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It was a special luncheon on Wednesday hosted by the Senior Advisory Committee at the National for Block Islanders who have earned the moniker of nonagenarian. This formerly annual birthday

Like the circles echoing out on the surface of a flat pond, each ring representing a passing decade, the Industrial Revolution compressed both space and time. By 1900, the steam

The Block Island of Keith Lewis’ boyhood was a spare place, hardly bothered by anyone other than its 500 or so inhabitants. Times were hard in the 1960s Block Island has long thrived on its pastoral isolation, but skyrocketing home prices and changing tourism patterns are shattering a way of life even as a new technology delivers modern conveniences.

Island Bound Bookstore invites parents and children to the bookstore on Friday, August 4 between 2 and 3:30 p.m. to meet author Paul Trombly, who will be available to sign

The Block Island NASA windmill is worthy of much more research and ink. If you have any photographs, paper documentation, or most importantly, memories related to this project you would

Block Islanders are, for the most part, animal lovers. Almost everyone has a dog or a cat. At any moment on the Block Island Ferry you would think you were

On a day in 1943, residents of Block Island gathered to dedicate a stone marker to the former civic center of island life. For younger residents, the location of the

A northeaster had just dumped two inches of snow. At Block Island’s Old Harbor, fishermen labored shoveling white powder out of their vessels. As this was January 1942 however, the

A northeaster had just dumped two inches of snow. At Block Island’s Old Harbor, fishermen labored shoveling white powder out of their vessels. As this was January 1942 however, the talk of the locals on Block Island, like any American community, was...

This is a continuation of “Try Bringing the old swimming hole up to date: A pleasure dome on Crescent Beach and other plans not taken,” published in The Block Island Times on November 25, 2022. This past October I traveled to a...