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Clergy Corner
Thoughts for the Season
Thu, Apr 18
Category:
News
We are destined to be holy
Dear Believers in the Resurrection.
Alleluia
is our song! The biggest lie most Christians tell themselves is that they are not destined to be holy. Holiness is for some old person, or monk, or nun, but not for me. Among some ethnic groups, mothers are holy...
Cab owners apply some heat
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Apr 18
Category:
News
There was some heckling. At a Motor Vehicles For Hire meeting. However boisterous the crowd may have been, the issue before those in attendance was serious: Changes to local taxicab ordinances and new regulations that could impose penalties up to something as serious as having one’s license revoked...
Town’s legislation facing challenges
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Apr 18
Category:
News
Two pieces of state legislation the Town of New Shoreham is pushing in the Rhode Island General Assembly were heard on April 11 and are facing challenges. Both are currently being held for further study. One bill is on the economic requirements for affordable housing, and the other bill would give...
Block Island student releases first CD
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Apr 18
Category:
News
Block Island School senior Luke “Mac” Brown isn’t just coasting toward graduation day. He’s already been accepted to college, and he’s finished his Senior Project. An extension of that project, however, is a new CD of original music that will be released on Friday, April 19. Brown, 18, started...
Locals express sadness for Notre Dame
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Apr 18
Category:
News
The fire that raged through the 850 year-old Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris was a tragedy that touched people deeply all over the world. The stunning event played out in real time. Live images posted on social media and broadcast on news outlets captured the dramatic images of the fire toppling the...
Rec Dept. seeks details on possible arts program
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Apr 18
Category:
News
In an effort to expand the programming offered by the Recreation Department, a group calling itself the Art Ark is hoping it will be able to sponsor several arts-based programs that the Recreation Department will help it promote. Island residents Kristen Kiley and Sue Brown Black said they hoped to...
Team effort propels Hurricanes to first win
Thu, Apr 18
Category:
News
On Friday, April 12, the Block Island School Varsity Baseball team visited Providence Country Day School and used a combined pitching effort and opportunistic offense to record a thrilling 8-6 victory. The Hurricanes jumped out to a 2-0 first-inning lead on consecutive hits by Mathias Heinz, Cole...
(360 VIDEO) Walk the Old Harbor Breakwater
By
Cassius Shuman
Tue, Apr 16
Category:
News
(360 VIDEO) Take a walk on the Old Harbor Breakwater on a windy, sunny April 16 day, courtesy of
The Block Island Times
. Temperatures were hovering around 50 degrees with winds gusting at about 19 miles per hour from the west. (Pause or click and drag the video around for different...
Tourism Director suggests legal action over comments
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Apr 11
Category:
News
Tourism Council Director Jessica Willi recommended the Tourism Board take legal action for what Willi felt were slanderous statements made by the former President of the Block Island Chamber of Commerce about her and members of the Tourism Council. The suggestion came during the Director’s Report...
RIAC: Decision to defund airport project made by FAA
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Apr 11
Category:
News
While expressing his satisfaction that a fixed base operator has returned to the Block Island Airport, a local pilot had turned his attention to another question: Why was a $4.3 million project to refurbish the parking ramp at the Block Island Airport defunded? In a series of emails sent on April 8...
School playground opens after oil spill
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Apr 11
Category:
News
Block Island School Superintendent Mike Convery told
The Block Island Times
that the school’s playground area, impacted by a fuel oil spill, was given “a clean bill of health” by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management on April 8, after soil sampling was conducted at the...
Town seeking fill sources for revetment project
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Apr 11
Category:
News
The Town of New Shoreham is short on capping material for its $1,995,000 West Beach stabilization project, leading the town to explore local resources. Town officials said the value of a local resource is that it’s far less expensive than having to buy and ship the material to the island. The West...
Kelp, crabs and clams — and docks
By
Renée Meyer
Thu, Apr 11
Category:
News
This should be the last winter that docks are stored at Rat Island, Harbormaster Steve Land told members of the Shellfish Commission on Tuesday, April 9. The docks belong to the Boat Basin and have been stored at Rat Island in the off-season for years. But, now that the Boat Basin is under new...
