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Many visitors to Block Island may quickly notice a certain lack of cell phone and internet service. An inconvenience to some, it’s a blessing to others – a real opportunity to tune out and truly relax, and play.Playing is what one of the island’s newest stores is all about. Located on Chapel Street, it’s called […]

The long-awaited decision on the validity of the mediation between Champlin’s Marina and the R.I Coastal Resources Management Council was delivered Sept. 9, although there is still no resolution in the matter.Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Lanphear was tasked with determining whether that mediation, which resulted in a memorandum of understanding in December of 2020 that

Saying that the rate of infection of Covid-19 has creeped up to a level that is not acceptable within the state, Gov. Raimondo today extended phase three guidelines for another 30 days, until Aug. 28. Raimondo also reduced the number of people allowed in a gathering to 15, down from 25. Indoor seating at restaurants

In a candid letter announcing her resignation, Cindy Kelly, the School Food Service Manager for the Block Island School, raised issues of sanitation, questionable food handling practices and under-staffing in the school’s lunch program. The letter did not give an effective date of her resignation. Kelly suggested that the vacancy be posted immediately, and said she

There were only two school employees included in the revised list of recommended budget cuts on the School Committee’s agenda on Monday Jan. 27: Co-Principal John Canole, who resigned effective Tues. Jan. 28; and a special education teacher who is retiring in June. Neither is recommended to be replaced next year, reducing the budget by

The Block Island Utility District Board of Commissioners held its second meeting by Zoom on Saturday, April 25. In some ways it was business as usual, with the commissioners approving the draft audit report first presented last month by the auditors from Marcum, and continuing their ongoing discussion of building a house for the president

In a move that immediately sparked controversy, the Block Island Town Council last night voted 3-1 to pull all outdoor entertainment licenses until the end of the summer in an effort to stem what many residents are saying is a summer that has seemingly careened out of control. Councilors Martha Ball and Sven Risom, and

Recreation Department Director Dave Sniffen has found about a dozen Portuguese man-o-war jellyfish washed up at Fred Benson Town Beach. Sniffen told The Block Island Times today, Sunday, Sept. 13, that people should swim at their own risk. These jellyfish are venom-filled and can inflict painful stings in humans, leaving a welt that can last

Between Town Council work sessions on the Fiscal Year 2022 budget, the Finance Department found some savings, which the Council took advantage of by increasing funding for two organizations in the Community Support category: Block Island Health Services, which operates the Medical Center, and the BI Volunteer Fire Department. At the Monday, March 29 meeting,

The CDC defines aging in place as “the ability to live in one’s own home and community safely, independently, and comfortably, regardless of age, income, or ability level.”Aging in place increases seniors’ satisfaction with their quality of life and self-esteem, qualities that promote happiness and improved health. The World Health Organization recognizes that communities that