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Who’s reading what?
Thu, Aug 15
Category:
News
Ed. note: Young readers were asked what they are reading this summer by the staff of Island Bound Bookstore.
Michael Pagliocca
I loved reading the book “The Hunger Games.” I liked how it was all about survival. It was hard for me to put the book down! I would recommend this book to...
Kids event at Island Bound
Thu, Aug 15
Category:
News
Island Bound Bookstore presents an event especially for kids ages 8 to 12 on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 5 p.m. Bill Doyle, author of “Escape This Book! Titanic,” will be the Master Escapologist and lead young adventurers in an “Escape This Bookstore” event. Bill Doyle is the author of many other books...
(360 VIDEO)
Journey through a busy mooring field
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Aug 9
Category:
News
(360 VIDEO) Journey through a busy mooring field on the Great Salt Pond aboard the Harbor Master's patrol/collection vessel courtesy of
The Block Island Times
and captain Jameson Padien and his mate, Phil Trudel. It was a sunny August 8th with temperatures in the low 80s and gusting winds...
Memorial service
Thu, Aug 8
Category:
News
David “Butch” Weissman, former Block Island resident, will be laid to rest with military honors Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019 at the Island Cemetery on Block Island. Butch passed at age 75 on March 2, 2019 due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Those who knew Butch, or his parents Ben and Doris,...
Verizon upgrades Block Island to “tier 1” site
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Aug 8
Category:
News
The cellphone outage that left Block Island customers without service for four days has resulted in Verizon upgrading the island to what is called a “major tier 1 site,” which should ensure a more rapid response time if such an outage should occur again. Verizon Wireless officials told New Shoreham...
Medical Center starts $7.5 million capital campaign
Lars Trodson
Thu, Aug 8
Category:
News
The Board of the Block Island Medical Center has begun an ambitious $7.5 million capital campaign designed to strengthen and expand the healthcare services the facility currently provides. The campaign quietly started about six months ago, and Campaign Chair Susan Stover said that about $1.5...
The need versus the space
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Aug 8
Category:
News
Town Manager Ed Roberge’s discussion aimed at solving issues associated with the town’s Visitor Center in Old Harbor turned into a debate about the need versus the room for clean and adequate bathroom facilities in Old Harbor during the summer season. Roberge held a planning, needs, and goal-...
One step at a time for Utility District
Renée Meyer
Thu, Aug 8
Category:
News
Things are falling into place for the Block Island Municipal Utility District, which acquired the assets — and the name — of the Block Island Power Company in March. The cost of the acquisition was $5.8 million, financed by a short-term loan from CFC Bank. Utilities entering into long-term debt...
RIFF says Fast Ferry to operate next spring
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Aug 8
Category:
News
Rhode Island Fast Ferry docked its new 320-passenger, $8 million vessel at Payne’s Dock on Monday to showcase it to the public, as part of an open house promotional event. During the event, RIFF told
The Times
that it plans on using the vessel for its proposed Quonset Point to Block Island...
Bearing witness at the Island Free Library
Lars Trodson
Thu, Aug 8
Category:
News
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website states that there are about 195,000 living survivors in the world today. A simple search of the question “How many living survivors of the Holocaust are there?” also yields multiple headlines more or less warning that this number is getting...
Q&A with Dr. Clark
Thu, Aug 8
Category:
News
The following interview was submitted by Dr. Mark Clark:
Q: Is the creation of an acute care unit at the Medical Center really necessary?
A: The acute care unit is necessary for four important reasons: First, the current physical space is inadequate in size and equipment for the...
One island, two views, at Spring Street Gallery
Thu, Aug 8
Category:
News
Jamie Marie Rose and Leah Robinson have appreciated each other’s artistic works and talked of having a painting show together for many years. Both artists are inspired by island seascapes and landscapes and through the process of painting express an intimate connection with the places they love...
Fred Benson gets a new bench
Lars Trodson
Thu, Aug 8
Category:
News
The original bench honoring islander Fred Benson had seen better days. Located in front of the building in Bridge Gate Square that is home to the Bagel Shop, Ballard Hall Real Estate, Washington Trust and
The Block Island Times
, the old bench finally collapsed and had to be hauled away by...
