This past August, the members of the Block Island Maritime Institute installed a 1,000 gallon aquarium with a huge window that allows visitors to see the marine life that is usually hidden beneath the surf. The tank is stocked with scup, mature bluefish, black sea bass, fluke, a striper, adult toadfish and a trigger fish, […]
The R.I. Department of Environmental Management has announced the start of duck hunting season. The season opens on Columbus Day weekend, Friday, Oct. 11 through Oct. 14, and also open on the weekends of Nov. 27 to Dec. 1, 2019, and then open again on Dec. 7, 2019 through Jan. 26, 2020. According to the
The following was submitted by the Southeast Lighthouse Foundation: After restoration of the Southeast Lighthouse tower, the lens at the lighthouse will be relit during the day on Thursday, Oct. 17. Later that same day, the community is invited to gather at 5 p.m. to celebrate the newly restored lighthouse tower and the relighting of the
(WEATHER VIDEO) Gale force, gusting winds and high surf conditions battered Old Harbor on Thursday, October 10. The Block Island Times found it challenging holding the camera steady while capturing this video. Temperatures were in the mid 50s with a steady 30 mile-per-hour wind and gusts into the 40s. Turn up the volume to get
(WEATHER VIDEO) The wind was gusting up to 25 miles-per-hour out of the north-northeast and temperatures were in the mid 50s on Wednesday, Oct. 9, as The Block Island Times captured this video taken from Corn Neck Road. The National Weather Service has issued a high wind warning for the next two days that will
Atlantic Inn executive chef Denny Gomes is ending the 2019 season with a Chef’s Tasting and Wine Pairing event on Friday, Oct. 11 beginning at 6 p.m. Chef Gomes will be featuring a multi-course menu, starting with a soup course, pumpkin bisque, a warm squash salad, followed by a choice of two entrees: grilled boar
UPDATE: The law office of Indeglia & Associates informed The Block Island Times on Tuesday, Oct. 8 that the motion to issue a temporary restraining order against the defendants has been continued until Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 9:30 a.m. in Washington County Superior Court. See details below. Five members of the New Shoreham Police Department have
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Block Island has tested negative for the deadly mosquito-borne virus EEE once again. Town Manager Ed Roberge informed the Town Council at its meeting Monday night that testing conducted during the week of Sept. 30 – Oct. 4 came back negative. He also noted that officials were hoping for a “killing frost” to eliminate the
In “resounding” fashion, the Block Island Utility District’s account holders approved the concept of “peak shaving,” whereby the utility could operate its diesel generators for up to 53 hours per year as a cost-saving measure. The referendum is nonbinding, but the Utility District’s commissioners wanted to get the public’s input before making a decision on the
Every five years the Block Island Land Trust conducts a comprehensive poll of Block Island’s residents regarding a variety of topics related to the island. As Land Trust Chair Barbara MacMullan explains it, the poll is a combination of land or environmental questions, as well as topical questions presented by the Town of New Shoreham’s boards