Block Island has always been a wonderful spot to go birding, not only because the island is an important stopover during migration, but due to the many species that live here. At the Block Island School, we are following the tradition started by Elizabeth Dickens, who began the bird program at the School in the […]
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
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Westside Service auto repair shop owner Rob Fitzpatrick has announced that his business will start doing official car inspections for the State of Rhode Island on Monday, July 20. Fitzpatrick’s shop is located on Chapel Street. Due to the expected backlog of inspections, Fitzpatrick said that appointments can only be made online at westsideserviceinc.com.
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There are several Block Island businesses celebrating their 50th year in 2020. This is the third article in the series. The Glass Onion, named after the Beatles’ song, carries eclectic home goods, clothing and jewelry. Bought by Ned Phillips in 1979, Phillips and his partner Mary Anderson continue to manage the small shop on Water
New Shoreham technically started its fiscal year about two weeks ago, on July 1, but the town is operating on a municipal budget that was rolled over from last year. That will change when the town meets for its rescheduled Financial Town Meeting on July 27 at 7 p.m. The meeting will take place in
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At the School Committee meeting on Tuesday, July 14, two forces collided: contractual salary obligations to teachers and finding a way to pay for those obligations without cutting such programs as sports. The committee is also facing the as yet unknown final cost of re-tooling the Block Island School’s physical layout and scheduling for when
The following statement was released from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management today, July 15: The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that 35 mosquito samples from 22 traps set on Monday, June 22 and 138 samples from 22 traps set on Monday, June 29 have tested negative for both West
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Dear Residents, Businesses, and Community Partners: In the last few weeks, we have moved to Phase III of the State of Rhode Island re-opening plan, experienced the busy 4th of July weekend with all that it brings, and had our first positive COVID-19 case for an island employee. We have transitioned from the extraordinarily constrained
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La siguiente actualización fue proporcionada por Block Island Medical Center el jueves 9 de julio: ACTUALIZACIÓN COVID-19 del Centro Médico 9 de julio de 2020 Tras el anuncio el lunes de una persona positiva COVID-19 que trabaja en un establecimiento local, no ha habido casos COVID-19 positivos adicionales asociados con ese individuo o establecimiento. Todos