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Lyme vaccine advances to phase two
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Mar 14
Category:
News
Testing on a new, groundbreaking Lyme disease vaccine is advancing through phase two of a three-phase clinical trial testing process. Valneva SE, a France-based biotechnology company, began mid-stage testing of its vaccine VLA15 in December 2018. The vaccine operates by stimulating the human immune...
Kindergarten screening and registration
Thu, Mar 14
Category:
News
The Block Island School will be conducting kindergarten screening for potential 2019/20 students on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Please bring the following information to the office on the day of the screening to register your child: Birth certificate and current immunization records. State law requires...
Sen. Sosnowski announces
FlightLevel to return to B.I. Airport
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Mar 14
Category:
News
Sen. V. Susan Sosnowski has announced that, after meeting with representatives of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, they have agreed to provide aviation services at the Block Island Airport on April 1, 2019 from the same vendor currently providing such services at Rhode Island’s four other...
DPUC opens investigation of Interstate Navigation
By
Cassius Shuman
Fri, Mar 8
Category:
News
The Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers has opened an investigation into Interstate Navigation for its “need and appropriateness” of plans to replace its 250-seat high-speed vessel the
Athena
with a larger, 500-passenger fast ferry. The proposal was put before the...
The Surf to keep its name — sort of
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Mar 7
Category:
News
The historic Surf Hotel is keeping its name and its iconic sign on the building. The hotel, built in 1876, whose name is featured on its Dodge Street-facing façade is in the hands of new ownership that is renovating the property. Rob Blood, CEO of Lark Hotels in emails responding to questions from...
Pesticides to treat invasive insect are safe
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Mar 7
Category:
News
The State of Rhode Island’s plans for combatting an invasive foreign insect that destroys ash trees should be safe, according to officials, and could involve bio-control agents. The emerald ash borer, an insect native to Asia, has infested the eastern United States, including Rhode Island, and was...
Council ponders fee hike at Old Harbor
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Mar 7
Category:
News
A New Shoreham Town Councilor’s proposal to raise the transient dockage fee from $3 to $4.50 per foot per vessel at Old Harbor was debated by the council but met with disapproval by Harbormaster Steve Land. Councilor Chris Willi proposed that a rate increase would equate to $55,395 seasonally for...
Marina pump-out fees being explored
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Mar 7
Category:
News
The New Shoreham Town Council and the Harbors Committee are trying to determine the best way to have the island’s marinas pay for their share of pump-out costs, which is about $20,000 a year. The town has been providing complimentary pump-out service at marinas in Old and New Harbor since 1993 as...
Cause of loud boom still a mystery
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Mar 7
Category:
News
Just Googling the words “unexplained boom” will lead an amateur sleuth toward a dozen different websites and articles, on sites primarily dealing with unexplained phenomena, that detail the many instances in which residents in communities across the globe report loud noises waking them or startling...
Winfield’s proposed ramp will be ADA compliant
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Mar 7
Category:
News
Yellow Kittens and Winfield’s restaurant will be getting a newly redesigned front, street-side landscape, including a patio, staircase, and winding, ADA compliant ramp with handrails. The Historic District Commission spent 10 minutes reviewing the proposal, and then voted unanimously (4-0) to...
R.I. Fast Ferry wins another round in court
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Mar 7
Category:
News
Rhode Island Fast Ferry has won another round in its ongoing legal battle with the town of New Shoreham. RIFF would like to start a new seasonal fast ferry service from Quonset Point to Block Island, but the town is against the plan. According to the court transcript from a Feb. 21 hearing,...
New art at the airport
Thu, Mar 7
Category:
News
The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) has announced that new art exhibitions are on display at Rhode Island’s airports. At the Block Island Airport Gallery, works by Dan Lake of East Greenwich are on display through May 30, 2019. The Block Island Airport Gallery is a partnership...
B.I. School senior headed to poetry finals
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Mar 7
Category:
News
Block Island School senior Mary Conant is headed to the state finals in the Poetry Out Loud contest, marking another in a long line of Block Island students who have participated in the state finals in the past few years. To make it to the finals, Conant passed the first hurdle in English teacher...
