The following was submitted by Block Island Community Sailing, Inc.: The Mary D. Fund Benefit Regatta, a traditional sailing event that was created and run in the 1990s until 2004 by island sailing program supporter Tony Edwards, will be held again this Saturday, July 21. The race is a 12-mile around-the-buoys race in Block Island […]
Construction of the town’s public dinghy dock began today, July 16, at New Harbor. Cross Sound Ferry, the New London, Conn.-based ferry company owned by the Wronowski family, built, and is installing the dock between Payne’s Dock and Dead Eye Dick’s restaurant. The Wronowski family owns Dead Eye Dick’s restaurant. The dock will provide about 100
With the summer months upon us, there comes an influx of people eager to enjoy the natural resources that Block Island has to offer. From the stunning coastline to the meandering trails, there is no secret that the natural beauty of Block Island is one of its biggest attractions – yet it can also harbor
The following was submitted by reader Ross Mannuzza: The General Manager of The National Hotel, Julie Fuller, was in on it the whole time. I’m a long-time customer, and I was going to propose to Julie Schwartz (of Newtown, Conn.) right in front of the hotel. The photographer was Patrick O’Leary, who graciously accepted the assignment
Royal Bruce Montgomery, publisher of The Block Island Times from 1999 to 2006, and editorial cartoonist since 1998, died on Thursday, July 5, at the age of 78. His obituary appears on page 22. The Block Island Times reached out to Montgomery’s friends and former colleagues, who offered their impressions of the man they knew. Renée
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The State of Rhode Island is playing the role of David, opposing its Goliath, by taking on the world’s big oil companies. The state has initiated a legal battle against oil companies in Superior Court arguing that the use of oil has a direct impact on climate change, which in turn is affecting Rhode Island’s
The newly-constructed Old Island Pub restaurant on Ocean Avenue will not be opening its doors until sometime in November. That was the news that came out of Monday’s Town Council meeting when the Council voted unanimously (5-0) to extend permission to the Gaffett family, the owners of the OIP, to remain closed from August 1,
The cost of offloading trash at the New Shoreham Transfer Station just got a little more expensive. The price per pound has increased from 12 cents to 15 cents, with a few other increases, after the New Shoreham Town Council approved the measure at its meeting on Monday, July 9. The rate hikes, which went
Installation of the town’s new dinghy dock will begin on Monday, July 16 and should be completed within seven to 10 days. “We will have a public dinghy dock in place at that time,” said Town Manager Ed Roberge to the New Shoreham Town Council at Monday night’s Council meeting. “I’m pleased to note, based
With the sun shining brightly, and some toddlers watching her every word, Morgan Walsh, the Island Free Library’s Youth Services Librarian, read from books, sang some songs, and danced while hosting her first “Read Around the Block” summer “Pop-Up Storytime” event at The Darius Inn on June 29. At the conclusion of the event, Walsh