Ryan Blessing
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Revolutionary Vets bench to get its site (opens the original)
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WESTERLY â A piece of town-owned land on Railroad Avenue could soon be home to a new site commemorating Westerly's Revolutionary War-era veterans and supporters of the patriot cause.  Patriots Park would be located opposite the intersection with West Street, and just across the street from the northeast corner of the Westerly Armory. At its heart would be a polished black granite bench inscribed with the names of those in Westerly who served and fought in the Revolutionary War, from 1775 to
Town could take ownership of one of Westerly’s oldest cemeteries (opens the original)
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WESTERLY â The Town Council is considering taking ownership, for about $10,000, of one of the oldest cemeteries in Westerly. The 300 year-old Babcock Ground, Westerly Historical Cemetery 7, is at 42 Watch Hill Road, 700 feet north of Happy Valley Road and bordered by Mastuxet Avenue. It reportedly has no record of ownership, according to paperwork from 1981. It's the final resting place of Joshua Babcock, the first postmaster of Westerly and a key Revolutionary figure in Rhode Island. Also rep
Students at WHS take on 'Mission: Possible' at academic pep rally (opens the original)
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WESTERLY â Rolling sweet potatoes, flying hula hoops and cannon blasts of confetti were all part of Westerly High School's academic pep rally, called "Mission: Possible." Like the traditional pep rallies held before important sports games, this one brings the Bulldogs together, but to celebrate classroom achievements and pump up the students at the start of a new academic year. It was the third year all students and faculty gathered in Federico Gym for the pep rally. Some of the student "spec
Westerly man named board chair of nonprofit Tides (opens the original)
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WESTERLY â The Rhode Island nonprofit Tides Family Services has named a Westerly resident as the new chairman of its board of directors. Patrick J. Kinney, a longtime insurance executive and nonprofit leader, brings nearly four-and-a-half decades of executive leadership and governance experience, along with a personal commitment to creating opportunities for young people, Tides said in its announcement. Having overcome challenges in his own youth similar to those faced by many of the young peo
League of Women Voters to hold Westerly candidate forums (opens the original)
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WESTERLY â Candidates for office will face the public on two dates next month in Westerly as part of a series of forums ahead of the Nov. 3 election. The League of Women Voters of South County will host the nonpartisan candidate forums featuring candidates for the Westerly Town Council, Westerly School Committee, Rhode Island Senate District 38, and Rhode Island House of Representatives District 37. The forums will give voters an opportunity to learn more about each candidate, their qualifica
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