Division champs
Thu, Mar 7
Category:
News
The Block Island Hurricanes Varsity Basketball team won their division when they beat Oxford Academy on Wednesday, March 6 by a score of 44 to 30.
Honor Roll
Thu, Mar 7
Category:
News
Block Island School Second Quarter Honor Roll
Highest Honors
Luke Brown - Grade 12 Mary Conant - Grade 12 Fiona Crawford - Grade 12 Julia Gasner - Grade 12 Laura Johnson - Grade 12 Mikhaela Brown-Padien - Grade 11 Ruby Crawford - Grade 11 Charlotte Hall - Grade 11 Mathias Heinz - Grade 11...
Where in the World
Thu, Mar 7
Category:
News
Where in the World takes us to Ireland, where Cindy McDonald-Houlihan and daughter Tonya Keegan snapped this photo holding a copy of
The Block Island Times
at the Cliffs of Mohr.
(360 VIDEO) Ocean View Pavilion
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Mar 7
Category:
News
(360 VIDEO) On a partly sunny and clear day with temps in the 20s, take a journey with
The Block Island Times
to and through the Ocean View Pavilion for a scenic, panoramic view of the surrounding grounds, the ocean and a glimpse of Old Harbor. (Click or pause and drag the video for...
Loud boom shakes Block Island
Fri, Mar 1
Category:
News
A loud boom that startled islanders at about 4:20 a.m., Friday, March 1, did not cause any damage or injuries, according to the New Shoreham Police Department. Police dispatch said the boom was heard as far away as Charlestown.
The Block Island Times
will update as soon as more...
H.P. Lovecraft and Block Island
By
Edward Guimont
Fri, Mar 1
Category:
News
Stephen King holds the position of New England’s pre-eminent horror writer. But King’s literary canon would not exist without the inspiration of the author who was King’s predecessor: H. P. Lovecraft, who blended sci-fi and horror in ways that continue to shape both genres. And while Portland...
National Grid to install new section of its cable
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Feb 28
Category:
News
,
B.I. Wind Farm
National Grid will be installing a brand new section of its sea2shore cable to address a depth issue at the Town Beach. National Grid has called the issue “complex,” and said that installation of the new section of cable will require drilling and splicing and occur some time after the summer season...
Council nixes extra hunting days
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Feb 28
Category:
News
There will be no deer hunting on Saturdays on Block Island. The New Shoreham Town Council rejected that request by the Deer Task Force, after careful consideration, with the public weighing in, at its Feb. 27 meeting. Councilor Chris Willi was absent from the meeting. The Deer Task Force serves as...
Abutter objects to housing initiative
By
Pat Tengwall
Thu, Feb 28
Category:
News
The Planning Board gave its approval to the first phase of the town employees’ housing initiative at its most recent meeting, making its decision after hearing objections that the town’s plans conflict with court-ordered restrictions on the use of the Thomas Property. Attorney Thomas Tarro III,...
RIAC to staff airport this summer
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Feb 28
Category:
News
A senior representative of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation has notified stakeholders of the Block Island State Airport that the island business that had received preliminary approval to provide airport services has withdrawn its proposal. Alan Andrade, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating...
Lacoste voices concern over food truck legislation
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Feb 28
Category:
News
First Warden Ken Lacoste voiced his concerns to members of the Rhode Island Department of Business Regulation regarding the local impact of proposed changes to the state’s food truck statutes, saying that the changes would adversely impact food truck and food carts on the island. Lacoste attended a...
Wanted: Firefighter recruits
By
Pat Tengwall
Thu, Feb 28
Category:
News
“As the years go on, this job gets more and more difficult,” said Fire Chief Mike Ernst to a room full of veteran firefighters and a handful of teenagers at the monthly membership meeting of the Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department on Feb. 11. “There’s a big gap between the younger...
