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Class of 2022 presents Senior Projects to the island community

Renee Meyer

Fri, May 13

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One of the last hurdles a Block Island School student will jump over is the Senior Project, and it’s a long jump. The Senior Project is a graduation requirement in most Rhode Island public schools. (In about 2007, schools could choose two graduation requirements out of three as required by the...
Time to redecorate the fiber arts tree

Renee Meyer

Fri, May 13

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Two years ago, island resident Sue Black had an idea – enlist local people who knit or crochet to collaborate on a fiber arts project. People were asked to make small orange squares that would be sewn together to form a large monarch butterfly. At what would now be considered the onset of the Covid...
Island kids embracing martial arts

Chris Crawford

Fri, May 13

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Martial Arts develops a certain je-nesais-quois confidence that transcends sport. And Block Island has flocked to the chance to learn from a master with classes overflowing with eager students. It is a mindset that is quickly and invisibly applied to life’s many daily challenges. It...
Anderson honored as Preceptor of the Year

Fri, May 13

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Block Island Health Services would like to congratulate Nurse Practitioner, Laurie Anderson, APRN-C, CDOE, on being selected as the University of Saint Joseph Physician Assistant Studies Program’s Class of 2022 Preceptor of the Year. This honor recognizes a clinician with extraordinary dedication...
Police Advisory Commission conducting community survey

Renee Meyer

Fri, May 13

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News

The Police Advisory Commission is extending its Community Needs Survey for the next five weeks. Initially the survey was offered on the Block Island Bulletin Board, and notices were posted in various places around town, but the response was thin. To garner more responses, a link to the survey will...
Planning Board tackles amending ordinances

Renee Meyer

Fri, May 13

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News

The Planning Board also took up the subject of affordable and attainable housing at its meeting on Monday, May 9. As opposed to the workshop the Town Council held, this meeting mainly focused on specific language housing advocate Chris Warfel had proposed to amend section 513 of the zoning...
Town Council leads workshop on housing

Renee Meyer

Fri, May 13

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News

The Town Council held a workshop on Wednesday, May 4 on the subject of housing. The need for more affordable and attainable housing has been an issue for decades, and while the town and the not-for-profit Block Island Economic Development Foundation have made strides over the years, the most recent...
Making Strides for Mental Health

Sofia Williams

Fri, May 6

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News

Last Thursday, at 3:30 p.m., the island’s first, “Making Strides for Mental Health,” 5k walk or run was held. The run was created by my mentor, John Tarbox, the Block Island School’s gym teacher, and myself, for my senior project to help raise money for NAMI Block Island, a non-profit organization...
Governor weighs in on State Police issue

Stephen Hester

Fri, May 6

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News

The Town Council received an update from lobbyist Rick McAuliffe of the Mayforth Group on the “Mexican standoff” between the town and the Rhode Island State Police on Friday, April 29. The State Police are currently requesting $45,000 for the summer season, to provide two officers on weekends. Four...
“Doing the dance”

Stephen Hester

Fri, May 6

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News

Lobbyist Rick McAuliffe paid a visit to the Town Council last Friday to give an update on how things are going for the town’s legislative agenda at the Rhode Island State Legislature. The town has sent three resolutions to the General Assembly: one resolution calls for the income limits for...
Arbor Day returns to the Block Island School

Reneé Meyer

Fri, May 6

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News

The Block Island Gardeners have celebrated Arbor Day with the younger students at the Block Island School for decades. This year it was special for a couple of reasons – Arbor Day 2022 was the 150th anniversary of the holiday, and, due to Covid, the local activities were skipped for the past two...
Sewer shut- off around Bridgegate Square next week

Reneé Meyer

Fri, May 6

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News

The New Shoreham Sewer Department has announced a sewer shut-off for Monday, May 9, Tuesday, May 10, and possibly Wednesday May 11 for the area in and around Bridgegate Square. This is required while workers from National Water Main Cleaning Company of Boston re-line the leaking sewer pipes in the...
Budget passes at Financial Town Meeting with little fanfare

Stephen Hester

Fri, May 6

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News

The Town of New Shoreham called the citizenry together on Monday night for the annual Financial Town Meeting. The Board of Canvassers had elected to forego streaming of the event, as it felt that offering a video alternative would entice people to stay home and watch, rather than attending in...
Evan Carey certified as a journeyman lineman

Fri, May 6

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News

Evan Carey recently graduated from the New England Public Power Association’s four-year line worker certification program. The Block Island Utility District provided this training for Evan, which will put him on par with his fellow line workers across the country. He is certified as a journeyman...
Two players win basketball awards

Chris Crawford

Fri, May 6

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News

This year’s edition of the high school boys winning basketball team featured many undergraduate players who earned valuable playing time against more experienced players and teams. Two of the Hurricanes recently garnered placement on the first and second team All Stars. Sophomore Justin Cullen was...
Happy spring to everybody from BIHS!

