Month: September 2020

The following message was shared to The Block Island Times from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management on Monday, Sept. 21: With Hurricane Teddy expected to pass New England offshore tomorrow, [Tuesday, Sept. 22], the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is warning Rhode Islanders of the dangerous conditions it will bring to shorelines: winds …

DEM urges Rhode Islanders to stay safe as Hurricane Teddy passes offshore Read More »

Even with fewer cabs on the streets, and fewer seats in those cabs, cab owner and Motor Vehicles for Hire member Sue Ann Millikin described what was, overall, a pretty busy and safe summer, though it is not quite over yet. Out of 32 cabs, only 15 were on the road this year, said Millikin, …

Cab owners report busy, safe summer — for the most part Read More »

The New Shoreham Shellfish Commission held its first meeting since February on Tuesday, Sept. 15 via Zoom. It was both a wrap-up of the summer season and planning for next year. Covid did not keep clammers from clamming this summer, with the sale of seasonal shellfish licenses on a par with last year. Administrative assistant …

Shellfish Commission studying habits of invasive crabs Read More »

With the hustle and bustle of a particularly fraught summer come and gone, there’s now time to reflect back on one of this season’s more interesting visitors. Freedom, the sister ship of presidential yacht Sequoia, made its way into Great Salt Pond on Sunday, July 12. The 104-foot vessel, which is nearly identical to the …

ICYMI: Presidential sibling visited Block Island this summer Read More »

The Atlantic Pioneer has been a familiar sight on Block Island waters for several years now, zipping back and forth between the island, the mainland and the Wind Farm as it carries wind farm employees to and from the turbines. Its routine was disrupted on Friday, Sept. 4, when at 10:30 a.m. a mayday call …

Wind Farm transport vessel answers ‘mayday’ call Read More »

Jim Stevenson. When most people hear his name, they quickly associate him with his cartoons and writings. But a recent documentary, “Stevenson – Lost and Found”, takes a deeper look into how Stevenson became the man he is widely known for, and not known for. Stevenson, who was an island summer resident since the early …

The life and art of Jim Stevenson celebrated in documentary Read More »

Ed. note: The Block Island Yacht Club created the Short Story Contest several years ago as an opportunity for seniors and juniors attending the Block Island School to write creatively about the island. The format is that the opening paragraph, created by the BIYC, must be used for all entries, but then the writer can …

Lost Memories Read More »

After the scare with some island residents receiving seeds from China, one resident, Alex McCabe, reached out to The Block Island Times after receiving seeds in the mail from the Washington Trust Company. Being a customer of the bank, McCabe was curious as to why she had received the Money Plant seeds and wondered what …

Washington Trust gifts indoor seeds to its customers Read More »

Due to technical difficulties, the Town Council had to cancel its Sept. 16 meeting and reschedule. The Zoom access number for dialing in and listening to the meeting was not working. The meeting was rescheduled for Monday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. “Not a legal meeting if no one can get in,” said First Warden …

Reburying wind farm cables to begin Read More »

With traditional fall sports such as basketball and volleyball sidelined due to health and safety concerns, the members of the Recreation Board spent their meeting this week discussing ideas on how to create some kind of sports programming for Block Island kids. Other activities, such as ski trips and participation in a mainland soccer league, …

Recreation Department: We need to reinvent ourselves Read More »