Coast Guard Station getting new well
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Apr 11
Category:
News
The Coast Guard Station that sits near the channel to the Great Salt Pond is getting a new well to service its water supply needs. The station had been receiving water from a well at Champlin’s Marina through an old water line that is in disrepair and no longer functional. Facilities Manager Sam...
Fire Department acquires new vehicle
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Apr 11
Category:
News
The Block Island Volunteer Fire Department has purchased a new vehicle that will be utilized for off-road emergencies on Block Island’s challenging terrains. The Fire Department took receipt of the $45,000 vehicle last week, which was purchased using the department’s reserve fund. “It is a Utility...
New bill will make more eligible for housing
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Apr 11
Category:
News
In order to qualify for affordable housing in Rhode Island, a person must make less than 120 percent of the median income of the community in which they live. This sets a difficult standard for Block Island, which has a higher median income than other communities. In order to make housing...
Block Island tugboat stars in new movie
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Apr 11
Category:
News
S ome nasty things are happening on Rick Batchelder’s tugboat. Fortunately, it’s all make-believe. Batchelder’s Korean War-era tug, the
Petersburg
— often seen docked in Old Harbor — was seen up at its other home in Kingston, New York by a scout from a movie crew looking for an impressive...
The Suit
By
Nancy Greenaway
Thu, Apr 11
Category:
News
April is National Poetry Month. It was introduced in 1996 and is organized by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States.
The suit, hand-me-downed from her beloved teen-aged cousin Kathleen, hung in a back closet, ready for...
And the winner is...
Thu, Apr 11
Category:
News
The following was submitted by Block Island School art teacher Lisa Robb:
Everyone was feeling hot, hot, hot thanks to the tasty chili that was available for sampling at this year’s BIS ChiliFest Competition. With 16 different chilies to try, the competition was diverse and intense. But,...
Island resident continues genealogy project
Pick a Rose, find a Rose!
By
Fran Migliaccio
Fri, Apr 5
Category:
News
Genealogist Peter Greenman has again plunged into the history of a large Block Island family, and this time it is a founding family: the Roses, descended from Tormut Rose, one of the 16 original Block Island settlers of 1661. Only seven of the 16 settlers were landowners, and Tormut Rose was an...
Edward Phillips, 95
Thu, Apr 4
Category:
News
,
Obituaries
It is with deep sadness that we say farewell to our beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, Edward Perry Phillips. His spirit and kind being touched the hearts of many who knew him, enjoyed his humor, and his love for Block Island. Born on Feb. 5, 1924 in New York City, Ned was raised...
Designing a better future
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Apr 4
Category:
News
Rosemary Connelli has taken her love of graphic design and research and combined them into four striking posters she has designed for the New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts. Connelli, 23, is a 2018 graduate of Green Mountain College, earning a degree in Fine Arts. She said that while at...
Did you know Superman’s friend?
By
Howard Blue
Thu, Apr 4
Category:
News
For several decades, starting in 1959, Carroll Rheinstrom and his wife Irene had a beautiful house (although, oddly, it had only one room) on a 12-acre Block Island parcel. The house had a beautiful view of Scotch Beach with its wide-open stretches of white sand. The couple enjoyed sailing their...
Council updated on Surf plans
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Apr 4
Category:
News
A team representing the new owners of the Surf Hotel and the Gables Inn provided the Town Council with an overview of their plans for the two properties, including internal and external restorations, making some of the structures compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the construction...
Eyeing public access to the Coast Guard Station
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Apr 4
Category:
News
Trying to provide access to the Coast Guard Station is a goal the town and Harbors Department are working to achieve. The topic was discussed at two recent budget hearings. Town Manager Ed Roberge informed the Town Council that $150,000 was recommended for replacement and expansion of the old,...
Chamber of Commerce president resigns
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Apr 4
Category:
News
A day after she publicly read a scathing letter about what she called “self-serving” practices by the Tourism Council, Block Island Chamber of Commerce President Diane Hayde abruptly resigned. The Chamber Board held an unscheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 2, a day after Hayde had read a lengthy...
