8/28/10 — Iris Macaulay Lewis, a long-time resident of Block Island and for a while the island’s oldest citizen, passed away quietly in South Windsor, Conn. at 1:30 a.m., August 23, at the home of ...
Spend an evening with an interesting fellow… 8/28/10 — On Sunday, August 29, at St. Andrew Parish Center, Block Island audience members will have the opportunity to share an evening of fun and music with American composer Rick Sowash. The ev...
Singing out for choir members! 8/28/10 — The Block Island Ecumenical Choir is gearing up for its fall season and will begin rehearsals on Tuesday, August 31 at 7 p.m. at the Harbor Church. For those of you who ever thought abou...
A BARREL OF SMOKE 8/28/10 — Volunteer firefighters extinguished a Bridgegate Square resident’s barrel fire Tuesday after downtown neighbors complained of the smoke. Photo by Dan West
PIANO MAN 8/28/10 — St. Andrew’s Summer Concert Series presents renowned pianist Manabu Takasawa on Wednesday, September 1 at St. Andrew Parish Center on Spring Street. The performance is at 8 p.m.
Semiseptcentennial group sets dates 8/28/10 — With its first fund-raising letter mailed this week, the 350th Anniversary Committee continued to work on scheduling dates for events it hopes to hold next year. The committee is contemp...
Trust explains hunting denial 08/21/10 – The Land Trust, at the request of the Deer Task Force and Town Council, reviewed its property holdings over the last several months and Monday announced that it found none were s...
08/21/10 - Hans Werner Riemann peacefully passed away On Saturday, August 14, 2010, in North Carolina. For the past 15 years, Hans and his wife, Frances, resided in the Black Mountain/Swannanoa, ...
08/21/10 - Norma Lewis died peacefully on Sunday August 1 after a period of declining health. She was 86 years old. A daughter of Mary Elizabeth Hyde (“Maizie”) and Clarence Hammett Lewis, Norma...
08/21/10 — Wynn Jacobson-Galan and Trevor Millar, grandson and friend of year-round residents Dana Raphael and Howard Jacobson, raised $49 for the Block Island Conservancy last weekend with a lem...
08/21/10 - At the August 16 meeting of the Block Island Health Services Board, Executive Director Monty Stover said visits were up 122 year-to-date, charges were up $18,543 and cash receipts were...
08/21/10 - Stretched out on blankets and sitting on beach chairs, 20-odd star-gazers gathered at the Hodge preserve Saturday night to glimpse the tail-end of one of summer’s best light shows: the...
08/21/10 - Three artists, three points of view and styles. Works by Sharon Lehman, Bill Hall and Gerard Closset will be shown at the Island Gallery over the post office starting Saturday, August...