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Jan Wampler exhibit at Spring Street Gallery
Fri, Jul 22
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Jan Wampler has exhibited his paintings at Spring Street Gallery for the last three years. An internationally known architect, he has practiced in Asia, South America, and the United States. He has received numerous awards for his designs and is currently working on projects in Haiti and China. Jan...
Bad behavior at the bars
Renee Meyer
Fri, Jul 22
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News
On the heels of a few weeks of a chaotic summer with much partying, incidents of underage drinking and open container violations, the police conducted an undercover “compliance check” of alcohol service protocols at several Block Island bars. On Saturday, July 16, six out of seven “randomly” chosen...
Finn’s changes hands for second time in one year
Renee Meyer
Sat, Jul 16
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Thomas “TJ” Martucci has big plans for Finn’s Restaurant. He just doesn’t know what they are yet. Martucci “is an experienced restauranteer,” according to his attorney, Sanford Resnick, who attended the Town Council’s meeting on July 5 remotely as the council, acting in its capacity as the Board of...
Tourism Council approves assistance for Visitor Center
Renee Meyer
Sat, Jul 16
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News
At the Block Island Tourism Council meeting last month, members were a bit flabbergasted that no-one showed up to represent the Block Island Visitor Center request for funding for the second month in a row. The Visitor Center was spun off from the Chamber of Commerce last year as a separate legal...
Council stalls on July 4th problems, progresses on housing
Renee Meyer
Fri, Jul 15
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The New Shoreham Town Council had a lengthy agenda for its meeting on Monday, July 11 with most of the items continued from the previous meeting on July 5. When they got to item three, an update from Interim Police Chief Peter Chabot regarding the Fourth of July weekend, first Warden André Boudreau...
BIMI Tuesday Night Talks
Fri, Jul 15
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Dr. Lindsay Green-Gavrielidis will be the Block Island Maritime Institute’s Tuesday Night Talks guest speaker on July 19 at 7 p.m. Green-Gavrielidis grew up in the mountains of New Hampshire and had a deep fascination with the ocean from a young age. She received her BS in Biology from Northeastern...
ROCK THE BLOCK
Fri, Jul 15
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BALLARD’S BEACH RESORT John Brazile: Daily Pop Rocks: July 16, 17 Royal Blue: July 18 - 21 Red Light: July 15 - 17 The Heavy Hitters: July 22, 23 CAPTAIN NICK’S The High and Mighty Brass Band : July 15 & 16 Delaney-sunshine deck, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 15 Rob Davis-sunshine deck, 5:30 to 9 p.m...
Gull tests positive for bird flu
Fri, Jul 15
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News
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) are advising the public that a great black backed gull that was found seriously ill on a beach in South Kingstown on June 23 has tested positive for highly...
Islanders and visitors march for their rights
Renee Meyer
Fri, Jul 15
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News
Just a few days after the always-rowdy and always-noisy Fourth of July Parade, a quieter, more somber march took place through the streets of Old Harbor. On Thursday, July 7, an estimated 200 people gathered in the early evening at the Old Post Office Bagel Shop to prepare for a silent march for...
Yoga at the farm or the beach
Sofia Williams
Fri, Jul 15
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News
This summer Elevation Studio, located at 1661 Farm and Garden, is offering daily yoga classes provided by Danielle Duffy, creator of Elevation Studio, and other instructors including, Katie, Kelsay, Taryn, and Ryan. Duffy discovered her passion for yoga in the mid 1990s in Costa Rica. “I started...
The Studio opens on High Street
Chris Crawford
Fri, Jul 15
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News
One is challenged when trying to wrap their hands around the new art/photography store located midway on High Street where the “old” Block Island Health and General Store used to sit on the edge of town. But it’s eclectic: “A person or physical surroundings deriving ideas, style, or taste from a...
ART AROUND TOWN...
Fri, Jul 15
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News
“Winter is the perfect time to put on canvas and paper all the interesting and beautiful images I find during my time on the island during the spring, summer and fall,” says Sharon Lehman about her new exhibition opening Saturday, July 16. Lehman’s real excitement comes from walking on trails,...
A dearth of candidates run for local offices
Renee Meyer
Sat, Jul 9
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News
The filing period to declare candidacy for town elections has closed and now the candidates must complete the next step – getting enough signatures of registered voters to participate in the primaries in September and the elections in November. The deadline for submitting signatures is July 15, and...
