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Utility District moves ahead on two major projects
Renée Meyer
Mon, Dec 9
Category:
News
The Block Island Utility District Board of Commissioners, which governs the Block Island Power Company, covered a broad range of topics at its meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 3 before scuttling the remainder of the agenda after three and-a-half hours of discussion. There was the somewhat mundane business...
SAC seeking transportation support
Lars Trodson
Sun, Dec 8
Category:
News
Members of the Senior Advisory Committee continue to look to the state, and the town, for support for its senior ride share program. SAC Co-Chair Sandra Kelly told the members of the Motor Vehicles For Hire Commission that the group has been continuing its conversation with the Rhode Island Public...
Letters
Sun, Dec 8
Category:
News
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Opinion
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Letters
‘Incorrect and misleading’
To the Editor: Regarding your reporting of my stepping down as the Block Island School Food Service Manager, the first sentence of your article is incorrect and misleading. To be clear, no questionable food handling practices have occurred since my employment and...
School food service manager to remain during search
Pat Tengwall
Sun, Dec 8
Category:
News
Cindy Kelly will be staying on as the School Food Service Manager for the Block Island School while a search continues for her successor, according to Superintendent Michael Convery. In an interview with
The Block Island Times,
Convery said that Kelly has agreed to remain on the job as late...
New program at Harbor Church
Finding the holy in the ordinary
Pastor Peter Preiser
Fri, Dec 6
Category:
News
What do the Glass Orb Project, counting seals, birdwatching, and our search for spiritual significance in life have in common? Perhaps more than we might think.
Emmanuel
is one of the names we use for God at this time of year — it means
God-with-us
. It conveys the sense of a divine...
The fungus among us
Kim Gaffett
Fri, Dec 6
Category:
News
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Columnists
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Ocean Views
On Saturday, Dec. 7, author and mycologist Lawrence Millman will be walking and talking fungi right here on Block Island. First, a walk at 11 a.m. through the Boy Scout Camp. (Upper Connecticut Avenue. Park and meet at the Neptune House.) “Mushrooms at this time of year?” you may be thinking...
Library hosts local artists and crafters for holidays
Rosemary Connelli
Fri, Dec 6
Category:
News
Walking into the library in the early evening, vendors were beginning to set up their tables for the weekly Tuesday night markets at the Island Free Library. The library began its Tuesday markets on Tuesday, Dec. 3 and they will continue each Tuesday through Dec. 17. There was a full menu of Block...
The Ecumenical Choir: An appreciation
Karin Carlone
Fri, Dec 6
Category:
News
For those who missed the Thanksgiving service at the Harbor Baptist Church, the Ecumenical Choir gave a beautiful performance. Public worship began at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24. It offered a way for the members of the community to gather together before many departed for the Thanksgiving holiday...
Corpus delicti
J. V. Houlihan
Thu, Dec 5
Category:
News
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Columnists
,
The Ferry Dock Scribbler
The first three-and-a-half minutes of the new movie, “The Irishman,” is tightly packed with the story’s expository information of the main character, Frank Sheeran. Right out of the gate, there is a long tracking shot of the interior of a nursing home; clients in wheelchairs accompanied by...
HDC reviewing two major hotel projects
Rosemary Connelli
Thu, Dec 5
Category:
News
The members of the Historic District Commission spent some time at their meeting on Monday, Nov. 25 going over plans for the new development that will be known as The Grove on Dodge Street. Matunuck Design Group Landscape Architect Mark Butler and Newport Collaborative Architects principal Michael...
Surprising December
Martha Ball
Thu, Dec 5
Category:
News
I t is more than two weeks, yet, until the Winter Solstice, but the afternoons do not get much shorter than they are these first days of December. At four-thirty on Monday, the incoming afternoon boat passed, its west facing side drawing from the fading sky whatever sunlight was lingering among the...
Special meeting to be set for water main project
Rosemary Connelli
Thu, Dec 5
Category:
News
The Town Council approved language that will ask registered voters to approve financing 25 percent of the cost of a water main project that is one of the primary water distribution systems for the entire town. The language will appear on the warrant at a Special Financial Town Meeting that will...
Radio coverage expanding for BIVFD
Pat Tengwall
Thu, Dec 5
Category:
News
Block Island’s first responders have led the effort to interconnect all the town government’s departments with one another using a single digital VHF two-way radio system. Now, as the Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department plans an addition to the system to improve coverage and reduce...
