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Fourth of July planning underway – fireworks donations needed

Visiting Block Island, it is often said, is akin to stepping back in time. But Block Island behind the times? Nonsense.In fact, Block Island’s weathered, tough-as-nails year-round population declared its independence on March 2, 1774, fully two years before the Declaration of Independence was signed. And nowhere will that independence be celebrated with more sizzle […]

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Pysanky eggs

Pysanky eggs are a Ukrainian springtime tradition dating back centuries that utilizes a wax resist technique akin to batik. This year with the war in Ukraine, the tradition is gaining in popularity all over the world. The eggs pictured here were brought to the island by Marlena Paulson of South Kingstown for the workshop she

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