The New Shoreham Town Council met June 16 and began its agenda with public comment. The council had received and reviewed 14 different letters sent in as correspondence, prior to the meeting. These were listed on the agenda as item number 20, which is usually a safe enough spot for letters from the public. But …
The New Shoreham Sewer and Water Commissions held a meeting on June 21, in a hybrid format with in-person seating at the Block Island School gymnasium and virtual participation through Zoom. It was the commissions’ first attempt at a hybrid program, and some audio kinks still need to be worked out, but it served as …
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The New Shoreham Town Council voted on Monday to authorize the Motor Vehicles for Hire’s Point-to-Point Program, also known as the Block IslandShuttle, by raising the capacity limits on taxis from twelve to fifteen persons, and amending the New Shoreham Revised General Ordinances Chapter 8, Article VII to define the program. The Point-to- Point Program …
The Hurricanes finished strong, with a win and a close loss. Kiley Ryan crosses home plate on a wild pitch in the Hurricanes 21-20 victory over Narragansett Pier Middle School, as Gwyneth Coviello (1), Theo Cavanah (5), and Dakota Littlefield (3) look on. Photo by S. Hester Block Island Times – Read More>>
The annual Fourth of July Parade will step off at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 5. This year’s theme is “Celebrating America” and the Grand Marshall will be the staff at the Block Island Post Office. Postmaster Becky Brown, and Tamzen A. Mazzur, Kim Bubko, and Kara Stinnett. The Double Ender Committee has been working closely …
A collection of early oils, etchings, and drawings by the Parisian artist Bernard Lamotte (1903 – 1983) will be on exhibit at the Jessie Edwards Gallery on the second floor of the Post Office building from June 25 to July 6. There will be a virtual opening on Friday, June 25. Born in Paris and …
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Scott Barrow will be exhibiting photographs from his ongoing series taken on the Block Island ferry at the Spring Street Gallery from June 26 through July 8. An artist’s reception will be held on June 26, form 5 to 7 p.m.Barrow has been traveling to the island since the early 1990s and has explored the …
The gallery at the Block Island Airport, a partnership between the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, announces the opening of its summer exhibit featuring works by RI artist Allison Bianco, born and raised in Smithfield.Bianco’s works use a combination of printmaking processes, namely intaglio and screen print, …
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Fog is no stranger at Race Week. In the third week of June (after weeks of glorious weather) the fog descends, prompting islanders to say: “It must beRace Week.”Storm Trysail Race Week is held every other year, with smaller regattas in the off-years. This year the race has returned to Champlin’s Marina, withMargaritaville as a …
The Senior Advisory Committee met Tuesday, June 15 for its monthly meeting, discussing everything from the Senior Rides program, to the shortage of caregivers on the island, to the beginnings of a return to normalcy. The Senior Rides program provides transportation services for island seniors free of charge. The service is temporarily suspended for the …