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The Block Island Times joins R.I. Suburban Newspapers
Tue, Feb 1
Category:
News
Feb. 1 - In a deal inked today,
The Block Island Times
has been acquired by Rhode Island Suburban Newspapers from CCC Media, joining a family of publications across the state that includes several daily and weekly newspapers.
The Block Island Times
was founded in 1970 by Publisher...
2021 Police annual report
Stephen Hester
Tue, Feb 1
Category:
News
Police Chief Matt Moynihan presented his 2021 annual report to the Town Council, providing statistics and data that some of the community has been eagerly awaiting. Moynihan began by telling the council that his “critical tasks” for his first year were to assess the department, establish goals,...
Deer Task Force pushes for weekend hunting
Stephen Hester
Mon, Jan 31
Category:
News
The Deer Task Force continues to face long odds on significantly reducing the deer herd on Block Island. The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) technically owns and sets policy on deer in the state of Rhode Island. Currently the DEM’s stance is that hunting is the “preferred...
Middle School storms back, but comes up short, 41-31
John Tarbox
Sun, Jan 30
Category:
News
After more than a month between contests, the Block Island Middle School basketball team hosted the Mariners from Rocky Hill Day School on January 22, in front of a staunch and lively throng of hometown supporters. Both teams traded early hoops, setting the tone for what would be a 90-minute battle...
Varsity boys crush BCA, 47-19
Chris Crawford
Sun, Jan 30
Category:
News
The Block Island Hurricanes school teams as a whole have another layer of logistical challenges and additional hours when playing off-island, from a rocky boat, to early morning wake-up calls on a Saturday morning, to biting, below-zero wind chills, when most kids trade the day off from school for...
Important Message from Town Manager Maryanne Crawford
Fri, Jan 28
Category:
News
The Town of New Shoreham is under a winter storm warning, along with much of southeastern New England. Wind gusts of 40 to 50 miles per hour are anticipated, with significant snow fall, and astronomical high tides that can impact roads, particularly east-facing. The town is taking the necessary...
Healthsource R.I. open enrollment ends Jan.31
Fri, Jan 28
Category:
News
Open enrollment through HealthSource R.I. began November 1 and runs through Jan. 31, 2022 to help connect Rhode Island residents with high-quality, low-cost, or no-cost coverage for 2022. Thanks to the federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), coverage through HealthSource R.I. is now more...
Beach parking lot drainage to be addressed
Stephen Hester
Fri, Jan 28
Category:
News
Town Manager Maryanne Crawford gave her monthly report to the Town Council on January 19, highlighting ongoing projects and upcoming plans. Town Engineer Jim Geremia has reported his findings regarding the drainage problems at the southern parking lot of Fred Benson Town Beach. Currently, the...
Island students named to URI Dean’s List
Fri, Jan 28
Category:
News
The University of Rhode Island is pleased to announce the Fall 2021 Dean’s List. Students named to the Dean’s List represent nearly all of Rhode Island’s cities and towns, all six New England states, New York and New Jersey, and many other states and countries. To be included on the Dean’s List,...
Crawford named to St. Lawrence University Dean’s List
Fri, Jan 28
Category:
News
Ruby Crawford from Block Island has been named to St. Lawrence University’s Dean’s List for achieving academic excellence during the Fall 2021 semester. Crawford is a member of the Class of 2024. Crawford attended Block Island School. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, a student must have...
Basketball in full swing
Fri, Jan 28
Category:
News
It’s basketball all day long on Saturdays for students of the Block Island School. Pictured above, the Middle School girls’ team takes on Rocky Hill.
Recreation Board pushes ahead
Stephen Hester
Tue, Jan 25
Category:
News
The Recreation Board met virtually for its January meeting, and Director Dave Sniffen talked about the various programs the board is offering for the winter season on Block Island. Mentioning that programs had paused when Covid “started to explode,” Sniffen told the board that the Rec Department is...
Block Island comes home with big win
Chris Crawford
Mon, Jan 24
Category:
News
The score, the opponent, the results, leap off the page. The Block Island Hurricanes Varsity girls basketball team traveled overnight last week to play Hope High School in Providence and came away with a 43-18 thrashing of the home team. Hope has 1,000 students enrolled in its high school versus...