Appeal puts town housing project on hold
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Apr 4
Category:
News
An appeal of the Planning Board’s approval of the $1.5 million Thomas Property housing project has stalled its development, and put the town in a precarious position regarding its future. Town Manager Ed Roberge told
The Times
that the appeal has prevented the town from moving forward with...
Three groups get their funding
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Apr 4
Category:
News
First Warden Ken Lacoste’s decision to “be a little more aggressive” led the Town Council to fully fund the budget requests of three town groups. The three entities that will receive their full funding requests are the Medical Center ($300,000), Block Island Volunteer Fire Department ($180,400),...
A 360 view of Clayhead Trail
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Apr 4
Category:
News
(360 VIDEO) Journey down the Clayhead Trail, over a rock field, and a gully, to the water's edge, courtesy of
The Block Island Times
. It was a sunny, beautiful April 4th, with gusting winds, and temperatures hovering around 50 degrees. (Pause or click and drag the video around for...
“April”
By
Fran Migliaccio
Thu, Apr 4
Category:
News
April is National Poetry Month. It was introduced in 1996 and is organized by the Academy of American Poets as a way to increase awareness and appreciation of poetry in the United States.
“April”
By Fran Migliaccio
April is a smile, beginning with a fool. April is sun, a...
Celebrating island poets
Thu, Apr 4
Category:
News
Island Bound Bookstore, as part of National Poetry Month, will celebrate Block Island Poets on Friday, April 5 at 5 p.m. at the bookstore. Island poets Nancy Greenaway, Willie Feuer, Socha Cohen, Susana Gardner, Lisa Sprague, Fran Migliaccio, Jen Lighty, Jamie Rose, and Michael Petrik will share...
A 360 video journey down Andy’s Way
By
Cassius Shuman
Mon, Apr 1
Category:
News
Breathe in the scenery as The Block Island Times takes you on a 360-video journey down Andy's Way to the water's edge and a view of the Great Salt Pond. It was a sunny, windy, April 1st day with temperatures in the low 40s. (Pause or click and drag the video around for different perspectives.) This...
Letters
Thu, Mar 28
Category:
News
,
Opinion
A letter from the Chief
To the Editor: Earlier this month on a Friday night, a few teenaged kids, good friends, left a gathering in South Kingstown and ended up in a serious car crash that resulted in a 17 year-old boy named Aiden Mulligan receiving a critical, life-threatening brain injury...
Utility District acquires BIPCo assets
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Mar 28
Category:
News
Almost 30 months after Block Island voters narrowly voted to approve the purchase of two-thirds of Block Island Power Co. stock, the Block Island Utility District has announced the acquisition of all BIPCo assets. The acquisition fulfills the goal of creating a non-profit ratepayer-controlled...
Zoning Board denies Payne’s appeal
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Mar 28
Category:
News
The New Shoreham Zoning Board of Appeal unanimously (6-0) denied Cathy Payne’s appeal of the Planning Board’s approval of the Thomas Property project on Wednesday. In her application to appeal, Payne noted that she was an abutter to the Thomas Property, which the Town of New Shoreham is developing...
HDC: Gables Inn proposal requires 3D model
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Mar 28
Category:
News
The anticipated unveiling of plans to develop the Gables Inn property on Dodge Street was put on hold after the Chair of the Historic District Commission asked for a three-dimensional model of the proposal. A team of architects, engaged by Lark Hotels, were prepared to unveil plans on paper for the...
Tourism Council eyes revenue loss to room reselling services
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Mar 28
Category:
News
As more and more island visitors rent rooms and homes through such room reselling platforms as airbnb, less and less hotel tax revenue gets circled back to the Block Island Tourism Council. The hotel tax returned to the Council is its sole source of funding. That this trend will continue in 2019...
duPont questions RIAC proposal
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Mar 28
Category:
News
An announcement made last week by Rhode Island Airport Corporation stating that it would create a task force to determine what projects should be undertaken at the state’s general aviation airports has one local pilot wondering why the agency is recreating work that has already been done. Last...