Mystic Aquarium hosts animal responder training
Rosemary Connelli
Thu, Dec 5
Category:
News
“If someone is out walking and they see a stranded animal on the beach, they can call our hotline number and we will call an island volunteer responder. We have a 24 hour hotline and get calls pretty frequently. We rely heavily on our first responders for help.” That’s how Sarah Callan, Assistant...
Shopping Stroll 2019
Renee Meyer
Wed, Nov 27
Category:
News
With six days to go before the big event, shopkeepers all over downtown Block Island were busy in their shops on Saturday, Nov. 23. Arranging merchandise, hanging lights, decorating window boxes, they’re all getting ready for the big event — the annual Holiday Shopping Stroll, Block Island style...
Lobster Pot Tree sparkles once again
Margie Comings
Wed, Nov 27
Category:
News
Last Saturday, Nov. 23, dawned sunny and cold with just a little wind… a perfect day to construct this year’s Lobster Pot Christmas Tree. It is the ninth season Harold “Turtle” Hatfield and crew have been building this beloved tree and it is better than ever. Turtle does not believe in doing the...
Four applications for interim town manager (so far)
Rosemary Connelli
Wed, Nov 27
Category:
News
According to First Warden Ken Lacoste, the immediate goal for the Town Council is to hire an interim town manager “prior to Ed’s departure on the 20th of December.” That date is outgoing Town Manager Ed Roberge’s scheduled last day on the job. Lacoste made the announcement at the council’s meeting...
Turbine spacing proposal irks fishing industry
Cassius Shuman
Wed, Nov 27
Category:
News
,
B.I. Wind Farm
The commercial fishing industry is saying “not so fast” regarding the proposal by five offshore wind leaseholders to institute a one nautical mile of spacing between wind turbines for upcoming development in the New England region. The turbine spacing would be arranged in a north, south, east and...
Water Company hopes to turn to taxpayers for project
Lars Trodson
Wed, Nov 27
Category:
News
Members of the Water Commission hope that town residents will offer some financial support for a water main replacement project they say is of vital importance to the entire island. The High Street/Payne Road water main replacement project is one of the most expensive the department has undertaken...
Composting program to begin Dec. 1
Renée Meyer
Wed, Nov 27
Category:
News
It started last summer as a simple but smelly survey of trash and garbage. Jamie Johnston, owner of the trash collection business McPick, and Clair Stover, Executive Director of the Block Island Conservancy, enlisted volunteers to dig through the trash collected from 34 rental homes. What they...
No food truck cap set, yet
Cassius Shuman
Wed, Nov 27
Category:
News
The Town of New Shoreham is trying, according to Councilor Sven Risom, to “maintain its original food truck philosophy,” as it contends with the aftermath of a change in state law for mobile food service operations. The Town Council was unable to determine a cap for the town’s local food truck...
School food service manager resigns
Pat Tengwall
Wed, Nov 27
Category:
News
I n a candid letter announcing her resignation, Cindy Kelly, the School Food Service Manager for the Block Island School, raised issues of sanitation, questionable food handling practices and under-staffing in the school’s lunch program. The letter did not give an effective date of her resignation...
Future of the Visitor Center a ‘difficult discussion’
Lars Trodson
Wed, Nov 27
Category:
News
T he third and final public forum on the future of the Visitor Center located in Old Harbor focused on the costs of running the facility and who, and how, it would be staffed. As it stands now, the Chamber of Commerce operates the building, but given that many of the tasks that staff offer to...
Harbors Committee looks back, looks ahead
Renée Meyer
Wed, Nov 27
Category:
News
On Thursday, Nov. 21 the Harbors Committee finally had an opportunity to look back on the summer boating scene. It was the first time since mid-May that the committee has mustered a quorum – a point of contention for some members who regularly travel from the mainland to attend meetings. Looking...
Land Trust Public Priorities Poll results
Renée Meyer
Wed, Nov 27
Category:
News
The Block Island Land Trust unveiled the results of its Public Priorities Poll at its meeting on Thursday, Nov. 14. The poll showed that there is strong support for continuing land conservation on the island, with 70 percent strongly in favor and 18 percent “somewhat” favoring protecting additional...
