December 2019

The project that cleaned up and landscaped the area that was once used as the town dump has been recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency. “I am pleased to announce that the Block Island Landfill Project has received an award from the Environmental Protection Agency. In its Clean Water State Revolving Fund’s Performance and Innovation […]

The main room of the Island Free Library was filled with color, crafts, and aromas at the second Tuesday night Holiday Stroll of the season. Strollers made their way into the library in search of the perfect hand-made island gift for the coming holiday. Christine Peterson, owner of Fiber Stene, sat behind her table with

Each year, the members of the Old Harbor Task Force offer their assessment of how things functioned, and what can be done differently, in the Old Harbor section of town during the peak summer season. Their most recent assessment noted: “a number of concerns were raised where we feel the town can and should do a

Citing a seemingly never-ending list of regulations, requirements, equipment needs and loss of revenue, Murphy Auto owner Rob Murphy has said he is no longer doing the two-year safety and emissions testing car inspections on the island. Murphy said he is still doing the one-year inspections for heavy duty trucks, as well as mopeds, tractor

The Block Island Utility District Board of Commissioners, which governs the Block Island Power Company, covered a broad range of topics at its meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 3 before scuttling the remainder of the agenda after three and-a-half hours of discussion. There was the somewhat mundane business of approving minutes, a treasurer’s report, and review

‘Incorrect and misleading’ To the Editor: Regarding your reporting of my stepping down as the Block Island School Food Service Manager, the first sentence of your article is incorrect and misleading. To be clear, no questionable food handling practices have occurred since my employment and, as far as I know, under any previous management. Please

Cindy Kelly will be staying on as the School Food Service Manager for the Block Island School while a search continues for her successor, according to Superintendent Michael Convery. In an interview with The Block Island Times, Convery said that Kelly has agreed to remain on the job as late as September 2020 in order

Members of the Senior Advisory Committee continue to look to the state, and the town, for support for its senior ride share program. SAC Co-Chair Sandra Kelly told the members of the Motor Vehicles For Hire Commission that the group has been continuing its conversation with the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, which runs the

For those who missed the Thanksgiving service at the Harbor Baptist Church, the Ecumenical Choir gave a beautiful performance. Public worship began at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 24. It offered a way for the members of the community to gather together before many departed for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The program was replete with

Walking into the library in the early evening, vendors were beginning to set up their tables for the weekly Tuesday night markets at the Island Free Library. The library began its Tuesday markets on Tuesday, Dec. 3 and they will continue each Tuesday through Dec. 17. There was a full menu of Block Island products