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Local volunteer inspired by trip to Haiti
When David Kane retired from the Springfield, Mass., fire department several years ago, he and his wife Anne settled year-round in the home on Block Island that he had built in 1992 with his own hands...
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The Block Island Times names new editor
Lars Trodson has joined our team as editor after a long career in newspapers in New Hampshire and Rhode Island. A former reporter for the Woonsocket Call and Pawtucket Times, Lars was also the...
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Managing mail where there’s no street addresses
A South County native, Becky Brown always dreamed of living on an island. So when she was looking for a change from her hectic post office job in Providence — about an hour commute from her home in...
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Mary D. submits resignation as state nurse
On March 15, Mary Donnelly will officially retire from her position as state nurse. Retirement doesn’t mean that Donnelly will stop her work completely. She said she plans to continue to administer...
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Islander extends a helping hand in St. Lucia
There is something about Block Island that inspires the need to give back to the world. One so inspired is Mimi Leveille, a native Rhode Islander who has lived on Block Island in winter and summer for...
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“Island Nurse” documentary about Mary D premieres
There was love and affection in the room; a collective bond gilded by laughter and tears and memories that stretched from birth to death and everything in between. The reason for the gathering was the...
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I met Margaret Thatcher
Some years ago Margaret Thatcher was the featured speaker at a Brown University event in New York City that I attended. I had the opportunity to exchange pleasantries and I found her charming. She was...
View ArticleThe great apes of Africa in pictures
Ruth and Leonard Perfido took a recent trip to Rwanda, Africa to see the great apes. Read more about the trip here. Photos courtesy of the Perfidos.
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An encounter with the great apes of Africa
Ruth and Leonard Perfido describe themselves as “inveterate travelers.” They’ve visited all seven continents, as well as the Galapagos, southern New Zealand and China. They have been to Africa three...
View ArticleMonje service today
A graveside service for Peter Monje will be held at Block Island Cemetery, Block Island on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. There will be a gathering at the Beachead Restaurant following the...
View ArticleMary D honored by the state
In commemoration of National Nurses Week a celebration was held Monday at the State House in honor of Block Island nurse, Mary Donnelly, reported NPR. Read the story here.
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What is a mom?
Haley Conant: She’s nice to everyone she knows. She says, “I love you” and that makes me feel loved. She works very, very hard at the Rescue Squad because she wants to help people. She also works hard...
View ArticleB.I. School 3rd Quarter Honor Roll
B.I. School 3rd Quarter Honor Roll HIGHEST HONORS Tom Conant - Grade 12 Jaixen Hall - Grade 12 Thea Monje - Grade 10 Bridgette Keane - Grade 8 HIGH HONORS Alex Brady-Grade 12 Oliver Mott - Grade 11...
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Jeanne Fallon graduates
Joe and Rachele Fallon of West Side Road are pleased to announce the graduation of their daughter, Jeanne Marie Fallon, from The University of Texas at Austin on May 18, 2013. Jeanne completed a...
View ArticleKathryn Helterline graduates from the University of Vermont
Kathryn Helterline, daughter of Mark and Celeste Helterline of Corn Neck Road, earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Natural Resources within the Rubenstein School of Environment & Natural...
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Author Ann Hood coming to Block Island Aug. 1
Novelist Ann Hood was once asked to write an obituary about someone she didn’t really know that well. “He was a friend of a friend,” Hood told The Block Island Times. “I met him at a dinner party, and...
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Stacy Ambroziak: Deepwater's Director of External Relations
Deepwater Wind has a new team member, Stacy Ambroziak, director of external relations. She will be responsible for talking with Rhode Island residents about Deepwater’s five-turbine wind farm proposed...
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Marcus Howe wins R.I. Championships
The soccer team at the Curtis Corner Middle School in South Kingstown won this year’s Rhode Island State Championship on Monday, Nov. 11. Team member Marcus Howe, of South Kingstown and Block Island,...
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Passing the Boston Post Cane
Seated front and center, Arthur “Bo” Rose sat dressed in a green suit, all spruced up for the occasion. It was Saturday, Nov. 16, his 92nd birthday party and the passing of the Boston Post Cane....
View ArticleSummer resident, Richard Parsons, has a New York Club
Read about the reopened jazz club in Harlem that is a new venture by summer resident, Richard parsons. It is reported in the latest issue of New York magazine.
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