Spice. That’s what Pam Gelsomini thinks we need more of, especially in the kitchen. Gelsomini, after a career in sales and business, has started a second phase of her life that centers on the creations she conjures up in the kitchen. Those recipes can be made by anyone who visits her new blog, “Dish Off […]
The following press release was sent to The Block island Times: Rhode Island and Massachusetts Announce Largest Procurement of Offshore Wind in Nation’s History PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Building on her commitment to a clean, affordable and reliable energy future, Governor Gina Raimondo announced today that Rhode Island has selected Deepwater Wind, the Rhode Island-based clean
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A monster wall-like cloud passed over Block Island at about 6:30 p.m., Sunday, May 20, catching the attention of just about everybody. It was moving quickly, passing over the Town Beach, and soon overtaking the wind farm and heading out to sea. — Lars Trodson Block Island Times Article
As the Oldport launch was heading over to Fort Adams at 0800, we passed very close to the Volvo Open 65, Dongfeng Racing. In very poor visibility and light air she was the fourth boat in the fleet to finish in the Newport leg of the Volvo Ocean Race. The word around the Newport docks
The Block Island Boat Basin did not violate a 1998 order by the Coastal Resources Management Council when it shut down half of the dinghy dock last summer season, according to Town Manager Ed Roberge. An upshot of the discussion is that some space at the dinghy dock may be available for public use next
The Block Island Fire Department, in the course of doing an annual review of its financial records, uncovered what is being termed an “accounting discrepancy,” a matter that has now been turned over to the New Shoreham Police Department for a criminal investigation. The Fire Department issued a statement at its meeting on Monday, May
The long journey of attending town board meetings to acquire the necessary approvals for constructing a new Old Island Pub restaurant appears to finally be over for the Gaffett family. On May 9, with board member John Spier recused, the New Shoreham Planning Board granted the Gaffetts unanimous (6-0) final approval for their revised plans
Plans for Ball O’Brien Park dominated the Block Island Land Trust’s meeting last Thursday. The park was initially acquired some 30 years ago with the idea that it would be a good place for a harbors facility for visiting boaters. Since then, tennis courts, a skateboard park, a basketball hoop, playground equipment, a picnic pavilion, bathrooms,
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The Island Free Library will be installing a new steel hand railing at its side entrance inspired by the artwork of the late James Stevenson, a prolific illustrator and long-time cartoonist for The New Yorker. “It will not just be a railing, but a work of art,” Trustee Dave Sniffen told The Block Island Times
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After more than three years of study, drafting and review by the Historic District Commission and others, the Town Council has approved amendments to the ordinance regulating the size, placement and appearance of signs in the town, while not directly addressing concerns about the ordinance’s enforcement. The vote at the Council’s sparsely-attended May 1 meeting