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The Senior Advisory Committee met Tuesday, June 15 for its monthly meeting, discussing everything from the Senior Rides program, to the shortage of caregivers on the island, to the beginnings of a return to normalcy. The Senior Rides program provides transportation services for island seniors free of charge. The service is temporarily suspended for the […]

Fog is no stranger at Race Week. In the third week of June (after weeks of glorious weather) the fog descends, prompting islanders to say: “It must beRace Week.”Storm Trysail Race Week is held every other year, with smaller regattas in the off-years. This year the race has returned to Champlin’s Marina, withMargaritaville as a

The gallery at the Block Island Airport, a partnership between the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts and the Rhode Island Airport Corporation, announces the opening of its summer exhibit featuring works by RI artist Allison Bianco, born and raised in Smithfield.Bianco’s works use a combination of printmaking processes, namely intaglio and screen print,

Scott Barrow will be exhibiting photographs from his ongoing series taken on the Block Island ferry at the Spring Street Gallery from June 26 through July 8. An artist’s reception will be held on June 26, form 5 to 7 p.m.Barrow has been traveling to the island since the early 1990s and has explored the

A collection of early oils, etchings, and drawings by the Parisian artist Bernard Lamotte (1903 – 1983) will be on exhibit at the Jessie Edwards Gallery on the second floor of the Post Office building from June 25 to July 6. There will be a virtual opening on Friday, June 25. Born in Paris and

The annual Fourth of July Parade will step off at 11 a.m. on Monday, July 5. This year’s theme is “Celebrating America” and the Grand Marshall will be the staff at the Block Island Post Office. Postmaster Becky Brown, and Tamzen A. Mazzur, Kim Bubko, and Kara Stinnett. The Double Ender Committee has been working closely

The Hurricanes finished strong, with a win and a close loss. Kiley Ryan crosses home plate on a wild pitch in the Hurricanes 21-20 victory over Narragansett Pier Middle School, as Gwyneth Coviello (1), Theo Cavanah (5), and Dakota Littlefield (3) look on. Photo by S. Hester Block Island Times – Read More>>

The New Shoreham Town Council voted on Monday to authorize the Motor Vehicles for Hire’s Point-to-Point Program, also known as the Block IslandShuttle, by raising the capacity limits on taxis from twelve to fifteen persons, and amending the New Shoreham Revised General Ordinances Chapter 8, Article VII to define the program. The Point-to- Point Program

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The Kindergarten class of the Block Island School visited the Island Bound Bookstore, and each student got to pick out a book as a special gift. The school year may be almost over, but these youngsters are still loving a good book thanks to their teacher, Debbie Hart. Block Island Times – Read More>>