WESTERLY — The Westerly Town Council unanimously approved new Rules of Procedure Monday that allow citizens to address topics on or off the agenda during the first commentary period of a council meeting. The rules also decrease speaking time and eliminate the commentary period at the end of …
STONINGTON — When Elizabeth Lillie woke up on Sept. 22, two weeks before the due date for her second child, the plan was to attend her daughter Francesca's soccer game before returning to Redding, Pa., where she would stay with family and deliver at the hospital where she had had her first child.
HOPE VALLEY — At Monday’s hearing on amendments to Hopkinton’s commercial solar ordinance, residents wanted to know whether the new version, which places more stringent restrictions on non-residential solar developments, would affect several controversial applications currently being conside…
WESTERLY — With less than three weeks remaining before a Dec. 31 deadline for providing a non-refundable deposit to secure the planned purchase of a 100-acre parcel off White Rock Road, the new Town Council must find the money and authorize the $340,000 down payment.
WOOD RIVER JCT. — Long recognized for its work on substance abuse prevention, the Chariho Youth Task Force is now taking on the issue of negative body image, or body dysmorphic disorder, with a campaign to encourage young people to love their bodies.
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WESTERLY — Two local residents are facing charges after police said a call from an alert homeowner led to the discovery that they had been taking packages in three local towns over the past week.
PROVIDENCE — Gas prices are continuing their downward trend, a revelation that is likely to provide some positive news to those looking to get an early jump on their Christmas travel this holiday season.
STONINGTON — Former First Selectman Donald R. Maranell was inducted into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame at the state Capitol on Dec. 7 as part of the nine-member Class of 2018.
WESTERLY — An informational meeting Wednesday will bring community members, officials, and town staff up to date on the elementary school redesign project and introduce the School Building Committee that will steer the work.
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STONINGTON — State police are continuing to investigate after a head-on collision along Interstate 95 South early Sunday that left two dead and three others seriously injured.
PROVIDENCE — The Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, a leading research center at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, named Works Wonders, a job training and placement initiative in Rhode Island aimed at youth who have aged out of-or are about to …
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FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Months after the death of the priest at a local church, a Roman Catholic bishop in Connecticut has taken the unusual step of placing a lay woman in charge of that parish.
BOSTON — Tea will once again be thrown into Boston Harbor to mark the 245th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party.
December is disappearing before our eyes, and 2019 will be here before we know it. That being said, there are still 2 weeks left in this year, so there’s no need to give up on your New Year’s Resolutions yet! Here are a few things that you can do before 2018 ends to help kick off the new yea…
STONINGTON — The borough of Stonington welcomed Charlie Holland as its first honorary mayor on Saturday at the Portuguese Holy Ghost Society in a reception that can only be described as joyful.
WESTERLY — School Committee members are looking for answers as to why students in Westerly, in general, performed poorly on the state's new standardized test, and when compared with their peers in the neighboring Chariho towns.
The head of Connecticut's health insurance exchange tried to assure residents Saturday that a federal judge's ruling will not affect their ability to sign up for and use 2019 plans offered through Access Health CT.
Uncle Leo didn’t have much, but nevertheless was a very giving man.
The 2018 Westerly Sun People’s Forum has become “Zombie Times” after the Dec. 9 letter, “Guns don’t kill people. You need a human for that,” which mirrors Mike Latham’s April 13 answer to the 2017 statistic of 109 daily gun deaths (39,773 gun deaths per 365 days, per the CDC) as explained in…
The holiday season is in full swing at the Westerly Senior Center with this week being the last full week until the week of Jan. 6. Floor and table shuffleboard will be held this week and then restarting on Jan. 8. The center will be closed on Dec. 24 and 25 and Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 so that ou…
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CHARLESTOWN — For the first time since the construction of the breachway in 1904, the Quonochontaugsalt pond, which straddles Charlestown and Westerly, is being dredged.
