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Greetings and a warm welcome to all those visiting Block Island, officially known as the Town of New Shoreham. Block Island was known as Manissee (the Little God’s Island) by the Narragansett Indian Tribe, and we hope you’ll treasure your visit to what the Nature Conservancy in 1991 named “one of the 12 Last great
Block Island’s historic Mary D. Fund Benefit Regatta, a popular fund raising event in the 1990s, was sailed yet again last Sunday in Block Island Sound.Seven boats entered the regatta, which was hosted by Block Island Community Sailing.The course this year was a windward, leeward, windward course, 12.4 miles in length, from the start/finish line
The Overlook property continues to work its way toward subdivision, appearing before the Conservation Commission and the Planning Board last week with an appearance before the Zoning Board on the horizon. The Overlook is seeking a special use permit to continue using a portion of its parking lot that will be part of the land
Hey Narragansett? Know where your kids are? South Kingstown, too. Social media makes it possible for teens to make plans on the fly, and apps like Snapchat make their communications disappear equally fast. According to Police Chief Matt Moynihan, teens from those communities on the mainland are using the app to plan spontaneous outings to
The Blockireland voice greets you the minute you walk into the newly polished and expanded Block Island Club, an absolute gem of a welcoming family and adult clubhouse of non-stop activity hidden on nearly four acres by the Great Salt Pond, off of Corn Neck Road. The Irish warmth comes with an authentic welcoming smile
Island native Ben Martin works on building a bench while discussing his new business venture, Block Island Furniture. Martin is building the bench outside his shopin the Oddfellows building so that weary travelers can pause and take a break in the summer heat. He’s also adding more shelving so they can look at his products
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Year-round resident and Rhode Island School of Design graduate, Anna Rose Mleczko, will be showing her new work at the Spring Street Gallery with a reception on Saturday, July 17, from 5 to 7 p.m. Everyone is invited to attend. Mleczko will be presenting handcrafted magnetic and hanging sculptures. Her pieces are carefully curated out
Block Island Community Sailing will be hosting the 2021 Mary D. Fund Benefit Regatta this Saturday, July 17.The regatta, a traditional sailing event to benefit the Mary D. Fund, was held each year in the 1990s and then until 2004. After a decade-long hiatus, it was revived a few years ago by Block Island Community Sailing.