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News
Total eclipse of the snow owl moon
By
Kim Gaffett
Fri, Jan 18
Category:
News
On Sunday, Jan. 20, starting at about 10:30 p.m., Block Island and all of north and South America will be under a moon being totally eclipsed (shadowed) by earth. This particular moon may be called a blood, super moon, full wolf moon. To enjoy watching this phenomenon with others, join The Nature...
Cash's Corner
Patriots ready for AFC Championship Game
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
News
It’s an exciting time to be a New England Patriots football fan, as it’s playoff time, and the team is marching toward another Super Bowl appearance. What stands in their way is a much-heralded Kansas City Chiefs team, which many football fans and pundits across the nation hope will thwart the...
Boat schedules and freight rates
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
News
A meeting between the Town Council and representatives from Interstate Navigation that was once an annual occurrence — but in recent years had gone dormant — was revived this past week, with the two groups going over some concerns and possible changes for the future. While no action was taken at...
Communication snafu between town and Interstate
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
News
Although there were few, if any, points of contention during the discussion between the Town Council and representatives of Interstate Navigation at their meeting on Jan. 14, there was one moment of confusion. It was when Councilor Chris Willi asked Interstate why the town had not been given more...
Gurguri returns to work
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
News
With a big smile on his face, Meriton Gurguri, the Kosovo native detained by Immigration and Custom Enforcement agents about a year ago, told
The Times
he was happy to be back at work. Gurguri had been suspended from work while he awaits a decision on his immigration status, which could...
Tight school budget makes finding new teaching funds challenging
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
News
The Block Island School Committee discussed adding another math teacher to the proposed fiscal year 2020 budget during its meeting Tuesday night. The challenge is that the school’s budget is so tight that it leaves little wiggle room in the staffing plan to add a teacher without making some cuts...
Council seeking greater public input
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
News
The Town Council spent its Jan. 8 work session primarily discussing goals and priorities for the coming year, during which an impassioned conversation arose about the need to improve public interaction. Council members appeared frustrated with not being able to engage greater community...
Conservation Commission sets short and long-term agenda
By
Renée Meyer
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
News
At its most recent meeting, the members of the Conservation Commission received a list attached to a memo from the Planning Board. They may not have been the first town board or commission to receive such a list, and they surely won’t be the last. The list comes in the wake of the adoption of the...
Tourism Council to craft long-term plans
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
News
Tourism Council Executive Director Jessica Willi has asked the Tourism Board to do a little visioning for the future. “I think the Tourism Council needs a five- or 10-year plan,” Willi said at its Jan. 15 meeting. “What we see happening with the board, what you see happening,” she said to the seven...
Bringing high speed internet to the library
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
News
Bringing high-speed broadband into any one of the five institutions comprising the Community Anchor Institutions is not just a matter of turning on a switch. Island Free Library Director Kristin Baumann said that the introduction of the fiber optic network in her building will require some...
Cable survey ongoing
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
News
,
B.I. Wind Farm
National Grid and Ørsted U.S. Offshore Wind are analyzing the soil and terrain surrounding the two electric cables at the Town Beach, which have become exposed. National Grid’s sea2shore cable connects the island to the mainland, and contains fiber optic cable for the town’s broadband purposes,...
New Fire Chief elected
By
Pat Tengwall
Thu, Jan 17
Category:
News
After five years at the head of the Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, Peter Gempp has stepped down. Mike Ernst was elected Fire Chief at the department's monthly membership meeting on Monday, Jan. 14. Ernst, who has previously served as a Fire Lieutenant, assumed the chair...
Service for Gayanne DuPont
Mon, Jan 14
Category:
News
The public is invited to join the Hall family in a celebration of Gayanne's life with a Memorial Service on this Friday, Jan. 18, 11 a.m. at Harbor Church. In
lieu
of Flowers, the family requests that gifts be made to: Block Island Feral Cats Initiative P.O. BOX 1324, Block Island, Rhode...
