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The Solar Report
I’m pumped about heat pumps!
Tony Pappas
Fri, Sep 25
Category:
News
,
Features
What’s a “Heat pump” and why should anyone be pumped about them?
A heat pump is an electrical/mechanical appliance that can be used for heating in the cold months and cooling in the warm months. It consists of two components: a heat exchanger outdoors and a head, (or mini-split) usually...
Water and Sewer numbers come in strong for August
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Sep 24
Category:
News
The good news coming out of the Water and Sewer Commissions meeting on Monday, Sept. 21, is that billings for the month of August came in far better than anyone had predicted. Assistant Finance Director Mona Helterline provided the numbers. The Water Department billed just 14 percent less than it...
Town Manager provides detailed updates for ongoing projects
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Sep 24
Category:
News
After just about a month on the job, Town Manager Maryanne Crawford provided the Town Council with a full laundry list of projects and activities that will be ongoing into the end of the year and beyond, while also giving a recap of the summer. Crawford first noted that she will start conversations...
Ferry Dock Scribbler has a new book
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Sep 24
Category:
News
The Block Island Times recently spoke to writer Joe Houlihan about his new book, “Tangled in the Web,” and a little background about his writing life. Q: Most writers seem to know they want to write at an early age. Is that the case with you? When did the writing bug hit you? A: When I was a kid I...
School Committee race needs candidates
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Sep 24
Category:
News
Come Tuesday, November 3, the School Committee will have four open seats, but, so far, only two declared candidates. Current committee members Annie Hall and Jessica Willi are running for additional three-year terms, but longtime Chair Bill Padien’s retirement from the board, and member Kara...
The Native and Black communities: ‘We are still here’
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Sep 24
Category:
News
Native American and Black communities are still present on Block Island. But the stories of these communities on the island have rarely been included in the public acknowledgement of the founding and settlement of the island; the majority of the island’s historical context has been told through the...
DEM urges Rhode Islanders to stay safe as Hurricane Teddy passes offshore
Tue, Sep 22
Category:
News
The following message was shared to
The Block Island Times
from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management on Monday, Sept. 21:
With Hurricane Teddy expected to pass New England offshore tomorrow, [Tuesday, Sept. 22], the Department of Environmental Management (DEM...
Cab owners report busy, safe summer — for the most part
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Sep 18
Category:
News
Even with fewer cabs on the streets, and fewer seats in those cabs, cab owner and Motor Vehicles for Hire member Sue Ann Millikin described what was, overall, a pretty busy and safe summer, though it is not quite over yet. Out of 32 cabs, only 15 were on the road this year, said Millikin, and no...
Shellfish Commission studying habits of invasive crabs
Renee Meyer
Fri, Sep 18
Category:
News
The New Shoreham Shellfish Commission held its first meeting since February on Tuesday, Sept. 15 via Zoom. It was both a wrap-up of the summer season and planning for next year. Covid did not keep clammers from clamming this summer, with the sale of seasonal shellfish licenses on a par with last...
ICYMI: Presidential sibling visited Block Island this summer
Peter Voskamp
Fri, Sep 18
Category:
News
,
Features
With the hustle and bustle of a particularly fraught summer come and gone, there’s now time to reflect back on one of this season’s more interesting visitors. Freedom, the sister ship of presidential yacht Sequoia, made its way into Great Salt Pond on Sunday, July 12. The 104-foot vessel, which is...
Wind Farm transport vessel answers ‘mayday’ call
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Sep 17
Category:
News
The Atlantic Pioneer has been a familiar sight on Block Island waters for several years now, zipping back and forth between the island, the mainland and the Wind Farm as it carries wind farm employees to and from the turbines. Its routine was disrupted on Friday, Sept. 4, when at 10:30 a.m. a...
The life and art of Jim Stevenson celebrated in documentary
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@gmail.com
Thu, Sep 17
Category:
News
Jim Stevenson. When most people hear his name, they quickly associate him with his cartoons and writings. But a recent documentary, “Stevenson - Lost and Found”, takes a deeper look into how Stevenson became the man he is widely known for, and not known for. Stevenson, who was an island summer...
