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(360 VIDEO) Walk the path to Mosquito Beach, courtesy of The Block Island Times. Mosquito Beach, or Dinghy Beach, is a small sandy cove by the Great Salt Pond on Corn Neck Road. A bright and warm day by the pond yesterday, with slight winds blowing overhead. Note: Turn up the volume to fully immerse […]

The Town Council was scheduled to continue its discussion on the town’s emergency ordinance on Monday, May 11, but due to technical difficulties and councilor Chris Willi not being able to attend, the meeting has been moved to Wednesday, May 13 at 4 p.m. First Warden Ken Lacoste noted that a broken pipe that caused

The following was issued by Block Island Maritime Institute Program Director Valerie Preler: BIMI would like to encourage students to participate in an art contest to illustrate the biodiversity of Stellwagen Marine Sanctuary in Massachusetts. The contest is open to K-12 students. The deadline is May 15th. Entries can be submitted individually if the students complete

Block Island Town Hall was evacuated today after the heating system located above the Town Council chambers started leaking through the ceiling. “The air handler unit over the Council Chambers blew a leak in the coil and it started to leak. That’s water that comes from the boiler and it has a chemical treatment in

The following was issued by Harbormaster Kate McConville: Moving forward, the Harbors Department will be following the Rhode Island State regulations and R.I. Department of Environmental Management guidelines. These can be found at https://www.dem.ri.gov.  Marina facilities are limited to seasonal slip holders only. The use of marina facilities by transient and out-of-state vessels is prohibited for now,

Ray Roch grew up around the aromas, tastes and colors of fresh fruits and vegetables. He is a third generation green grocer, and the father of a fourth. “I tell people before I was born into this. I was predestined to do this,” he said. “This” is Roch’s Fresh Foods, located on Boston Neck Road

The Block Island Times will be wrapping up our profile interviews on island women this week. Thank you to everyone who contributed names of island women. There are so many hard-working and talented individuals on the island, and it has been wonderful to hear and share each woman’s story! Julie Fuller: General Manager of the

“Some might be surprised to know that I pursue music on the side.” The current lockdown has inspired some island residents to use their downtime to focus on creative endeavors and hobbies, including Jim Ortel. Ortel, co-owner of the Block Island Sport Shop, has been taking advantage of this time to focus on his music.

At the corner of Beach Avenue and Center Road, you can take a moment out of your day and read a book. Not a book that you may have on you, but a book lined up on the side of the road, on the lawn of the Island Free Library’s Interlibrary Loan and Circulation Clerk

Trying to put together a budget when revenue streams are still unknown, the members of the Tourism Council passed a budget for the coming fiscal year based on the forecast that projects a precipitous drop in tourism dollars. From a high of $371,000 in revenue in 2016/17, the budget for 2020/21 projects about $161,000 in