Police Advisory Commission seeks input
Stephen Hester
Mon, Jan 24
Category:
News
The Police Advisory Commission discussed the needs of the community January 6 as it reviewed the feedback it has received thus far. The PAC put out a survey a couple of months ago to help illuminate what the community wants from its police force. Chair Jim Hinthorn said three categories seemed to...
Let’s Talk About It: Behavioral Health
Sun, Jan 23
Category:
News
This week’s questions answered by Laurie Anderson, APRN-C, MSN, CDOE. What is Behavioral Health? Behavioral health is a holistic and inclusive term that umbrellas mental and physical health. The term behavioral health is used to describe the connection between a person’s behaviors to the health and...
“Conservation is more than just land preservation”
Reneé Meyer
Sun, Jan 23
Category:
News
Kim Gaffett attended the latest Block Island Land Trust meeting with a plea for the conservation groups to get involved with the acquisition of an electric vehicle charging station for the island. A proposal has been made by resident William Young to partially fund the purchase of a level-three...
Dean’s List
Sat, Jan 22
Category:
News
Mary Conant named to College of the Holy Cross’ Dean’s List Mary Conant of Block Island, was named to the College of the Holy Cross Fall 2021 Dean’s List. A member of the Class of 2023, Conant is majoring in French and Francophone Studies. Conant was among more than 1,375 students named to the Dean...
Bird etiquette for viewing snowy owls
Sofia Williams
Sat, Jan 22
Category:
News
Block Island’s arctic visitors, the snowy owls, are back this winter. They are carnivores that eat lemmings, seabirds, deer mice, voles, and other rodents. They are crucial to controlling the number of rodents in the Arctic tundra, where they come from. Unlike other owls, snowy owls are active...
Hunting at Block Island National Wildlife Refuge
Fri, Jan 21
Category:
News
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service continues to offer hunting opportunities at the Block Island National Wildlife Refuge this season. White-tailed deer hunting is offered at Beane Point, Sandy Point, Grove Point, and Wash Pond, with some season and weapon restrictions. Approximately 133 acres are...
Capital improvement public hearing rescheduled
Stephen Hester
Fri, Jan 21
Category:
News
The Town Council continued the public hearing for the proposed changes to the town’s ordinances to alter the procedure for forming the capital budget. Town Manager Maryanne Crawford had suggested the changes, which are aimed at streamlining the process by having the town manager review capital...
Lion’s Club donation
Fri, Jan 21
Category:
News
Block Island Lions Club Secretary Lars Trodson at left, hands a check for $750 to Linda Spak of the Helping Hands Food Pantry on Wednesday, Jan. 12. “Helping Hands provides such an important service to our community in these challenging times, and the Lions Club wanted to support their efforts,”...
Town Council denies Filippi’s re-appointment to Tourism Council
Stephen Hester
Wed, Jan 19
Category:
News
The Town Council held its annual joint meeting with the Tourism Council on January 5, and when the topic of board dynamics was broached, the sparks began to fly. Executive Director Jessica Willi told the council that the board was dealing with a very stressful situation, and it had been hard to get...
Town Council briefs
Stephen Hester
Tue, Jan 18
Category:
News
Where’s the road? The Cormorant Cove Association finally found itself in front of the Town Council last week, after two and a half years of effort. The association had a survey done several years ago and discovered that the town-owned Champlin’s Road, which leads to the Coast Guard station,...
Bonding for Overlook purchase authorized
Stephen Hester
Mon, Jan 17
Category:
News
The Town Council signed resolutions last week to authorize borrowing by the town and the Block Island Land Trust to partially finance the acquisition of a portion of plat 19, lot 3 from Overlook Realty, LLC. This bonding resolution is to raise the money for the purchase of the land located on the...
New push for affordable housing
Stephen Hester
Sun, Jan 16
Category:
News
The Town Council is in the process of setting up a community forum to discuss affordable housing on Block Island. It has been well-documented that there is a shortage of year-round housing that is affordable and attainable for working island residents. Many people who rent engage in the seasonal...
