When did Block Island threaten to secede from Rhode Island? It was late spring in 1984, and Block Island residents were fed up with the moped rentals. Tourists were driving them everywhere ...

When did Block Island threaten to secede from Rhode Island? It was late spring in 1984, and Block Island residents were fed up with the moped rentals.

I've lived in Rhode Island my whole life, and my favorite New England day trip is Block Island. I love the seafood, ...

Town councilors said Block Island’s moped rental companies have agreed to the rules, but did express in a letter to the council that they were unhappy with the new rental return time of 5 p.m.

A moped rental company in New Shoreham on Block Island. The Rhode Island Supreme Court has sided with a group of Block Island moped-rental companies that are fighting a set of new regulations ...

NEW SHOREHAM — As islanders and visitors drove more politely and observed the speed limit because the Rhode Island State Police were watching, operators of moped rental businesses were meeting ...

BLOCK ISLAND, R.I. (WJAR) — Changes are coming for moped riders on Block Island. The New Shoreham Town Council on Thursday voted that mopeds can only be rented from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Anyone ...

Rhode Island State Police will send several officers to Block Island to help with traffic and alcohol enforcement for the remainder of the summer, according to the New Shoreham police chief. New ...

NEW SHOREHAM, R.I. — After a furious outcry from hundreds of residents over reckless moped riders, the Town Council has ordered Block Island moped rental companies to reduce the number of mopeds ...

This year, the Block Island medical director says there have been 55 moped accidents. “We are not looking to change everything on about the island,” Giarrusso said.