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The Block Island Grocery will close at 4 PM today, Friday, April 3 until Monday, at which time they will begin accepting orders by phone or fax for curbside pickup. Mary Jane Balser wants to assure the community that this is a temporary measure to protect the health and wellbeing of the community. The BIG […]

BIHS COVID-19 Update Friday, April 3, 2020 Dear Block Island Community, We regret to inform you that the first documented positive case of COVID-19 has been identified on Block Island. The patient is an island resident in his 70’s who alerted the Medical Center to symptoms of shortness of breath and cough on April 1st.

On Monday, March 30, a group of islanders gathered in their cars, some of which were decorated and with passengers holding up signs of encouragement, and drove around the island to wave and say hello to the island’s older residents who are missing their normal social interactions during this time of self-isolation. Organizer Rosemary Tobin,

During an emergency meeting of the Town Council held Wednesday, April 1, Dr. Mark Clark recognized that there had been rumors about the presence of COVID-19 on the island, but stated again that there had been no confirmed cases here and that “if and when” there is a case, the Medical Center would immediately let

Block Island has so many people to celebrate, we’ve extended Women’s History Month into April. Here’s a profile of Gloria Redlich, Senior Coordinator for the Senior Advisory Committee, in her own words: My first visit to Block Island was on a date with Harold (eventually my husband). When he invited me to sail away with

Don’t be alarmed if you see a huge butterfly fluttering at Ball O’Brien Park this summer. Island resident Sue Black has been pushing for a fiber art installation that will be a collaboration between a New York artist and the entire Block Island community. The project, coined “On Island Fiber Arts: The Making of a

Island resident Steve McQueeny has published a new history of Block Island, titled “Block Island: From the Glaciers to the Wind Farm.” He subtitled the book, “Everything you wanted to know about the island, but didn’t know who to ask.” The Block Island Times had an email chat with McQueeny about the book. BIT: First

This week’s message from the Block Island Medical Center: The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread and threaten the health of our community. Our best defense is to continue to follow the guidance from the CDC, the R.I. Department of Health and reinforced by our local Town Emergency Declaration.   At this time there has not

During an emergency meeting of the Town Council held today, Wednesday, April 1, Dr. Mark Clark recognized that there had been rumors about the presence of the COVID-19 on the island, but stated again that there had been no confirmed cases on Block Island and that “if and when” there is a case, the Medical

We, at the Block Island Grocery as well as all essential businesses in the country, are feeling the effects of this pandemic. We, like all of you, are scared – for ourselves, our families and our friends. We want you all to know that we are going to be making some changes that we hope