July 2020

Cheers and applause echoed through the Block Island School as the Island Wide Broadband Project was approved in a unanimous motion. That was about the only noise made at the Financial Town Meeting, which took place on Monday, July 27, as voters had almost no questions or concerns about the budgets and bond issues presented. […]

The Block Island Town Council is scheduled to meet tomorrow night with island first responders on what assistance they may need throughout the rest of the summer and other issues related to the emergency ordinance that was passed in March. Prior to the meeting, Second Warden André Boudreau issued a statement that was directed at

The following message was shared by the Block Island Medical Center: Block Island Medical Center announces a Virtual Fundraiser with Silent Auction A first for Block Island! The Block Island Medical Center is hosting a virtual fundraiser and silent auction beginning July 26, with silent auction winners announced on Sunday, Aug. 2. The website, https://BIMC2020.givesmart.com, is

Financial Town Meeting is Monday July 27, 2020 at 7:00 PM at the Block Island School. Check in starts at 6:30. The meeting will be in the gym with some outdoor seating available, and overflow seating in the cafeteria. Use the door by the playground. Masks and social distancing are required throughout the meeting. For

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Shout out to Block Island businesses doing it right. Sands Payne tells us that the state inspection of Mahogany Shoals last week resulted in zero violations. On Saturday, July 25, the staff was busy cleaning, and setting up to get ready for another summer day. A solid thumbs up for the staff and continued health

UPDATE: Just a few days after closing and working with the Medical Center, the Old Post Office Bagel Shop in Bridge Gate Square has re-opened today, Friday, July 24. Also, Finn’s Restaurant and Seafood store in Old Harbor is fully re-opened after closing on July 7 due to a Covid-19 positive worker. The following update

COVID-19 Update from the Medical Center and Testing FAQs for July 24, 2020 This week we have seen an uptick in symptomatic individuals and received confirmation of one positive case. The COVID-19 positive individual was asymptomatic and tested at a mainland facility incidentally; the Medical Center was subsequently notified. We are working closely with the RI

Ballard’s Inn received a straight A report from the state inspections office this past week. The state came out to inspect Ballard’s Inn last Friday, July 17 at 8:30 p.m. and issued the following report: “Establishment was in compliance with all Covid-19 regulations at time of visit.”   Owner Steve Filippi said he was on

A boater the U.S. Coast Guard called “a good Samaritan” is responsible for bringing four people who were stranded on an overturned boat about a half mile off the east coast of Block Island today. The boat was not submerged and there were no medical concerns regarding the stranded boaters, according to U.S. Coast Guard