The following was submitted by the owner and manager of Odd Fellows Café on Wednesday, Nov. 4: Odd Fellows Café will be closed until further notice due to one of our staff members testing positive for Covid-19. Odd Fellows Café is following all town and state protocol. The café has communicated with the Block Island […]
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The following was shared by the Block Island Medical Center on Tuesday, Nov. 3: Dear Block Island Community: Flu shots are free to RI residents! No appointment needed – just show up! Available on Tuesday and Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m. Thank you, The Block Island Medical Center Block Island Times –
Due to the numbers of visitors Block Island continues to see during the 2020 shoulder season, as well as a rise in Covid-19 cases not only in Rhode Island, but in states where hunters may travel from, the Block Island Town Council and the Town Manager wants to put the brakes on the firearms hunting
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The following update for the Election Day results was provided by Deputy Town Clerk Millie McGinnes on Tuesday, Nov. 3: The results for in-person voting at the Block Island School will be announced at the BIS at 8 p.m. tonight. The results for the early in-person voting at Town Hall will be announced at Town
These votes reflect those cast in-person at the Block Island School between 9 a.m. and 8 p.m. today. Early voting results will be issued at 10 p.m. Mail-in ballot vote results will be issued at 11 p.m. Here are today’s results. Presidential Electors Donald Trump: 75 Joe Biden: 99 Roque De La Fuente: 0
These votes reflect those cast early in-person at Town Hall from Oct. 14 to Nov. 2. Mail-in ballot vote results will be issued at 11 p.m. Here are today’s results. Presidential Electors Donald Trump: 79 Joe Biden: 401 Roque De La Fuente: 0 Brian Carroll: 0 Gloria La Riva: 0 Jo Jorgensen: 1
The following was provided by Postmaster Becky Brown on Monday, Nov. 2: There will be no mail coming to or leaving the island today. I urge anyone that still has a RI election ballot to put it in the box at Town Hall and not in a mailbox. If you have a ballot for another