It was longtime Block Island School science teacher Hank Lemoine’s final wish to return to Block Island and end his journey here. Hank and Toni Lemoine were treated to a soldier’s send-off at Pt. Judith on Monday, June 22, and were greeted by friends and former colleagues on the island. He is now staying with […]
Block Island has always been a wonderful spot to go birding, not only because the island is an important stopover during migration, but due to the many species that live here. At the Block Island School, we are following the tradition started by Elizabeth Dickens, who began the bird program at the School in the
Second Warden André Boudreau will be running for First Warden against incumbent Ken Lacoste in November, and councilor Sven Risom has filed papers to run for Second Warden. That race will be unopposed. For the three remaining council seats, incumbents Martha Ball and Chris Willi are running again, and island residents Keith Stover (Dem.) and
After months of lockdown, sheltering-in-place, social distancing and other factors associated with the pandemic, the members of the Town Council found itself in a battle on one more front: island visitors not wearing masks. After a lengthy discussion on Wednesday, June 24, the council passed an emergency ordinance amendment which went into immediate effect requiring
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“20” x “20,” the opening exhibit of the 2020 season at the Jessie Edwards Gallery, will feature works of art that are all 20” x 20” in size and in a variety of media. The exhibit will be on display from Saturday, June 27 to July 10. With Block Island in the early stages of
Gov. Gina Raimondo stated today that she will be looking at what may be a more “stringent” approach to the travel restrictions announced today by the governors of New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut, that will require people coming from states with high transmission rates to quarantine themselves for 14 days if they travel to
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The following was forwarded to The Block Island Times from Storm Trysail Club on Monday, June 22: While many races on the 2020 calendar have been canceled or are in doubt, we would all like to have something to look forward to. So with one year to go, we are announcing the dates of the always-eagerly-anticipated
“The first market is on Saturday, June 27, and is going to be at the Solviken property — the slice of land next The Beachead,” said Farmers Market Coordinator Meg Vitacco. Vitacco spoke with The Block Island Times this week, addressing updates to the upcoming Block Island Farmers Market season, including locations for the markets.
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