As far as I know Charlestown has never officially decided to have a bike path. There has never even been a public discussion of the concept. This week the Charlestown town council postponed a discussion on another bike path feasibility study which cost taxpayers $27,000. We should have a ref…
I didn't really feel like working out. Nonetheless I was up and out the door and on my way to the YMCA. I had already determined that it was going to be a short morning. I was going to hop on the treadmill for 15 minutes and then head home for a shower. I had a ton of excuses for why I could…
WESTERLY — It's a place where memories across generations of families are made and lessons are learned.
STONINGTON —An epidemiologist with the Connecticut Department of Public Health has found that the site of the proposed Mystic River Boathouse Park is environmentally safe for use by the Stonington High School crew team, but recommended that the town keep the park closed to the general public…
WESTERLY — There was lots of whooping, shouting and applause coming from the 300-plus students, teachers and staffers who lined the halls of Dunn's Corners Elementary School Friday afternoon. Lots of applause. Lots of hugs. And plenty of tears.
HOPKINTON — Members of the 1904 School Building Subcommittee met this week to discuss the hiring of a company to salvage parts of the vacant school before it is demolished.
PAWCATUCK — Davis-Standard has announced that its Pawcatuck facility recently became ISO 9001:2015 certified. ISO is the International Organization for Standardization, based in Geneva, Switzerland. The organization promotes industrial and commercial standards worldwide as a way to ensure th…
WESTERLY — A Cumberland Farms employee who lost a credit card helped officers catch the woman who picked it up and used it to make numerous purchases at two convenience stores, including the victim's workplace.
BOSTON — The Department of the Interior trumpeted it Friday as a "Bidding Bonanza" for the Trump administration: A lease auction of about 390,000 acres off the coast of Massachusetts for the development of offshore wind energy drew a record $405 million in winning bids.
Unlike most of Time magazine's "Person of the Year" designees since 1927, we can be certain none of those featured this year on that iconic, red-framed cover wanted to be there.
WESTERLY— Shawn Lacey, a 30-year veteran of the Westerly Police Department, was sworn in Thursday morning as chief of police.
STONINGTON — With vaping on the rise, the high school is trying to raise awareness of its hazards and work on prevention.
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WESTERLY — Officials are praising the actions of a Westerly police officer who prevented a suicidal man from suffering serious injuries after he set himself on fire.
WESTERLY — On a night the School Committee reviewed what one member called the district's "alarming" results on the state's new standardized tests for students in Grades 3 through 8, it received an overview of a new plan that Superintendent of Schools Mark Garceau said is aimed at ensuring t…
STONINGTON — Better communication with school personnel about the upcoming middle school consolidation was the top request from about 35 parents who attended an information session Tuesday at Stonington High School.
BOSTON — Dozens of retired state and federal judges called Wednesday on U.S. immigration officials to stop making arrests at courthouses of people suspected of being in the country illegally, saying immigrants should be free to visit halls of justice without fearing they will be detained.
RICHMOND — Businesses in the Chariho Plaza at 1190 Main St. (Route 138) were without water for much of Wednesday, and the Arcadia branch of the Ocean Community YMCA had to close until the water service was restored. The cause of the problem was believed to be a leak in the plaza’s plumbing.
RICHMOND — A local man was arrested after the police said he got into an argument with his wife when she came home Friday night and found he was trying to make methamphetamine.
STONINGTON — A local man is facing charges after police said he accidentally fired a handgun while cleaning it, causing a bullet to pierce a wall and strike a refrigerator in an adjacent apartment.
WESTERLY — Firefighters doused a brush fire along the property line between two Sherwood Drive homes on Wednesday afternoon after officials said improperly discarded ash caused a fire that spread quickly along a treeline.
STONINGTON — A Wednesday morning K-9 sweep at Stonington High School found no concerns, police said.
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WAKEFIELD — The future of Westerly Police Capt Shawn Lacey's age discrimination lawsuit could depend on whether he is selected to become the next chief of the Westerly Police Department.
