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The Block Island Tourism Council allegedly met in secret to force out former President Steve Filippi last year, and will have to turn over all communications related to the matter, State Attorney General Peter Neronha said in a report released on Tuesday. It found the board had violated the Access to Public Records Act, and […]

The New Shoreham Town Council voted unanimously on Thursday night to have Town Manager Maryanne Crawford draft a resolution requesting masks be worn indoors. It was a step back from enforced health and safety precautions the council had suggested earlier in the week. As reported in The Times and also in mainland media, on Monday

The Block Island Tourism Council allegedly met in secret to force out former President Steve Filippi last year, and will have to turn over all communications related to the matter, State Attorney General Peter Neronha said in a report released on Tuesday. It found the board had violated the Access to Public Records Act, and

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The Committee for the Great Salt Pond Photo Scavenger Hunt returns this year after a successful debut last summer when people were looking for socially-distant things to do.The theme for 2020 was “Salt Pond.” This year it’s “Andy’s Way.”All you need is a camera and a trip to the GSP. Take pictures of objects that

Piping plovers have returned to Block Island for the first time in over a decade, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The USFWS, in cooperation with the Town of New Shoreham, has implemented a temporary closure of the beach beyond the North Light trail to off-road vehicles due to the impending hatch of

“Paintings from the Island I Love,” sixteen new oils on canvas by Kate Knapp, will be on exhibit from July 29th to August 11th at the Jessie Edwards Studio on the second floor of the Post Office Building. A virtual reception can be seen on July 30th. Knapp is interested in the way “the human

Ben Wohlberg has been exhibiting in New England, New York, and on Block Island for many years. Beginning this Friday, the public is invited to view his newest abstract paintings and sculptures at his studio and throughout his beautiful gardens on Payne Road. The show will be open for four consecutive days – Friday, July

Have you noticed how glorious Rebecca is looking these days filled with dwarf papyrus, sweet potato vines, ivy geraniums, white lantana, coleus and gaura? Have you wondered who did the planting and who takes care of them? Wonder no more – you can thank the Block Island Gardeners. For years now, they have been keeping

“The Last Battle of the Atlantic – The Sinking of the U-853 off Block Island” is the title of the short film and talk to be given by Captain Bill Palmer at the Block Island Maritime Institute on August 3 at 7 p.m.Capt. Bill has been diving since the late 1960s and has been running