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First Warden Ken Lacoste last night announced that the Town Council had entered into a five year contract with Maryanne Crawford to be Block Island’s new Town Manager. The decision to hire Crawford was unanimous. Crawford is currently the Chief Financial Officer of the South Kingstown School system. She will succeed Interim Town Manager Jim […]

Posted on the Block Island Ferry website on Tuesday, August 4: SERVICE ALERT FOR TUESDAY, AUGUST 4TH & WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5TH:  WE ARE CLOSELY MONITORING TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR AREA. BASED ON THE FORECASTS, WE ANTICIPATE SERVICE DISRUPTIONS STARTING TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. PLEASE SEE UPDATED SCHEDULES BELOW. WE WILL CONTINUE TO

The following message was announced by BIPCo President Jeffery Wright today:   It’s going to be a wild evening tonight. Between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. we will experience the outer edges of tropical storm Isaias as the tail of the storm passes over Block Island. The storm is moving fast so it is a

Posted on the Block Island Ferry website on Monday, August 3: SERVICE ALERT: WE ARE CLOSELY MONITORING TROPICAL STORM ISAIAS AND ITS IMPACT ON OUR AREA FOR TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY. PLEASE CONTINUE TO CHECK OUR WEBSITE FOR UPDATES. ONLINE PASSENGER TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE THROUGH AUGUST 13TH. WE CONTINUE TO REQUIRE ALL PASSENGERS TO

The following press release from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management was forwarded to The Block Island Times: The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announces that new freshwater fishing regulations take effect statewide on August 2. The changes are as follows: The minimum size of all trout or charr species, taken from

“All closings have occurred and five happy families now own their own home on Block Island,” wrote Housing Board Chair Cindy Pappas to The Block Island Times. “I have had walk-throughs with all five houses with Building Official Marc Tillson,” said Pappas during the telecommunication meeting on Tuesday, July 14 to discuss updates on the

In “Block Island, Changing Light,” 17 oils-on-canvas, Kate Knapp captures the effects of the ever-changing light as it falls on familiar island places. The oils will be on exhibit at the Jessie Edwards Gallery on the second floor of the Post Office building from Friday, July 31 to Aug. 12. In a “Meet the Artist”

Claire Marschak will exhibit oil paintings in a show titled “Cloudscapes” at the Spring Street Gallery starting Saturday, Aug. 1 through Aug. 14. The public is invited to a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. the day of the opening. The show features 24 paintings on paper, linen, and canvas. For inspiration to produce this

Revenues collected by the Town of New Shoreham in the month of May show declines — in some areas dramatically steep declines — in almost all revenue streams. Mooring rentals in Old Harbor, however, were more or less holding their own. The figures were provided to The Block Island Times by Finance Director Amy Land.

The following message was shared by the Block Island Maritime Institute on Tuesday, July 22 for upcoming virtual events: At 7 p.m. on August 4th, BIMI’s exciting Tuesday Talks come to life again with 2019 ‘s most popular guest presenter: Carl Safina, talking about his newest book “Becoming Wild; How Animal Cultures Raise Families, Create