Most people claim that it is shaped like a pork chop, others a teardrop, and a few an upside-down mini South America. And the shape of the island matters, or so you’d think, given the sheer number of ...

Block Island offers a picturesque escape with its pristine beaches, scenic hiking trails, and charming small-town ambiance. While it may seem like a luxury destination, a trip to Block Island can be ...

NEW SHOREHAM – A year ago, favorable winds and waves assisted firefighters from Block Island and mainland Rhode Island in sparing the island’s historic downtown from being destroyed by the fire that ...

Two people were flown to a hospital after a house on Block Island collapsed with five people inside following an apparent explosion on Saturday. Police in New Shoreham, Rhode Island, say they started ...

The Block Island Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department received the unusual distress call around 1:19 p.m. A large cow had ...

Located about nine miles off mainland Rhode Island and 14 miles from Montauk, New York lies Block Island. A very popular summer tourism spot, but the fun doesn’t stop once fall rolls around. As shared ...

The historic Block Island Race, hosted by the Storm Trysail Club, returns on Friday, May 22, 2026, ushering in another season of premier offshore competition for sailors from across the Northeast and ...

BLOCK ISLAND – Edith Littlefield Blane, 95, the trailblazing first woman to be elected first warden on Block Island, died peacefully at home Monday. “She still looked so beautiful,” Robin Lewis Vila, ...