Dr. Thomas Warcup

Fri, May 6

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News

Summer appointment schedule As we move into the summer months, I wanted to reiterate that even though we stop performing annual wellness visits in June, July, and August, we are here for the full spectrum of your chronic disease management such as diabetes, COPD, asthma, hypertension, heart disease...
Town Council goes to Providence

Stephen Hester

Fri, Apr 29

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News

Members of the New Shoreham Town Council, along with Housing Board Chair Cindy Pappas, Town Manager Maryanne Crawford and advocate Alicia Miro, attended a hearing before the Rhode Island House Committee on Municipal Government and Housing on April 12, to plead the case for House Bill 7723. The bill...
Planning Board examines large house survey results

Renee Meyer

Fri, Apr 29

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News

The Planning Board will be holding two special sessions in May to discuss the results of the Large House Survey it conducted earlier this winter from Jan. 25 to Feb. 15. There were 233 responses to the online survey, which was conducted to elicit feedback, or “policy preferences of the community”...
Earth and Arbor Day Fair a great success

Renee Meyer

Fri, Apr 29

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News

By all accounts, Block Island’s first Earth and Arbor Day Fair held last Thursday, April 21, was a resounding success. When The Block Island Times spoke with organizer Mimi Leveille a couple weeks before the fair, she was still gathering participants, and unsure of just who would be doing...
Checking the drains

Stephen Hester

Fri, Apr 29

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News

“At first blush, I haven’t figured out which part of the web complicates the next (part),” Second Warden Sven Risom said, describing the requests of the Sewer Commission to the Town Council. He went on to describe the agenda item as a “rushed jambalaya,” with “too much sauce.” “That’s a fair...

$Work is underway on the section of sewer pipe under Ocean Avenue, from Bridgegate Square to the pump station. Sewer Superintendent Dylan Chase said video inspection had revealed cracks and fractures in the concrete pipes, allowing infiltration of groundwater into the system. (Photo: S. Hester)$
The Wrackline

Stephen Hester

Fri, Apr 29

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News

Financial Town Meeting The FTM on May 2 at 7 p.m. will not be streamed for the public, per correspondence sent from the Board of Canvassers to the Town Council. The letter indicated that the board felt that providing an option for people to watch at home could “deter people from attending in person...
Warrant for Financial Town Meeting

Fri, Apr 29

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See attachment for warrant
No island is an island when it comes to pickleball

Chris Crawford

Fri, Apr 29

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News

The fastest growing sport in the country is called pickleball. Ok, really. Can you take anyone seriously when they pronounce they are “headed out to play pickleball?” Well, it turns out that a recent visit to the island’s school gym on a raw Sunday afternoon demonstrated with one glance that the...
Please say it isn’t so

J.V. Houlihan

Fri, Apr 29

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News

On 1 April 2022, I posted the following on Facebook with my tongue firmly planted in my cheek so far it looked like I had a golf ball wedged and stuck in there. Still, I hooked some folks with the gag. Hey, it’s just because I’m the credible guy that I’m wont to be. I guess. Or, people are more...
Block Island School 3rd Quarter Honor Roll

Fri, Apr 29

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News

Highest Honors Rory Crawford – Grade 12 Whitney McGinnes – Grade 12 Chloe Weber – Grade 12 Campbell Coviello – Grade 11 Cally Weber – Grade 11 Bailey Payne – Grade 10 Cora Ryan – Grade 10 Haley Conant – Grade 9 Emily Helterline – Grade 9 Abbey Hester – Grade 9 Justin Berry – Grade 8 Chase Hatfield...
STATE OF RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

