After a discussion lasting nearly an hour that was at times conciliatory and at other times awkward, the members of the Block Island Tourism Council approved a $10,000 grant to the Chamber of Commerce to help fund two positions whose job it will be to market the entire island, as opposed to just Chamber members. […]
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Mark Clark, M.D., director of the Block Island Medical Center for the past five years, has submitted a letter of resignation effective Nov. 1, 2019. The letter cites professional and personal reasons for his departure. The letter of resignation was dated May 1, 2019. Clark’s administrative assistant, Kyra Ernst, has also submitted her letter of
Recreation Department Director Dave Sniffen is dusting off the cobwebs from equipment that has been stored during the winter, and making some new purchases, to get ready for the summer season. Summer 2019 makes its unofficial debut this Memorial Day weekend on Friday, May 24. Sniffen is a little anxious about a couple of things.
Robert Rose, affectionately called Bobby, a descendent of one of the original European settlers on Block Island, graduate of the Block Island School, former Police Chief, and prodigious builder of some of Block Island’s most recognizable homes and buildings, has passed away at the age of 78. The Block Island Times reached out to some
The Town of New Shoreham’s public dinghy dock in New Harbor has been installed and is open for the 2019 summer season. The dock accommodates about 100 dinghies that are 12 feet and under in length. The dock, which was donated last year by the Wronowski family, who own Cross Sound Ferry and Dead Eye
“As we speak,” was an oft-used phrase by Harbormaster Steve Land at the Harbors Committee meeting on Thursday, May 16. Beyond the confines of Town Hall moorings were being hauled out for placement in the Great Salt Pond by contractor Chris Reeves and the new peristaltic pump to offload the pump-out boats was being installed
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What a difference a year makes in the development of a young baseball player. Second baseman Fisher Johnston displayed his development as a ballplayer by knocking in five runs to lead the JV Hurricanes Baseball team to a 12-11 victory over the Wheeler School in Seekonk on Friday, May 17. Johnston, who belted a booming
The Block Island Harbors Department and Coast Guard were on scene last night, May 19, to search for a possible windsurfer who was reported to have hit the water without coming up, but a lengthy search yielded no results. Harbormaster Steve Land said he received a call about 7:20 p.m. of a downed windsurfer. He
On Sunday, May 26, 2019 from 3 to 5 p.m., the ChowdaFest at the Block Island Maritime Institute is the place to be and be seen. It’s all about determining, by blind taste test and popular vote, the best chowda on Block Island. This year 12 restaurant competitors will put their best efforts into convincing
The other day I was gazing into the case at the local fish market pondering what to make for dinner. The catfish looked pink and fresh. It is one of my favorite fishes to cook, in a multitude of ways, due to its forgiving texture and mild flavor. It also always sends a rush of