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Island Free Library Programs : The Island Free Library invites everyone to participate in the programs listed below. More information at islandfreelibrary.org. Library Hours: The Library is open on Tues. 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Wed., Thur. and Fri. 10 a.m...

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, members of the Block Island Volunteer Fire Department were treated to a, not firehouse franks and beans, but a gourmet feast of expertly prepared venison with all the fixings on Thursday, November 17. All the fixings...

The 2022 Elgin Area Firefighters Memorial Service will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Elgin Fire Barn No. 5 Museum.

The Elgin History Museum, Elgin Public Museum, Fire Barn No. 5 Museum and the Elgin Area School District U-46 Planetarium are hosting the first Elgin Museum Crawl featuring a theme of catastrophes on scales from local to global.

Gifford Park Association will present a $5,000 donation to Elgin Fire Barn No. 5 in support of Firefighters Memorial Plaza.

The Gifford Park Association will present a $5,000 donation at 11 a.m. Saturday to Elgin Fire Barn No. 5 to help build their planned Firefighters Memorial Plaza.

Thirty years ago there was a snowstorm on the vernal equinox. I remember it well, I was transitioning from a typewriter to a computer with a word processor and misfiled the piece I had written and had to re-write it. Which, because it was all new, I...

As Covid cases continue to rise on the island, with 15 cases in the past three weeks, please remember that Block Island’s indoor mask mandate is still in effect. Governor McKee recently issued a mask mandate for Rhode Island for venues of over 250...

Autumn stood in the yard in the snow, on high alert looking south to the wide open field. There might be geese out the field, although she saw no geese. There might be deer but, again, she saw no deer. Still, she sensed something was there, that...

Santa and Mrs. Claus made their annual trip from the North Pole to visit with island children and hand out some early Christmas presents on Sunday. The event is held at the Fire Barn and is sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of the BI Volunteer Fire...