Best Things to Do on Block Island, Rhode Island Summer in New England is special. As the weather gets warmer, both locals and vacationers flock to the coast, where they enjoy long beach days, ...

Hundreds of glass floats are hidden around Block Island, off the coast of mainland Rhode Island, every summer. This is how ...

“Block Island has a fire department on the island, but this is the first time we’ve actually had to respond there,” said South Kingstown Deputy Fire Chief Tom Bradley according to the Block ...

There are several paid parking lots for those who choose to drive down to the dock. Another option is the Rhode Island Public Transit's Route 69 bus, which makes the trip daily from Providence to ...

What to do, where to visit, restaurants to go to, and hotels to stay at when you spend a day or weekend in Block Island, Rhode Island.

The secret, if it ever was one is out: Rhode Island has one of the best summer destinations in the country. USA TODAY's 10BEST Readers' Choice Awards recently named the best summer getaways in the ...

NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. (AP) — Block Island welcomed back vacationers Sunday, a day after a fire tore through a historic hotel early Saturday, prompting ...

BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. --Fifteen miles off the coast of Rhode Island stand 600-foot turbines, anchored in 90 feet of Atlantic waters. They are expected to generate enough energy to power 17,000 homes.

The Harborside Inn on Block Island, Rhode Island, in New Shoreham caught fire late Friday night, prompting authorities to fly in at least 50 firefighters to help fight the blaze.

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 ...

Rhode Island’s Block Island ranked No. 7. on USA Today's list of the 10 best summer travel destinations in America.

Fed up with poor broadband access, Block Island, Rhode Island is launching a publicly-owned, taxpayer-funded gigabit fiber broadband network with the assistance of Plainfield company, Sertex ...