Just last week, the usually summer-only restaurant, Calaveras, opened for the Block Island winter season. Open Thursday through Monday, for lunch only, Julio Mendoza and his 18-year-old daughter, Julianne Mendoza, commute every morning from the mainland to the island by ferry to open at 11:30 a.m. Closing time varies from 2 to 3 p.m., depending […]
Smoke could be seen on the horizon for hours on Monday as the commercial fishing vessel Mattie and Maren burned two to three miles off the shore of Block Island. A call to the Coast Guard was made at about 11:45 a.m., just as the Block Island Ferry was about to complete its 11 a.m.
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The Block Island Times is pleased to announce a new column in conjunction with the Block Island Medical Center. This will be a regular community conversation to answer health and wellness questions and concerns. Each column will focus on different topics on health and wellness. The medical center team will answer the most commonly asked questions
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The Empire Theatre has applied for a Class T liquor license with the town of New Shoreham with the hearing set for November 4. According to owner Gary Pollard, The Empire had a liquor license many years ago, when it hosted live shows. Pollard says low attendance numbers at the live events led to giving
Starting on Monday, Oct. 18, paving crews will begin re-paving Pilot Hill Road, High Street, and Payne Road, starting with Pilot Hill Road. Police officers and flaggers will be on site to assist with traffic. Please be patient and allow for more time to get to the Block Island School and the Medical Center. Thanks
Block Island Varsity Volleyball extended its winning streak to six games on Sunday in front of a raucous and lively home crowd. The Hurricanes defeated the Juanita Sanchez Complex Cavaliers to bring their record on the year to 8-7, with a strong chance to make the playoffs. It was a sweet bit of revenge for
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On Friday, Oct. 22, the Block Island Hurricanes co-ed varsity soccer team made their first and last debut of the 2021 season pulling out a 4 – 3 win over Oxford in what some would say was an “undefeated” season. The ‘Canes co-ed team started out a little sluggish. Nerves? Or could it have been
The Harbors Committee had a long discussion on private moorings on October 21, and specifically, the long waiting list for those moorings.The topic was generated by a letter from Greg Demos, who recently bought a house on the island and subsequently signed up on the waiting list for a mooring. He became disheartened when he
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This past Tuesday warm meals were handed out to comfort the community on the chilly, windy evening at the Harbor Church Roll Call dinner from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Roll Call has been a tradition ever since the start of the twentieth century. It has been, “a day of commitment and feasting to Block
