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Burning boat causes some anxious moments
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Jun 29
Category:
News
The Great Salt Pond was a scene of fire and smoke, veiled by a thick blanket of fog, on the night of Thursday, June 21, as a private boat caught fire and was completely destroyed. Harbormaster Steve Land said he was at the boat house working at 8:30 p.m. when he received a call about the fire. Land...
Helicopters still drawing complaints
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jun 29
Category:
News
Several Block Island residents took the opportunity during a meeting with Rhode Island Airport Corporation officials to reiterate their concern over noise generated by helicopter tours. However, the three RIAC officials who conducted the meeting said there was little they could do, provided that...
New Lyme vaccine in early trials
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jun 29
Category:
News
Scientists are stepping up efforts in the battle against Lyme disease. A new Lyme vaccine is undergoing its first phase of trials, which involves three stages of approval before the vaccine can be sold to the public. There is currently no clinically approved Lyme disease vaccine for humans...
New dinghy dock to be installed
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jun 29
Category:
News
There is good news for boaters venturing into Block Island’s New Harbor this summer season. A brand new public dinghy dock will soon be installed between Payne’s Dock and Dead Eye Dick’s restaurant. The Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council approved plans for the dock at a public...
Wind Farm study: ‘Minimal negative impact’
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jun 29
Category:
News
,
B.I. Wind Farm
A University of Rhode Island researcher who has been studying the Block Island Wind Farm for the past year said there has been “minimal negative impact” from the wind farm on tourism and marine life. The wind farm, which sits three miles off the southeast coast of Block Island, has been operational...
Utility District to acquire BIPCo assets
By
Renée Meyer
Fri, Jun 29
Category:
News
The Block Island Power Company’s Board of Directors reached an important milestone on Thursday, June 21 when it voted to sell the assets of the company to the Block Island Utility District. “There’s no reason to go into closed session,” said BIPCo Chair Nancy Dodge. “This has been a long time...
North Lighthouse opens for 25th year
By
Pat Tengwall
Fri, Jun 29
Category:
News
Block Island's North Lighthouse is marking a double anniversary in 2018. The fourth-order Fresnel lens in the iconic structure at Sandy Point was first illuminated 150 years ago, on Sept. 15, 1868; and the maritime Interpretive Center on its ground floor first opened to the public 25 years ago, in...
Conservation Commission approves projects
By
Renée Meyer
Fri, Jun 29
Category:
News
Two projects sailed easily through the Conservation Commission at its most recent meeting. The first request came from Alexander and Karen Taylor of Plat 15, Lot 30-1, who wished to raise the height of an existing barn from 24 to 28 feet. The proposal requires a Special Use Permit and a variance to...
East Side Sunset
By
Martha Ball
Fri, Jun 29
Category:
News
,
Columnists
Y e sterday, or perhaps it was the day before, these long, green days meld together, especially when I turn off Mansion Road and head up across my front field, I had an epiphany. It was a summer cow pasture in my earliest memory, the garden protected from marauding beasts by a single strand of...
New photography at Spring Street
Fri, Jun 29
Category:
News
A collection of photographs by Tom Kalb will be on display at The Spring Street Gallery beginning Sunday, July 1 through July 11. The show is titled “Another Nature.” An opening reception will be held on Sunday, July 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Gallery. Kalb describes himself as “a black and white...
Block Island Race Week
Fri, Jun 29
Category:
News
Anneliese Slamowitz, a summer intern for
The Block Island Times,
participated as a crew member on Team Manitou in the newly-revamped Block Island Race Week, which took place on June 18 through June 22. Block Island Race Week takes place on alternate years with the Storm Trysail Club’s...
Tavern provides fire suppression line to B&B
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jun 29
Category:
News
The Yellow Kittens Tavern on Corn Neck Road is providing a temporary fire suppression water line to its neighbor, the Avonlea, a bed and breakfast, for the 2018 summer season. Without the temporary water line the Avonlea would not be permitted to operate during the high season. The problem began...
