WESTERLY — With a multimillion-dollar sewer plant job looming in the not-too-distant future, conceptual plans on the table to renovate district schools and talk of both a new roads bond and possibly a recreation bond, the town's financial adviser will discuss the town's debt capacity with th…
PROVIDENCE (AP) — Two Rhode Island field hospitals set up three months ago to deal with a possible flood of new coronavirus cases are shutting down Friday, health officials said.
MIDDLESEX, Vt. — The town meeting, for centuries, was a staple of New England life — but the coronavirus pandemic could accelerate the departure from the tradition where people gather to debate everything from the purchase of local road equipment to multimillion-dollar budgets to pressing so…
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Gov. Ned Lamont said Friday that Connecticut still has “a long way to go” to improve COVID-19 vaccination rates among Black and Hispanic residents, as new data show white people in the state are getting inoculated at higher rates.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Five Rhode Island men have been indicted on charges connected to their alleged roles in an illegal gun sales scheme that distributed almost 90 weapons, the state attorney general's office said.
I love my new kitchen knives. It’s funny because we were talking about knives at a Rotary Club meeting just before Christmas. That’s when I mentioned that mine were really dull. Someone suggested talking to Rotarians Bob and Suzanne Lane. They own the Gray Goose Cookery on Watch Hill Road in…
MYSTIC — Mystic Seaport Museum is offering free admission to essential workers on Saturdays in March.
PROVIDENCE (AP) — The U.S. attorney for Rhode Island, the top federal law enforcement official in the state, announced Friday that he is stepping down effective Sunday.
Have you noticed that “gun safety” laws increasingly criminalize law-abiding gun owners and do nothing to stop/reduce criminal gun violence and crime? News flash: criminals don’t care about following the law — that’s why they’re criminals. Rhode Island has many “gun laws” already on the book…
Something happened at our house this week that is very pleasant to report. Two Charlestown police officers arrived at our front door, one in the morning and the other in the afternoon. They were here for the purpose of offering Charlestown senior residents over 75 assistance in getting appoi…
Editor’s note: Because of the coronavirus pandemic, most events are canceled. Until the public health crisis passes, here’s a list of the status of social service agencies and other important local organizations. If an organization is open in a limited capacity, please assume that all COVID-…
STONINGTON — The Board of Education and administrators with Stonington Public Schools have reissued a survey to parents after concerns that an initial effort to gauge family interest in a full return to in-person learning was compromised.
WESTERLY — Members of the School Committee are praising the work of its Building Subcommittee and looking forward to next steps as the panel continues its work to develop a plan that addresses the district's aging elementary schools.
HARTFORD — Connecticut prosecutors say there are major problems with a criminal justice reform proposal that could result in scores of people charged with minor crimes avoiding an electronic record of their arrests, according to a report obtained by The Associated Press.
Rhode Island is doing a better job of getting coronavirus vaccines into the arms of more people and at a much faster rate than before, Lt. Gov. Daniel McKee said Thursday.
HARTFORD — Connecticut school districts around the state have begun organizing their own COVID-19 vaccination clinics, preparing for the official rollout of vaccines for teachers and other school staff on Monday.
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Rhode Islanders, if you want clean water, love Narragansett Bay and care about what we leave to future generations, then you can take action now by voting yes on Question 2 in our March 2 special election. Early voting is underway, so you can cast your vote now.
Upon reading the article in the Feb. 18 Westerly Sun concerning the proposed East Avenue condo development plans, there came feelings of a strong sense of a common parallel with concerns among many Westerly citizens. These citizens are concerned about how this development plan could have bee…
In contrast to the Charlestown resident’s letter relating his troubles at the COVID-19 vaccination site, I would like to relate my experience at the Hopkinton site on School Road.
STONINGTON — A proposed $81.5 million 2021-22 budget released this week by First Selectman Danielle Chesebrough calls for a 3.22% hike, representing an increase of approximately $1 million in new spending, as well as more funding for both the Board of Education and capital improvement projects.