DEM taking action to combat invasive insect
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Feb 28
Category:
News
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, along with state and federal collaborators, has devised an action plan to combat the destructive impact caused by an insect that destroys ash trees. According to New Shoreham Tree Warden Ned Phillips, there are ash trees on Block Island that...
Council gives Roberge high marks
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Feb 28
Category:
News
After just more than a year on the job, the current Town Council has given the person it hired as Town Manager, Ed Roberge, high marks. Given that the performance review was held in closed session, First Warden Ken Lacoste provided a summary
via
email of the review to
The Block Island...
Concert at the Highview
Thu, Feb 28
Category:
News
Adam Ezra from the Adam Ezra Group is coming to Block Island for an intimate solo concert on his "Get Folked" house concert tour. Ezra, who hails from Boston, just completed a tour with songwriting partner John Oates and is currently on tour with Graham Parker and Southside Johnny and the Asbury...
Telecomm building arrives
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Feb 28
Category:
News
One of the most visible symbols of the high-speed broadband network that is about to connect five town facilities arrived on the island on Saturday, Feb. 23: the telecomm building that will encase the technology that will make the fiber optic connections work. The town’s IT specialist, Michelle...
BIPCo: Beware of scam calls
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Feb 28
Category:
News
Scammers are keeping at it. According to Block Island Power Company President Jeffery Wright, one person has reported receiving a scam telephone call stating that if payment isn’t made to National Grid, their power will be shut off. The problem is, “none of our customers on Block Island have any...
Sewer Commission seeks ban on sale of wet wipes
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Feb 21
Category:
News
Disposable wet wipes have become such a problem that members of the Sewer Commission approved a measure to send a letter to the Town Council recommending that the sale of wet wipes be banned on the island. Sewer Company Supt. Chris Blane has persistently warned of the dangers the popular cleaning...
Governor calls for stricter gun laws
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Feb 21
Category:
News
Gov. Gina Raimondo marked the one-year anniversary of the deadly Valentine’s Day mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, by unveiling a legislative package of gun safety reforms for Rhode Island. The proposed legislation, introduced at the State House on Feb. 14...
Broadband breaking ground
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Feb 21
Category:
News
There was an air of excitement among the members of the Block Island Broadband Committee when they met on Thursday, Feb. 14, as one item after another that will make this long-standing effort to bring high-speed internet to the island finally were checked off as completed or about to be. The months...
Keeping Block Island waters healthy
By
Renée Meyer
Thu, Feb 21
Category:
News
Snow and sleet didn’t stop the members of the Shellfish Commission from gathering for their monthly meeting on a recent Tuesday night, and as wind whipped the windows at Town Hall, the members held a lively discussion on several topics. The first order of business was electing new officers. Joe...
Town meets with RIAC
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Feb 21
Category:
News
Town Manager Ed Roberge said he expressed his frustration about the situation at the Block Island Airport to Rhode Island Airport Corporation representatives at a meeting on the mainland on Thursday, Feb. 14, but added he is hopeful that some long-term, out-of-the box thinking can resolve the issue...
At 92, still making music
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Feb 21
Category:
News
Block Island resident Carl Kaufmann started making guitars when an instructor told him 30 years ago that he needed a better instrument if he wanted to learn how to play. “I had at that time an old Gibson guitar my wife had bought in bad condition from a pawn shop,” said Kaufmann, who splits his...
Roberge and Boudreau go to Providence
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Feb 21
Category:
News
Second Warden André Boudreau has made the idea of re-establishing ties with state government officials something of a theme during his tenure on the Town Council because, on occasion, a local issue may require mainland support. Issues such as banning the presence of ride sharing services Lyft and...
Library Trustees seek clarity on building issues
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Feb 21
Category:
News
The Island Free Library is, in the words of Director Kristin Baumann, a “big building, a heavily used building” that requires constant maintenance and attention. At the most recent meeting of the Board of Trustees, Baumann said she has had long-standing issues with doors and windows, and she said...
