incredible inspiration of courage and class. In your 10 years of life, you have mastered the fine art of strength and kindness. You have an entire community behind you, cheering you through this. Next, thank you to every single...
Letters
Thu, Jan 31
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Opinion
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Letters
ConserFest rolls along
To the Editor: The 11th Anniversary of ConserFest was full of exciting new experiences. Despite the heat, we had a huge turnout at the Narragansett Inn for food, fun, and fantastic music! With your support, we raised almost $20,000 to support Island environmental...
Letters
Thu, Jan 24
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
Many thanks from the Hall family
To the Editor: We would like to extend our heartfelt thank you to Pastor Peter Preiser, his wife Carrie Johnson, Tony Pappas, Carrie Todd, Megan Hennessy, and to all those who participated in a beautiful service honoring our beloved Gayanne Hall duPont on...
Letters
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
Bright lights
To the Editor: The island shines a little less bright with the passing of Ginni Collins and Don Thimble within a few days of each other last week. Two pillars of island life; for decades each gave of themselves unto this special place. Who has not benefited from the generosity...
Letters
Thu, Jan 10
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
Early Learning Center
thanks you
To the Editor: The Block Island Early Learning Center would like to extend a very grateful
thank you
to the members of the community who contributed goods to our Holiday Basket, and also to those who purchased raffle tickets. The overwhelming...
Letters
Thu, Jan 3
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
Stone wall concerns
To the Editor: To anyone concerned with the stone wall between the library parking lot and the Darius Inn: We wanted to publicly respond to last week’s article in case there are others harboring thoughts about the missing stone wall. We were surprised to read in the...
Letters
Thu, Dec 27
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Letters
‘Great respect and gratitude’
To the Editor: I have been coming to Block Island since I was an infant, in 1955. My parents bought a house here in 1960. My fond memories of growing up here are too numerous to count. My mother, Jane Scranton, is 92 and still lives on her beloved island. She...
Letters
Thu, Dec 20
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
A year of change
To the Editor: The Block Island chapter of the National Alliance for Mental Illness is a non-profit organization working to reduce the effects and stigma of mental illness. We aim to facilitate access to mental health care, support families affected by mental illness and...
Letters
Thu, Dec 13
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
Getting to the beach
To the Editor: I was so happy to see the picture of the new beach wheelchair at Fred Benson Town Beach. I would like to thank all who helped in any way to obtain this most welcome addition, especially the Lion’s Club, Kathy (Szabo) at the Chamber of Commerce, Cindy (...
Letters
Thu, Nov 29
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
Peaceful progress
To the Editor: To all who contributed and showed interest in the Block Island Peace Project: I want to thank everyone who came and also those who were unable to come for various reasons, but who have contacted me about the project. There has been interest expressed in...
Letters
Tue, Nov 20
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
A job well done
To the Editor: The summer of 2018 was delightful on Block Island. The weather was outstanding and the ocean was perfect for those of us who enjoy swimming, kayaking, and general beach activities extending into the late evenings. Unfortunately, but as usual, the mopeds were a...
Letters
Thu, Nov 15
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
Lobster Pot Tree
To the Editor: It is hard to believe it is that time of year. Thanksgiving is next week! The Old Harbor Task Force invites you to drop by early afternoon, Sunday, Nov. 18 and watch the The Lobster Pot Christmas Tree being created. Turtle, his family, and his friends will be...
Letters
Thu, Nov 8
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
Living with the deer...
To the Editor: My wife, two dogs and I live in a very old house, high on a hill and deep in the woods. We love to walk on the greenways and through the pastures, observing the changing seasons, the intricacy and rich colors of flowering shrubs, and of course the...
Letters
Thu, Nov 1
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Opinion
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Letters
School Committee candidate
To the Editor: I am here to announce my write-in candidacy to fill one of the two open seats on the Block Island School Committee. Having a voice in the community and in the school where our children spend most of their time would be an honor. I hope to bring a...
Letters
Thu, Oct 25
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
Increased monitoring
To the Editor: Recently, we have experienced two rollover accidents by drivers that are minors that could have resulted in serious injury, or worse. These are currently under investigation and will result in court action. We have also heard complaints about some of our...
Letters
Thu, Oct 18
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
To the Editor:
I agree with letters appearing in the last few weeks that call for the removal of deer, ticks and tick-borne diseases. In particular, I share the disagreement of P.S. Wood with
The Block Island Times
editorial of Sept. 15, 2018. If there truly is a law stating that...
Letters
Thu, Oct 11
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Opinion
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Letters
‘Not very professional’
To the Editor: Extra! Extra! It’s less than a month until our local election takes place, and
The Block Island Times
still has not provided bios or info about the candidates. Not very professional. For the record, I am in favor of eliminating the deer in the...
Letters
Thu, Oct 4
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
Banning Glyphosate
(The following letter was also submitted to the New Shoreham Town Council
:) To the Editor: In our continued effort to ban the use of the herbicide Roundup (Glyphosate) on Block Island, the Conservation Commission met for a special meeting on Tuesday, September 18...
Letters
Thu, Sep 27
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
Safe if used properly
To the Editor: It is my hope that this letter will explain and defend some of the allegations regarding the safe use of glyphosate, the main ingredient in the herbicide known as Roundup that came up at the Conservation Commission meeting to consider banning the use of...
Letters
Thu, Sep 20
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
Incorrect attribution
To the Editor: In last week’s cover story titled “Vehicle congestion a topic of discussion”
(Block Island Times
, Sept. 15), I was quoted as saying “There are more problems down there than just the taxi stands. There are new businesses down there, lots of new...
Letters
Thu, Sep 13
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
Clambake a success
To the Editor: The Block Island Lions Club would like to thank each and every person, business, and organization that supported our annual Labor Day Clambake (pictured above). This is our 25th year of service on the island, and through your generosity and participation,...
Letters
Thu, Aug 30
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
Nom de plume
To the Editor: The Endangered Species letter (featured on page 15 in last week’s edition of
The Block Island Times
) was written by my sister, Eileen Littlefield Lee. She had a wicked wit. I believe it was done in the early 1970s when island folk observed changes to old-...
Letters
Thu, Aug 23
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
In full use To the Editor: On behalf of the Block Island Harbors Committee, I would like to extend a gracious thank you to the Wronowski family for their initiative in helping facilitate the new public dinghy dock located between Payne’s Dock and Dead Eye Dick’s restaurant. The Wronowski family...
Letters
Thu, Aug 16
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
A beloved island, with a price
To the Editor: On July 19, my son passed away on Block Island, and while we are still awaiting an official cause of death, it seems clear that substance abuse played a role. I’m writing this letter to all the residents of New Shoreham, all those who live there...
Letters
Thu, Aug 9
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
A great swim
To the Editor: A record 110 swimmers, ranging in age from 10 to 72, turned out for the fourth annual Great Salt Pond Swim, held on Saturday, July 28. The famous Block Island fog also decided to make an appearance, rolling in from the east, across Block Island Sound to the Great...
Letters
Thu, Aug 2
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
Holy cow!
To the Editor: In the past, I was a big pain in the neck to our friendly Harbormaster. All I can say now is “Holy cow! What a dinghy dock!” We’ve all had to manage with a docking facility that was tremendously inadequate. Now we will have access to what I can easily say is the...
Letters
Thu, Jul 26
Category:
Opinion
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Letters
A note of thanks
Dear friends: We thank you for the generous outpouring of love and support being displayed by the Block Island community and beyond. We feel that you are putting your arms around us in an unending hug that blankets us with your caring, concern, and deep affection. Your...
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