Four photographers after the snowfall
Malcolm Greenaway
Sat, Jan 15
Category:
News
On the morning of January 7, there was a significant snowfall here on Block Island. Several Block Island photographers headed out in the hope of capturing some unique and memorable snow pictures. These photographers included Eileen and Steve Miller, and Aleksandar Ba- ba-Vulic, as well as myself,...
Community Conversations with the B.I. Medical Center
Fri, Jan 14
Category:
News
The Block Island Medical Center’s “Community Conversation” will focus on behavioral health on Block Island in a three-part series running in January and February. During this time the Medical Center will be responding to questions from readers of
The Block Island Times.
There will also be...
New vaccine clinics scheduled on B.I.
Fri, Jan 14
Category:
News
There are three weekly Covid vaccine clinics scheduled for Block Island starting on Thursday, Jan. 20. Subsequent clinics will be on January 27, and February 3. Clinics will be held at the Rescue Barn on Beach Avenue from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Participants must sign up on the vaccinateRI.org website...
Free monthly health checks for seniors
Fri, Jan 14
Category:
News
The Senior Advisory Committee is offering free monthly health checks for people of any age. The next session is on Monday, January 17. The health checks will include blood pressure screening, heart rate and pulse oxygen levels, and provide help with questions on medication, nutrition, weight...
State allows virtual meetings
Stephen Hester
Fri, Jan 14
Category:
News
The Town of New Shoreham is re-introducing a virtual option in accordance with the state’s response to the continued growth of Covid cases. On January 6, Governor Daniel McKee issued Executive Order 22-01, which permits meetings to be held virtually, and also requires public bodies to provide...
BI Health Services looks forward for 2022
Wed, Jan 12
Category:
News
,
Letters
To the Block Island community, Happy New Year Block Island! I am excited to share some advancements at the Block Island Health Services for 2022. During 2021, we began putting key elements into place to transform the medical center into a comprehensive primary care health facility that is focused...
Block Island School budget woes
Stephen Hester
Tue, Jan 11
Category:
News
Superintendent Bob Gerardi presented the Block Island School’s budget concerns to the Town Council on Monday night with a mix of “unanticipated” decreases in revenue and “unanticipated” increases in expenses. Calling it a “challenging budget year,” Gerardi explained that the school was anticipating...
Tourism Council brainstorms its way into 2022
Reneé Meyer
Mon, Jan 10
Category:
News
The New Shoreham Tourism Council seems to have a highly unusual problem – more money than they know what to do with. Whether it’s the result of more and more tourists, or more money being charged for hotel rooms and rental houses, or all three, the Tourism Council has an excess of funds. The...
B.I. graduate continues volleyball at PC
Sofia Williams
Sun, Jan 9
Category:
News
Savannah Brown, who graduated as Salutatorian from the Block Island High School in 2021, continues to pursue her passion for volleyball by playing on Providence College’s Women’s Club Volleyball team. Brown played at the high school since her sophomore year. “I really liked playing in high school...
Council grants moped licenses
Stephen Hester
Sat, Jan 8
Category:
News
The five moped operators appeared before the New Shoreham Town Council on Tuesday night to request renewals of rental licenses for the 2022 summer season. Always a contentious affair, last year’s renewal process went on for several months and required the town’s legal counsel to log a few hours...
Covid cases continue to rise
Stephen Hester
Sat, Jan 8
Category:
News
Covid cases are on the rise across the country as the highly transmissible Omicron variant makes the rounds. With Omicron making up 60 percent of cases in the state, Rhode Island is no exception, as Director of the Block Island Medical Center, Dr. Tom Warcup, explained to the New Shoreham Town...
Two island players awarded volleyball honors
Chris Crawford
Thu, Jan 6
Category:
News
Amira Veldman-Wilson was named All Division First Team, and Chloe Weber All-Division Second Team by the Rhode Island Girls Volleyball Coaches’ Association last week for their roles as outside hitters for the Block Island Hurricanes. The honors, as voted upon by all of the coaches, were announced by...
Senior Advisory Committee wraps up year
Stephen Hester
Wed, Jan 5
Category:
News
The Senior Advisory Committee wrapped up 2021 and prepared to move forward in 2022 with several projects and programs aimed at continuing its mission of enhancing the quality of life of senior citizens on Block Island and assisting them to continue within their homes and community as long as...
