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The following information was sent to The Block Island Times by New Shoreham Town Manager Ed Roberge: Hello folks: There will be a dinghy dock ribbon cutting ceremony (brief but nice) on Friday, July 27th at 9:00 a.m. at the site. I will MC the event and will ask Jessica Wronowski, Steve Land, and Ken Lacoste
The following press release was sent to The Block Island Times by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management: Providence – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), a destructive forest insect from Asia, has been found for the first time in Rhode Island and that the
The following press release was sent to The Block Island Times by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management: Providence – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) today announced that Emerald Ash Borer (EAB), a destructive forest insect from Asia, has been found for the first time in Rhode Island and that the
The Block Island Maritime Institute is home to many things these days: a fitness center, a cookie store, an ice cream shop, and now a Mexican restaurant specializing in one of the great seafood dishes: ceviche. Calaveras, which has had a location in the Post Office building since 2015, now has a cevichería at the BIMI
Ice packs and heating pads are common household treatments. They’re affordable, and can often help with symptom relief quickly. But since both are used so often, it can become confusing to know when to use what. Here are some general guidelines to help you determine whether to use ice or heat on an injury. Ice:
Rhode Island’s Division of Public Utilities and Carriers has opted not to revisit its decision approving Rhode Island Fast Ferry’s license to operate a high-speed ferry from Quonset Point to Block Island, which means the case will be sent back to Superior Court. The Town of New Shoreham, alongside Interstate Navigation, the Pt. Judith-based owner
Sponsors and employers involved with the foreign student exchange program on Block Island are breathing a sigh of relief. That’s because the U.S. Congress acted to protect the State Department’s Summer Work Travel program, a program that was in jeopardy of being scrapped by the Trump administration. Trump’s State Department had an interest in eliminating
The way Robert Gillespie saved a family of five — and their dog — from fast-rising waters on Corn Neck Road during Hurricane Carol sounds like something out of a Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson movie, only it actually happened. Gillespie was an installer-repairman for New England Telephone and Telegraph on Block Island when the storm
State Rep. Blake Filippi ((R), has represented Dist. 36 (encompassing New Shoreham, Charlestown, South Kingstown, Westerly) in the Rhode Island General Assembly since 2015. He is seeking a third term and is up for re-election (unopposed) in November. The Block Island Times spoke to Filippi about his experience in the State House and his goals