(360 VIDEO) from the stone jetty
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jan 11
Category:
News
(360 VIDEO) In a steady, gusting breeze
The Block Island Times
traversed from the stairs on Water Street to the stone jetty at Old Harbor providing for a panoramic perspective. Take the journey and enjoy the myriad views provided by our 360 camera! (Note: click and drag the video to gain...
To Your Health
Headaches: Understanding pain in your head
By
Kierston Sapp, Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University class of 2019
Fri, Jan 11
Category:
News
Have you been experiencing headaches? If so, you’re definitely not alone. Over 90 percent of adults experience headaches in their lifetime. There are many causes, which doctors break down into two categories: Primary and secondary. There are three types of primary headaches: migraine, tension-type...
Conservation organizations partnering to protect pond
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 10
Category:
News
The island’s three most prominent land conservation agencies are teaming up to purchase a parcel of land that the groups hope will continue to be used for some public use. The 4.5 acre parcel is located near the corner of Cooneymus and Center Roads and is currently privately owned. In a press...
Nicholas Ball Park to be restored
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 10
Category:
News
Restoration of Nicholas Ball Park will begin shortly, as the Historic District Commission granted the Old Harbor Task Force unanimous conceptual approval (5-0) of the project on Tuesday afternoon, pending receipt of some incidental information. HDC member Mike Ballard made the motion that was...
Interstate may appeal DPUC’s decision
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 10
Category:
News
Interstate Navigation is considering an appeal of a decision by the state’s Division of Public Utilities and Carriers that denied the company’s request to incur $8.5 million in debt to finance construction of a new 500-passenger fast ferry. During a public hearing held at the Division’s Warwick...
RIAC hopes to restore airport services
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 10
Category:
News
Officials from the Rhode Island Airport Corporation have communicated to island resident Henry duPont that it hopes to restore the level of on-site services that have been previously provided at the Block Island State Airport. The Block Island Airport has been without a fixed base operator since...
Turning a nuisance into a delicacy
By
Renée Meyer
Thu, Jan 10
Category:
News
To beat the enemy, one must know the enemy, and that is just what members of the Shellfish Commission have undertaken in their war against the invasive green crab. It turns out there are lots of allies in this battle. At their latest meeting, on January 8, commission member George Davis updated his...
Thomas Property housing project underway
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 10
Category:
News
The proverb, “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again,” could be applied to the town’s efforts regarding its town employee housing initiative. After not receiving a response to a first round of bids in September, the town received three bidders for its voter-approved $1.5 million Thomas...
$405 million spent on offshore sites
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 10
Category:
News
,
B.I. Wind Farm
A joint venture of three offshore wind energy companies combined to bid a record-breaking $405 million during a federal lease auction that concluded on Friday, Dec. 14. The leased sites are located between Block Island and Martha’s Vineyard; 44.5 nautical miles from Block Island, 19.8 nautical...
Donation to N.E. Aquarium
Thu, Jan 10
Category:
News
The following was sent in by reader Jessica Willi:
Over Christmas break, the Willi family had the opportunity to visit the New England Aquarium. Abigail had held a Bake Sale Fundraiser in December and chose the New England Aquarium as the recipient of monies raised. Abigail chose New...
Starry, starry Library
Thu, Jan 10
Category:
News
Library Journal has once again rated the Island Free Library as one of the country’s Star Libraries. Library Journal rates libraries based on circulation of materials both in traditional formats as well as electronic circulation, visits to the library, program attendance, and public internet...
Roosa Fund announces 2018 grant awards
Thu, Jan 10
Category:
News
The following was submitted by the Roosa Fund of Block Island Ecumenical Ministries, Inc.
The Roosa Fund, a charitable fund sponsored by Block Island Ecumenical Ministries, is pleased to announce the awards made through its grant program in 2018, and the schedule of board meetings and...
