Videotaped proceedings from the 1986 Constitutional Convention are available online thanks to the Rhode Island State Archives, and contain a treasure trove of accents. Here's the late Raymond ...

Meet the locals of Maryland’s last inhabited island To visit Smith Island, Maryland, you’ll need to leave your car on the mainland. By Somerset County, Maryland. April 1, 2025 ...

Maryland island struggles to survive impact of rising sea level, erosion | 60 Minutes 13:11. Smith Island doesn't sit in the middle of Chesapeake Bay, so much as it bobs there.Time marches on ...

The University of Maryland is piloting a drone program to get medications to the Smith Island community.Currently, the island's lone medical assistant helps shuttle lab samples and medications to ...

Jerry Smith lives in a 'wreck' on an island where the roof of his home caved in – but with his rich family history attached to the remote spot, he wouldn't give it up for anything ...

Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development Secretary Jake Day has announced a nearly $2 million grant for broadband on Smith Island.

Tangier Island, one of the inhabited islands in the Chesapeake Bay, received a $2.3 million grant for environmental protection and mitigation projects, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality ...

According to Wolfram, Ocracoke Brogue, or the “Hoi Toider” accent, as it is commonly known, is derived mainly from early settlers of Ocracoke who came to the island in the 1700s from Jamestown, which ...

According to Wolfram, Ocracoke Brogue, or the “Hoi Toider” accent, as it is commonly known, is derived mainly from early settlers of Ocracoke who came to the island in the 1700s from Jamestown ...

SMITH ISLAND, Md. — Ten summers ago, Maryland offered to buy residents off this iconic bit of land in the Chesapeake Bay known for picturesque watermen’s villages, famous cakes and pyrotechnic ...

After the collapse of Holland Island’s last house due to subsidence and sea level rise due to climate change in the Chesapeake Bay, the preservation of Hoi Toider accents is urgent. Since these ...