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Where would Block Island be without the Mary D. Fund? The Mary D. Fund quietly helps those in need in many different ways and is truly the backbone of families trying to survive on Block Island. This winter we noticed that children needed warm...
On Tuesday, March 15, 25 volunteers surveyed nearly 100 percent of the island’s perimeter in an effort to get a count of seals in the area at this “peak” season for wintering seals. This effort was in coordination with Save The Bay’s annual bay-wide...
After 34 years at the Block Island School, Kristine Monje plans to retire after this spring. Monje grew up in Cranston, Rhode Island and graduated from Cranston East High School. After graduating, she attended the University of Rhode Island with a...
Help celebrate Mary Donnelly’s 94 th birthday with dinner-to-go on Thursday, Dec. 16. Dinner includes your choice of pasta with meatballs made with Sprague Farm beef, Caesar salad, garlic bread and a birthday cupcake made by Kate Musso at Oddfellows...
Lars Trodson Category: The halt to virtually all Recreation Department programs for the past nine months has not only impacted the kids who participate in those programs, but also department heads and the revenue that helps keeps its slate of activities afloat. With continued restrictions on activities, Recreation Department Director Dave Sniffen and Assistant Director Cindy Lemon have been reassigned to other departments to help with town projects outside the department. Sniffen, for instance, is working with Facilities Manager Sam Bird, and Lemon is in the Town Clerk’s office. Sniffen s...