DPUC denies Interstate’s loan request for new fast ferry
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Jan 4
Category:
News
The state Division of Public Utilities and Carriers has denied Interstate Navigation’s request to incur $8.5 million in debt to build a new 500-passenger fast ferry. The 22 page Report and Order was issued Friday, Jan. 4. Interstate has 30 days to file an appeal. In its ruling, the DPUC also said...
New tests may help early detection of Lyme disease
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 3
Category:
News
There’s some good news in the battle against Lyme disease. A group of researchers and scientists have determined that new technologies could make diagnoses sooner than current tests allow. The new testing methods would also be more precise and less susceptible to so-called false-positives. The...
BIPCo’s linemen keep the lights on
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 3
Category:
News
Under stormy skies, in sometimes challenging conditions, the Block Island Power Company’s linemen keep the island’s power flowing. It can be a dangerous job keeping the island’s lights on and its electrical grid in tiptop working order, especially during hurricane season and amidst winter storms...
“A more perfect society”
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 3
Category:
News
“One way to understand Block Island is — it’s a very specific form of yankeedom. Yankees have sought to build a more perfect society.” Andreas Mink, editor of the German publication
aufbau
magazine
, made those remarks while speaking at the Island Free Library on Dec. 13. During his...
Council wants assurances on fast ferry proposal
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Jan 3
Category:
News
The New Shoreham Town Council will be asking Interstate Navigation at an upcoming special meeting why the town was left out of the loop concerning the ferry company’s interest in building a 500-passenger fast ferry. The new fast ferry would be double the capacity of its current high-speed vessel...
Council urged to press for airport FBO
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 3
Category:
News
Block Island resident Henry duPont has found the situation at the Block Island State Airport to be in such a precarious situation that he has written the Town Council asking it to consider a resolution that would “compel [Rhode Island Airport Corporation] to restore the funding cuts to the (airport...
Land Trust awards stewardship bids
By
Renée Meyer
Thu, Jan 3
Category:
News
The Block Island Land Trust has opened its bids for stewardship for some of its properties for the new year. As happened last year, there were only three bidders: Reevo, Connelli Land Improvement, and Islandscape, which is owned by Harold “Turtle” Hatfield, who recused himself from voting on the...
Removing trash from the beach
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 3
Category:
News
There are two issues regarding the amount of trash accumulated at the Fred Benson Beach Pavilion: how best to remove it, and how to discourage residents and visitors from dumping their residential trash at the two trash bins placed at that location. Recreation Department Director Dave Sniffen said...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing fishermen
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jan 3
Category:
News
After more than 40 hours of intensive search over an area covering 2,152 nautical miles, the Coast Guard suspended its search for two Rhode Island fishermen who went missing after their vessel capsized about two-and-a-half miles southeast of Block Island. The search began immediately after the...
UPDATE: Coast Guard suspends search for missing fishermen
By
Lars Trodson
Tue, Jan 1
Category:
News
As of late afternoon Wednesday, Jan. 2, the Coast Guard suspended its search for two missing fishermen who went missing early Tuesday, Jan. 1.
The Coast Guard issued the following update a little after 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 2:
#
UPDATE
4: @
USCGNortheast...
Board unhappy with stone wall’s removal
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Dec 27
Category:
News
“Where are the rocks?” That refrain was repeated by the Island Free Library’s Board of Trustees and Library Director Kristin Baumann during its meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 18. The Trustees were wondering what happened to the rocks that comprised the stone wall separating the library’s property from...
Commission thinks winter transport a good idea
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Dec 27
Category:
News
The Motor Vehicles For Hire Commission heard ideas about new ways to utilize the taxi services in the winter for the town’s elder population and how best to schedule island-wide cab tours in the summer that will make the tours attractive to island visitors and the cab drivers themselves. In the end...
Capital projects, a math teacher and broadband
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Dec 27
Category:
News
“This is a meeting where we fill you in on the things that are coming five years down the road.” William Padien, Chair of the Block Island School Committee, directed that comment to town officials prior to the committee’s meeting Monday night. Town Manager Ed Roberge, First Warden Ken Lacoste,...