Visitor’s Center funding request sparks debate
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Mar 28
Category:
News
The Chamber of Commerce’s request for $27,700 in community support from the town to help staff the Visitor’s Center at Old Harbor became a hot button topic at Monday’s budget hearing. The Chamber of Commerce, a non-profit organization that receives its funding from dues-paying members, operates the...
MVFH: No need for a jitney service
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Mar 28
Category:
News
The members of the New Shoreham Commission on Motor Vehicles for Hire made it clear at its recent meeting that they do not support a proposed island-based jitney service. The commission’s discussion on the subject was prompted by the Town Council’s interest in exploring the operation of a jitney...
Council exploring landing fee options
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Mar 28
Category:
News
The New Shoreham Town Council is analyzing its landing fee collections from transient boaters who dock at Old Harbor and New Harbor. The review includes looking at increasing the number of collection boxes, refurbishing those boxers for greater functionality, and potentially charging landing fees...
Kelp farming in GSP eyed for growth
By
Renée Meyer
Thu, Mar 28
Category:
News
As Block Island’s first sugar-kelp farm wraps up its first season, both the Harbors Committee and the Shellfish Commission have weighed in on the establishment of another kelp farm. This time the applicant is lobsterman Jon Grant. Grant put in his aquaculture application to the Rhode Island Coastal...
Basketball awards
Thu, Mar 28
Category:
News
At the First Team Rhode Island High School Girl’s Basketball Association Banquet, Block Island School seniors Ruby Crawford, at left, Julia Gasner, center, and Mary Conant were honored for their on-court achievements. Also in the picture are coaches Rob Closter, in the back, and Roberta Closter, at...
Little League Baseball
Thu, Mar 28
Category:
News
Registration is open for Little league Baseball!! Information is available online at www.new-shoreham.com via the Recreation Department, or in the Recreation office. Start date for baseball is Monday, April 22. Cindy Lemon Recreation Assistant Director Camp Mohegan Town of New Shoreham PH (401) 466...
Utility District acquires BIPCo’s assets
By
Lars Trodson
Tue, Mar 26
Category:
News
Almost 30 months after Block island residents voted to purchase two-thirds of Block Island Power Co. stock — the yes votes outnumbered the no votes by a margin of two — 178-176 — the Block Island Utility District has acquired all of the assets of BIPCo. A press release issued by the Utility...
Health column: The cure for HIV
By
Gabriel Lupu, Alpert School of Medicine MD candidate 2019
Fri, Mar 22
Category:
News
An un-identified code-named “Patient London” has become the second person in the world cured of HIV/AIDS as reported by
Reuters
and
The
New York Times [1]
. If you, like me, are amazed at the word “cured” in relation to AIDS, then we’re in alignment. Like so many scientific...
Between the Seasons
By
Martha Ball
Thu, Mar 21
Category:
News
,
Island Notes
We have crossed the many thresholds that mark the transition from winter to spring. We passed Washington's birthday; meteorological winter ended on March 1; our man-imposed measure of time shifted, a blip pushing the sunrise back before seven for a few days; and the closing hour of the grocery was...
Town’s 2020 budget unveiled
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Mar 21
Category:
News
A series of appeals for increased funding from various departments and organizations marked the town’s first two budget session hearings on Monday and Tuesday when the proposed fiscal year 2020 operating and capital budgets were unveiled. Among those appeals were impassioned pleas by...
Thomas Property project on hold
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Mar 21
Category:
News
An appeal filed by a Block Island resident has stalled the town’s voter-approved $1.5 million town employee housing project. Payne filed the appeal as an abutter, but she is not an abutter to the property. “The project’s on hold,” said Town Manager Ed Roberge at the conclusion of Monday’s budget...
Plastic reduction legislation heard
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Mar 21
Category:
News
Reducing the use of plastics to preserve the environment has become a priority of the Rhode Island State Senate, with three Democratic senators introducing plastics-related bills in the General Assembly earlier this year. The bills, which include reducing use of plastic bags, plastic straws, and...
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