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A newly enacted emergency declaration approved by the Town Council is designed, primarily, to restrict and contain unnecessary travel from the mainland in order to reduce the possibility of COVID-19 spreading to Block Island. With travelers coming to the island not only on the ferry, but by plane through the Block Island State Airport, The […]

Town Hall and all town departments: Closed but offering minimal services. Call (401) 466-3200 for more information. Island Free Library: The library staff will update their hours of operation beginning Tuesday, March 24. Post Office: Open, but call Postmaster Becky Brown if you do not feel comfortable going into the building. (401) 466-7733.    The

Dear Block Island Community, At this time there has not been and there is no suspected or confirmed case of COVID-19 on Block Island. However, it is important to remain vigilant in practicing social distancing to minimize the risk of spreading the virus through community infection. The Town of New Shoreham passed an Emergency Ordinance

On Tuesday, March 17, the Block Island Town Council unanimously passed an Emergency Ordinance that has set guidelines for travelers coming to the island from the mainland, discourages non-residents from coming to Block island, limits the number of people that can gather together, essentially shuts down Town Hall except for a minimal amount of personnel,

The Block Island Times posed a question on social media, asking the island community: How are you entertaining yourself or practicing safe social distancing during these times? Listed below are comments shared from the island community: “Sewing and art… And of course Netflix.” — Kellie Donovan “Spending a few hours each morning reading and writing with my

The Block Island Power Company Team met on Wednesday, March 18 to discuss the best way to continue serving our community while keeping ourselves safe and healthy. Our focus is on always being available 24/7 to respond to outages and emergencies and we will never waiver from our core mission. The following services have been

Last night the Town Council unanimously passed an Emergency Ordinance that has set guidelines for travelers coming to the island from the mainland, discourages non-residents from coming to Block island, limits the number of people that can gather together, essentially shuts down Town Hall except for a minimal amount of personnel, and cancels all but

The following was issued by Island Free Library Director Kristin Baumann: The Island Free Library will be closed Tuesday, March 17 through Sunday, March 22. On Monday, March 23 we will be closed per our normal schedule and we will examine next steps. We will update on our social sites — website, Instagram and Facebook — next

The Block Island Grocery shared with the Times the following updates: At the request of the Town Council, we have been asked to provide a time for our customers over the age of 60 to shop when the store is less crowded. Starting Wednesday, March 18, we will open our doors from 8-9 a.m. for

Two important messages were issued by First Warden Ken Lacoste and the Block Island Medical Center on Sunday, March 15. From First Warden Ken Lacoste: I’ve called an emergency meeting with the Town Council, Interim Town Manager Jim Kern, Dr. Clark, EMA Co-Directors Bill McCombe, Peter Gempp, and Vin Carlone, for Monday at 4 p.m.