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Census data affects local funding, congressional representation
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, May 7
Category:
News
Filling out your census form is not just a mechanism to count a city or town’s population, it also directly ties into federal funding that municipality may — or may not — receive, according to Jeff Behler, the Regional Director for the U.S. Census Bureau. Census workers were scheduled to head out...
Town aligning with statewide restrictions
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, May 7
Category:
News
Recognizing that he has been a calm and steady voice during the COVID-19 crisis, and the director of the Block Island Medical Center for more than five years, First Warden Ken Lacoste took a moment to thank Dr. Mark Clark for all his time and contributions he has made to the community during the...
The Shad are Blooming!
Wed, May 6
Category:
News
,
Features
The following was sent to
The Block Island Times
from the Block Island Conservancy:
May 5, 2020 - The Shad are Blooming! For many weeks now, we’ve been checking the shad buds every morning to see if they’ve bloomed. Finally, after a warm and sunny day yesterday, many of the buds...
Filippi talks business and what reopening may look like
Tue, May 5
Category:
News
Republican House Leader Blake Filippi, R-Dist. 36, answered questions from the Block Island business community during an event sponsored by the Block Island Chamber of Commerce on Monday, May 4.
Here is a link to a video of the conference call: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yem_g6eJ6pw...
Ferry adjusts boat schedule until May 31
Tue, May 5
Category:
News
An important ferry schedule announcement from Interstate. Schedule adjusted until May 31. Fast ferry service delayed and could begin in June. Posted May 5, 2020: We are continuing to monitor our ridership needs and have made adjustments to our ferry schedules through May 31. Please click here for...
DEM issues guidelines for boaters
Mon, May 4
Category:
News
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management issued the following rules for boaters as the warm weather approaches:
As the early boating season gears up, the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is asking boaters to follow COVID-19 social distancing rules and other...
Portraits of an island on lockdown
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, May 1
Category:
News
,
Features
Island resident and artist Tracy Finn created the idea of capturing an inside look into islanders’ lives in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I had a thought of photographing people in their doorways or yards as a way to document this time that we’re all going through,” said Finn. Finn has...
Helping the island connect
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, May 1
Category:
News
,
Features
The staff at the Island Free Library, understanding that there was inequality throughout the island in terms of being able to connect to the internet, had placed an order of new “hotspots” in order to even things out. “We started brainstorming a hotspot program probably close to a year ago,” said...
Distance learning continues, school ‘not closed’
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, May 1
Category:
News
When Gov. Gina Raimondo announced on April 23 that students would not be returning to school this year, it marked one month since Block Island School students had been going to class online. Principal Kristine Monje noted the Block Island School has not cancelled its classes, and “the school is...
DEM awards Andy’s Way project $47k
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, May 1
Category:
News
Block Island has been awarded a $47,000 grant from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management to improve beach access and parking at Andy’s Way. The funding was part of a $5.7 million package designed to “support healthy communities and promoting outdoor recreation when the state...
Utility District looks toward an uncertain future
Renée Meyer
Fri, May 1
Category:
News
The Block Island Utility District Board of Commissioners held its second meeting by Zoom on Saturday, April 25. In some ways it was business as usual, with the commissioners approving the draft audit report first presented last month by the auditors from Marcum, and continuing their ongoing...
Raimondo restricts summer activities: what does this look like for the island?
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Apr 30
Category:
News
,
Features
Gov. Gina Raimondo, at her regularly scheduled daily briefing on Wednesday, April 29, stated that large gatherings and events for this coming summer, such as the Newport Folk Festival and Fourth of July parades, were likely not going to happen. It was a decision made, she said, “with a knot in my...
Army Corps of Engineers denies fast ferry dock construction in Old Harbor
Lars Trodson
Sat, Apr 25
Category:
News
,
Features
The application to build a dock to accommodate a proposed fast ferry service between Quonset and Block Island has been denied by the Army Corps of Engineers, town attorney Kathy Merolla announced at a virtual Town Council meeting on Thursday, April 23. The letter from the Army Corps of Engineers...
