Police Chief: This will not be tolerated An island resident has been arrested on a misdemeanor charge for what New Shoreham Police Chief Vin Carlone termed as an incident of “harassment” of a long-term, multi-generational island homeowner who was driving in a car with out-of-state plates. Expressing frustration over the matter, Carlone said he is […]
Alison Warfel, the Operations Chief and Director of Wellness and Risk Reduction at the Block Island Medical Center, and Island Free Library Director Kristin Baumann have teamed up to create a new podcast on health and wellness. The podcast is called “Waking Up Well” and will be available on multiple podcast platforms and Warfel and Baumann
The National Hotel will postpone its 2020 season opening out of an abundance of caution. General Manager Julie Fuller, who has worked at the hotel for the past 37 years, said, “Right now we’re pushing back everything. We’re taking this one day at a time trying to stay healthy. We can’t bring people here and
The following was sent in by reader Irene Hopkins: Ode to a Banana Mudslide Afternoon I’m anticipating the afternoon when I am salty and sandy, after spending the day at the beach amongst the children, the dogs, and the girls in their itsy bitsy bikinis. That afternoon when I can get through the traffic of
The Block Island Grocery will close at 4 PM today, Friday, April 3 until Monday, at which time they will begin accepting orders by phone or fax for curbside pickup. Mary Jane Balser wants to assure the community that this is a temporary measure to protect the health and wellbeing of the community. The BIG
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BIHS COVID-19 Update Friday, April 3, 2020 Dear Block Island Community, We regret to inform you that the first documented positive case of COVID-19 has been identified on Block Island. The patient is an island resident in his 70’s who alerted the Medical Center to symptoms of shortness of breath and cough on April 1st.
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This week’s message from the Block Island Medical Center: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread and threaten the health of our community. Our best defense is to continue to follow the guidance from the CDC, the R.I. Department of Health and reinforced by our local Town Emergency Declaration. At this time there has not
On Monday, March 30, a group of islanders gathered in their cars, some of which were decorated and with passengers holding up signs of encouragement, and drove around the island to wave and say hello to the island’s older residents who are missing their normal social interactions during this time of self-isolation. Organizer Rosemary Tobin,
During an emergency meeting of the Town Council held Wednesday, April 1, Dr. Mark Clark recognized that there had been rumors about the presence of COVID-19 on the island, but stated again that there had been no confirmed cases here and that “if and when” there is a case, the Medical Center would immediately let
Don’t be alarmed if you see a huge butterfly fluttering at Ball O’Brien Park this summer. Island resident Sue Black has been pushing for a fiber art installation that will be a collaboration between a New York artist and the entire Block Island community. The project, coined “On Island Fiber Arts: The Making of a