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WJAR-TV is reporting the following: Rhode Island State Police arrested the former treasurer of the Block Island Volunteer Fire Department after they say she embezzled almost $23,000. 36-year-old Kate Campanale, of Old Saybrook, Conn., was arrested Thursday. Authorities say the investigation began in May 2018 when Block Island Police asked State Police to investigate a […]

Rhode Island State Police arrested the former treasurer of the Block Island Volunteer Fire Department after they say she embezzled almost $23,000. Kate Campanale, 36, of Old Saybrook, Conn., was arrested Thursday, June 28. Authorities say the investigation began in May 2018 when Block Island Police asked State Police to investigate a suspected embezzlement within

The New Shoreham Harbors Department deployed a dozen buoys off of the Town Beach today as part of National Grid’s efforts to protect its sea2shore transmission cable. The buoys were installed to designate a “no-anchor zone” to keep boaters away from the cable, where a 300-foot section of it has been exposed about 200 feet from

A collection of photographs by Tom Kalb will be on display at The Spring Street Gallery beginning Sunday, July 1 through July 11. The show is titled “Another Nature.” An opening reception will be held on Sunday, July 1 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Gallery. Kalb describes himself as “a black and white film

The following was sent in by Gail Heinz, whose grandson Liam Duffy, of Briarcliff Manor, N.Y., wrote the following school essay: In many ways, Block Island is my paradise island. The best part of Block Island is the beach. You can boogie board, surf, swim, make sand castles, have barbecues and parties, etc. There are

Uber wants to come to Block Island. On Monday, June 25, the ride sharing service placed an online ad on The Block Island Times website seeking island drivers. The ad is straightforward: “Drive with Uber on Block Island!” A spokesperson for Uber, Alix Anfang, said in a statement to The Times that the reason Uber

Protecting the dunes a Council priority By Pat Tengwall The persistent habit of cyclists parking their bikes next to the Crescent Beach walkovers – instead of using the bike racks across Corn Neck Road from the beach – and walking over the dunes has led to the Town Council agreeing to discuss adopting an ordinance

The Block Island Power Company is required to file a new rate design case with the R.I. Public Utilities Commission this summer. The PUC had initially called for a rate case to be filed six months after the island was connected to the mainland via a transmission cable but extended the due date from Nov. 1,

  National Grid has informed The Block Island Times that the field of a dozen buoys to be installed offshore at the Town Beach to mark the sea2shore cable’s ‘no-anchor zone’ will look like a standard harbor buoy. National Grid needs to install the buoys to alert boaters to the fact that Grid’s cable is buried at

‘A very special day.’ By Lars Trodson For the 86th time, young men and women participated in a Block Island School Commencement — a celebration that always seems to embrace not only the accomplishments of the graduating students but life on the island itself. “You couldn’t ask for a better day,” said Co-Principal John Canole,