‘Block Island is my paradise’
Thu, Jun 28
Category:
News
The following was sent in by Gail Heinz, whose grandson Liam Duffy, of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., wrote the following school essay:
In many ways, Block Island is my paradise island. The best part of Block Island is the beach. You can boogie board, surf, swim, make sand castles, have barbecues...
Uber places ad seeking Block Island drivers
By
Lars Trodson
Tue, Jun 26
Category:
News
This story has been updated from the version that appeared on blockislandtimes.com on June 26:
Uber wants to come to Block Island, but the welcome mat might not come out, at least not from taxicab owners and drivers. On Monday, June 25, the ride sharing service placed an online ad on
The...
Protecting the dunes a priority
By
Pat Tengwall
Fri, Jun 22
Category:
News
The persistent habit of cyclists parking their bikes next to the Crescent Beach walkovers – instead of using the bike racks across Corn Neck Road from the beach – and walking over the dunes has led to the Town Council agreeing to discuss adopting an ordinance that, potentially, could fine people...
BIPCo Board considers new rate plan
By
Renée Meyer
Fri, Jun 22
Category:
News
The Block Island Power Company is required to file a new rate design case with the R.I. Public Utilities Commission this summer. The PUC had initially called for a rate case to be filed six months after the island was connected to the mainland via a transmission cable but extended the due date from...
Buoys at the Beach
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jun 22
Category:
News
National Grid has informed
The Block Island Times
that the field of a dozen buoys to be installed offshore at the Town Beach to mark the sea2shore cable’s ‘no-anchor zone’ will look like a standard harbor buoy. National Grid needs to install the buoys to alert boaters to the fact that Grid’...
‘A very special day.’
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Jun 22
Category:
News
For the 86th time, young men and women participated in a Block Island School Commencement — a celebration that always seems to embrace not only the accomplishments of the graduating students but life on the island itself. “You couldn’t ask for a better day,” said Co-Principal John Canole, standing...
Water and Sewer budgets pass
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Jun 21
Category:
News
The fiscal year 2019 budgets for the Water and Sewer Companies were quickly approved by a show of hands at the annual Financial Meeting that was held on Monday, June 18 at Town Hall. The budgets are approved by customers of each company; a minimum of seven customers are required to make a quorum...
Some ferries cancelled due to repair work
Tue, Jun 19
Category:
News
Interstate Navigation has announced some ferry cancellations for the next few days due to maintenance being done on the Carol Jean.
PT. JUDITH TRADITIONAL FERRY
DEPARTURE CANCELLATIONS FOR:
TUESDAY, JUNE 19; WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20 and THURSDAY, JUNE 21.
LEAVING PT....
Order this... A world of flavors at Mohegan Café
By
Amy Lockwood MacDougall
Fri, Jun 15
Category:
News
There’s a lot to like about the Mohegan Café and Brewery. Pioneers of #skipthestraw, owners Marc and Katie note on their website that “Plastic drinking straws are another top polluter of the environment and as a high volume restaurant we’d be remiss not to try and do our part to further the island’...
Town employee housing proposal approved
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jun 15
Category:
News
The New Shoreham Town Council has taken the first step down the road of trying to address its town employee housing needs. The Town Council voted unanimously (5-0) at a recent work session to direct Town Manager Ed Roberge to explore the town-employee housing initiative: building a single-family...
Bridge repair needs additional fix
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Jun 15
Category:
News
Just a few days after the construction of the Old Town Road Bridge was finished, the water level of Mill Pond was down about a foot-and-a-half. According to Town Manager Ed Roberge, water from the pond was leaking through the weir, a concrete box designed to check the flow of water from the pond...
Keeping the ocean in view
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jun 15
Category:
News
The New Shoreham Town Council, on the recommendation of the Planning Board, has sent a resolution to the Rhode Island General Assembly in opposition to a Senate bill that would allow building height to be increased for properties built along the coastline. The Town Council voted unanimously (5-0)...
Harbor Management Plan being updated
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jun 15
Category:
News
The Town of New Shoreham is working on a five-month schedule to update its Harbor Management Plan. The goal is to hold a series of meetings with the Harbors Committee and the public to address important issues regarding both Old and New Harbor. Town Manager Ed Roberge told
The Block Island Times...