Right whale migrations in the east
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Apr 24
Category:
News
,
Features
“There has only been one right whale reported so far this year off Rhode Island: south of Sakonnet Point on Jan 22.” This is according to Robert Kenney, Emeritus Marine Research Scientist and Adjunct Professor in residence at the University of Rhode Island, who is one of the founders of the North...
Block Island’s Women’s History Month
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@gmail.com
Fri, Apr 24
Category:
News
,
Features
We’ve extended Women’s History Month into April (and possibly May!). Here are profiles of some in their own words:
Persephone Brown: Owner of Persephone’s Kitchen At age 18, my friend and I visited her brother, where he was working at the Spring House. We swam at Fresh Pond, beached all...
Ferry extends current schedule until May 10
Fri, Apr 24
Category:
News
Interstate Navigation has extended its current schedule of boat trips to and from Block Island until Sunday, May 10. Interstate’s Director of Security Bill McCombe announced at last night’s Town Council meeting the extension of the current Block Island Ferry schedule. The boat schedule was set to...
Town Manager, First Warden caution: Follow the rules
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Apr 23
Category:
News
Both the Town Manager and First Warden issued separate statements within the last week asking residents to adhere to guidelines included in the town’s emergency ordinance as more people head back to work. Not following the rules could lead to the council revisiting its worker guidelines. If...
National Poetry Month
Thu, Apr 23
Category:
News
,
Features
The following was submitted by reader Lisa Sprague:
It all started with a poem: Keeping Quiet Now we will count to twelve and we will all keep still. For once on the face of the earth, let’s not speak in any language, let’s stop for a second, and not move our arms so much. It would be an...
Salt marshes, bluffs, and rising sea levels
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Apr 23
Category:
News
,
Features
“I have lived in Rhode Island for one week when I set out to explore the nearest tidal marsh, the landscape I know will be the first to show signs of sea level rise... It is no surprise, then, that 15 percent of Rhode Island is classified as wetlands. And of that 15 percent, roughly an eighth is...
Forecasts predict tourism down 50 percent
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Apr 23
Category:
News
Block Island’s Tourism Director Jessica Willi said during an online meeting on Tuesday, April 21 that while Block Island is positioned to have some seasonal business return for the 2020 summer, tourism is expected to decline by as much as 50 percent from previous years. The reason why Block Island...
Federal funds for B.I. Airport will subsidize operations
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Apr 23
Category:
News
More than $1 million in grant monies has been allocated for the Block Island State Airport as part of the $2.2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, but according to a Rhode Island Airport Corporation spokesperson said the monies will likely be allocated for continued...
DEM celebrates Earth Day
Wed, Apr 22
Category:
News
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management submitted the following to
The Block Island Times: This week, as Rhode Island joins the world in marking the 50 th anniversary of Earth Day, Governor Gina M. Raimondo and the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) are...
Medical Center Update for April 22
Wed, Apr 22
Category:
News
BIHS COVID-19 Update Wednesday, April 22, 2020 Dear Block Island Community, Today marks the 50 th anniversary of Earth Day . Earth Day was initiated in response to growing public awareness of the destructive effects of human activity on the natural world, biodiversity and the environment as a whole...
Forecasts: Tourism may be down 50 percent this summer
Lars Trodson
Tue, Apr 21
Category:
News
Block Island’s Tourism Director Jessica Willi said during an online meeting today with the Block Island Tourism Council that while Block Island is positioned to have some seasonal business return for the 2020 summer, national business models forecast that tourism may decline by as much as 50...
Message from First Warden Lacoste
Mon, Apr 20
Category:
News
The following was issued by First Warden Ken Lacoste:
To our working community: Last week the Town council amended the town’s emergency ordinance to allow a limited number of folks back to work under clear and defined guidelines. One of our goals is to remain relatively isolated from the...
