I am extremely proud to be the Town of New Shoreham’s first-ever female Harbormaster, in a traditionally male-dominated profession. I am also very proud of my entire staff, which this year especially, is represented in each sector by strong female leadership. Whether it’s pumpout, shellfish, collections or patrol, there is no denying the Great Salt […]
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Gov. Gina Raimondo announced on Wednesday, Aug. 12 that she was pushing back the start of Rhode Island school openings to Monday, Sept. 14. The original start date was set for Monday, Aug. 31. The Block Island Times spoke with Block Island School Principal Kristine Monje and Supt. Mike Convery to hear their thoughts on
With the November election right around the corner, and with so many issues facing the town this summer, we sat down with the two non-incumbent candidates, Mark Emmanuelle, a past member of the council, and Keith Stover, both long time island residents, to hear their thoughts, priorities, and interests in serving the island community. Q:
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We’re in a heat advisory, I hear on the radio, all of Washington Country as well as much of Rhode Island then after a few more key words register, I realize I am listening to the morning guy in the evening, a replay and not even one of this morning. It has been dry, finally
At the most recent Town Council meeting, Block Island Medical Director Dr. Tom Warcup provided an update on the presence of COVID-19 on the island. “We have two additional positive cases that stem from the 103 plus tests that were done last Thursday by the Disaster Medical Assistance Team. One individual is already off island,
At its meeting on Wednesday, Aug. 13, the Town Council voted to suspend all outdoor entertainment, with the exception of weddings, effective immediately and for the remainder of the season. At the same meeting, Second Warden André Boudreau appealed directly to Gov. Gina Raimondo for help in crowd mitigation. The vote sparked an immediate backlash
El siguiente mensaje fue compartido desde Block Island Medical Center el miércoles 12 de agosto: El Centro Médico puede confirmar 2 casos adicionales de COVID-19 en Block Island. Las personas positivas fueron encontradas a través de pruebas asintomáticas realizadas por el Equipo de Asistencia Médica por Desastres (DMAT). Como en todos los casos de una prueba positiva,
The following message was shared from the Block Island Medical Center on Wednesday, Aug. 12: The Medical Center can confirm 2 additional cases of COVID-19 on Block Island. The positive individuals were found through asymptomatic testing performed by the Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT). As in all instances of a positive test, Rhode Island Department of Health
The Block Island Club forwarded the following update to The Block Island Times: Dear BIC Members, Today we received the results of our Staff COVID testing. All tests that came back to date, were negative, with the exception of one test of an individual who had no contact with the original affected individual, who was
The following press release was shared to The Block Island Times from the office of Governor Gina Raimondo: Governor Gina M. Raimondo will be joined by Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, for her weekly virtual forum on reopening schools. The conversation will focus on the health
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