The growing demand for caregivers on Block Island led Senior Coordinator Gloria Redlich to call for a better system of matching needs with available resources. She told the Senior Advisory Committee at its February meeting that Human Services Coordinator Maryann Seebeck agrees with her, and may be able to help. “Maryann and I are of […]
The pupils of Mrs. Hart’s kindergarten class, for the past 13 years, have rolled pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters, only to turn those little stacks of coins into a powerful fundraising tool. Since 2006, Hart’s Block Island School students have raised more than $22,000 for the Pennies for Patients program, which raises funds for the
I was a little nervous going to my first poetry reading, even though I wasn’t reciting. The event was called “Women in Poetry” — I had to try it. Being new to the community, I was timid at first, but within minutes the environment settled me down. Everyone was there to absorb and feel the
The Block Island School will be conducting kindergarten screening for potential 2019/20 students on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. Please bring the following information to the office on the day of the screening to register your child: Birth certificate and current immunization records. State law requires this information to be on file before your child can
Sen. V. Susan Sosnowski has announced that, after meeting with representatives of the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, they have agreed to provide aviation services at the Block Island Airport on April 1, 2019 from the same vendor currently providing such services at Rhode Island’s four other general aviation airports. According to a press release issued
The Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers has opened an investigation into Interstate Navigation for its “need and appropriateness” of plans to replace its 250-seat high-speed vessel the Athena with a larger, 500-passenger fast ferry. The proposal was put before the Division late last year, and was met with criticism by the Division
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The historic Surf Hotel is keeping its name and its iconic sign on the building. The hotel, built in 1876, whose name is featured on its Dodge Street-facing façade is in the hands of new ownership that is renovating the property. Rob Blood, CEO of Lark Hotels in emails responding to questions from The Times
Just Googling the words “unexplained boom” will lead an amateur sleuth toward a dozen different websites and articles, on sites primarily dealing with unexplained phenomena, that detail the many instances in which residents in communities across the globe report loud noises waking them or startling them during the day and night. Block Islanders — some
Yellow Kittens and Winfield’s restaurant will be getting a newly redesigned front, street-side landscape, including a patio, staircase, and winding, ADA compliant ramp with handrails. The Historic District Commission spent 10 minutes reviewing the proposal, and then voted unanimously (4-0) to approve Kristen Kiley’s application for the project at its Feb. 28 meeting. Mark Vaillancourt
Block Island School senior Mary Conant is headed to the state finals in the Poetry Out Loud contest, marking another in a long line of Block Island students who have participated in the state finals in the past few years. To make it to the finals, Conant passed the first hurdle in English teacher Nancy