Two candidates running for Utility Board seats
Thu, Aug 8
Category:
News
The following was submitted by Utility Board Clerk Christine Grele:
The Annual Meeting of the Block Island Utility District will be held on Saturday, Aug. 24, at 4 p.m. at Town Hall. Come hear from the Board of Commissioners, learn about peak shaving, and meet the candidates for two...
2019 House and Garden Tour
Thu, Aug 8
Category:
News
The Block Island Historical Society’s Annual House and Garden Tour will take place on Thursday, Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. On the tour, visit these beautiful Block Island homes (see their locations in the map below): 1. Lakeside, built in 1893, (also known as Fairfield Cottage), off Corn Neck...
Short reads at Island Bound
Thu, Aug 8
Category:
News
The following was submitted by Susan Bush:
The next round of Short Reads will be presented at Island Bound Bookstore on Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 4 p.m. The theme of this program is “Stories from the Stove.” Readers and stories include Sean Kivlehan reading Anthony Bourdain’s “Don’t Eat Until...
A Baptism on the Beach
Thu, Aug 8
Category:
News
The following was submitted by Pastor Peter Preiser of the Harbor Church:
Harbor Church celebrated the sacrament of baptism on the beach below the Ocean View Pavilion on Sunday, Aug. 4. It was a happy moment as 17-year old Shea Bronwyn O’Brien took the plunge and made a public profession of...
Boater safety course
Thu, Aug 8
Category:
News
A safe boating class for Block Island youths will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 21 at 8:45 a.m. upstairs at Payne’s Dock. Cost is $10, includes lunch and hands-on instruction, and the R.I. Department of Environmental Management Safe Boating Exam. Instruction will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m and will...
Works by Carrie Megan at Jessie Edwards
Tue, Aug 6
Category:
News
Summer as a season of ease and freedom is the subject of “Summer Reflections,” Carrie Megan’s new works in oil and oil-and-cold wax, that are on exhibit at the Jessie Edwards Gallery on the second floor of the Post Office building from Friday, Aug. 9 through Aug. 22. The opening reception is on...
360 VIDEO
Into the Coast Guard Channel
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Aug 2
Category:
News
The Block Island Times
takes you on a journey into the Coast Guard Channel on a perfect summer day. The temperature was in the 80s with hardly any breeze; perfect for sun bathing, fishing and boating. And the water was warm... (Click on the 360 video or pause it and zoom in and out or...
News update
Verizon interruption caused by fiber connection issue
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Aug 2
Category:
News
Verizon has informed
The Block Island Times
that its service interruption from July 27-30 was due to a vendor "fiber connection issue and some hardware." The company said it is working on making some improvements to its island network. David Weissmann, a Public Relations Manager for the...
Turning the Tide: Adventures in whale conservation
Rosemary Connelli
Thu, Aug 1
Category:
News
Within the next week, I will be finding myself on a larger island in British Columbia, collecting field research on killer whales with whale researcher Troy Bright. On this island, the Northern Resident killer whale pod is known to rub their skin on the island’s smooth pebbles, one of the few...
A return engagement at MarMar
Thu, Aug 1
Category:
News
Permanent Jewelry Pop Up at MarMar Boutique will take place once again on Friday, Aug. 23 from 4 to 7 p.m. What is Permanent Jewelry? Come meet Erin and Maggie, co-creators of Providence’s Brave Daughters Studio, and add a strand of fine chain gold-filled or 14 carat, laser-welded with no clasp...
Order this... Farm to fork flavors at The Barn
Amy Lockwood MacDougall
Thu, Aug 1
Category:
News
Block Island is replete with barns dotting the landscape. Some are old and covered with vines, others are still in use as woodsheds, second dwellings, or have hay and horses peeking out the windows. The Barn at the Spring House, however, is more than decorative. A simple kitchen with a wood-fired...
Jerry Powers at Spring Street
Thu, Aug 1
Category:
News
“Stormy Weather,” a series of new paintings by Jerry Powers at Spring Street Gallery, will open on Saturday, Aug. 3 and run through Friday, Aug. 16. An opening reception will be held Saturday, Aug. 3 at 5 p.m. at the gallery. The public is invited. Powers said about the show: “There’s something...
