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 […]
The following story was published in The Jamestown Press on Thursday, Sept. 3 by reporter Ryan Gibbs: For nearly three decades, a jingle on local radio has implored South County visitors to “sail away on the Block Island Ferry, take a trip back to carefree times.” Grinnell Street’s Shahin Barzin, however, ignored that advice. He
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The New Shoreham Democratic Party announced today that it has officially endorsed incumbents U.S. Rep. Jim Langevin and state Sen. Sue Sosnowski for re-election in the upcoming state primary on Sept. 8. “Everyone was under agreement that both of them are doing an outstanding job,” said Party Chair Sean McGarry. Even though she did not
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Town Manager Maryanne Crawford started work on Monday, Aug. 24. The Block Island Times caught up with her briefly about a week later. Interview conducted and edited by Lars Trodson. Q: Well, you’ve jumped right in with a lot of things going on, but first, what are your first impressions? A: Through the whole interview
The Rhode Island Democrat and Republican Party Primary will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 8 at the Block Island School gymnasium between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. New Shoreham registered voters need to know a few things, said Deputy Town Clerk Millie McGinnes. Just as it was done during the Financial Town Meeting in late
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Dunn Town, 1970 Amidst the sultry damp of late summer, there always seems to come a day when the wind switches and blows hard, the air is clear and cool and all of a sudden fall seems not far distant. The same bracing breeze that would be dispiriting in spring is now welcome and shakes
The Block Island Times interviewed the two Democratic candidates running in the primary for the District 37 Senate seat, which represents Block Island and South Kingstown. The primary will be held on Tuesday, Sept. 8, with voting at the Block Island School between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. Interviews conducted and edited by Lars Trodson.
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(360 VIDEO) Walk along the beach at Dorry’s Cove, courtesy of The Block Island Times. The cove is located on the west side of the island, and during today’s rainy walk, cormorants and various gulls were found resting along the shoreline. The video was taken on Wednesday, Sept. 2, with a rainy and cloudy overcast