COVID-19 VIRUS NOTICE TO RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO BLOCK ISLAND: The Town of New Shoreham declared a State of Emergency effective from March 18, 2020 through May 8, 2020. Medical capacity on the Island is extremely limited. A SHELTER IN PLACE ORDER for everyone on the Island is in effect through MAY 8, 2020. Anyone […]
The following message was issued by island resident Sue Black: “Good news! Islanders 18 [years] or older with a commuter card can apply for the McAleer Scholarship for online [Continuing Education] classes this spring. Sign up now since classes are filling up fast!” said island resident Sue Black, who has helped offer Rhode Island School
The Block Island State Airport is expected to receive more than $1 million in federal funding as part of the more than $2 trillion Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, it was announced by the Rhode Island Airport Corporation. Westerly Airport is expected to receive a little more than $1 million in federal aid.
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Tuesday, April 14 — Block Island Harbormaster Kate McConville has told The Block Island Times that she is informing all boaters that come into the Great Salt Pond or into Old Harbor that they will have to quarantine on the water for 14 days, no matter where they have traveled from. McConville erected a sign
Interstate Navigation has extended its current schedule of boat trips to and from Block Island until Sunday, May 3. The schedule has five days with one boat each day. On Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays there is one boat leaving Pt. Judith at 11 a.m. and one boat leaving Block Island at 2:30 p.m.
Recreation Department Director Dave Sniffen stated this morning that the playground at Ball-O’Brien Park is now closed. “Out of an abundance of caution, and following the lead of many other communities in Rhode Island, The Recreation Department has decide to close the structures, including the Pavilion, at Ball O’Brien Park. This will include all equipment
UPDATE: Town Council took a step closer in allowing some islanders return to work, starting Monday, April 20. However, the Town Council will meet on Wednesday, April 15 at 9 a.m. to finalize the emergency ordinance. The New Shoreham Town Council today voted to extend to May 8 the provisions of the emergency ordinance that
(VIDEO) Reporter Rosemary Connelli visited the Mohegan Bluffs today, and was greeted with strong wind speeds and rough waters. Wind speeds are expected to reach up to 60 m.p.h. today for coastal communities. Note: Turn up the volume to fully immerse yourself in the environment, and pause, and click on the video to drag it
The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management submitted the following announcement to The Block Island Times: The Department of Environmental Management (DEM), in partnership with the RI Tree Council, RI Nursery and Landscape Association, and the Arbor Day Foundation, is providing 1,200 free trees to Rhode Island homeowners this spring. Now in its tenth season, the