Slocum News

These are most of the 30 people that won special prizes at last Wednesday evening's Central Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce Christmas Party and December Business After Hours, which was hosted by the Hampton Inn & Suites, located at 2100 Post Road in Warwick.

"Everybody's floating," reported fisherman Trip Whilden, 40, who owns two boats at the Wickford Town Dock at the end of Main Street.

Unless otherwise noted, information about the following incidents was supplied by the Narragansett Police Department.

As the sidewalks lined with revelers celebrating our nations' birthday and marchers took to the parade celebrating their "favorite Block Island pastime," The Block Island Times was walking along the sidelines asking spectators what their favorite Block Island pastime is.

At the University of Rhode Island's 126th Commencement on Saturday and Sunday, May 19-20, almost 3,000 undergraduate and 738 graduate students became the university's newest alumni.