With pressure coming from those who want to keep the school closed and those who want to keep it open, the School Committee, on the recommendation of Supt. Mike Convery, came to a compromise by allowing three grades to return to in-person learning on Wednesday, Nov. 18. The three grades — kindergarten, and grades one […]
During the Nov. 18 Town Council meeting, Ken Lacoste announced that this would be his final meeting as First Warden, after serving seven terms on the Town Council. “As tonight’s Warden’s Report will likely be my last, I ask for your indulgence as I would like to thank some folks,” said Lacoste. Lacoste read a
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The following announcement was forwarded to The Block Island Times from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management on Tuesday, Nov. 17: The Rhode Island Seafood Marketing Collaborative, chaired by Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Director Janet Coit, announces the availability of a new feature on the SeafoodRI.com website that provides weekly updates of all
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The following announcement was forwarded to The Block Island Times from the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management on Tuesday, Nov. 17: The Rhode Island Seafood Marketing Collaborative, chaired by Department of Environmental Management (DEM) Director Janet Coit, announces the availability of a new feature on the SeafoodRI.com website that provides weekly updates of all
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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 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