Dr. Mark Clark informed The Times via email on Wednesday that he will remain in his position at the Block Island Medical Center until stability is achieved. Clark serves as Medical Director of the facility. “I am committed to remaining in my post for the next 12 to 18 months in order to ensure stability […]
A bill introduced by Sen. Susan Sosnowski aimed at preventing ride sharing services, such as Uber and Lyft from operating on Block Island, passed in the Senate on Tuesday. Block Island’s taxicab owners and operators have been waging a battle over the past few years to prevent those ride-sharing services from operating on the island.
The Town of New Shoreham and Interstate Navigation filed a brief in Rhode Island Superior Court opposing operation of Rhode Island Fast Ferry’s proposed seasonal high-speed ferry service from Quonset to Block Island. The Rhode Island Division of Public Utilities and Carriers granted RIFF with a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity to operate the
Board members of the former Block Island Wellness Coalition accepted the 2019 Ross Campbell Award from the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. The annual award recognizes a local person or group’s contribution to promotion of mental and behavioral health was presented at NAMI-Block Island’s third annual conference on Saturday, May 18
A clutch diving catch by Sam Stockman on a challenging foul ball, which he cradled with two hands, preserved a tie ballgame and ended the 2019 season for the Junior Varsity Hurricanes baseball team on a high note. Stockman, team captain this season, garnered player of the game honors by striking out nine Providence Country
How to turn a thing of many parts — the operation of the Visitor’s Center in Old Harbor — into one cohesive plan was the topic of a conversation at Town Hall on Thursday, May 30. Town Manager Ed Roberge led the discussion in front of about 30 residents. What he was looking for, he
The following is from National Grid: “As the summer season is approaching full swing, National Grid is making members of its team available to the community to answer questions about its submarine cable that serves Block Island. The team will be available at the Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, June 6 from 10:30 a.m. –
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A 2-0 vote by the New Shoreham School Committee will apparently end Marsha Gutierrez’s career at the Block Island School without health benefits in her retirement package, and, according to her attorney, Gutierrez is expected to file suit against the town of New Shoreham in R.I. Superior Court. On Tuesday, May 28, the School Committee
In a move that seemed to shock, confuse, and anger some in the Block Island community, it was learned on Tuesday, May 28 that Nurse Practitioner Liz Dyer was terminated from her position at the Block Island Medical Center, where she has worked for the past eight years. The termination was confirmed early that morning