Too close to terror
Lars Trodson
Thu, Aug 1
Category:
News
Pam Gelsomini was on a plane heading home to Block Island when she started to get an unusual amount of text and phone messages. This was Sunday, July 28, and just hours before Gelsomini had wrapped up a three-day trip to the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California, where she had participated as an...
Verizon outage sparks frustration
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Aug 1
Category:
News
“No Service.” That’s what Verizon cellphone customers on Block Island experienced on their cellphones for the better part of a four-day period beginning Saturday, July 27. The outage not only created a public safety issue, according to the Chief of Police, but made it challenging for island...
Filippi brothers dispute notice of violation
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Aug 1
Category:
News
Business owner Blake Filippi spent the better part of two hours grilling New Shoreham Building Official Marc Tillson during the Zoning Board’s meeting on July 24 about a notice of violation that he and his brother, Paul, received for erecting a parking lot on property near the harbormaster’s shack...
States beefing up election protections
Lars Trodson
Thu, Aug 1
Category:
News
Denise Merrill, Connecticut’s Secretary of State, came into the offices of
The Block Island Times
looking for a quiet land line to do a phone interview with National Public Radio. The phone interview was going to be about election tampering and cyber-hacking. The phone interview never took...
A true tale of two ships in peril
Pat Tengwall
Thu, Aug 1
Category:
News
It’s not every day that a book discussion group includes the author, let alone a group meeting on Block Island. It helps if the author has a Block Island connection. It also helps if the book is about life on the sea, with parallels to life on an island. The author is Tristram Korten, a Miami-based...
“Lost at Sea”
Moira O’Neill
Thu, Aug 1
Category:
News
The following was submitted by the Block Island Yacht Club:
This year, the Block Island Yacht Club sponsored its third creative writing contest, which was originally created by, and generously supported for the first two years by, BIYC members Margie Bucheit and Bill Ohley. They were...
Reach for the stars
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Aug 1
Category:
News
There was singing. There was dancing. There was “reaching for the stars,” sort of. On a beautiful summer day, the 52nd Street Project delighted the crowd assembled at Carl Kaufmann’s house on Beacon Hill with live theater consisting of some show-stopping vignettes featuring the acting, singing and...
Lydia Lazar to sign her book, “Golden Guide”
Thu, Aug 1
Category:
News
Lydia Lazar, author of “Dean Lazar’s Golden Guide,” will appear at Island Bound Bookstore on Wednesday, Aug. 7 at 5 p.m. to talk about “networking like a pro” and sign her book. Lazar's “Golden Guide: Pragmatic Career Advice for Smart Young People,” is designed for all young people who want to find...
Scientist Carl Safina at BIMI
Thu, Aug 1
Category:
News
The following was submitted by the Block Island Maritime Institute:
When the words conservation, ecology, and environment occur in the same sentence, Carl Safina’s name is sure to follow. The Block Island Maritime Institute (BIMI) is delighted to host world-renowned author, environmentalist...
Personal Essay: Good stewards
Cheryl Moore
Wed, Jul 31
Category:
News
If you look up the definition of “steward” in the dictionary you will find several definitions, but the one used most frequently is “someone who manages, protects or is responsible for the property or affairs of another entity”. As good stewards of this planet, we hope to practice good stewardship...
D. Chatowsky Art Gallery opens
Lars Trodson
Mon, Jul 29
Category:
News
Dave Chatowsky, an artist whose work has been seen around town for years — a mural at Aldo’s Restaurant, artwork on Jersey barriers down at Old Harbor and in
The Block Island Times
— has opened a new art gallery on Dodge Street. The D. Chatowsky Art Gallery occupies the space in the new...
NEWS ALERT
Verizon service restored
Cassius Shuman
Mon, Jul 29
Category:
News
UPDATED at 9 a.m. on July 31: Verizon said that its service has been restored on the island. It “was restored late last night,” said David Weissmann, a Public Relations Manager for Verizon. “ It was restored before midnight, we worked with the fiber provider to get services back to normal. ”...
Video
The 52nd Street Project performing on Block Island
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jul 26
Category:
News
(Video) The 52nd Street Project performing on Block Island on July 25, 2019. The group, from New York City, makes an annual trip to the island. The mission of The 52nd Street Project is to bring together kids from Hell’s Kitchen in Manhattan, starting at age ten and lasting through their teens,...
