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Two Guys on Block Island

Rich Tretheway and Marc Scortino

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Rich Tretheway and Marc Scortino live on Block Island, a seven miles-long by three miles-wide rock thirteen miles off the southeastern tip of Rhode Island. Life can get...well...kind of interesting out there. The island is populated by a host of colorful and eccentric characters who coexist the best they can in extremely close quarters. When summer hits and the ferry boats roll in packed with tourists, chaos sometimes ensues. Tune in to find out how the inhabitants of Block Island deal with ...
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We sat down with Peter Wood in March of 2023 to discuss his long and storied history on Block Island. As owner of the Block Island Times back in the 70's-80's Peter kept island residents abreast of what was happening on the island. It wasn't always an easy job. Sadly, the island lost Peter a bit over two weeks ago. Please enjoy this episode and our…
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Dickie Stinson’s grandfather was a commercial fisherman who moved his family to Block Island in 1900 from Swan’s Island, Maine. His boat was amongst the vessels that helped rescue survivors of the Larchmont disaster. Dickie was born in 1948. At eleven years old he followed family tradition and also became a commercial fisherman who honed his harpoo…
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Sue Hagedorn arrived on Block Island for the first time on a boat named, “Tor” (“Rot” spelled backwards). Sue and her family would cruise around Long Island Sound, land on Block Island and simply hang out. A self-proclaimed hippie, Sue definitely stuck out like a sore thumb amongst her family’s well-healed Yacht club friends. But that never bothere…
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Doc’s grandfather’s cousin Hiram Willis had a wholesale fish market down on Ballard’s dock waaaay back in the day. But Doc didn’t arrive here until many years later at the behest of Power Company Owner, Cliff McGinness. In 1972 (following a harrowing airplane ride) Doc swooped on to Block Island and saved the day. That winter the island was facing …
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Play ball! Welcome to Season 4 of Two Guys on Block Island! Rich and Marc are back to dust off the microphones and bring you more great interviews with some of Block Island's most interesting characters. It's been quite a winter for our hosts. Rich discusses his newfound "hipness" and a new plan for his taxi cab as well as plans for another Trethew…
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Whew! What a season it's been! In Season Three's first interview with Steven Wright, the groundbreaking comedian and long-time summer resident likened summers on the island to a book. Each summer- a volume in a series -that at the end of the season is closed and put on the shelf amongst the volumes from summers past. But before Rich and Marc put Su…
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