Orientación para usar mascarillas en el trabajo
Mon, Apr 20
Category:
News
El Departamento de Regulación Comercial del Estado de Rhode Island y Providence Plantations emitió lo siguiente:
GUIA PARA EL USO DE LAS CUBIERTAS FACIALES DE TELA EN EL TRABAJO La Orden Ejecutiva 20-14 dada por la gobernadora Raimondo prohibió toda reunión de más de cinco personas y...
Guidance for wearing masks at work
Mon, Apr 20
Category:
News
The following was issued by the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Department of Business Regulation:
GUIDANCE FOR THE WEARING OF CLOTH FACE COVERINGS AT WORK Governor Raimondo’s Executive Order 20-14 prohibited all gatherings of more than 5 people and all non-critical,...
Creating a culture of consciousness: ConserFest
Fri, Apr 17
Category:
News
,
Features
ConserFest, the annual celebration of music and art that helps raise funds to protect the island’s natural resources. Founded by Cameron Greenlee and Justin Lewis, the event is entering its 14th year. The Block Island Times asked the current members to write an occasional column to inform...
Beaches and parks open, enjoy responsibly
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Apr 17
Category:
News
,
Features
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced last week the temporary closure of Rhode Island state parks and beaches, to help slow the spread of COVID-19 in the public. The state parks and beaches, including their parking areas, closed on Friday, April 3. When asked if R.I. D.E...
Water, Sewer Depts. 2021 budget talks delayed
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Apr 17
Category:
News
,
Features
Although the current shutdown of government activities on Block Island has interrupted several projects in various stages of development, the Water Commission and Supt. John Breunig are taking steps to ensure that one of the most important projects that was initiated earlier this year stays on...
Council cautiously expands allowed activities
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Apr 17
Category:
News
UPDATE: Anyone who may be allowed to return to work under the provisions of the newly revised emergency ordinance should fill out the following form: http://www.new-shoreham.com/displaynews.cfm?id=440 “This is not a free for all, and it is being managed. This is going to work if people follow the...
Block Island’s Women’s History Month
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Apr 17
Category:
News
,
Features
We’ve extended Women’s History Month into April. Here are profiles of Rita Draper, Kay Lewis, Liz Doherty, and Valerie Preler in their own words:
Rita Draper: Owner of The 1661 Inn Love of sailing first brought my family to Block Island in the 1960s. My parents thought it would be a great...
Boaters need to quarantine, too
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Apr 17
Category:
News
Block Island Harbormaster Kate McConville has told The Block Island Times that she is informing all boaters that come into the Great Salt Pond or into Old Harbor that they will have to quarantine on the water for 14 days, no matter where they have traveled from. These are guidelines set by the...
A link to essential worker registration forms
Fri, Apr 17
Category:
News
Anyone who may be allowed to return to work under the provisions of the newly revised emergency ordinance should fill out the following form: http://www.new-shoreham.com/displaynews.cfm?id=440
A message from the Town of New Shoreham
Fri, Apr 17
Category:
News
COVID-19 VIRUS NOTICE TO RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO BLOCK ISLAND:
The Town of New Shoreham declared a State of Emergency effective
from March 18, 2020 through May 8, 2020.
Medical capacity on the Island is extremely limited.
A SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER for everyone on the...
RISD offers online courses
Fri, Apr 17
Category:
News
The following message was issued by island resident Sue Black
: “Good news! Islanders 18 [years] or older with a commuter card can apply for the McAleer Scholarship for online [Continuing Education] classes this spring. Sign up now since classes are filling up fast!” said island resident...
Block Island Airport to receive $1 million in federal aid
Fri, Apr 17
Category:
News
The Block Island State Airport is expected to receive more than $1 million in federal funding as part of the more than $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, it was announced by the Rhode Island Airport Corporation. Westerly Airport is expected to receive a little more than...