Lost Memories
Ruby Crawford
Thu, Sep 17
Category:
News
,
Features
Ed. note: The Block Island Yacht Club created the Short Story Contest several years ago as an opportunity for seniors and juniors attending the Block Island School to write creatively about the island. The format is that the opening paragraph, created by the BIYC, must be used for all entries,...
Washington Trust gifts indoor seeds to its customers
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@gmail.com
Thu, Sep 17
Category:
News
After the scare with some island residents receiving seeds from China, one resident, Alex McCabe, reached out to The Block Island Times after receiving seeds in the mail from the Washington Trust Company. Being a customer of the bank, McCabe was curious as to why she had received the Money Plant...
Reburying wind farm cables to begin
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Sep 17
Category:
News
Due to technical difficulties, the Town Council had to cancel its Sept. 16 meeting and reschedule. The Zoom access number for dialing in and listening to the meeting was not working. The meeting was rescheduled for Monday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. “Not a legal meeting if no one can get in,” said First...
Recreation Department: We need to reinvent ourselves
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Sep 17
Category:
News
With traditional fall sports such as basketball and volleyball sidelined due to health and safety concerns, the members of the Recreation Board spent their meeting this week discussing ideas on how to create some kind of sports programming for Block Island kids. Other activities, such as ski trips...
Historical Society talk to shed light on Black and Native histories on Block Island
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Sep 17
Category:
News
Cultural and civic landmarks on Block Island tell the visitor and resident that the island is 359 years old; that it was “settled” in 1661 by a group of families, all with familiar European names. Anniversaries and events have been organized around that year, and the names of the “founding families...
360 video
Walk to New Harbor Boat Basin
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Wed, Sep 16
Category:
News
,
Video
(360 VIDEO) Walk along the beach by the New Harbor Boat Basin, courtesy of The Block Island Times. The Boat Basin is located close to Payne’s Dock in New Harbor. The video was taken on Wednesday, Sept. 16. Note: Turn up the volume to fully immerse yourself in the environment, and pause, and click...
DEM to provide free trees to RI homeowners
Wed, Sep 16
Category:
News
The following message from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management was shared to
The Block Island Times
on Wednesday, Sept. 16:
The Department of Environmental Management (DEM), in partnership with the RI Tree Council , RI Nursery and Landscape Association , and...
Cable reburial project to commence at Fred Benson Beach
Tue, Sep 15
Category:
News
The following message was provided by Facilities Manger Sam Bird on Tuesday, Sept. 15:
With the end of the summer season, National Grid and Orsted will be commencing their Cable Reburial Project at the Fred Benson Beach. This work will be starting tomorrow, Wednesday, Sept. 16, with the...
Phones temporarily down in office
Tue, Sep 15
Category:
News
The phones in
The Block Island Times
office are temporarily down. To speak to
The Times
staff, please reach us by email: • Editor Lars Trodson at ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com • Reporter Rosemary Connelli at rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com • Sales Manager Aly Morell at amorell@...
US Census work continues
Mon, Sep 14
Category:
News
The following message was shared by US Census Bureau Field Supervisor Linda Wright on Monday, Sept. 14:
Our work is continuing on the island to complete the U.S. Census. You will see Enumerators canvassing to complete the following work: f irst time interviews, r e-Interviews, n on-...
Reminder to wear fluorescent orange during deer season
Mon, Sep 14
Category:
News
The following announcement from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management was forwarded to
The Block Island Times: The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) reminds hikers, bike riders, horseback riders, and all other visitors that, for safety reasons,...
Portuguese man-o-wars found in Block Island waters
Lars Trodson
Sun, Sep 13
Category:
News
Recreation Department Director Dave Sniffen has found about a dozen Portuguese man-o-war jellyfish washed up at Fred Benson Town Beach. Sniffen told The Block Island Times today, Sunday, Sept. 13, that people should swim at their own risk. These jellyfish are venom-filled and can inflict painful...
A perfect day for a sail
Fri, Sep 11
Category:
News
The following was submitted by the Block Island Yacht Club:
On Sunday, Sept. 6, the Block Island Yacht Club hosted the 7th annual Around the Island Pursuit Race. A Pursuit Race is different to a typical yacht race because each yacht’s handicap is applied, at the beginning, with the...
