Opinion
Columns
Gifts left 'right on our doorstep'
By Gloria S. Redlich - May 15Special education teacher Martha Velie-Gass is elated about a recent acquisition at the Block Island School, a piece of equipment known as “the ...
This Week in Block Island's history, May 15, 1921
By Robert M. Downie - May 14This week in history 91 years ago — on May 15, 1921 — summertime officially began for the ferry Island Belle, with federal inspectors permitting ...
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HDC should base decisions on hard and fast rules
May 14The Block Island Times recently ran a story about the Historic District Commission denying permission to the new owners of the Inn at Old Harbor ...
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Global 33
By Martha Ball - May 13They used to call the highway approaching downtown Providence, Rhode Island — alternatively shining and … not — Barrel Country. The road was ...
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Letters to the Editor
May 11To: the Editor—Last Thursday evening, I brought my work on Anna Ray Ward (1727-1770), an island-born lady, to the Friends of the Island Free ...
Blogs
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High Speed Internet on Block Island?
By John Barry - May 12I'm as skeptical as you are. But I recently had the occasion to test out a new internet service on the island. And I was blown away by the ...
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Cameron Greenlee's Off-Island
By J. V. Houlihan, Jr. - May 12I've seen the Greenlee's and their kids coming and going to Block Island for over thirty years. The family would always have some kind of sailboat,...
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A Lot of Bread
By Johno Sisto - May 11Depending on whose trivia you believe, Americans eat almost 80 loaves, or 53 pounds of bread per person per year. For a recipe to make just one ...
The Dutch Inn, Galilee, Rhode Island
By J. V. Houlihan, Jr. - May 06This picture, circa 1984, will give newcomers to the area, a glimpse of what Galilee looked like back in the late 70's and early 80's. Pretend you ...
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Yogurt Power
By Johno Sisto - May 04It's been said that Genghis Khan believed his warriors to be so superior to their foes in part because of the large quantity of yogurt they ...
Discussions
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Nantucket rejects wind turbine at transfer station
By Fraser A. Lang - Apr 21By a substantial margin, Nantucket voters turned down funding for a wind turbine at their transfer station.
Comments
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Re: Baumann new library director
By Lorraine Sanchez Doten - May 15Does any one remember the Librarian @ the 1st library (the changed store) on Chapel St.way back in the late 40's and early 50's? It was Beatrice ...
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Re: HDC denies inn awning
By Adam Dydak - May 10A friend from years ago, on learning I was moving here, asked, "Are all the buildings oldsy-cutesy?" I didn't know how to answer him at the time, ...
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Re: This week in Block Island’s history, May 5, 1920
By Suzanne D Cotter - May 10I do wish, Mr. Downie, that you could put a clickable picture in that could be enlarged enough to actually see who is in the picture. Seems like ...
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Re: Shirley ‘Lee’ Brotherhood, 84
By Logan B Darrow - May 08The Duncaster memorial service has been moved to June 7. There will be a friends and family get together at Leeside on Amy Dodge Lane on Tuesday, ...
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Re: Harbors says boaters need heads inspected
By Sam Wells - May 03From my view off the island - what is going on with the Harbors Committee and its Teutonic lust for power? First, the committee should check into ...
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Re: The return of the J-Boats
By Richard Haddock - Apr 30J V, nice job, I appreciate the tip on this article. Take Care, City Fish Rich
Member Stories
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Grade 5 Students Brianna Del Padre, Mac Taylor, and Maya Veldman-Wilson Write For the BI TImes
By Karen Kurzman - May 10The articles below are written for the Block Island Times website by the fifth graders who are members of the journalism club. These articles are ...
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Block Island Journalism Club Writes Again - read articles by Andre Miller, Brianna Del Padre, and Tyler Mack
By Karen Kurzman - Apr 27Island Camping By Andre Miller The two following articles were written by Andre Miller, a sixth grader. In addition to being a good student, he ...

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