The Block Island Residents Association is pleased to announce that Jeffery M. Wright, President of the Block Island Power Company is this year’s 2022 recipient of the Island Treasure Award. The award will be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Block Island Residents Association held on Sunday, September 11, at 5 p.m. at St. […]
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If you call having to pick up two dumpsters worth of trash from the shores of the Great Salt Pond a success, then The Nature Conservancy’s and the Block Island Conservancy’s beach clean-up on Monday, August 15 was just that – a success.One of the dumpsters was at the Coast Guard Station and the other
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Rick Karney, a pioneer in the field of shellfish aquaculture, will be speaking atthe Block Island Maritime Institute (BIMI) on Tuesday, August 23, at 7 p.m. His Tuesday Talk is entitled, “We spawn millions – shellfish culture on Martha’s Vineyard.” Come listen, learn, and hear stories from a lifelong shellfish advocate, with lessons for us
After two hours of listening to the public make their feelings known on Thursday, Aug. 11 about “the incidents that occurred” on August 8, members of the Town Council and remaining audience members were getting a little punchy, but persisted in getting to the bottom of the agenda.Still to go were the appointment of an
Residents, visitors, and even summer workers turned out in great numbers at Town Hall on Thursday, August 11 for a special Town Council meeting on “the incidents that occurred on August 8, 2022 that required a police response.”Of course, that was the now infamous and national story about fighting at the Reggae Fest at Ballard’s
It’s back to school time, but will there be a bus? An electric bus, that is. Block Island School Superintendent Bob Gerardi told the School Committee on Tuesday, Aug. 16 that they were still waiting delivery of the vehicle, which is a donation from the Block Island Solar Initiative.Gerardi also said he was trying to
This thick rusty cable at the entrance to Dorry’s Cove has been there for decades, occasionally buried, occasionally exposed. Someone once said it was an old telephone cable to the mainland. Any ideas?If you know, or think you do, email [email protected] and we will compile all the answers. Please put “Anybody Know?” in the subject
Soccer League showdownThe Block Island Rec soccer season is beginning to wind down with playoffs scheduled to begin Thursday, August 18,and the finals planned for August 25.If you haven’t had a chance to take in a game on the pitch, make it a point to hike up to Heinz Field for some very competitive action
They came as friends, families, athletes, and amateurs, all to take a run at the 2022 Block Island Triathlon. Some have done triathlons for years, some just started their training recently, and some did iton a whim, just because they thought they could.This year’s triathlon, organized by the New Shoreham Recreation Department under the direction
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The Chair of the School Committee sought advice from the Town Council on how to handle an unexpected cost increase in its planned school renovation project at the council’s meeting on August 1. School Chair Jessica Willi said she wished to take the opportunity to inform both the Town Council and the public about the