As we turn the calendars to 2025 and look back at 2024, the biggest story may be that there was not one. The island gained a ...

In July of 1963, a friend and I were sitting on the beach clocking girls and he says to me, “Hey Joey, you want to hear a ...

After hitting a post-covid all-time high in real estate sales in 2020, total sales per year are still declining on Block ...

Twenty-five years ago, I submitted a handful of short pieces of writing to Peter Wood, then Editor/Publisher of The Block ...

Looking for something new to do or learn this winter? The following programs, taught or led by residents, are sponsored by ...

In the human imagination, islands attract the narrative of extremes: Heaven or hell, oasis or outpost, secluded or severed.

In the past couple of years, both the state of Rhode Island and the Town of New Shoreham have instituted rules for the registration of short-term rentals. On the state ...

They have been around for several years, chickens on Old Town Road. They have a range, it seems, from Calico Hill down to ...

The presentation of the film “Backyard Wilderness” on Saturday, December 28, will be the first of this winter’s Film and Soup ...

The Town of New Shoreham has decided to file litigation against homeowners who built a stone wall on town property at the ...

A major area of focus for the New Shoreham Planning Board over the past few years has been housing, and on December 11 they ...

When Dodge finished Pachelbel’s Canon there was a stillness in the entire house. The silence could be heard. Shannon sat ...