MVFH eyes deferral policy, shuttle service
Stephen Hezter
Tue, Jan 4
Category:
News
“We don’t have a policy for deferrals because we haven’t needed it,” Commission on Motor Vehicles for Hire Chair Brad Marthens told the group at its December meeting. He was referring to deferrals for individuals on the taxi license waiting list, whose name finally came up but who did not want to...
Planning Board tackles accessory apartments
Stephen Hester
Mon, Jan 3
Category:
News
The Planning Board discussed accessory apartments at its December meeting, with an eye toward proposing some changes to section 513 of the zoning ordinance governing year-round rental apartments. Section 513 was originally created to address the lack of year-round rentals for the island’s workforce...
Christmas Eve snow set the mood for the holidays
Malcolm Greenaway
Sun, Jan 2
Category:
News
Snowstorms have become increasingly rare on Block Island. The snowstorm on the morning of Friday, December 24 was the first snowstorm (and perhaps the only snowstorm?) of the current winter season and only the second snowstorm in the past three years. (Global warming, perhaps?) I decided it was...
Harbors reconsiders residency
Stephen Hester
Thu, Dec 30
Category:
News
The Harbors Committee continued its discussion of private moorings in Great Salt Pond, specifically focusing on the long waiting list. There are 290 mooring balls in the pond, with a waiting list of 688. “It’s no secret it’s almost impossible to get a mooring here,” Member Gary Pollard said at the...
Broadband update
Stephen Hester
Wed, Dec 29
Category:
News
John Dougherty of Mission Broadband was on-hand at the Town Council meeting on December 6 to give an update on Block Island’s broadband project. Verizon is still holding up the permitting and licensing process, with only 50 percent of the pole licenses approved, according to Dougherty. Verizon must...
Town departments prepare for winter, capital budget
Stephen Hester
Tue, Dec 28
Category:
News
Maryanne Crawford submitted her town manager's report at the December 15 meeting of the New Shoreham Town Council, and the report listed several actions taken by the town in preparation for winter. There has been some difficulty in procuring road salt, but Crawford’s report said the town was...
Should the Scotch Beach access road be changed?
Reneé Meyer
Tue, Dec 28
Category:
News
Although it was only the second-ever meeting of the Sea Level Rise Committee, the members were asked to commit to a plan from town planner Allison Ring to apply for an “Action Grant” from the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank to enhance “resiliency” on the island. Ring told the group that funding...
Big and small projects ahead for BIPCo in 2022
Reneé Meyer
Mon, Dec 27
Category:
News
As National Grid seems to suffer one setback after another in its attempt to rebury a small portion of its Sea2shore transmission cable that runs between Block Island and the mainland, the obvious question becomes: how much is this costing? And how much will it cost Block Island ratepayers? The...
School Committee reviews distance learning decision
Stephen Hester
Mon, Dec 27
Category:
News
Superintendent Bob Gerardi gave a Covid update to the School Committee at its December 20 meeting and discussed the decision to switch to distance learning for the last week of school before Christmas break. He reported that nurses Liz Dyer and Linda Closter had performed 134 PCR Covid tests, as...
Jim Stevenson-inspired rail restored, and Library Updates
Stephen Hester
Sun, Dec 26
Category:
News
The Island Free Library Board of Trustees met for the final time of 2021, with Director Kristin Baumann reporting on the end-of-year holiday events in progress and the upcoming programs scheduled for the new year. Her report also included a new section: library updates submitted by the staff. Chair...
Christmas on an island
Sofia Williams
Fri, Dec 24
Category:
News
Block Island’s 2021 Christmas season brings people together, allows islanders to practice traditions old and new, and brings decorations to brighten the island. Islanders and tourists celebrate this year’s holiday season by honoring their favorite holiday traditions and activities. Austin Morin,...
Reminder to residents and visitors
Fri, Dec 24
Category:
News
As Covid cases continue to rise on the island, with 15 cases in the past three weeks, please remember that Block Island’s indoor mask mandate is still in effect. Governor McKee recently issued a mask mandate for Rhode Island for venues of over 250 people, with smaller venues having the option of...
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