Seniors advocate for transportation pilot project
By
Pat Tengwall
Thu, Dec 27
Category:
News
Island taxi owners may provide low- or no-cost transportation for senior citizens on Block Island in a pilot project for the Senior Advisory Committee. Committee member Linda Spak told the group that the two cab owners operating during the winter months are willing to work with the committee to...
Dinghy dock for mooring owners discussed
By
Renée Meyer
Thu, Dec 27
Category:
News
As is fitting for the season, the Harbors Committee has put another item on its wish list — another dinghy dock. The new dinghy dock constructed last year under a private/public partnership between the town and the Wronowski family has been by all reports a resounding success, but it only serves...
Hunting season at NWR begins Jan. 3
Thu, Dec 27
Category:
News
The following information was submitted by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service:
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is announcing its white-tailed deer hunting season. The season begins Thursday, Jan. 3 and runs to Feb. 22, 2019, on selected units, excluding weekends per Town of New Shoreham...
Division hears Interstate’s request to build 500-passenger fast ferry
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Dec 27
Category:
News
For about three hours today at its Warwick office, the Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers listened to testimony regarding Interstate Navigation’s request for incurring $8.5 million in borrowing debt to construct a new 500-passenger fast ferry. Witnesses ranging from one of...
A new book of photographs
A Block Island panorama
By
Lars Trodson
Mon, Dec 24
Category:
News
There’s a new coffee table book that highlights the beauty of Block Island not just in the summer, but in its year-round glory. The book, simply called “Seasons On Block Island,” was compiled by island resident Bob Rule and photographer Concepta McNamara. The book features a minimal amount of text...
A Block Island panorama
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Dec 21
Category:
News
There’s a new coffee table book that highlights the beauty of Block Island not just in the summer, but in its year-round glory. The book, simply called “Seasons On Block Island,” was compiled by island resident Bob Rule and photographer Concepta McNamara. The book features a minimal amount of text...
Thoughts for the season
Fri, Dec 21
Category:
News
Ponder the Promise
The Jewish believers built the foundation of their faith with their very blood, sweat and tears. The Hebrew nation received the Promise in revelation. Kept the Promise by prophetic exhortation. Reestablished the Promise through divine intervention when it faded and even...
RIAC requests proposals for airport operations
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Dec 20
Category:
News
The Rhode Island Airport Corporation has issued a request for proposals that it hopes will appeal to an island business or individual, to serve as the Block Island Airport’s fixed base operator. The former FBO, FlightLevel Aviation, discontinued its operations at the end of September as its...
Wet wipes an ongoing strain for sewer system
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Dec 20
Category:
News
The headline in The Atlantic magazine on Oct. 14, 2016 could not be more succinct: “Wet wipes may be wrecking the world’s sewers.” That may account for the look of dismay on Block Island Sewer Company Superintendent Chris Blane’s face everytime he brings the subject up. It was no different at the...
Miss Hennessy wins her trip
Thu, Dec 20
Category:
News
Aided by a social media campaign to get her over the top, Megan Hennessy was named the winner of the annual Uke Cruise Giveaway that will take her to Mexico and other points south. Hennessy, who is on sabbatical from her job as music teacher at the Block Island School, said she received an email...
RIAC: FAA does not require FBO
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Dec 13
Category:
News
The following interview was conducted via email between
Block Island Times
editor Lars Trodson and Alan Andrade, Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer for Rhode Island Airport Corporation. It has been slightly edited from the original exchange for clarity.
Block Island...
Airport operating without FBO
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Dec 13
Category:
News
Block Island Airport has been without a fixed base operator since the beginning of October. The former FBO, as they are known, was a company called FlightLevel Aviation, and was responsible for such essential airport functions as parking planes, collecting landing fees, responding to pilot...
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1/18
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1/18
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