The old structure known as Golden Grove, modest palace to a generation of Block Island memories, has been condemned. According to Building Official Marc Tillson, his decision to condemn the building has as much to do with the condition of the structure as it does with the kinds of activities that take place there now. […]
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With members of the Housing Board gathered to open construction bids for the proposed Cherry Hill Lane affordable housing subdivision, an unhappy board Chair Cindy Pappas had some unhappy news for those assembled: “Unfortunately, our agenda has changed,” Pappas said. “We have received some bids, however, we have a little bump in the road centered
(360 VIDEO) Take a walk on the Champlin’s Marina dock in New Harbor on a sunny April 29, courtesy of The Block Island Times. Temperatures were in the low 50s with a slight breeze. (Pause or click and drag the video around for different perspectives.) This video content is the proprietary property of The Block
Passover ends on Saturday evening, April 27. Passover 2019 arrives this year just as the daffodils and forsythia burst into bloom and for many of us after a long collective winter of discontent. The ancient holiday observed by Jews across the globe began this year at sundown on April 19, reminding us as it always
A new collaborative that hopes to bring artists and craftspeople together has quietly popped its head up in the past week. On Island Collaborative is offering the very first in what it hopes will eventually be a series of workshops offered in public spaces focusing on a variety of different crafts. In a press release
Finn’s restaurant and the Harbor Grill in Old Harbor will be getting newly rebranded signage on their façades. Jessica Wronowski, in her second year as owner of Finn’s Restaurant, presented her application for signage at Monday’s Historic District Commission meeting. Wronowski, who also owns Dead Eye Dick’s in New Harbor, said the four signs she
State Rep. Blake Filippi said the two pieces of legislation the town is pursuing in the Rhode Island General Assembly “have a shot at moving forward.” Filippi, Republican House Minority Leader, made that comment while speaking with The Block Island Times on Wednesday, April 17. He was referring to the bills that would expand New
The Harbors Committee revisited the subject of charging marinas for pump-out services at its meeting on Thursday, April 18. The initial idea was to charge an annual fee based on the gallonage pumped from boats at each private marina — data the Harbors Department has. They have estimated that 40 percent of the sewage the
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Restoration work at Block Island’s historic and iconic Southeast Lighthouse is moving ahead. Since last September, Abcore Restoration Co. Inc. of Narragansett, R.I. has been on-site carefully bracing the lighthouse tower, preserving and restoring original cast-iron components on the lighthouse decks, the lantern drum, and tower’s internal staircase, and removing a number of severely deteriorated
The wind was picking up, so much so that it was moving Catherine Puckett’s small boat around, making it even more difficult to pull up the line that was heavily weighted down with long strands of kelp. But pull up the line she did, over and over and over, until exhaustion took over. In the