The following flu clinic update was provided by the Block Island Medical Center on Monday, Nov. 16:Dear Block Island Community: We will be holding our weekly flu clinic on THURSDAY this week from 3 to 4:30 p.m. This is based on a reduction in traffic. As a reminder, flu shots are free to all […]
The following Covid-19 update was provided by the Block Island Medical Center on Monday, Nov. 16: Dear Block Island Community: Today Block Island saw its 20th COVID-19 case. This number represents the total cases we have had since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, since November 1st, we have had a particularly active period with
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The following message was posted by the Block Island Medical Center on Friday, Nov. 13: Dear Block Island Community: We appreciate your patience over the last 48 hours as we activated our COVID action plan. Laurie Anderson will be back on island as of 7pm this evening and the Medical Center will return to normal
The following message was posted by the Block Island Medical Center on Friday, Nov. 13: Dear Block Island Community: We appreciate your patience over the last 48 hours as we activated our COVID action plan. Laurie Anderson will be back on island as of 7pm this evening and the Medical Center will return to normal
After seven months of offering curbside service and participatory online events and programs, the Island Free Library has opened its doors. But the inside looks a little different, with screens and Plexiglass dividers mounted for the health and safety of visitors. Even with the recent announcement of new Covid cases on the island, Director Kristin
Amid some good economic tourism figures coming in from the past summer, the members of the Block Island Tourism Council spent the major portion of their meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 10 answering questions about conflicts of interest, the salary and sales commission payments to Director Jessica Willi, and other matters that were posed primarily by
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With the Cherry Hill Lane subdivision project completed and occupied, the Housing Board is wasting no time in its efforts to identify the next phase of the island’s affordable housing needs. To that end, the Board is putting the finishing touches on a new island-wide survey that will help guide the board in its process
After seven months of offering curbside service and participatory online events and programs, the Island Free Library has opened its doors. But the inside looks a little different, with screens and Plexiglass dividers mounted for the health and safety of visitors. Even with the recent announcement of new Covid cases on the island, Director Kristin
The Block Island School has returned to online learning for the next three weeks after two sibling elementary students, along with their father, tested positive for Covid-19. The school is undergoing a “deep cleaning,” according to Supt. Mike Convery, who also said that the town had been in touch with the R.I. Department of Health