It’s slow work getting a high-speed network up and running. According to Broadband Committee Chair Lucinda Morrison, the project is contractually slated to be completed by Dec. 31, 2018 — which it is on track to do. But the build-out for the five Community Anchor Institutions may start a little later than expected because of […]
The Block Island Housing Board has begun to review design drawings for the five homes in the Cherry Hill Lane affordable housing development, the next step toward bringing the long-planned project to fruition. Members plan to consult with Town Manager Ed Roberge about the process of issuing bids for preparing the site and constructing the
It is July on Block Island. The rain was supposed to come last night; the forecast promised that perfect Camelot rain, slow and steady throughout the night. The radar showed masses of solid green and yellow stretching far off to the west, all marching east. The air felt ready to turn liquid in the late afternoon
The past becomes present in William T. Hall’s new exhibit of watercolors showing the island’s daily boating and fishing habits in earlier times. The works will be on display from Friday, July 20 to Wednesday, Aug. 1, with the opening reception on Saturday, July 21, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Jessie Edwards Gallery
Please join us at the opening for Pam (Anderson) Gelsomini’s show “Summer Breeze” at the Spring Street Gallery on Tuesday, July 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. The show will celebrate Block Island summer scenes and landscapes via acrylic paintings on canvas and board. The show runs from Tuesday, July 24 through Monday, July 30. Pam,
The following was submitted by Block Island Community Sailing, Inc.: The Mary D. Fund Benefit Regatta, a traditional sailing event that was created and run in the 1990s until 2004 by island sailing program supporter Tony Edwards, will be held again this Saturday, July 21. The race is a 12-mile around-the-buoys race in Block Island
Construction of the town’s public dinghy dock began today, July 16, at New Harbor. Cross Sound Ferry, the New London, Conn.-based ferry company owned by the Wronowski family, built, and is installing the dock between Payne’s Dock and Dead Eye Dick’s restaurant. The Wronowski family owns Dead Eye Dick’s restaurant. The dock will provide about 100
With the summer months upon us, there comes an influx of people eager to enjoy the natural resources that Block Island has to offer. From the stunning coastline to the meandering trails, there is no secret that the natural beauty of Block Island is one of its biggest attractions – yet it can also harbor
The following was submitted by reader Ross Mannuzza: The General Manager of The National Hotel, Julie Fuller, was in on it the whole time. I’m a long-time customer, and I was going to propose to Julie Schwartz (of Newtown, Conn.) right in front of the hotel. The photographer was Patrick O’Leary, who graciously accepted the assignment
Royal Bruce Montgomery, publisher of The Block Island Times from 1999 to 2006, and editorial cartoonist since 1998, died on Thursday, July 5, at the age of 78. His obituary appears on page 22. The Block Island Times reached out to Montgomery’s friends and former colleagues, who offered their impressions of the man they knew. Renée
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