The following was submitted by Utility Board Clerk Christine Grele: The Annual Meeting of the Block Island Utility District will be held on Saturday, Aug. 24, at 4 p.m. at Town Hall. Come hear from the Board of Commissioners, learn about peak shaving, and meet the candidates for two Board of Commissioners seats. Election ballots […]
The Block Island Historical Society’s Annual House and Garden Tour will take place on Thursday, Aug. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. On the tour, visit these beautiful Block Island homes (see their locations in the map below): 1. Lakeside, built in 1893, (also known as Fairfield Cottage), off Corn Neck Road on Indian
The following was submitted by Susan Bush: The next round of Short Reads will be presented at Island Bound Bookstore on Wednesday, Aug. 14 at 4 p.m. The theme of this program is “Stories from the Stove.” Readers and stories include Sean Kivlehan reading Anthony Bourdain’s “Don’t Eat Until You Read This”; Karen Duale reading
The following was submitted by Pastor Peter Preiser of the Harbor Church: Harbor Church celebrated the sacrament of baptism on the beach below the Ocean View Pavilion on Sunday, Aug. 4. It was a happy moment as 17-year old Shea Bronwyn O’Brien took the plunge and made a public profession of the Christian faith. The
A safe boating class for Block Island youths will be held on Wednesday, Aug. 21 at 8:45 a.m. upstairs at Payne’s Dock. Cost is $10, includes lunch and hands-on instruction, and the R.I. Department of Environmental Management Safe Boating Exam. Instruction will be from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m and will include rules of the
Summer as a season of ease and freedom is the subject of “Summer Reflections,” Carrie Megan’s new works in oil and oil-and-cold wax, that are on exhibit at the Jessie Edwards Gallery on the second floor of the Post Office building from Friday, Aug. 9 through Aug. 22. The opening reception is on Saturday, Aug.
The Block Island Times takes you on a journey into the Coast Guard Channel on a perfect summer day. The temperature was in the 80s with hardly any breeze; perfect for sun bathing, fishing and boating. And the water was warm… (Click on the 360 video or pause it and zoom in and out or
Verizon has informed The Block Island Times that its service interruption from July 27-30 was due to a vendor “fiber connection issue and some hardware.” The company said it is working on making some improvements to its island network. David Weissmann, a Public Relations Manager for the Verizon Consumer Group, said, “This week’s network interruption was a
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Within the next week, I will be finding myself on a larger island in British Columbia, collecting field research on killer whales with whale researcher Troy Bright. On this island, the Northern Resident killer whale pod is known to rub their skin on the island’s smooth pebbles, one of the few places in the world
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Permanent Jewelry Pop Up at MarMar Boutique will take place once again on Friday, Aug. 23 from 4 to 7 p.m. What is Permanent Jewelry? Come meet Erin and Maggie, co-creators of Providence’s Brave Daughters Studio, and add a strand of fine chain gold-filled or 14 carat, laser-welded with no clasp around your wrist, ankle,