Block Island Times

The following news was shared by Allison Brown of the Old Post Office Bagel Shop on Tuesday, July 21: Dear Community Members Early Tuesday morning one of our employees began experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19. In an abundance of caution, we have decided to temporarily shut down the Bagel Shop while our entire staff gets […]

The following document was shared by Town Finance Director Amy Land to The Block Island Times: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about the Island Wide Broadband Network: http://www.new-shoreham.com/docs/Island%20Wide%20Broadband%20Network%20FAQs%20200717.pdf To review other documents for the Island Wide Broadband Network: http://www.new-shoreham.com/displaynews.cfm?id=453  The annual Financial Town Meeting will be held Monday, July 27 at the Block Island School gymnasium at 7

Blunt talk from two of the island’s top first responders. It may only be the middle of July, but Rescue Squad Capt. Tracy Fredericks said her small staff of EMTs was “run ragged” on Saturday with constant calls to accidents and injuries between 2 p.m. and 4 a.m. She said a Coast Guard boat came

The following update was provided from Block Island Medical Director Dr. Tom Warcup on Saturday, July 18: Access the video update by clicking on the link:   Or read the script below:   Hello to everyone from Dr. Warcup at the Block Island Medical Center: Rhode Island is doing relatively well as a State, with

This week’s Night At the Museum will feature Jill Farinelli, author of “The Palatine Wreck: Legend of the New England Ghost Ship.” Stories of this burning three-masted schooner have been told for centuries on Block Island. Meet the woman who sought to discover the truth. Farinelli will speak outside the Block Island Historical Society. Her

The Spring Street Gallery is pleased to announce that Berke Marye will have his new works on display at the gallery starting Friday, July 17 until July 30. There will be an opening reception on Tuesday, July 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. This will be an in-person event with limited capacity. Social distancing and

Thanks in part to the generosity of its guests, Ballard’s Beach Resort is thrilled to announce it has donated to two local charities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The donations will be split evenly between Block Island Volunteer Fire & Rescue and Gloria Gemma Breast Cancer Resource Foundation. While admission at Ballard’s is free, guests

“My favorite part of my job is doing science that matters, and specifically working with the people that the science matters for. It’s knowing that my research has an impact, not just to the scientific community, but for the people who are harvesting and consuming the fish,” said Anna Mercer of the National Oceanic and

The Historic District Commission met for its first telecommunication meeting on Monday, June 29. The commission had its last in person meeting back on February 24, 2020. Applications from previous meetings have been on hold due to COVID-19 restrictions and protocols in place. Application for installation of air conditioning units Plat 6, Lot 26  Chair

A pristine, beautifully tailored Army Air Corps nurse’s uniform belonging to the late Antoinette Mott Coleman has been donated to the Block Island Historical Society. Coleman’s daughter, Marie Crouch, presented the uniform to Historical Society Board member Sharon Lehman. Coleman passed away on April 1, 2020 at the age of 99. According to a brief