Harbors Department seeks new office at GSP
By
Renée Meyer
Thu, Feb 21
Category:
News
When the Harbors Department lost the use of its office on the Great Salt Pond last summer, it resorted to running some of its operations out of Town Hall, including, primarily, the issuance of shell-fishing licenses. It wasn’t a disaster, but it wasn’t ideal. “We really missed out with the...
Dish off the Block
By
Pamela Gelsomini
Fri, Feb 15
Category:
News
When the phone rings at 4 p.m., I know exactly who it is. My sister-in-law, Lisa. I can picture her with the phone in the crook of her neck staring down at a package of chicken on her counter. I answer the phone, “Hi, Lisa.” And she responds, “What can I make with this frickin’ chicken??” She doesn...
Cherry Hill Lane to be rebid
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Feb 14
Category:
News
The Block Island Housing Board has revised the bidding process for its Cherry Hill Lane subdivision project. The board said at its most recent meeting that the budget for the project will be $1.4 million and the new RFP will consist of two parts: one for site work and the other for construction...
Certificate of Occupancy issued for apartments
By
Tony Pappas
Thu, Feb 14
Category:
News
For the past 17 months, members of the Harbor Church and many, many members of the Block Island community have worked very hard to convert the third floor of the Harbor Church into four year-round, affordable apartments. And on Friday, Feb. 8 at about 11 a.m., the Town of New Shoreham Building...
Town stepping up oversight of its non-profit funding
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Feb 14
Category:
News
The Town of New Shoreham is stepping up its oversight of non-profit groups that it funds through grants and low-interest loans. Non-profit entities that receive town funding will now need to submit an annual performance report documenting the use of those funds and may be required to conduct an...
RIAC inks airport deal, questions remain
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Feb 14
Category:
News
The Rhode Island Airport Corporation has signed a tentative agreement with Block Island Reservations, LLC to become the fixed base operator at the Block Island State Airport. According to RIAC, however, there are still some contingencies to be worked through with the town before the deal can be...
Tails from Beacon Hollow: A view from the bridge
By
John Willis
Thu, Feb 14
Category:
News
As I sit looking over our farm, basically in the center of the island and probably 80 to 100 feet above sea level, I feel comfortable about the climate changing, tide-rising forecasts that could change the way we live here on Block Island — but probably won't affect the farm. I do think about the...
Summer officer jobs getting harder to fill
By
Cassius Shuman
Thu, Feb 14
Category:
News
New Shoreham Police Chief Vincent Carlone said that he will likely be three officers down for the upcoming summer season, and that may cause him to get creative with his staffing process. The Police Department has a year-round full-time staff of five officers, including the Chief, but typically...
Greenaway closes a chapter
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Feb 14
Category:
News
After 45 years teaching English and creative writing at the Block Island School, Mrs. Nancy Greenaway will be bringing this chapter of her life to a close at the end of the school year. Her resignation was accepted with regret by the members of the School Committee at their meeting on Monday, Feb...
Surveillance considered for Ball O’Brien Park
By
Lars Trodson
Thu, Feb 14
Category:
News
The members of the Recreation Board, concerned about ongoing vandalism at Ball O’Brien Park, are considering some sort of surveillance program for the area. “I think there should be cameras at the playground,” said Board member Annie Hall. Recreation Department Director Dave Sniffen said he felt...
Motor Vehicles Commission approves ordinance amendments
By
Pat Tengwall
Thu, Feb 14
Category:
News
The Commission on Motor Vehicles For Hire approved proposed amendments to the town's taxi ordinance and a new set of regulations for the industry at its most recent meeting. The drafts were approved unanimously after the commissioners made some changes in the language prepared by Town Solicitor...
Old school nods
By
J.V. Houlihan Jr.
Thu, Feb 7
Category:
News
,
Columnists
,
The Ferry Dock Scribbler
One morning after parking his car at the ferry landing, Chris Walken stopped over at the shack to talk with Capt. Matty Rooney and me. After some standard greetings and salutations, Matty suggested we get a picture of us with Chris. Note well in the background of the shot there is something that...
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