With some members of the public calling on the Town Council to open an investigation into the termination of Nurse Practitioner Liz Dyer from her job at the Block Island Medical Center, the council, due to the constraints contained in the service contract that is in place between the facility and the town, has a […]
Block Island Wind Farm turbine number one looked as though it was just off the bow of the Atlantic Pioneer, but Block Island School teacher Dr. Susan Gibbons had to note to the ninth graders that the structure was still about a mile away. Those things are that huge. The Block Island students were on
The ferries are running today, Thursday, June 13, but on a boat by boat basis. Visit Blockislandferry.com for more information. According to New England Airlines, planes are questionable for the rest of the day. Call (401) 596-2460 for updated information. Read more on the Block Island Times website
The following letter was sent to The Block Island Times on June 6, 2019: We are writing to assure our patients that they will continue to have access to excellent health care at the Medical Center despite recent personnel changes. In order to ensure uninterrupted care for all our patients, our medical director Dr. Mark
Dr. Mark Clark informed The Times via email on Wednesday that he will remain in his position at the Block Island Medical Center until stability is achieved. Clark serves as Medical Director of the facility. “I am committed to remaining in my post for the next 12 to 18 months in order to ensure stability
A bill introduced by Sen. Susan Sosnowski aimed at preventing ride sharing services, such as Uber and Lyft from operating on Block Island, passed in the Senate on Tuesday. Block Island’s taxicab owners and operators have been waging a battle over the past few years to prevent those ride-sharing services from operating on the island.
The Town of New Shoreham and Interstate Navigation filed a brief in Rhode Island Superior Court opposing operation of Rhode Island Fast Ferry’s proposed seasonal high-speed ferry service from Quonset to Block Island. The Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers granted RIFF with a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to operate the
Board members of the former Block Island Wellness Coalition accepted the 2019 Ross Campbell Award from the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The annual award recognizes a local person or group’s contribution to promotion of mental and behavioral health was presented at NAMI-Block Island’s third annual conference on Saturday, May 18
A clutch diving catch by Sam Stockman on a challenging foul ball, which he cradled with two hands, preserved a tie ballgame and ended the 2019 season for the Junior Varsity Hurricanes baseball team on a high note. Stockman, team captain this season, garnered player of the game honors by striking out nine Providence Country
How to turn a thing of many parts — the operation of the Visitor’s Center in Old Harbor — into one cohesive plan was the topic of a conversation at Town Hall on Thursday, May 30. Town Manager Ed Roberge led the discussion in front of about 30 residents. What he was looking for, he