During today’s news briefing, Gov. Gina Raimondo was asked again about non-compliance on the Block Island ferry. She answered with the following: “Block Island is not doing well. Let me just say this. We need to do better on Block Island. Newport is doing well. Now why am I saying Block Island and Newport? […]
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El siguiente mensaje fue compartido desde Block Island Medical Center el miércoles 12 de agosto: El Centro Médico puede confirmar 2 casos adicionales de COVID-19 en Block Island. Las personas positivas fueron encontradas a través de pruebas asintomáticas realizadas por el Equipo de Asistencia Médica por Desastres (DMAT). Como en todos los casos de una prueba positiva,
The following message was shared from the Block Island Medical Center on Wednesday, Aug. 12: The Medical Center can confirm 2 additional cases of COVID-19 on Block Island. The positive individuals were found through asymptomatic testing performed by the Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT). As in all instances of a positive test, Rhode Island Department of Health
The Block Island Club forwarded the following update to The Block Island Times: Dear BIC Members, Today we received the results of our Staff COVID testing. All tests that came back to date, were negative, with the exception of one test of an individual who had no contact with the original affected individual, who was
The following press release was shared to The Block Island Times from the office of Governor Gina Raimondo: Governor Gina M. Raimondo will be joined by Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, for her weekly virtual forum on reopening schools. The conversation will focus on the health
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The following message was forwarded to The Block Island Times from the Block Island Club on their reopening plan: Dear BIC Members and Friends, In the past two days we have been in close contact with the Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) and the Block Island Medical Center. The aforementioned authorities have identified five
At 7 p.m. on August 11, BIMI’s second Tuesday Talk of the 2020 season features Don Murphy, chief scientist (ret.) of the USCG’s International Ice Patrol: For the Purpose of Safeguarding Lives and Property at Sea. Shortly after the sinking of the RMS Titanic the major shipping nations of the world agreed that a patrol
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The following message was submitted by the Block Island Medical Center: We are pleased to announce an addition to the nursing staff at the Medical Center: Claire McElderry, RN, BSN. Many of you know Claire as a longtime resident of Block Island and may have had the pleasure of meeting her at the Medical Center
It’s a lovely summer day and you’ve been out on the island for a while. You’ve had seafood, you’ve had burgers and fried foods, and you’re longing for some great pizza and classic Italian food. Aldo’s has every dish you’ve been craving, all made from scratch, and you can dine in, get it to-go, or
The following was issued by the Solar Initiative to provide updates on how solar energy is being brought to Block Island. This will be an ongoing series: Carbon emissions have reached a point of severe environmental impact, including rising sea levels. Obviously, this is of concern to Block Islanders. And now we are doing something