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Community Artists Program
10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Charlestown

All Ages Hike at Westerly Land Trust's Crandall Family Preserve
2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Westerly

VFW Post #8955 Leap Year Breakfast
8 a.m. - 11 a.m. Westerly

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Top Headlines

Finding some peace in the arts

WESTERLY — Edward Santos has discovered how to heal the wounds of war. The 44-year-old veteran who deployed twice to Afghanistan with the Connecticut Army National Guard found art. Santos, a Misquamicut resident, calls art …

By NANCY BURNS-FUSARO Sun Staff Writer | Feb 28, 2016 03:54PM

School officials seek council endorsement for redesign project

WESTERLY — School officials will seek the support of the Town Council Monday for its elementary school redesign project. The School Committee is seeking a …

By DALE P. FAULKNER Sun Staff Writer | Feb 28, 2016 03:54PM

Friends honor Exeter crash victim with memorials at site

EXETER — A handmade memorial to Heidi Malstrom stood perched on a broken cinder block Saturday morning, a somber reminder at the site of the …

By CATHERINE HEWITT Sun Staff Writer | Feb 28, 2016 03:54PM

Latest Headlines

VA center opens dialysis facility Feb 28, 2016

Veterans Briefs for 2-28-16 Feb 28, 2016
South County veterans to meet new R.I. director Feb 28, 2016
WHS culinary students shine on big stage at annual Chowder Cook-off Feb 28, 2016
Stonington budget is roadmap to get back on track Feb 28, 2016
In the Easy Chair with... Hilary Heminway Feb 28, 2016
Proposed human services budget would fully staff dept. for first time since 2012 Feb 28, 2016
Annual Black and White Ball draws good crowd for good cause Feb 28, 2016
Work begins on Rhode Island Bird Atlas 2.0 Feb 28, 2016
Hearing on Chariho budget set for Tuesday Feb 28, 2016
WCCU loan volume up 78 percent Feb 28, 2016
Business Spotlight for Feb. 28, 2016 Feb 28, 2016
Chariho Regional High School Honor Roll — Second Quarter Feb 28, 2016
Westerly Town Council Agenda: Monday, Feb. 29, 2016 Feb 28, 2016
Last week at the General Assembly Feb 28, 2016

Contests & Special Sections

Police & Court

Police logs: Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016 Feb 28, 2016
Friends honor Exeter crash victim with memorials at site Feb 27, 2016
Man facing DUI charge after hit-and-run accident in Mystic Feb 27, 2016
Police logs: Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016 Feb 27, 2016
Court logs: Saturday, Feb. 27, 2016 Feb 27, 2016
Students from Stonington, Waterford charged after Thursday fight at WHS Feb 26, 2016 Updated: 5:14 p.m.
Chariho mourns senior killed in Exeter crash Feb 26, 2016 Updated 5:17 p.m.

Announcements

Volunteer opportunities: Sunday, Feb. 28, 2016 Feb 28, 2016
Birth Announcements: Sunday, Feb, 28, 2016 Feb 28, 2016
Senior Docket: Feb. 28 to March 5, 2016 Feb 28, 2016
Westerly Senior Center: Courses provide insight on cardiac conditions, arthritis Feb 28, 2016
Camp Watchaug readies for ‘Registration Celebration’ Feb 27, 2016

State & Region

Raimondo asks young girls what they would do as governor Feb 28, 2016
Educators and advocates laud federal education funds Feb 28, 2016
Coalition offers ways to prevent domestic violence homicides Feb 28, 2016
URI football players accused in sexual assault suspended Feb 27, 2016
Ex-Providence mayor’s grandson pleads no contest to charge Feb 27, 2016

Food & Recipes

Brown first for better slow-cooked chicken

This toothsome chicken dish makes its way into the world via a slow cooker, a kitchen device I’ve grown to love. There are several reasons to like slow cookers, even beyond the wonderfulness of being …

By SARA MOULTON Associated Press | Feb 24, 2016 12:22PM