Winter Market at the Library
Renée Meyer
Wed, Nov 27
Category:
News
Don’t forget to make the Winter Market a part of your stroll. On Saturday, Nov. 30, the Island Free Library will be hosting this annual market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Many of the vendors signed up for this event are familiar faces from the Block Island Farmers Market and Block Island Arts and Crafts...
In memory of ‘Bo’ Gempp
Renée Meyer
Wed, Nov 27
Category:
News
Just a couple of hours before the big event, Pat Hoyt said: “It’s a little more hectic than usual.” But they pulled it off in grand fashion. The event was the fourth fundraiser for the Bo Gempp Memorial Shellfish Restoration Fund, held on Sunday, Nov. 17 at Old Island Pub. Pat and her husband Bob...
Lions Club restarts February lottery
Lars Trodson
Wed, Nov 27
Category:
News
After a year-long hiatus the Block Island Lions Club is restarting its popular calendar lottery just in time for the 2019 Holiday Stroll. The game works like this: Lottery ticket holders pick two numbers — say 150 and 895 — that will be their chosen numbers for the entire month. On any given day...
Special Holiday Stroll edition available today
Tue, Nov 26
Category:
News
The Thanksgiving edition of
The Block Island Times
will be available in our office and on newsstands today. This edition includes the special Holiday Stroll section. Happy Thanksgiving!
Town urges quick action on airport issues
Lars Trodson
Thu, Nov 21
Category:
News
A meeting between town officials and staff from the Rhode Island Airport Corporation that was intended to get feedback on a proposed 10-year plan for the state’s general aviation airports turned into a plea of sorts from Block Island to have some needs addressed more immediately. Although both RIAC...
Broadband vendor list narrowed down
Lars Trodson
Thu, Nov 21
Category:
News
The members of the Broadband Committee, on the advice of its consulting firm, narrowed down the number of vendors that could help design and install an island-wide high speed internet network. The three vendors that made the final cut are: RedioLED, an Austrian company; Iron Trust, a Providence-...
Pushback to zoning change for hotel
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Nov 21
Category:
News
There appeared to be pushback from the public and the Planning Board at its meeting on Nov. 13 regarding Lark Hotels’ interest in amending the Old Harbor commercial zoning ordinance to serve the developer’s plans for expanding and refurbishing its Gables Inn property. Lark Hotels purchased the...
West Side Road sidewalk to be installed
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Nov 21
Category:
News
A new half-mile long sidewalk will be installed along the north side of West Side Road from Ocean Avenue to the entrance of Champlin’s Marina, with construction expected to begin in January and be completed by June of 2020. The town is installing the Americans With Disabilities Act-compliant...
BIVFD participates in rescue training exercise
Lars Trodson
Thu, Nov 21
Category:
News
The Coast Guard helicopter hovered just off the edge of the bluffs, spraying dirt and sea mist into the air. A Guardsman inside the bird held tight onto a line, lifting a basket up off the beach and safely into the copter. Under a sky full of dark, rain-heavy clouds, the helicopter then turned...
Lady ‘Canes captivate Block Island, and beyond
Martin Rosato
Thu, Nov 21
Category:
News
A downstairs room at the Island Free Library was full of supporters of the Block Island Girls Varsity Volleyball team in their quest to capture the state Division III Girls Volleyball championship. It was 12:15 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 17, and more were pouring in to an already-packed room. There were...
The Scouts help beautify the Solviken
Thu, Nov 21
Category:
News
The Girl Scouts of Block Island Troop 361, with an assist from the Block Island Gardeners Club and the Block Island Conservancy, planted some new bulbs of Block Island’s signature flower, the daffodil, at the Solviken Property on Thursday, Nov. 7.
Tree lighting ceremony scheduled
Lars Trodson
Thu, Nov 21
Category:
News
After sending out a plea for volunteers to help with the Christmas Tree set-up at Harbor Church, several “elves” responded and so the lighting will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 3 between 5:30 and 6 p.m. The tree set-up, which is when the volunteers were needed, took place on Tuesday, Nov. 21. The...
Seats open on Shellfish Commission
Renée Meyer
Thu, Nov 21
Category:
News
After many years serving on the Shellfish Commission, Chair Joe Fallon announced that he would not be seeking reappointment to the commission when his term expires at the end of the year. Harbormaster Steve Land’s reaction was succinct: “Bummer.” Fallon made his announcement at the commission’s...
