Silent Auction at Block Island Maritime InstituteBIMI will be holding a silent auction on August 17 and 18 from 4 to 7 p.m. Featuring items from over 30 local businesses, there will be gift certificates, gift baskets, and lots of other cool stuff including fishing charters, yoga classes, Patriots Club level tickets for opening day, […]
The Rhode Island Department of Health and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management are advising people to avoid contact with Sachem Pond on Block Island due to a blue-green algae bloom. Blue- green algae (cyanobacteria) can produce toxins that are harmful to humans and animals. All recreation, including swimming, fishing, boating, and kayaking, should
For the fourth consecutive summer, oil painter Eileen Miller and ceramic artist John Warfel will exhibit their newest work together at the Spring Street Gallery withan opening reception on Saturday, August 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. Please visit us for some refreshments and conversation on the front lawn and check out the abstract art,
Eileen Miller and John Warfel at Spring Street Gallery Read More »
Carrie Megan’s memory and imagination combine to create her recent work in oils, “Dreams of Summer,” on exhibit at the Jessie Edwards Studio on the secondfloor of the Post Office Building from August 13 to August 25. The virtual reception will be released on August 14. Emphasizing the summer season in her work was Megan’s
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Through storms, shipwrecks, foggy weather, eroding bluffs and massive renovations including moving the whole structure, the Southeast Lighthouse has remained a popular destination on Block Island, drawing thousands of visitors annually to tour the tower and the grounds. But there is more to the lighthouse than the tower with its rare Fresnel lens beaming light
Southeast Lighthouse reopens its doors to the public after 28 years Read More »
Don Lawson was the last keeper of the North Light, located on the northern tip of Block Island, serving from 1955 until 1956. It was no accident that he ended up there.“I was serving in the Coast Guard, on an ice breaker called the East Wind. My wife was going to have a baby, so
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Block Island Shuttle Service Thursday to Sunday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. $5 Adults – $3 employees – $1 child Pick up in town by Rebecca Statue Old Harbor – New Harbor – Town Beach Town every hour on the ½ hour – 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Champlin’s Marina every hour
Town Hall, 16 Old Town RoadWednesday, August 18, 2021 7:00 p.m. Session New Shoreham Town Council meeting will occur in person. To see supporting documents for this agenda, go to: Clerkbase https://clerkshq.com/NewShoreham-RI The meeting can be watched on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmvoSBIQ0bsFRg1kxPgNVCA 1. Public Comment2. Report from Dr. Thomas Warcup, BI Medical Center Director, regarding COVID-19 and
The citizens of Block Island voted to bring back the Police Advisory Commission at the March 2021 election, by changing the wording in the Town Charter referencing such a commission from “may” to “shall.” The previous police administration had asked the Town Council to disband the Police Advisory Commission, which the council did, as it