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BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. -- Much has changed in the 30 years since we first visited this fishy outpost off the tip of Long Island. The funky hotels that overlooked Old Harbor were cleaned up for a new ...

BLOCK ISLAND — More than nine hours after the thresher shark bit into a steel hook, the 289-pound beast was still alive late Friday afternoon. The long-tailed shark had fought the crew of a 38 ...

The Block Island Inshore Fishing Tournament ended on Sunday, July 28, with a winning striped bass measuring 47.5 inches. ... Karl-Anthony Towns appeared to be in a lot of pain late in Game 4.

BLOCK ISLAND – A house exploded, and partially collapsed, on Block Island on the night of June 14, sending two people to the hospital by helicopter. The initial calls for the explosion came in ...

BLOCK ISLAND – A house exploded, and partially collapsed, on Block Island on the night of June 14, sending two people to the hospital by helicopter. The initial calls for the explosion came in ...

There is still time to register for the Block Island Inshore Fishing Tournament, which takes place within the 3-mile limit around Block Island. “We made online registration easy and there is ...

Capt. Chris Brown was off Block Island fishing for scup, a small fish that weighs about a pound, when something much bigger landed on his deck: a 500-pound, 16-foot-long common thresher shark. The ...

Block Island is so special to artist Eben Horton that it’s where he decided to host The Glass Float Project — a passion project that he describes as a part scavenger hunt, part interactive art ...

“We are thrilled that the Block Island Inshore Fishing Tournament keeps growing,” said Capt. Chris Willi, tournament director and owner of Block Island Fish Works, ... Monday, June 16, 2025 ...

The Block Island Inshore Fishing Tournament ended Sunday with a winning striped bass measuring 51 inches caught by team "Frayed Knot" led by Capt. Richard Lipsitz of North Kingstown.

BLOCK ISLAND – A house exploded, and partially collapsed, on Block Island on the night of June 14, sending two people to the hospital by helicopter. The initial calls for the explosion came in ...