When my dear friend Nina Stack told me that she wanted me to meet her Center Road neighbor, I had no idea that the introduction would lead to such an amazing community project. Nina’s neighbor Naomi Lawrence is an artist who creates gorgeous fiber art for the street. She and her husband Chris came to […]
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ConserFest is moving ahead this year with a virtual event on Sunday, Aug. 2. Even though our schedule has been changed up a bit, the current situation has not lessened our commitment to the projects and organizations we support, including the Amos House, Helping Hands Food Pantry, and The Mary D. Fund. For over a
The following press release was submitted to The Block Island Times from the Atlantic Shark Institute on Wednesday, July 8: Today, the Atlantic Shark Institute (A.S.I.), announced that their acoustic Shark Array detected four different great white sharks in the waters surrounding Block Island, RI. This is the second year this acoustic array has been
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The Town Council will offer the fulltime town manager position to Maryanne Crawford of Jamestown, R.I., it was announced today, Wednesday, July 8. Crawford is currently the Chief Financial Officer of the South Kingstown School system. The Council has instructed the town to enter into contract negotiations with Crawford. She will succeed Interim Town Manager
The following update was provided by the Block Island Medical Center this morning, July 7: If you have an appointment to be tested by the Department of Health this week, please note that the testing site will be at the Block Island Fire and Rescue Building, not at the school as listed online. If you
Block Island Medical Director Dr. Tom Warcup provided a detailed update on the recent Covid-positive case of an island worker, and the testing protocol on the island. “About 9 p.m. [Sunday, July 5] at the Medical Center, we happened to check our East Side Clinical Laboratory portal, which does our lab processing. We identified that
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A statement from Finn’s Block Island dated July 7, 2020 to The Block Island Times: On Sunday, July 5, after a busy holiday weekend, we were informed at approximately 8:45 p.m. by the Block Island Medical Center that one of our returning employees had tested positive — after first testing negative on June 30 and
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La siguiente actualización fue proporcionada por Block Island Medical Center esta tarde, 7 de julio:El DOH de RI ha enviado el Equipo de Asistencia Médica por Desastres a Block Island para probar a individuos asintomáticos para COVID-19. El equipo estará aquí los martes y jueves administrando pruebas en el Block Island Rescue and Fire Barn. Regístrese para la prueba
The following update was provided by the Block Island Medical Center this afternoon, July 7: The RI DOH has dispatched the Disaster Medical Assistance Team to Block Island to test asymptomatic individuals for COVID-19.The team will be here on Tuesdays and Thursdays administering tests at the Block Island Rescue and Fire Barn. Sign up for