Add local business owner Karin Carlone to a growing list of island authors. Carlone has written a charming children’s book, titled “Wee Biscuit’s Guide to Making Friends,” that is based on a real-life horse living at her sister’s farm in North Carolina. “Wee Biscuit” is a mini-horse who suffers an injury and through the process […]
The New Shoreham Police Department is struggling to find solutions to two issues that it’s facing: seasonal traffic on Block Island, and an impending staff shortage. “Probably the founders of Block Island never predicted that there would be that many people coming in ferry after ferry, after ferry into one commercial district that is several
The New Shoreham Planning Board expressed caution and concerns for the potential impacts of adding language to the towns hotel ordinance for the Old Harbor Commercial district. The board made its opinions known at it’s special meeting, Wednesday, October 30th. The Planning Board is seeking analysis and information regarding impacts to properties in the Old
Several weeks ago, the R.I. Department of Environmental Management Enforcement Division, led by Chief Dean Hoxsie, former police chief and acting town manager of Narragansett, performed an operation called Operation Level Playing Field. This operation was to monitor and deter people coming from all over into our Rhode Island waters and catching our fish in
Ball O’Brien Park will be home to 15 newly planted trees, which will be planted in the coming weeks. Three years ago, 22 trees at the park were mistakenly taken down, surprising the Land Trust, which has jurisdiction over conservation easements at the park. A letter was sent to the New Shoreham Town Council from
The Girls Varsity Volleyball team finished the season as the first seed in Division 3 and now it’s off to the playoffs. With the big win over St. Raphael’s on Saturday, Nov. 2 and a quick win over Davies Career Tech Institute on Sunday, Nov. 3, the Lady Hurricanes boosted their record to 16-1, which
Island resident Paul Cotter is being inducted into his high school’s Alumni Athletic Hall of Fame. Cotter received a note from his alma mater, Norfolk County Agricultural High School, located in Walpole, Mass., that he would be elected to the hall on Nov. 16. Cotter said he plans on attending the ceremony. “It was quite
(360 VIDEO) Walk the picturesque shoreline of the Great Salt Pond near the boat launch in New Harbor at low tide courtesy of The Block Island Times. It was a sunny, beautiful day with temperatures in the low 50s and a slight, gusting breeze. Note: Turn up the volume to fully immerse yourself in the
A somber looking, serious-toned Town Council expressed its reaction to the resignation of Town Manager Ed Roberge at Wednesday night’s council meeting, while also putting the wheels in motion to find his replacement. Roberge submitted his letter of resignation on Oct. 21, with an effective date of Dec. 20. First Warden Ken Lacoste said the
Sometime near the middle of an hour-long talk about a 25-year study of Lyme disease on Block Island, Peter Krause, M.D., mentioned a newer tick-borne disease called the Powassan virus. While that particular strain has not been detected on Block Island, Krause said the number of cases in the northeast is on the rise. He