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
Block Island has always been a wonderful spot to go birding, not only because the island is an important stopover during migration, but due to the many species that live here. At the Block Island School, we are following the tradition started by Elizabeth Dickens, who began the bird program at the School in the
The Block Island Medical Center has received a financial boost from two sailing clubs that make the island a seasonal destination. Dave Dickerson, past commodore of both the Off Soundings Club and the Cruising Club of America, said the two boating clubs pooled their resources and donated $4,000 to the Block Island Medical Center. Dickerson
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
During today’s news briefing, Gov. Gina Raimondo was asked again about non-compliance on the Block Island ferry. She answered with the following: “Block Island is not doing well. Let me just say this. We need to do better on Block Island. Newport is doing well. Now why am I saying Block Island and Newport?
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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