Trivia question: What was the first newspaper on Block Island? Answer: The Block Island Star, copies of which were discovered by island resident Chris Blane. Blane found the newspapers one day when he was cleaning the attic of the home his mother Edie Blane grew up in. “In March of 1987, I moved to the family […]
“I think we need to start the discussion now, and start reaching out.” Councilor Chris Willi was talking about contacting island businesses, which usually start seeing at least some of their seasonal workforce arrive on the island at this time, to get their ideas on how to open the island safely for the upcoming summer
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A note to our readers from the staff of the Hotel Manisses: As we navigate through a challenging time together, we extend our deepest appreciation for our Hotel Manisses friends and family. We continue to receive and follow guidance and directives from the Centers for Disease Control and the R.I. Department Of Health, and will
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The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts submitted the following announcement to The Block Island Times: The Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA), in cooperation with the Rhode Island Foundation and the City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism, is launching a fund to help Rhode Island artists who have lost
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The Office of Congressman Jim Langevin submitted the following announcement to The Block Island Times: Congressman Jim Langevin (D-RI) will host a live telephone town hall focused on the coronavirus on Monday, April 6, at 7:00pm. The Congressman will be joined by Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training Director Scott Jensen, Small Business Administration Rhode
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We are all in this together! Thank you to all of you who are adhering to the guidelines in these updates and outlined in the Emergency Ordinance. Your efforts are working to keep Block Island safe and it is important not to let up our guard but rather to stay vigilant and careful as we
The following message was issued by Interim Town Manager Jim Kern: This notice is distributed as a reminder to all persons that the Town has not issued any hotel, rooming house or boardinghouse licenses. It is not anticipated that any such licenses will be issued during the effective period of the Town’s Emergency Ordinance. Accordingly,
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Handmade masks are available to the public at the Harbor Baptist Church in town. All masks are free and “made with love . . . [and] about 100 handmade masks have been given out on Block Island already,” said island resident Amy Doran, who has helped spearhead this initiative. “There is a batch ‘brown bagged’ at
The following is for our fellow islanders who speak and read Spanish: Actualización DE BIHS COVID-19Lunes 6 de abril de 2020 Querida comunidad de Block Island, ¡Estamos todos juntos en esto! Gracias a todos los que se adhieren a las directrices de estas actualizaciones y se describen en la Ordenanza de Emergencia. Sus esfuerzos están
The following was submitted by the Roosa Fund of Block Island Ecumenical Ministries, Inc. The Roosa Fund, a charitable fund sponsored by Block Island Ecumenical Ministries, is pleased to announce the awards made through its grant program in 2019, and the schedule of board meetings and proposal deadlines for 2020. In 2019 as in past