Picture-perfect day for a parade
Sat, Jul 9
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Monday was picture-perfect for the annual Double Ender Celebrations’ Fourth of July Parade. This year’s theme was “Celebrate Block Island,” and people did with costumes representing everything from the Block Island quarter featuring the North Light to what could be called Block Island’s official...
Town Council reviews Fourth of July
Renee Meyer
Fri, Jul 8
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News
Summer is upon us, and as always, with July comes a host of problems, some new, and some that return every year. This year’s Fourth of July weekend was as busy as ever, but despite that, interim Police Chief Peter Chabot told the Town Council on Tuesday, July 5 that “based on the number of people...
Mary D. Fund Regatta to be held July 16
Fri, Jul 8
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News
The Mary D. Fund Benefit Regatta, a traditional sailing event to benefit the Mary D. Fund, was held each year in the 1990s until 2004. After a decade-long hiatus, the regatta was revived a few years ago by Block Island Community Sailing. The race is a 12-mile around-the-buoys race in Block Island...
BIMI Tuesday Night Talks
Fri, Jul 8
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News
Much of what you’ve heard about plastic pollution may be wrong, and the problem is much more catastrophic than we could have imagined. What exactly are we up against? Science writer, artist, and author, Erica Cirino comes to Block Island Maritime Institute on July 12, at 7 p.m. to set the plastic...
Great Salt Pond Annual Photo Scavenger Hunt
Fri, Jul 8
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News
For the third year in a row, the Committee for the Great Salt Pond is holding its annual photo scavenger hunt. The contest runs from July 9 through August 12. Last year there 48 winners, double that of the prior year. This year’s challenge is to photographically “spell out” the words “clam flats”...
ROCK THE BLOCK
Fri, Jul 8
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News
BALLARD’S BEACH RESORT John Brazile: Daily Kick: July 8 - 10 Darik and the Funbags: July 9,10 Royal Blue: July 11 - 14 Red Light: July 15 - 17 CAPTAIN NICK’S West End Blend: July 8 & 9 The High and Mighty Brass Band: July 15 & 16 Delaney - sunshine deck: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 8 Rob Davis...
ART AROUND TOWN...
Fri, Jul 8
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News
Merideth McGregor will be showing her jewelry designs at the Spring Street Gallery from July 8 through July 21. April in Paris Designs is the vision of McGregor, who has been inspired by beauty, color, and design throughout her life. Her contemporary jewelry designs are based on her personal taste...
ART AROUND TOWN...
Fri, Jul 8
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A trove of new works in oils by Whitney Knapp Bowditch will be on exhibit at the Jessie Edwards Studio from July 9 to July 20. A virtual reception video will be released on July 9. Working with brush and palette knife, Bowditch continues to experiment with the relationship between color and texture...
Block Island Fourth of July celebrations back to “normal”
Renee Meyer
Fri, Jul 1
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News
There’s excitement in the air as Block Island gets ready to celebrate the Fourth of July this year. Presented by the Double Ender Committee and supported by donations large and small, the island events were the brainchild of Edie Blane, years ago when she said to the Town Council: “We should do...
Historic District okays new Surfside plans
Renee Meyer
Fri, Jul 1
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News
Several projects passed muster at the Historic District’s meeting on June 27 – or at least partially. It can be a long process getting a design and a plan just right, and that’s just the beginning. Many of the projects that come before the commission need to then go on to other boards, including...
Broadband goalpost moves again
Renee Meyer
Fri, Jul 1
Category:
News
One of the biggest frustrations about broadband coming to Block Island is there is never really a definitive answer to when. With each update of its progress, there seems to be another few months added on until the time when customers can finally sign up for and receive services. Although the New...
Message from the Town Manager
Maryanne Crawford
Fri, Jul 1
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News
Greetings, and a warm welcome to all those visiting Block Island, officially known as the Town of New Shoreham. We hope you’ll treasure your visit to what The Nature Conservancy, in 1991, named “one of the 12 last great places in the Western Hemisphere.” In order to absorb the island’s true...