Fri, Apr 29

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News

IN RE: BLOCK ISLAND UTILITY DISTRICT’S FILINGS DOCKET NO. 5245 - LAST RESORT & TRANSMISSION RATE RECONCILIATION DOCKET NO. 5244 - DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT PLAN NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Pursuant to the provisions of R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 39-2-1.2(b) and 39-3-11, as amended and the Public Utilities...
Introducing Gwendolyn Grace Gardiner

Fri, Apr 29

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News

Emma Pion and Joshua Gardiner announce the birth of Gwendolyn Grace Gardiner. Gwendolyn was born at South County Hospital on January 20, 2022 at 8:22 a.m. weighing 8 pounds, 14 ounces, and was 20.75 inches long. Gwendolyn is the great granddaughter of the late Margaret (Peggy) Manley of Block...
B.I. Health and General Store reinvented in a new location

Chris Crawford

Fri, Apr 22

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News

This is not a typical Block Island couch-surfing story. But the ingredients are somewhat the same. The Block Island Health and General Store has moved from its High Street hillside home of several years into a new location next to The Oar at the Block Island Boat Basin, in the long blue building...
Block Island Ghost Tours’ “Get in The Spirit” open house

Sofia Williams

Fri, Apr 22

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News

On Sunday, April 24, from 1 to 5 p.m., Block Island Ghost Tours will be hosting an open house on the second floor of the Odd Fellows Hall. “This is our second year in business. Last year we had a little desk at The Harborside Hotel and this year we have expanded greatly. We have bigger spaces,...
Fourth of July planning underway – fireworks donations needed

Chris Crawford

Fri, Apr 22

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News

Visiting Block Island, it is often said, is akin to stepping back in time. But Block Island behind the times? Nonsense. In fact, Block Island’s weathered, tough-as-nails year-round population declared its independence on March 2, 1774, fully two years before the Declaration of Independence was...
Piping plovers return to nest in Rhode Island

Fri, Apr 22

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News

The following was sent in by the Rhode Island National Wildlife Refuge Complex: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service needs your help again this summer to protect piping plovers, their nests and chicks on Rhode Island beaches. The piping plover is a small, stocky, sandy-colored bird...
TOWN OF NEW SHOREHAM REPORT TO TAXPAYERS ON CURRENT AND PROPOSED BUDGET

Fri, Apr 22

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FUNCTION OR PURPOSE EXPENDITURES CURRENT BUDGET FY 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET FY 2023 1. ADMINISTRATION $ 1,578,393 $ 1,567,052 2. FINANCE 552,555 464,338 3. CENTRAL DISPATCH 349,081 342,090 4. POLICE 1,153,698 1,312,720 5. PUBLIC WORKS 992,322 1,206,748 6. HARBORS 627,410 681,289 7. BUILDING 266,402 231...
TOWN OF NEW SHOREHAM NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX RATE CHANGE

Fri, Apr 22

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News

The Town of New Shoreham proposes to increase its property tax levy to $12,009,351 in the 2022-2023 budget year; the property tax levy this year is $11,319,552. The FY 2022 and FY 2023 tax levies have excluded motor vehicle excise tax for the purpose of determining tax levy growth pursuant to...
Council makes final tweaks, adopts budget

Stephen Hester

Fri, Apr 22

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News

Last week, the Town Council finalized the 2023 budget for presentation at the Financial Town Meeting on May 2. Town Manager Maryanne Crawford summarized the changes, explaining that an additional $25,000 would be going to the Block Island Volunteer Fire Department, by shifting $5,000 from the...
Town faces State Police impasse

Stephen Hester

Fri, Apr 22

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News

“I’m going to hold firm that we should not be paying for them,” Town Manager Maryanne Crawford told the Town Council at its April 13 meeting. First Warden André Boudreau had asked Crawford if she had an update on the situation with the R.I. State Police. It has been suggested by the state police...
The splice is nice

Reneé Meyer

Fri, Apr 22

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News

The old adage “the third time’s a charm,” held true this past week for National Grid in its latest attempt to splice the electronic transmission cable that runs from Block Island to the mainland. National Grid was foiled in its first attempt last spring when the conduit that holds the cable became...
Block Island School students visit Washington, DC

Fri, Apr 15

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News

A group of 15 students, one teacher and an additional chaperone from the Block Island School spent six days in Washington, DC from March 20 to 25, meeting with members of Congress and talking about key issues the United States faces today. In Washington, the group successfully completed the...
Pysanky eggs

