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Olympian Elizabeth Beisel will swim a 20km route from Pt. Judith to Block Island in her home state of Rhode Island to raise funds for cancer research and clinical trials through Swim Across America. The swim will take place on August 30, 2021 and if completed, she will be the first woman to do so. In […]

Veteran yachtsman and first-time Hal Madison participant Joe Bardenheier of Newport, RI, racing with his family, sailed to victory in the 38th edition of the Block Island Club’s Hal Madison Race on Saturday, August 14th. Racing one of the B.I. Club’s Colgate 26’s he dubbed The Flying B’s for the event, Bardenheier finished about a

Block Island Power Company President Jeffery Wright has been keeping a very close eye on Henri and reports that he and his crews are ready for the worst. While the track of the storm changes from time to time, as of mid-day today (Saturday) Henri has increased in intensity, reaching hurricane status with winds at

Block Island visitors and residents should be prepared for incoming Hurricane Henri. The track of the storm is moving closer to the island, and may make a direct hit, and the timing is sooner than was expected. Block Island Power Company President Jeffery Wright warns that: “With no doubt the island’s power system will sustain

The Town of New Shoreham is under a hurricane watch, along with much of southeastern New England. The Town is taking the necessary steps to prepare for high surf along with astronomically high tides, strong winds, and potentially flooding rains in the next forty-eight to seventy-two hours. Depending on the storms final direction, we anticipate

Jenny Noonan, longtime summer resident, is returning to the Spring Street Gallery with her colorful works inspired by the vivid colors of Block Island and beyond. Each painting brings together a diverse palette of colors for a bright and lively presentation.Noonan is constantly capturing images as she moves through places. Through the long winter at

Block Island is used to thinking of its year-round population being “about a 1,000.” The 2020 U.S. Census data suddenly tells a different story. Population data by city and town was released last week and New Shoreham’s population has somehow increased by awhopping 34.2 percent, from 1,051 in 2010 to 1410 in 2020. That’s 359

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 11 a.m. to 2 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)

Visitors and residents lined up for Covid testing on Thursday August 19. Virus cases continue to climb, with 14 in the past two weeks. If you feel at all ill, or think you may have allergies, get a test. It’s free and can help prevent the spread. (Photo: S. Hester) Block Island Times – Read

Islanders and visitors to Block Island will see donation boxes asking for quarters to benefit the Block Island Medical Center and the Block Island Rescue Squad. Building on last year’s Quarters Against Corona fundraiser, which raised almost $7,000 for these two vital organizations, this year’s campaign is called Quarters to the Rescue.Karen Duale, who is