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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The following Covid-19 update was provided by Block Island Medical Center Director Dr. Tom Warcup on Sunday, Nov. 8: Please click on the link below to view a video update from Dr. Warcup: Key points from the video include: -3 new positive COVID-19 cases identified on the island yesterday -Likely unrelated to last week’s confirmed positive
The following message was shared to The Block Island Times from New Shoreham Town Manager Maryanne Crawford on Saturday, Nov. 7: As of this morning, Saturday, Nov. 7, the island has three new confirmed COVID-19 cases. To echo the words of Gov. Gina Raimondo, the next few weeks are critical. We are asking all islanders’s to continue
Two elementary school siblings have tested positive for Covid-19, prompting a closure of The Block Island School until the end of the month, according to Supt. Mike Convery. Starting Tuesday, all students will start distance learning, Convery said. The two students were in school on Thursday and Friday, said Convery and therefore the school would
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The Block Island Yacht Club is pleased to offer applications for the 2021 BIYC Maritime Scholarship Award starting November 30th .2020 Students who have already graduated from the Block Island School, intend to pursue maritime careers, and are currently enrolled in a college undergraduate maritime program at an accredited institution may receive up to$1000 annually
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The following announcement was posted to the Town of New Shoreham’s website on Friday, Nov. 6: On island work related to the Island Wide Broadband Project is underway with Pike Telecom physically reviewing fiber routes and existing infrastructure. The crews will be carrying proper identification and will wear masks and observe all COVID prevention protocols.
A small cloth facemask can be a powerful tool. This has been proved during the past six months or so when the mask was found to be effective in slowing the spread of Covid-19. But island resident Chris Willi found another use. He designed a mask with a small profile of the island on the
The owners of a six-acre parcel of land in New Harbor have filed an application with the Planning Board to subdivide the property into two parcels: one 4.5 acres in size and one 1.5 acres in size. The application was submitted by Overlook Realty LLC owner Steve Filippi, and was the subject of a public
Cordoned off with some old-fashioned thick marine rope, adorned with bike racks designed by a world class artist, a chess or checkers board, a water-bottle filling station, and a nice, new pathway — upgrades to the Nicholas Ball Park are complete, according to Old Harbor Task Force Chair Margie Comings. The project got a shot
Isobel Norton said it so well:“Those we hold most dearNever truly leave us…They live onIn the kindnesses they showedThe comfort they sharedAnd the love they broughtinto our lives…” The legacy of those who have gone beyond is how they enriched our lives while they were here. Steve Draper certainly did that. How? By the way