The annual Block Island Holiday Stroll is back this year in its traditional form after taking a year off for the Covid pandemic. Last year retailers made a pivot to a virtual format for holiday shopping but have been busy getting ready to once again welcome residents and visitors in person this year.So are some […]
Block Island gets set for the annual Block Island Holiday Stroll Read More »
The year was 1879 and John Dodge finally moved into his dream house on Beacon Hill. It was beautifully designed and lovingly built especially for his family. Andy and Hillary Transue found and fell in love with this typical single-family Block Island house 109 years later, with its mansard roof and four bedrooms – just
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Volunteers were busy setting up for the bi-weekly Helping Hands Food Pantry outside the Harbor Church on Wednesday, Nov. 17, with a special assortment of Thanksgiving foods for the holiday next week. One volunteer was heard to say: “I didn’t know they had two kinds of stuffing – one for turkey and one for chicken.” The
In the spring of 2021, New Shoreham began the process of certification for the state of Rhode Island’s Municipal Resilience Plan. As part of the certification process, according to the report provided to the Planning Board on November 10, the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank and The Nature Conservancy provided the town with a “community-driven process
Town Manager Maryanne Crawford appeared before the Planning Board on November 10 to let the board know about the changes she was submitting to the TownCouncil regarding the ordinance governing capital improvements. Per the ordinance, the capital improvement program is the town’s plan for long- and short-range physical development, linking the town’s comprehensive plan and fiscal
The Block Island Power Company will need to block the road past the Szabo house off Center Road to Tripler’s house from 9 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, Nov. 16, to pull some wire. The line crew can move if needed, but please avoid the area. Thanks for your understanding. Block Island Times –
Vaccines will be available to Block Island’s children the week of November 12. Rhode Island’s Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT), which has been assisting the Medical Center and Rescue Squad with Covid testing and vaccinations throughout the pandemic, has announced that Pfizer vaccines will soon be available for children ages five through 11. DMAT will
The following was submitted by Rescue Capt. Tracy Fredericks: Free asymptomatic COVID-19 testing will continue on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Rescue Station from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.If you have symptoms, please call Block Island Health Services, (401) 466-2974 or Rescue Capt. Tracy Fredericks at(207) 229-6349. On Thursdays, the Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) along
When it ends, it’s never as you played it out in your dreams. It’s hard, like so many of life’s lessons that lie ahead. The suddenness of a cherished, shared high school experience over in a rat-a-tat blistering of calls and crazy bounces. It’s never fair. But it is final. That is how the Hurricanes
The winning team from Block Island. Left to right: Jameson Transue, Reis Heinz, Keira Closter, Mia Millikin, McKenna Millikin, Skyler Bates, Ford Ernst, Rian Ernst, Keegan Closter, PJ Williams, Hudson Reeves, Nash Henshaw, Jaxon Helterline, and Joan Blanco. (Photo: Dave Sniffen Block Island Times – Read More>>
Block Island victorious in off-island soccer tournament Read More »