Island Bound Bookstore presents an event especially for kids ages 8 to 12 on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 5 p.m. Bill Doyle, author of “Escape This Book! Titanic,” will be the Master Escapologist and lead young adventurers in an “Escape This Bookstore” event. Bill Doyle is the author of many other books for kids with more than two million copies in […]
David “Butch” Weissman, former Block Island resident, will be laid to rest with military honors Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019 at the Island Cemetery on Block Island. Butch passed at age 75 on March 2, 2019 due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Those who knew Butch, or his parents Ben and Doris, are invited to gather with the family at
The cellphone outage that left Block Island customers without service for four days has resulted in Verizon upgrading the island to what is called a “major tier 1 site,” which should ensure a more rapid response time if such an outage should occur again. Verizon Wireless officials told New Shoreham town officials during a closed door
The Board of the Block Island Medical Center has begun an ambitious $7.5 million capital campaign designed to strengthen and expand the healthcare services the facility currently provides. The campaign quietly started about six months ago, and Campaign Chair Susan Stover said that about $1.5 million has already been pledged, with several gifts coming in
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Things are falling into place for the Block Island Municipal Utility District, which acquired the assets — and the name — of the Block Island Power Company in March. The cost of the acquisition was $5.8 million, financed by a short-term loan from CFC Bank. Utilities entering into long-term debt must get approval from the
The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum website states that there are about 195,000 living survivors in the world today. A simple search of the question “How many living survivors of the Holocaust are there?” also yields multiple headlines more or less warning that this number is getting smaller every day. Living witnesses are becoming fewer,
The following interview was submitted by Dr. Mark Clark: Q: Is the creation of an acute care unit at the Medical Center really necessary? A: The acute care unit is necessary for four important reasons: First, the current physical space is inadequate in size and equipment for the acutely ill and injured patients we already
The original bench honoring islander Fred Benson had seen better days. Located in front of the building in Bridge Gate Square that is home to the Bagel Shop, Ballard Hall Real Estate, Washington Trust and The Block Island Times, the old bench finally collapsed and had to be hauled away by the staff at the
Jamie Marie Rose and Leah Robinson have appreciated each other’s artistic works and talked of having a painting show together for many years. Both artists are inspired by island seascapes and landscapes and through the process of painting express an intimate connection with the places they love. Together, they have also created beautiful wedding floral
The following was submitted by Utility Board Clerk Christine Grele: The Annual Meeting of the Block Island Utility District will be held on Saturday, Aug. 24, at 4 p.m. at Town Hall. Come hear from the Board of Commissioners, learn about peak shaving, and meet the candidates for two Board of Commissioners seats. Election ballots