Avoid dead birds on beaches Possible avian flu
Fri, Jul 1
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News
A relatively small number of seabirds and other waterbirds washing up dead on beaches is normal this time of year, but in the past several weeks multiple locations along the Atlantic Coast, including Block Island and other places in Rhode Island, have seen higher than usual numbers. Due to the...
Vehicle restrictions in effect for returning piping plovers
Fri, Jul 1
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News
The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in cooperation with the Town of New Shoreham, has implemented a temporary closure of the beach beyond the North Light trail to off-road vehicles due to the impending hatch of piping plover chicks. Those with a Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) permit...
Block Island Live
Fri, Jul 1
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News
Ballard’s Beach Resort John Brazile: July 1, 2, 5 Pop Rocks: July 1 – 4 DJ Maxx Major: July 2, 3, 4 Kevin Herchen : July 3, 4 Royal Blue: July 5, 6 Country Fest: July 7 Captain Nick’s Fever: July 1, 2, 3 Delaney on the sunshine deck: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. July 1 Rob Davis on the sunshine deck: 5:30 to...
Comedy Night featuring Anthony DeVito
Fri, Jul 1
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News
Comedy night returns to Yellow Kittens with headliner Anthony Devito on Tuesday, July 5. Originally from New Jersey, Anthony DeVito is a New York City based comedian. He’s appeared on CBS “Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Comedy Central’s “Adam Devine’s House Party,” and was one of the “New Faces”...
BIMI Tuesday Night Talks
Fri, Jul 1
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News
he Block Island Maritime Institute’s Tuesday Night Talk on July 5 will feature Dr. Helen M. Rozwadowski. Join us Tuesday at 7 p.m. as Dr. Rozwadowski discusses the subject of her latest book, “Vast Expanses - a History of the Oceans.” Listen as this renowned historian dives in and discusses how...
Bernard Lamotte (1903-1983)
Fri, Jul 1
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News
Eighteen works in a variety of media by Bernard Lamotte will be on exhibit at the Jessie Edwards Studio on the second floor of the Post Office building, from June 24 to July 6. A virtual reception will be released on June 25. Paris-born, Lamotte (1903-1983) attended the Ecole des Beaux Arts and the...
New floral shop on Ocean Avenue
Sofia Williams
Fri, Jul 1
Category:
News
This past April, Coast opened on 448 Ocean Avenue. Owned by Cariona Davis, Coast is a new eco-friendly, woman-owned and locally supportive shop. Coast offers locally fresh-cut flowers, mostly from Davis’s backyard on Spring Street, along with flowers from Ayla Shade, a local florist and owner of...
Jim Berman at the Spring Street Gallery
Fri, Jul 1
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News
The Spring Street Gallery is pleased to host Block Island At Night, a unique series of photographs by Jim Berman, all taken entirely in the dark of moonless nights. Says Berman, “I’ve challenged myself to see the island in a light not already on display from the island’s many talented and inspiring...
Conservation essential this summer
Renee Meyer
Sat, Jun 25
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News
Both the Water and Sewer Departments adopted budgets for the upcoming fiscal year that starts July 1 at their annual financial meetings on Monday, June 20. Both budgets anticipate increases in revenues from user fees, mainly as a result of increased usage throughout the year, but on the sewer side...
Town Council tidies up
Renee Meyer
Sat, Jun 25
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News
The Town Council did some end-of year housekeeping at its meeting on June 15. As the fiscal year comes to a close on June 30, Town Finance Director Amy Land led them though what she termed “annual exercises.” The first was to reassign expenditures that were “unplanned or greater than anticipated.”...
Vehicle restrictions in effect for returning piping plovers
Sat, Jun 25
Category:
News
The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in cooperation with the Town of New Shoreham, has implemented a temporary closure of the beach beyond the North Light trail to off-road vehicles due to the impending hatch of piping plover chicks. Those with a Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) permit...
Deadline to run for town offices nearing
Sat, Jun 25
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News
The filing period to declare candidacy for town elections is coming up. Declaration forms, which can be found on the Town of New Shoreham’s new website, should be filed with the Town Clerk’s office. The Declaration of Candidacy filing period is Monday, June 27, through Wednesday, June 29. The Town...
Savannah Catherine Brown earns Dean’s List at Providence College
Sat, Jun 25
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News
Savannah Catherine Brown, daughter of Jennifer Brady of Block Island, R.I. and Robert Brown of Block Island, R.I., has earned Dean’s List honors at Providence College for the spring 2022 semester. Dean’s List honors are earned by fulltime undergraduate students who, at the end of the semester, have...