WESTERLY — Tia M. Priolo, who served as Municipal Court judge from 2007-09, will return to presiding over the court starting today.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Seven nonprofit organizations are sharing more than $500,000 in grants from the Rhode Island Health and Educational Building Corp. to help them complete major projects so they can offer better and expanded services during COVID-19 pandemic and beyond, officials said W…
CENTRAL FALLS, R.I. (AP) — Mario Valdez, his wife and their 18-year-old son were fully vaccinated for COVID-19 this month as part of a special effort to inoculate every resident of Central Falls, the Rhode Island community hit hardest by the pandemic.
Here’s what’s happening Wednesday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.:
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The parents of a 21-month-old New Hampshire girl who died after ingesting fentanyl have been accused of negligent homicide and other charges, with a prosecutor saying Wednesday that the father stopped to take a cigarette break in the middle of doing CPR on his daughter a…
Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday asked Connecticut utility regulators to continue a moratorium that prevents electric customers from having their service shut off during the COVID-19 pandemic.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday that proponents said will prevent approximately 110,000 Connecticut residents who commute to Massachusetts and New York but worked from home in 2020 because of COVID-19 from being double-taxed.
RICHMOND — A North Providence woman is facing charges after the police said she crashed a stolen car along KG Ranch Road on Sunday afternoon.
As a member of the Richmond Town Council, I do not make a living on being on the town council. I work a full-time job and a part-time job as a registered behavioral technician for two mental-health agencies, I am a full-time parent, and I’m a caregiver to my mom, who has multiple life-threat…
A week in the U.S. energy capital Texas, that contributes more fossil fuel energy than any other lower 48 state:
The Biden administration has withdrawn government support for a federal lawsuit in Connecticut that seeks to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' high school sports.
WESTERLY — It appears town voters will be asked to borrow $2 million for school capital projects in May, but whether the referendum will also include a proposed bond for road work is less clear.
STONINGTON — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases within Stonington and other communities belonging to the Ledge Light Health District continues to decline as the state draws closer to loosening COVID-19 restrictions.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Three community coronavirus vaccination locations in Rhode Island are rescheduling appointments because harsh winter weather in some areas of the country delayed the delivery of more than 12,000 doses to the state, health officials say.
Dr. James Gill, the state's chief medical examiner, told Connecticut legislators Tuesday that his investigators have “identified many deaths” that should have been certified as COVID-19-related but were not, including nursing home and assisted living residents who died during the pandemic.
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Republicans have chosen Sue Hatfield, a state prosecutor and vice chair of the state GOP, to finish the remainder of J.R. Romano's term as chairman, who had resigned.
WOONSOCKET, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island Superior Court judge has restored full health care benefits to over 50 Woonsocket Police retirees after finding that the city and its budget commission violated the Rhode Island Constitution by indefinitely requiring them to pay deductibles.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — After years of on-and-off discussions, Rhode Island's two most dominant health care organizations announced on Tuesday that they have signed a merger agreement that includes a collaboration with Brown University's medical school to create an integrated statewide healt…
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Despite the best efforts of some determined to educate their fellow citizens and Town Council regarding the pitfalls surrounding new-age zoning tools and the very questionable and possibly corrupt new “Official November 2019 Comp Plan Working Draft,” our Town Council would listen to none of …
On Thursday, Feb. 18, I read the story in The Sun about the proposed condo development on East Avenue. It got me thinking about an old saying: “It all depends upon whose ox is getting gored.” I went online searching for the origin of the saying. It seems that the saying’s origin has been los…
I look forward to viewing Harold Hanka’s photographs every day. They are very inspirational. What a talent.
WESTERLY — The School Building Subcommittee will provide an overview of 16 plans to reviewed over the past nine months to address needs at the town's elementary schools during a presentation before the full School Committee on Wednesday.
PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island on Monday started allowing residents age 65 and older to schedule appointments for a COVID-19 vaccination.
PORTLAND, Maine — America's lobster fishery is getting close to the date when it will have to contend with new rules designed to try to save a species of whale from extinction.