Cherry Hill Lane OK’d
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jun 15
Category:
News
The long-planned Cherry Hill Lane affordable housing proposal has been given the green light. The project, which has been the topic of any number of hearings during the past few years, and withstood strong opposition from some abutters, was granted unanimous (5-0) preliminary plan stage approval at...
Shellfish licenses to be sold at Town Hall
By
Renée Meyer
Fri, Jun 15
Category:
News
Wendell Corey got right to the point at the Shellfish Commission’s meeting on Tuesday, June 12. “Where are you going to sell shellfish licenses?” he asked Harbors Assistant and Shellfish Clerk Kate McConville. “As of now, right in Town Hall,” answered McConville. Later she would say: “It was either...
The enduring appeal of the glass floats
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Jun 15
Category:
News
Eben Horton’s Glass Float Project has become a thing. Everybody — almost everybody — wants one, few find one. A total of 550 floats are placed around the island during the year. Most of them are clear, but 19 are colored and one is gold. They are not just treasures to be found. Once in a while they...
RIAC to run Block Island Airport
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Jun 15
Category:
News
The Rhode Island Airport Corporation has apparently not renewed its contract with AvPorts, the company that has managed the state’s smaller airports, including the Block Island Airport and the Westerly Airport, and will take over the management of the airport on July 1. Tourism Director Jessica...
Missing BIVFD funds will be covered by insurance
By
Pat Tengwall
Fri, Jun 15
Category:
News
Spending – past, present, and future – was on the agenda and the minds of the membership at the Block Island Volunteer Fire Department's monthly meeting on June 11: Past spending: Treasurer Michael Lofaro said that the Department's insurance will cover financial irregularities discovered in the...
New school superintendent selected
By
Pat Tengwall
Fri, Jun 15
Category:
News
The New Shoreham School Committee has selected retired educator Michael Convery as the next superintendent of the Block Island school district. Four of the five members of the School Committee voted unanimously in closed session at a meeting on June 5 to appoint Convery to the post; one member was...
Block Island Race Week
Thu, Jun 14
Category:
News
Block Island is hosting a new boat race this year sponsored by the Block Island and Duck Island Yacht Clubs. The Block Island Race Week 2018 event will take place starting on Monday, June 18 and ending on Friday, June 22. Here is the schedule of entertainment events taking place after the day’s...
Bogdanffy watercolors at Spring Street
Thu, Jun 14
Category:
News
A new collection of watercolors of renowned jazz musicians by Marilyn Bogdanffy will be on display for one day only at The Spring Street Gallery, Saturday, June 16, from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The public is welcome.
Newly renovated Beach Pavilion opening
By
Cassius Shuman
Wed, Jun 13
Category:
News
The Fred Benson Beach Pavilion has been renovated with a brand new blue exterior color, and will be opening full-time this Saturday, June 16 for the summer season. The beach pavilion was renovated by Lincoln-based Mill City Construction from a design schematic drafted by Northeast Collaborative...
‘No anchor zone’ will protect exposed cable
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jun 8
Category:
News
,
B.I. Wind Farm
Beginning June 15, a field comprising a dozen buoys, designating a “no-anchor zone,” will flank an exposed section of the National Grid sea2shore cable located off Town Beach, a move approved by the Town Council as a temporary solution until National Grid can address the cable situation more...
A little piece of history restored
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jun 8
Category:
News
Boring into pavement; digging a trench to install an iron water main pipe, and a concrete slab; creating a water-tight dam in pond water; lifting a 20-ton concrete culvert, and setting it in its place; restoring a more-than-century-old, four-layer brick culvert, brick by brick; moving earth and...
Property owners fined by CRMC
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jun 8
Category:
News
Two Block Island property owners that were cited by the Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council for improper mowing on their property have been fined $2,500 each. Shannon E. Chandley and Christopher Gorayeb, the two property owners, are in the process of making restitution, but could...
Dump closed due to improper disposal
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Jun 8
Category:
News
The town transfer station was closed for about four hours on Tuesday, June 5, after someone apparently disposed of hazardous pool chemicals. The transfer station was closed from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. just as a precaution, said Town Manager Ed Roberge, who was called to the site early in the afternoon...