The Adventure of His Life
Chloe Weber
Fri, Sep 11
Category:
News
,
Features
A note from BIYC Writing Contest Director William Young:
I would like to apologize to the readers of The Block Island Times for a mixup. The story published in last week’s paper, “Journeys Ahead” was written by Amira Veldman-Wilson, not Chloe Weber. This was my error. I mislabeled the...
Latest testing at Wastewater plant detects no evidence of Covid
Fri, Sep 11
Category:
News
Wastewater Treatment Plant Supt. Dylan Chase shared with
The Block Island Times
the results of the two most recent tests for the presence of Covid-19 in the town’s sewage. The tests, taken on Aug. 24 and Aug. 31, found no trace of the virus in the samples taken. “All negative, two weeks...
New podcast: Two guys on Block Island
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Sep 11
Category:
News
Rich Tretheway and Marc Scortino look like a comedy team. Tretheway is well over six feet tall, bearded, closely cropped hair. Scortino is short, muscular, with a bushy head of hair and facial hair that looks like it could use a trim. They also sound like a comedy team, easily bouncing off each...
HDC reviews revised Gables site plan
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Sep 10
Category:
News
Newport Collaborative Architects submitted a revised application to the Historic District Commission for the ongoing project The Grove on Thursday, Sept. 3. The application was previously approved, but the applicants approached the board due to the inclusion of a new shed dormer and new fence along...
School days: Out with the old, in with the new
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Sep 10
Category:
News
The Block Island School may look the same on the outside, but its interior has an entirely new look and feel. Principal Kristine Monje took
The Block Island Times
on a tour of the school on Tuesday, Sept. 8, to provide a glimpse into everything that’s being done in order to get the...
Funding for broadband project gets the green light
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Sep 10
Category:
News
The Town Council has unanimously approved the issuance of an $8 million bond for the long-awaited island-wide broadband network. “[This project was] a combination of months and years of hard work on the part of many people in town, to get this through and done,” said First Warden Ken Lacoste. “We...
Walks for Justice aim for change
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Sep 10
Category:
News
The national wave of protests in the United States over the killing of George Floyd sparked a weekly Walk for Justice in early June on the island. Some residents of the Block Island community quickly came together and organized weekly walks to stand in solidarity with the movement. It is now...
Primary results for Tuesday, Sept. 8
Wed, Sep 9
Category:
News
The results are in, but they are not yet complete. According to Block island Town Clerk Molly Fitzpatrick, 124 registered voters went to the polls at the Block Island School gymnasium on Tuesday, Sept. 8 (with another 13 people casting emergency ballots at Town Hall). There are, however, another...
Whitehouse to speak at CGSP annual meeting
Sat, Sep 5
Category:
News
This year the Committee for the Great Salt Pond will be holding its annual meeting 2020 style: on the internet. The meeting will take place on Sept. 15, 2020 at 7 p.m. The business meeting will be followed by a brief summation of our initiatives this year and continues with the CGSP program: ”A...
School to open in phases
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Sep 4
Category:
News
With a backdrop of what Gov. Gina Raimondo called a “primarily good news” environment in Rhode Island in terms of coronavirus cases, the governor said all school districts in the state, except two, should be able to go back to full in-person learning by Sept. 14 “and that is what we expect you will...
Zoning Board considers new addition
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Sep 4
Category:
News
During a lengthy discussion at the Zoning Board’s recent meeting, witnesses testified before the board at a public hearing on an application submitted by BI Harborview Partners II, LLC to put an addition onto an existing building on Corn Neck Road that will require relief from the town’s setback...
Interviews with State Senate candidates Sosnowski and Kain
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Sep 3
Category:
News
The Block Island Times interviewed the two Democratic candidates running in the primary for the District 37 Senate seat, which represents Block Island and South Kingstown. The primary will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 8, with voting at the Block Island School between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m.
...
Keith Lang’s Block Island: Then and Now
Keith Lang
Thu, Sep 3
Category:
News
,
Features
Dunn Town, 1970 Amidst the sultry damp of late summer, there always seems to come a day when the wind switches and blows hard, the air is clear and cool and all of a sudden fall seems not far distant. The same bracing breeze that would be dispiriting in spring is now welcome and shakes us from our...
