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After holding two events presenting the work of the Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Program (ETIPP), the Block Island Utility District (BIUD) provided an update at their monthly meeting of the Board of Commissioners on February 22. The ETIPP program is a non-monetary technical grant from the U.S. Department of Energy to assist the island in […]

They’re going great guns on construction at the Block Island Medical Center – nail guns that is. But during a pause in the hammering, Medical Director Tom Warcup and Board Chair Susan Stover gave The Block Island Times a tour of the work in progress.In the medical center’s main building, most of the construction is

As expected, there was a solid turnout for the discussions about hunting at the Town Council’s meeting on February 21. One of the discussions was whether there should be shotgun hunting on the weekend of January 11 and 12, 2025, the other was to discuss and act on firearms hunting at the Block Island Wildlife

Shellfish Commission upping fines for violationsThe Shellfish Commission has settled on a new fine structure for shell-fishing violations. Instead of getting a $50 fine no matter what the transgression, the new fines are on a tiered system and cover several categories. A second violation of shell-fishing without a license or outside a designated area comes

March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Each year on March 1, everyone is encouraged to “Dress Blue” to acknowledge the disease of colon cancer, in the same way that February’s “Go Red Day” brings awareness to cardiovascular disease. Although there is often social discomfort in talking about diseases like colorectal cancer and bodily functions like

Thanks to the continuing support of the community towards the Block Island Lions Club, as well as the participation of athletes in the annual Run Around the Block road race, the club was able to support the following groups and initiatives at its latest meeting:- $4,000 to the Batchelder Scholarship Fund- $5,000 toward a new

The Town of New Shoreham has some big-ticket items on its building wish list, (otherwise known as a Capital Improvement Plan), and on Wednesday, February 14, the Planning Board was asked to give its approval.The Planning Board is tasked with simply issuing a decision on whether the items on the Capital Improvement Plan are in

The Sea Level Rise Committee welcomed coastal geologist Bryan Oakley to its meeting on Tuesday, August 1, not for a formal presentation, but just more for a “conversation” and a bit of guidance on where the committee was going.Although he is a professor at Eastern Connecticut University, Oakley, who attended the University of Rhode Island,

Scissors, cereal boxes, and glue are the tools of the trade for “pop artist” Michael Albert, and on Thursday, July 27 he visited the Island Free Library to share his art and enthusiasm with residents and visitors to Block Island. It was part of a 90-city tour throughout the United States and Canada, mainly to

Pamela Dulong Williams will be exhibiting at the Spring Street Gallery, 105 Spring Street from August 5 to August 17. There will be an opening reception on Saturday, August 5 from 5 to 7 p.m.Dulong Williams has been painting, teaching and exhibiting since 1974. She has received many prestigious awards, including the National Academy, NYC