The importance of naloxone
Dr. Thomas Warcup
Sat, Jun 25
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News
Now in its second decade, the opioid epidemic has claimed more than 800,000 lives in the United States. This is more deaths than in all U.S. wars and armed conflicts combined “from the Revolutionary War to the present,” according to the article “The Opioid Crisis – Not Just Opioids Anymore,” by...
BIMI Tuesday Night Talks start June 28
Sat, Jun 25
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News
The first BIMI Tuesday Talk of the 2022 season will feature Alyson McCann from the University of Rhode Island discussing private well-water safety on Block Island, and why, how, and when to get your well water tested. This free workshop will enable you to take informed action to test and protect...
Island bids farewell to Deacon Steve Hester
Chris Crawford
Fri, Jun 24
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News
Through three long and loud ovations at the 10 a.m. Mass at St. Andrew Catholic Church on June 19, Deacon Steve Hester and his wife Laura signed off after a four-year parish engagement here on Block Island, with one last homily. Hester has accepted a position with a large parish in Lexington,...
Laura Baross to exhibit at the Spring Street Gallery
Fri, Jun 24
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News
Artist Laura Baross will exhibit her work at the Spring Street Gallery with an opening reception on Saturday, June 25, from 5 to 7 p.m. Laura is a visual artist specializing in interior design, ceramics, and photography. She recently opened a shop on Chapel Street called Studio DWC. “I love to...
Conservation organizations advise public of recent waterbird deaths on Rhode Island Coast
Fri, Jun 24
Category:
News
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM), and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) are advising the public of recent waterbirds (gulls, cormorants, shearwaters, terns, seabirds, shorebirds) found dead along the Rhode Island coast. A relatively...
Island sees increase in opioid overdoses
Renee Meyer
Fri, Jun 17
Category:
News
With summer comes the always-jarring increase in mopeds behaving badly, blaring ambulances roaring through town, and increased helicopter activity for medical evacuations at the Block Island State Airport. With the influx of workers and visitors, this is not unexpected, but still a dramatic change...
Deadline to run for town offices nearing
Fri, Jun 17
Category:
News
The filing period to declare candidacy for town elections is coming up. Declaration forms, which can be found on the Town of New Shoreham’s new website, should be filed with the Town Clerk’s office. The Declaration of Candidacy filing period is Monday, June 27, through Wednesday, June 29. The Town...
Land Trust discusses next steps for “Overlook”
Renee Meyer
Fri, Jun 17
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News
A few weeks ago when the subject of the “Overlook Property” came up in a Town Council meeting, Councilor Martha Ball remarked that the newly acquired property should be called something else because the town, and the Block Island Land Trust had not bought the part of the property with the building...
Tourism Council funds several community projects, tables Visitor Center request
Renee Meyer
Fri, Jun 17
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News
With last year’s boom in tourism, the Block Island Tourism Council has been able to be generous this year in meeting requests for funding from various groups on the island. Expecting declines in tourism at the onset of the Covid pandemic, the Tourism Council adjusted its revenue expectations...
Frank DiBiase III of The Atwells Group appointed to 2022 RIHA Board of Directors
Fri, Jun 17
Category:
News
The Rhode Island Hospitality Association (RIHA) is proud to announce the appointment of Block Island resident Frank DiBiase III to its 2022 Board of Directors. DiBiase is a business development representative and food and beverage director for The Atwells Group, which includes three successful...
Block Island celebrates the Class of 2022 in grand style
Chris Crawford
Fri, Jun 17
Category:
News
Originally released by Creedence Clearwater Revival, and since copied by many others, “Have you ever Seen the Rain” is about the calm before the storm. The narrator predicts this will result in a sun shower, an uncommon weather phenomenon in which the sun is shining, but it’s raining. That metaphor...
Glass Float Project attracting people from all over the country this year
Renee Meyer
Fri, Jun 17
Category:
News
It’s difficult to tell how a marketing campaign is going. Or is it? Block Island Tourism Council Director Jessica Willi has been experimenting with a service that tracks the council’s internet ads and then can determine if the person has subsequently visited the island or a shop or restaurant here...
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