Fri, Apr 15

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News

Pysanky eggs are a Ukrainian springtime tradition dating back centuries that utilizes a wax resist technique akin to batik. This year with the war in Ukraine, the tradition is gaining in popularity all over the world. The eggs pictured here were brought to the island by Marlena Paulson of South...
The Wrackline

Stephen Hester

Fri, Apr 15

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News

Harbors The Town Council approved new fees introduced by the Harbors Department and approved by the Harbors Committee for riparian moorings and a base fee for charter and commercial permit holders. Riparian moorings are those owned by a landowner whose property is contiguous with the water. Under...
Town mulls affordable housing options

Stephen Hester

Fri, Apr 15

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News

The April 4 meeting of the New Shoreham Town Council began, as meetings so often do, with public comment. Alicia Martin of the ad-hoc group Block Island Affordable and Attainable Housing spoke to the council about the ongoing shortage of quality affordable housing on the island and the need to fund...
Council looks to increase funding for BIVFRD

Stephen Hester

Fri, Apr 15

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News

As the Town Council sharpens up its pencils and works to crunch the numbers in the budget for fiscal year 2023, it is increasingly running up against a hard truth. “We are in a zero-sum situation,” Council Member Keith Stover told the group on April 6 at the public hearing on the budget. “In order...
Town Council examines property tax structure

Stephen Hester

Fri, Apr 15

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News

New Shoreham is looking into the possibility of creating a new tax structure, based on classifications of different land use types. The goal of creating this tax structure, per the accompanying documents on the town’s website, is to “Modernize New Shoreham’s property tax system to deliver fair and...
Celebrate Earth Day, come to the fair on April 21!

Renee Meyer

Fri, Apr 8

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News

Back in January, somebody asked Mimi Leveille if Block Island did anything for Earth Day. Upon hearing the answer, he then said: “It’s getting to be a big thing, you know.” And so it was that Leveille found herself in the middle of organizing the island’s first fair to commemorate both Earth Day...
HDC reviews Ballard’s balcony and Champlin’s changes

Stephen Hester

Fri, Apr 8

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News

Ballard’s Beach Resort Ballard’s Inn Realty, LLC appeared before the Historic District Commission to present its plan to build a new second floor deck and raise the roof on part of the building to accommodate a second floor. As Eric Zuena of ZDS Architecture and Interior Design explained, the basic...
PUC rules on new net-metering policy for Block Island

Renee Meyer

Fri, Apr 8

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News

The results were a mixed bag on Tuesday at the R.I. Public Utilities Commission meeting when the Block Island Utility District’s Docket 5192 was taken up at an open meeting. The meeting was, specifically, not a public hearing and no comments from the general public were entertained. Filed on Oct 26...
Council considers police budget

Stephen Hester

Fri, Apr 8

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News

The Town Council has been holding hearings on the proposed budget in preparation for the final budget vote at the Financial Town Meeting in May. One department’s budget created more discussion than any other in the meetings on March 28 and 30. The police department saw an increase in its...
Want to rent a trooper?

Stephen Hester

Fri, Apr 8

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News

As the Town Council continues poring over the proposed budget, one new cost the town is potentially facing is a charge for state police coverage. Traditionally, the Rhode Island State Police have sent troopers to the island to augment the local police force during the busy summer months. Town...
Council reviews 2023 budget

Stephen Hester

Fri, Apr 8

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News

The Town Council continued its budget process at a work session with department heads on March 28, hearing from the administration and finance departments, the police department, the fire and rescue and Emergency Management department (Dispatch), Public Works, Harbors Department, building officials...
Access and continuity for a greater healthcare experience on Block Island

Dr. Thomas Warcup

Wed, Apr 6

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News

I have written two previous letters on enhancements at the medical center in structure and philosophy. The medical center team and I have been discussing ways to communicate changes that are made to facilitate your best healthcare experience. The medical center proudly provided 6,742 patient visits...
Harbors Committee holds the line on moorings residency

Stephen Hester

Tue, Apr 5

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News

Kevin Cute of the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council met with the Harbors Committee via Zoom to discuss the Harbor Management Plan the town has submitted. He had a few suggestions, mostly related to including references to the ongoing legal matter involving Champlin’s Realty...

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