Block Island Times

The Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Division of Fish and Wildlife is partnering with local public libraries to host a series of virtual outreach programs this fall. The programs are designed to spread awareness of wildlife management and conservation efforts across the state in a fun, interactive setting. “This is a wonderful opportunity for Rhode […]

The following was submitted by John Lehman of the Block Island Maritime Institute: A crowd of approximately 75 onlookers, masked and socially distanced, watched as Valerie Preler, the Block Island Maritime Institute’s Program Director, assisted by several young helpers, fed a noonday meal of squid and grass shrimp to the fish that have been aquarium-bound

During the entire month of August, the Block Island Maritime Institute hosted online talks each week called Tuesday Talks for scientists, conservationists and artists to share their studies and research. The first Tuesday Talk commenced on Tuesday, Aug. 4 and the last talk occurred on Tuesday, Aug. 25. The following stories below are from the

There are going to be a lot of scarecrows out here later this fall. The Block Island Leo Lions Club will see to that. The Leos — the youth version of the Block Island Lions Club — met on a beautiful fall day underneath the pavilion at Ball O’Brien Park to map out some projects

Posted on the Block Island Ferry website on Thursday, Oct. 8: SERVICE ALERT FOR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8TH: TRADITIONAL FERRIES ARE RUNNING ON SCHEDULE. THE HIGH SPEED FERRY IS RUNNING ON A TRIP BY TRIP BASIS. THE HIGH SPEED FERRY DEPARTING PT. JUDITH AT 8AM AND 9AM FROM BLOCK ISLAND ARE RUNNING. WE WILL UPDATE THIS

At its most recent meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 29, the members of the Historic District Commission gave their go-ahead for the developments planned by the owners and operators of the Block Island Beach House, some modest modifications to the Gothic Inn, while also asking for a second opinion from a mainland historical society on an

While Covid-19 may have posed certain restrictions for on-island events due to health and safety reasons, the annual Mary D. Ball will continue this year but with a 2020 twist: virtually and from the comfort of your home. The annual event, which has been held each August at The Sullivan House, is a night of

Two water-based projects are currently underway on the island: dredging in Old Harbor and the sea2shore cable reburial project at Fred Benson Town Beach. First Warden Ken Lacoste provided insight into the two projects during a Town Council meeting on Monday, Oct. 5. The cable reburial project, undertaken by National Grid and Ørsted, will be

With more equipment arriving, and work beginning on the reburial of the undersea transmission cables, The Block Island Times reached out to National Grid and Ørsted about safety protocols, particularly at the north and south parking lots at the Fred Benson Town Beach. Questions were answered by Ted Kresse, National Grid’s Director of Strategic Communications,

The following news release from the US Fish and Wildlife Service was shared to The Block Island Times on Wednesday, Oct. 7: The U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service will expand hunting opportunities at Block Island National Wildlife Refuge (refuge) in 2020. Currently there are white-tailed deer hunting opportunities at Beane Point, Sandy Point, Grove