The Block Island Medical Center is hosting its Second Annual Virtual Fundraiser and Silent Auction from July 10 to July 17, 2021. Winners of the Silent Auction will be named on July 17 at 12:00 a.m.You may register on the website starting June 26 at BIMC2021.givesmart.com to preview auction items, make a donation, or directly […]
Piping plovers have returned to Block Island for the first time in over a decade, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The USFWS, in cooperation with the Town of New Shoreham, has implemented a temporary closure of the beach beyond the North Light trail to off-road vehicles due to the impending hatch of
Ocean State Job Lot (OSJL), the region’s premier privately-held discount retail chain with 146 stores throughout the Northeast, recently donated 14 electric bicycles valued at $1,300 each to the New Shoreham Police Department to assist in the Community Service Officer (CSO) policing internship program during Block Island’s heavily-trafficked summer season. OSJL will provide more than
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The Spring Street Gallery will host an art exhibit by island resident Jane Emsbo from July 10 to July 17. There will be an artist’sreception at the gallery on Saturday, July 10 from 5 to 7 p.m. All are welcome and refreshments will be served. Emsbo’s abstract paintings are bold and expressive. Done in multimedia
Tucked behind Dead Eye Dick’s in New Harbor is its companion market Dick’s Fish. It’s the brainchild of partners Jessica Wronowski and Paul Vitu, who conceived of the idea over the winter. It’s the first new fish market on Block Island in modern memory.The pair ran Finn’s Seafood Restaurant for three years and its companion
Comedy night returns to Yellow Kittens on Tuesday, July 6 at 8 p.m. with island favorite Gordon Baker-Bone. Baker-Bone is a New York City comedian and writer that previously provided an unforgettable show at Yellow Kittens on Memorial Day Weekend of 2018 that locals have been quoting since. More recently, his comedy album “Nobody? Just
When Offshore Property became part of Ballard Hall Group last fall, co-owners of the real estate company, Robin Lewis and Cory Black, found themselves with another year on their lease. What to do to utilize the building they had called home for years? Reinvent it as a marketplace to showcase Block Island artists and crafters. And
This photo of an entangled seal at Sandy Point was sent to The Times by the Goodenough family last weekend. If you encounter a marine animal in distress, please call the Mystic Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Program hotline at (860) 572-5955, ext. 107 to leave a message. They will call you back and dispatch a specially-trained