Block Island Ferry to add more winter boat trips
Wed, Nov 20
Category:
News
The following press release was issued by Interstate Navigation on Wednesday, Nov. 20:
Interstate Navigation Company/Block Island Ferry wants to thank Block Islanders who participated in the 2019 Block Island Ferry commuter card holder survey. We appreciate your time and thoughtful...
Offshore wind developers propose one mile spacing
Tue, Nov 19
Category:
News
,
B.I. Wind Farm
The following press release was sent to
The Block Island Times
from the publicist for Deepwater Wind/Ørsted:
New England Offshore Wind Leaseholders Submit Uniform Layout Proposal to the U.S. Coast Guard
Five leaseholders support a uniform 1x1 nm turbine layout across...
With the community cheering, Lady ‘Canes finish second
Lars Trodson
Sun, Nov 17
Category:
News
Before a cheering community at the gym at Rhode Island College, and a packed room at the Yellow Kittens watching online, the Lady ‘Canes Varsity Volleyball team found themselves outgunned by St. Raphael’s Academy on Sunday, Nov. 17 for the state championship. The Lady ‘Canes, in just their second...
360 VIDEO
Walk the shoreline of the Great Salt Pond
Cassius Shuman
Wed, Nov 6
Category:
News
(360 VIDEO) Walk the picturesque shoreline of the Great Salt Pond near the boat launch in New Harbor at low tide courtesy of
The Block Island Times
. It was a sunny, beautiful day with temperatures in the low 50s and a slight, gusting breeze. Note: Turn up the volume to fully immerse...
Council to begin search for new Town Manager
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 31
Category:
News
A somber looking, serious-toned Town Council expressed its reaction to the resignation of Town Manager Ed Roberge at Wednesday night’s council meeting, while also putting the wheels in motion to find his replacement. Roberge submitted his letter of resignation on Oct. 21, with an effective date of...
25 years studying Lyme disease on Block Island
Lars Trodson
Thu, Oct 31
Category:
News
Sometime near the middle of an hour-long talk about a 25-year study of Lyme disease on Block Island, Peter Krause, M.D., mentioned a newer tick-borne disease called the Powassan virus. While that particular strain has not been detected on Block Island, Krause said the number of cases in the...
National Hotel installing air conditioning system
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 31
Category:
News
The National Hotel will be joining the ranks of hotels and inns on Block Island that have air conditioning throughout their buildings. The four-story hotel had been primarily operating with ceiling and desk fans, although two of its rooms have air conditioning units. The hotel will be installing a...
Mott seeking location for impound business
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 31
Category:
News
Resident Peter Mott, who has operated a towing and repair business on Block Island for 35 years, is caught “between a rock and a hard place,” as his attorney Bob Fallon said during the Oct. 23 Zoning Board of Review meeting. Fallon was representing Mott in his appeal of a notice of violation, and...
Music to his ears
Lars Trodson
Thu, Oct 31
Category:
News
”Thank you, Ernie!” the class cried in unison. The students were in Miss Megan Hennessy’s music room, sitting on the floor and in two neat rows of chairs. The students in the chairs each had a ukelele, and sitting before them was Ernie Boch, Jr., of car sales fame, who had provided grant money to...
Town Council exploring slip merger at Old Harbor
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Oct 31
Category:
News
Everything from merging the commercial and charter boat slips at Old Harbor to enforcing a speed limit on the Great Salt Pond was part of a two-hour discussion involving an update of the town’s Harbor Management Plan during the Town Council’s Oct. 16 meeting. Town Manager Ed Roberge went over a...
Residents celebrate island’s first responders
Lars Trodson
Thu, Oct 31
Category:
News
It was Sunday afternoon, a little before 3 p.m., and the rain was coming down in heavy, gray sheets. The wind was gusting and the purple flag was up. Even though the distance from the parking lot to the inside the of the St. Andrew Parish Center was relatively short, the folks making their way...
Volleyball ending strong
Coach Rob Martin
Thu, Oct 31
Category:
News
You heard it right. The girls varsity volleyball team is now 13 and 1, but the next and possibly biggest home game of the season will be on Saturday, Nov. 1 against St. Raphael’s Academy at 1 p.m. This game will determine the first seed going into the playoffs. The Lady Hurricanes blew through...
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