Zarella wants to recharge town GOP
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Jun 8
Category:
News
Jerry Zarella wants to reinvigorate the Republican party, not just in the state but in the Town of New Shoreham. As someone who hosted both President Clinton and Sen. Ted Kennedy at his home on Block Island, Zarella said he gradually found that the party he grew up in was no longer the same. He now...
Lyme researchers narrowing focus
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jun 8
Category:
News
Lyme disease researchers are trying to zero in on where people contract tick-borne diseases on Block Island. In an effort aimed at informing their studies, researchers from Yale and Columbia Universities held a free round of Lyme disease and babesiosis testing at the Block Island Medical Center on...
Dean’s List
Thu, Jun 7
Category:
News
The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce the Spring 2018 Dean's List. To be included on the Dean's List, full-time students must have completed 12 or more credits for letter grades during a semester and achieved at least a 3.30 quality point average. Part-time students qualify with the...
It’s Restaurant Week
Thu, Jun 7
Category:
News
It’s about more than just the food. Yes, Restaurant Week offers excellent two-course lunches and three-course
prix-fixe
dinners at about 20 of Block Island’s exceptional cafés and restaurants. But there are also complimentary sand chairs at Ballard’s Inn, discounts on moped rentals, deals...
Listen to the music
Thu, Jun 7
Category:
News
The following information was supplied by blockislandmusic.com:
The Block Island Music Festival starts Tuesday, June 12 at Captain Nick’s Rock n’ Roll Bar. This is a six-day long “musical gumbo” where festival-goers can hear music performed by the most talented
undiscovered
artists...
Go on the Walking Tour!
Thu, Jun 7
Category:
News
The following was sent in by the New Shoreham Recreation Department:
The first Block Island Walking Festival is June 11 through June 13. The three-day event will be filled with walks guided by friendly, local experts. There will be excursions for all comfort levels at various locations all...
Sailing season kicks off
Thu, Jun 7
Category:
News
The following was submitted by Block Island Community Sailing:
Saturday marked the start of the Sailing Season on Block Island with two back-to-back events hosted by Block Island Community Sailing and the Block Island Yacht Club. The first was the BICS Open House at the Block Island Boat...
Wickford outscores lady ‘Canes
By
Coach Kelsey Gammell
Thu, Jun 7
Category:
News
The Block Island School Junior Varsity Softball Team wrapped up their season on Friday, June 1, versus Wickford Middle School. In a standing tradition, our competition with Wickford is always friendly, as both teams use this game as a learning experience and a trial period for young players. Eighth...
Mill Pond Bridge road paved
By
Cassius Shuman
Mon, Jun 4
Category:
News
J.H. Lynch & Sons has completed paving the portion of Old Town Road that runs over the Mill Pond Bridge. The contractor laid down a three-inch thick layer of asphalt supplied by three large trucks carrying 24-tons of the material, and one truck carting 33-tons, on Thursday, May 31. The paving...
Tails from Beacon Hollow: A look back
By
John and Mary Willis
Sun, Jun 3
Category:
News
We like to call it Beacon Hollow Farm, and although it’s in a hollow on Beacon Hill Road, it’s just a stone’s throw from the highest point on the island, Beacon Hill. Going back in time, the area was called Mott’s Farm, a sprawling dairy farm comprising hundreds of acres. Today, we have but five...
Raimondo signs gun safety legislation into law
Fri, Jun 1
Category:
News
The following press release was sent to
The Block Island Times:
PROVIDENCE, RI -
Days after the shooting in Parkland, Florida, Governor Gina M. Raimondo was the first governor in America to sign an executive order establishing a Red Flag policy. Today, with House Speaker Nicholas...
Ray Torrey is the 2018 Bayberry Wreath honoree
By
Lars Trodson
Fri, Jun 1
Category:
News
“Collusion!” Ray Torrey joked when he was informed that multiple people had successfully nominated him for the 2018 Bayberry Wreath Award. Torrey is the 35th recipient of the honor, which was started by Peter and Sally Wood in 1984. Torrey now joins a long list of island residents who have a...
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