To your health: How stress affects your health
Denise Marte, Alpert School of Medicine, Brown University
Fri, Jul 26
Category:
News
Whether you have just re-opened your business for the summer season, are going through difficult life moments with family, or adapting to having a new baby in the home, stress is a normal part of life. But what exactly is stress? And how does it impact health in the short- and long-term? Stress is...
Kate Knapp at Jessie Edwards
Fri, Jul 26
Category:
News
More than 20 new oils-on-canvas by Kate Knapp will be on exhibit at the Jessie Edwards Studio on the second floor of the Post Office building from Friday, July 26 to Wednesday, Aug. 7. The opening reception is on Saturday, July 27, from 5 to 7 p.m. Painting in the fall of 2018 and this past spring...
Gables project granted HDC approval
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jul 26
Category:
News
The Gables Inn project has finally passed muster with the Historic District Commission, which granted unanimous final approval (6-0) for the project at its meeting on Monday night. The project must now go before the New Shoreham Zoning Board of Review. Rob Blood, Lark Hotels’ Chief Executive...
Trunk show at MarMar
Fri, Jul 26
Category:
News
On Saturday, July 27, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., MarMar boutique will host metalsmith Karin Best of Kajs Jewelry for a trunk show featuring her Scandinavian-inspired work. Born and raised primarily in Sweden, her jewelry reflects deliberate, bold and simple forms reflected in natural botanical and...
Discussions begin on island-wide highspeed network
Lars Trodson
Fri, Jul 26
Category:
News
The company that will craft the request for proposals document for the vendor that will eventually design and install the island-wide broadband network is treading very softly in tricky waters in order to get it right. The President and Vice President of that company crafting the RFP, Mission...
Home on the pond
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jul 26
Category:
News
Imagine selling your house, divesting yourself of things that don’t allow you the freedom to go where you wish, and realizing your dream of sailing off on exciting adventures aboard your new sailboat. That’s exactly what the Wetsel family did, and is doing, including spending their first adventure...
State Senator honors Dr. Clark
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Jul 26
Category:
News
Dr. Mark Clark has been honored by the Rhode Island Senate for his years of dedicated service as Medical Director of the Block Island Medical Center. Sen. Susan Sosnowski said the Senate resolution recognizing Dr. Clark was drafted and introduced by her on June 5, 2019. The resolution passed in the...
Ben Wohlberg to show new works
Fri, Jul 26
Category:
News
An opening reception will be held on Saturday, July 27, from 4 to 7 p.m. at the studio home of Ben Wohlberg on Payne Road. This show, featuring new work, will be on display through Sunday, Aug. 4 and will be open from 1 to 5 p.m. daily, or by appointment through Labor Day. In addition to Block...
New book by local author now available
P.S. Wood
Fri, Jul 26
Category:
News
In keeping with her tradition of carrying books by local authors, Susan Bush, proprietor of the Island Bound Book Store, hosted a talk and signing last Saturday of Larry Smith’s latest: “
Hidden Hearts, the Peterborough Letters
.” A coterie of the Island’s literary cognoscenti attended...
Doc Westchesterson is ready to roll
Lars Trodson
Fri, Jul 26
Category:
News
The mysterious performer known as Doc Westchesterson is sitting with his beloved Doris. Doris is what he calls his “key-tar,” a combination keyboard and guitar that has been his inseparable companion since 2012. “BB King had Lucille, and I have Doris,” he said. Westchesterson has no other family,...
Dish off the Block: Cajun Scallop Tostada appetizer
Pam Gelsomini
Fri, Jul 26
Category:
News
Tired of the same old cheese and cracker platter? I am always looking for a creative appetizer to bring to a party or serve my guests at cocktail hour. Fresh summer scallops are like sweet ‘sea candy’ and this dish highlights that flavor and their creamy texture against the crunch of the wonton and...
‘Mac’ McAleer celebrated at Spring Street
Fri, Jul 26
Category:
News
On the fifth anniversary of his passing, Spring Street Gallery will host a retrospective of the vibrant works of Thomas “Mac” McAleer titled “
Painting In The Moment.”
An
en plein
air painter, Mac was an avid artist of classic New England coastal scenes. His work embodies the same...
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