It’s easy to imagine what a monumental adventure it must have felt like when Mary D came to Block Island in the late 1950s. After all, that island was not the Block Island of today. The population during that period had dipped to about 500, less than half the number of year-round residents today. The […]
On Saturday May 21, six young island pianists attended the annual Rhode IslandSolo and Ensemble Ratings Festival at Ponaganset High School. This festival, attended by over 2,000 music students from Rhode Island, gives the students an opportunity to perform a composition they have learned and be evaluated on areas such as tone, rhythm, technique, interpretation,
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The Hurricanes High School Softball team traveled up to Shea-Tolman in Pawtucket for a Rhode Island Interscholastic League playoff game last week, their first since 2018.Facing a school with a combined enrollment of 1800 students proved overpowering but the Hurricanes never gave up and had many solid hits at bat in the later innings, they
The Hurricanes Varsity Baseball team ran into a pitching machine Saturday in the fog at Heinz Field, and the machine won.With precision and remarkable accuracy, Putnam threw nothing but blazing strikes past the very young Block Island team, which this year is made up of many eighth graders facing high school pitching for the first
Last fall, routine inspections of sewer pipes on Block Island revealed some new problems: leaking pipes, especially in areas around Bridgegate Square. The leaks weren’t so bad that sewage was leaking out of them, rather groundwater was leaking into them.The solution? Re-line the pipes with an epoxy-like substance that can be inserted into the old
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee offered state funding to pay for the presence of two state police troopers on Block Island this summer, as well as a third trooper to serve as an interim chief of police.The announcement was made in response to a question posed to McKee in a general press conference that took place
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Block Island was a bit stunned to learn that Police Chief Matthew Moynihan resigned on Tuesday, May 24. Some who work at Town Hall told The Times they only started hearing “rumors” about it that same day, and Town Manager Maryanne Crawford said she received his resignation at 12:30 p.m. and had not had any
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“No redeeming architectural qualities,” was the quick conclusion of Mike Ballard at the Historic District Commission meeting on Monday, May 23. The application before the Commission was from Tiger Fish owners Ross and Brenna Audino for approval of the construction of pergolas on the front deck of the restaurant on Corn Neck Road.One problem was
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Crews performing aerial work for the island-wide broadband installation will be largely pausing their work on main roads in mid-June for the summer due to traffic and safety concerns. For the past couple weeks, crews have been trying to beat the rush by concentrating in the downtown areas. Underground installations of conduit will be ongoing
Comedy night returns to Yellow Kittens with headliner Jenny Zigrino on Sunday, May 29. Zigrino is a Los Angeles-based comedian that came up performing in Boston and has gone on to do great things in comedy. She has appeared on Conan O’Brien an impressive four times. Zigrino has also been a featured performer on Comedy