Town Manager Maryanne Crawford announced that Captain Peter Chabot of the Rhode Island State Police has been selected to serve as interim police chief on Block Island. The New Shoreham Town Council acted on his appointment at its meeting on Monday,.
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Newmont Porcupine assured Monday that an employee who contracted COVID-19 is self-isolating and the operation has not been impacted.
Patrick Chabot, general manager of Newmont Porcupine Mine, said the confirmed positive case at Porcupine was identified on Dec. 4.
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“We continue to be guided by the Porcupine Health Unit and can confirm that all individuals that were listed through contact tracing have been contacted by the PHU,” said Chabot.
“The employee remains in self-isolation and has not been on site since the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec. 2. The positive case does not affect the operations at our sites, and everyone must continue to work safety and productively.”