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 […]
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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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
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
The following announcement was posted by the Block Island Ferry on Wednesday, Nov. 11: To our valued year-round and seasonal customers, We would like to inform you of our plans to open for summer vehicle reservations for the 2021 season. We have decided to move the opening date back to mid-March. By moving our date
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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
The following Covid-19 announcement was shared by the Block Island Medical Center on Wednesday, Nov. 11: Dear Block Island Community: Earlier this afternoon, Dr. Warcup tested positive for COVID-19 via the Abbott rapid test. We are putting our COVID-19 action plan into place. We will be closing the medical center for the remainder of the week
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