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Columns

Gifts left 'right on our doorstep'

By Gloria S. Redlich - May 15
Special 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 14
This week in history 91 years ago — on May 15, 1921 — summertime officially began for the ferry Island Belle, with federal inspectors permitting ...
HDC should base decisions on hard and fast rules

May 14
The Block Island Times recently ran a story about the Historic District Commission denying permission to the new owners of the Inn at Old Harbor ...
Global 33

By Martha Ball - May 13
They used to call the highway approaching downtown Providence, Rhode Island — alternatively shining and … not — Barrel Country. The road was ...
Letters to the Editor

May 11
To: 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

High Speed Internet on Block Island?

By John Barry - May 12
I'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 ...
Cameron Greenlee's Off-Island

By J. V. Houlihan, Jr. - May 12
I'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,...
A Lot of Bread

By Johno Sisto - May 11
Depending 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 06
This 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 ...
Yogurt Power

By Johno Sisto - May 04
It'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

Nantucket rejects wind turbine at transfer station

By Fraser A. Lang - Apr 21
By a substantial margin, Nantucket voters turned down funding for a wind turbine at their transfer station.

Comments

Re: Baumann new library director

By Lorraine Sanchez Doten - May 15
Does 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 ...
Re: HDC denies inn awning

By Adam Dydak - May 10
A 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, ...
Re: This week in Block Island’s history, May 5, 1920

By Suzanne D Cotter - May 10
I 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 ...
Re: Shirley ‘Lee’ Brotherhood, 84

By Logan B Darrow - May 08
The 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, ...
Re: Harbors says boaters need heads inspected

By Sam Wells - May 03
From 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 ...
Re: The return of the J-Boats

By Richard Haddock - Apr 30
J V, nice job, I appreciate the tip on this article. Take Care, City Fish Rich

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