The Rhode Island Primary: Here’s what you need to know
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Sep 3
Category:
News
The Rhode Island Democrat and Republican Party Primary will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at the Block Island School gymnasium between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. New Shoreham registered voters need to know a few things, said Deputy Town Clerk Millie McGinnes. Just as it was done during the Financial Town...
New Town Manager settles in
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Thu, Sep 3
Category:
News
Town Manager Maryanne Crawford started work on Monday, Aug. 24.
The Block Island Times
caught up with her briefly about a week later. Interview conducted and edited by Lars Trodson.
Q: Well, you’ve jumped right in with a lot of things going on, but first, what are your first...
New Shoreham Democrats endorse Langevin and Sosnowski
Lars Trodson
Thu, Sep 3
Category:
News
The New Shoreham Democratic Party announced today that it has officially endorsed incumbents U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin and state Sen. Sue Sosnowski for re-election in the upcoming state primary on Sept. 8. “Everyone was under agreement that both of them are doing an outstanding job,” said Party Chair...
Kayakers paddle to Block Island to raise money for a good cause
Thu, Sep 3
Category:
News
The following story was published in The Jamestown Press on Thursday, Sept. 3 by reporter Ryan Gibbs:
For nearly three decades, a jingle on local radio has implored South County visitors to “sail away on the Block Island Ferry, take a trip back to carefree times.” Grinnell Street’s Shahin...
360 video
Walk to Dorry’s Cove
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Wed, Sep 2
Category:
News
,
Video
(360 VIDEO) Walk along the beach at Dorry’s Cove, courtesy of The Block Island Times. The cove is located on the west side of the island, and during today’s rainy walk, cormorants and various gulls were found resting along the shoreline. The video was taken on Wednesday, Sept. 2, with a rainy and...
Block Island Film Festival goes virtual
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Mon, Aug 31
Category:
News
The second annual Block Island Film Festival will be kicking off this week on a virtual platform due to the pandemic. The festival will commence Tuesday, Sept. 1 and will run until Saturday, Sept. 5.
Block Island Times
reporter Rosemary Connelli spoke with Cassius Shuman, who is the...
Raimondo declares schools are ready to open on Sept. 14
Lars Trodson
Mon, Aug 31
Category:
News
This is a developing story.
With a backdrop of what Gov. Gina Raimondo called a “primarily good news” environment in Rhode Island in terms of coronavirus cases, the governor said all school districts in the state, except two, are able to go back to full in-person learning by Sept. 14 “and...
Great Salt Pond recognized as an ‘oasis’ for ongoing studies
Mon, Aug 31
Category:
News
The following story was shared from Rhode Island resident and author Todd McLeish of ecoRI News. The story was originally published on Thursday, Aug. 27:
While the coastal ponds in Rhode Island’s Washington County — Winnipaug, Quonochontaug, Ninigret, and Green Hill — have received a...
Kids On Books
Fri, Aug 28
Category:
News
,
Features
Ed. note: Every summer, the folks at Island Bound Bookstore ask their younger customers to review their favorite books. Here’s the summer 2020 installment.
Over the summer I read “The Prince and the Dressmaker” by Jen Wang. I recommend this book to anyone who likes dramas and anyone who...
Stewardship of the land a shared responsibility
Renee Meyer,
at
rmeyer@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Aug 28
Category:
News
Block Island Land Trust meetings are often a sharing of experiences and matters that concern all of the conservancy organizations on Block Island. As Scott Comings of The Nature Conservancy said at the Land Trust’s meeting on Thursday, Aug. 13: “We’re all in this together.” “We need to find the...
1971 graduate of the Block Island School seeks reunion
Rosemary Connelli,
at
rconnelli@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Aug 28
Category:
News
Tony Shatsky, a graduate of the Block Island School in the 1971 class, reached out to
The Block Island Times
after reading about the Class of 2020 graduation in June.
The Block Island Times
interviewed Shatsky on his own experience at the school in 1971.
Q: Can you tell me a...
Scenic Block Island
The story behind the home
Lars Trodson,
at
ltrodson@blockislandtimes.com
Fri, Aug 28
Category:
News
Those Roman-like ruins that are receding into the earth at the Mansion Beach, silent since the old building burned down in the early 1960s, has a new plaque nearby that tells of its brief life as the grandest house on Block Island at the time. Created by the group Scenic Block Island, which posed a...
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