Online stories to be posted Friday, April 17
Thu, Apr 16
Category:
News
To our readers: The Block Island Times experienced unprecedented technical difficulties this week. We will not be able to post new stories online until Friday, April 17. Thank you for your patience and continued support. Look for new content tomorrow. - The Block Island Times team
All boaters must quarantine on the water
Lars Trodson
Tue, Apr 14
Category:
News
Tuesday, April 14 — Block Island Harbormaster Kate McConville has told
The Block Island Times
that she is informing all boaters that come into the Great Salt Pond or into Old Harbor that they will have to quarantine on the water for 14 days, no matter where they have traveled from...
Ferry extends current schedule until May 3
Tue, Apr 14
Category:
News
Interstate Navigation has extended its current schedule of boat trips to and from Block Island until Sunday, May 3. The schedule has five days with one boat each day. On Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays there is one boat leaving Pt. Judith at 11 a.m. and one boat leaving Block...
Playground at Ball O’Brien Park is closed
Rosemary Connelli
Tue, Apr 14
Category:
News
Recreation Department Director Dave Sniffen stated this morning that the playground at Ball-O’Brien Park is now closed. “Out of an abundance of caution, and following the lead of many other communities in Rhode Island, The Recreation Department has decide to close the structures, including the...
Council extends emergency ordinance to May 8
Mon, Apr 13
Category:
News
UPDATE: Town Council took a step closer in allowing some islanders return to work, starting Monday, April 20. However, the Town Council will meet on Wednesday, April 15 at 9 a.m. to finalize the emergency ordinance. The New Shoreham Town Council today voted to extend to May 8 the provisions of the...
Video
Windy day at Mohegan Bluffs
Rosemary Connelli
Mon, Apr 13
Category:
News
(VIDEO) Reporter Rosemary Connelli visited the Mohegan Bluffs today, and was greeted with strong wind speeds and rough waters. Wind speeds are expected to reach up to 60 m.p.h. today for coastal communities. Note: Turn up the volume to fully immerse yourself in the environment, and pause, and click...
DEM providing free trees for Rhode Islanders
Mon, Apr 13
Category:
News
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management submitted the following announcement to
The Block Island Times: The Department of Environmental Management (DEM), in partnership with the RI Tree Council , RI Nursery and Landscape Association , and the Arbor Day Foundation , is...
Council to meet again on allowing some island residents back to work
Lars Trodson
Sat, Apr 11
Category:
News
The Town Council will continue its discussion on whether or not to expand its list of essential workers and allow crews of one or two to work in isolation on Monday, April 13 at 3 p.m. After meeting for almost two hours this morning, the council had to balance any decision-making in the context of...
BIPCo audit finds no financial issues
Renée Meyer
Fri, Apr 10
Category:
News
,
Features
Under the “new normal” the Block Island Utility District Board of Commissioners held its monthly meeting by Zoom on Saturday, April 4. There were 13 participants for the meeting, including Block Island Power’s accountant David Bebyn, attorney Michael McElroy, and members of the audit team from...
April is National Poetry Month: Share a poem
Fri, Apr 10
Category:
News
,
Features
The following was submitted by island poet Nancy Greenaway. April is National Poetry Month.
Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, poems are being exchanged by email to as many people as possible. The oral presentation by invited non-poet readers/reciters from a variety of walks of life, scheduled...
Capturing portraits of sheltering in place
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Apr 10
Category:
News
Island resident and artist Tracy Finn created the idea of capturing an inside look into islanders’ lives in lockdown during COVID-19. “I had a thought of photographing people in their doorways or yards as a way to document this time that we’re all going through,” said Finn. Finn has already begun...
Reminder: BIG not open on Sundays
Fri, Apr 10
Category:
News
The folks at the Block Island Grocery would like to remind everyone that the store is not open on Sundays, including Easter, which is Sunday, April 12. If you need supplies for Easter Sunday dinner, you need to order today, Friday, or on Saturday before 3 p.m. (Orders that come into the store after...
Town’s finances strong, for now
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Apr 10
Category:
News
With Gov. Gina Raimondo extending shelter-in-place guidelines until May 8, the annual Financial Town Meeting will be delayed until a date closer to the end of the fiscal year, which closes out on June 30, 2020, if it can be held at all, according to town Financial Manager Amy Land. The town’s...
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