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WESTERLY — Two of Westerly’s aging elementary schools will have a busy 2024, with much of the substantial renovation work for both set to be finished before the town rings

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Westerly native Megan Lacey, a fourth-grade teacher at Dunns Corners Elementary School, got a big surprise earlier this month when Patrice Wood of NBC-10 arrived in her classroom along with

New London ― A New London police officer was convicted of disorderly conduct in a Rhode Island court earlier this month in connection with a fight in Westerly. Officer Thomas Northup was found guilty ...

A group of teenagers built a shelter for a five-year-old boy who uses a wheelchair after becoming aware ...

Rhode Island teens built a shelter for a 5-year-old wheelchair user after seeing him having to sit out in the rain for the school bus.

The body of a 52-year-old Westerly man was found inside a house destroyed by fire Saturday, according to the Westerly police. The body of Connell Coffey, a resident, was found after the fire at 229 Westerly Bradford Road was put out, Westerly Police Chief Shawn Lacey said. Members of the Westerly Police Department and Dunns Corner Fire Department responded to the fire at 7 p.m., Lacey said. Despite the Fire Departments efforts, the house was a total loss, he said. Coffeys body was found in the...

Investigators probe cause of Westerly fire after residents body found inside Jack Perry, The Providence Journal © Westerly police Westerly, R.I., police department. The body of a 52-year-old Westerly man was found inside a house destroyed by fire Saturday, according to the Westerly police. The body of Connell Coffey, a resident, was found after the fire at 229 Westerly Bradford Road was put out, Westerly Police Chief Shawn Lacey said. Members of the Westerly Police Departmen...