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Block Island Times

Dr. Clark urges ‘heightened’ self-isolation for all travelers from mainland

With developments about the impact of the novel coronavirus changing daily, the Block Island Town Council asked Town Manager Jim Kern and Town Solicitor Kathy Merolla to draft an emergency declaration that was speedily approved at an emergency meeting on Tuesday, March 17. The ordinance cancels all town meetings and requires that intentional gatherings of […]

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Block Island Times

Planning Board approves new zoning language

Acting on the recommendations of the town’s three leading conservation groups, and after receiving more than 50 emails and other forms of communication, the majority of which were in favor, the Planning Board approved zoning amendment language changes that will exclude conservation easements from a land parcel’s developable land calculation, with the stipulation that the

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Block Island Times

Sewage testing indicates an uptick of Covid-19 presence on the island

The following was submitted by Wasterwater Plant Supt. Dylan Chase: Chase added a caveat regarding these results: “I will warn again, the variation in viral shedding can be very different between each infected person, and depending on what stage of their illness they are in. Biobot stresses that the estimates are in ongoing Research &

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