Westerly News

On a recent photo trip through southern New England, Litwin and I passed a real neat building on Route 1 in Westerly, Rhode Island, with a couple old old Buick-Pontiac signs affixed to 'em. One U-turn later, and we were investigating the remnants of Ray Hoxsie Buick-Pontiac. On Google Maps StreetView , it still appears to be a thriving business, ...

My pedi is recommending my daughter get the H1N1, seasonal flu, and pnemicocal vaccine.

Nine hours after Thursday night's action began, state lawmakers filed out of the House and Senate chambers for what would probably be the last time this year.

Nathan Hannon, former education coordinator at the state landfill. The Rhode Island State Police have opened an investigation into the former education coordinator at the state trash agency, following a Providence Journal story Sunday that he didn't keep numerous work appointments over the summer.

Nathan Hannon was fired from his job at Resource Recovery, but was still able to collect unemployment.

Police are investigating a Saturday afternoon robbery at Shaws Supermarket at 100 Franklin St.

Nathan Hannon reported three trips during the summer to the Newport YMCA as part of his job as education coordinator for the Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation.

Jerry Frazier, 22, of 3 BMW Drive, Griswold, was charged Tuesday with possession of marijuana and not keeping narcotics in original container.

On THURSDAY , Elese Morrone leads local alt-rock quartet For The Love Of Sloane to Mustang Sallya s . . . er, JRa s Bourbon Street Rock Club inside Mardi Gras , and on FRIDAY , Lupoa s hosts a Partisan Records showcase including Paleo , Dolorean , and, of course, the road-weary, ever-entertaining Deer Tick crew ; admission is $15 at the door.

Karen Wilmes, of Hopkinton, R.I., sorts though her coupons during a shopping trip with her 2-year-old daughter Allison in Westerly, R.I. By purchasing items on sale, using her loyal customer card and coupons, Wilmes saved $54.54, spending only $39 on $93.54 worth of groceries.

Pawcatuck - Noyes L. "Whitey" Bennett, 85, husband of Florence Dower Bennett of Soundview Drive, Pawcatuck, died Oct.

The Men of Westerly are showing it off again for a very good cause - local charitable groups.Thirty-three respected businessmen, who range in age from their late 20s to their 70s, have agreed to appear in various stages of being undressed - often with a strategically located prop from their business - for the "Men of Westerly 2010" calendar from ...

Donate a dollar a week to keep someone warm. The WARM Center in Westerly has launched its Dollar Makes a Difference campaign to assist those in need with heating bills.

Time to plan for Christmas and winter projects now! Starting October 9th, all products at Sakonnet Purls are at least 20% off.

A trio of parades celebrates Columbus Day: The Federal Hill Columbus Day Parade begins at noon on Sunday, and will wind its way from Eagle Square to Dean Street.

The Department of Environmental Management announces that test results from one mosquito pool, or sample, from a trap set in the Capitol Hill area of Providence has been confirmed positive for Eastern Equine Encephalitis It is the third time this year that EEE has been positively identified in Rhode Island.

Karen Wilmes of Hopkinton, R.I., sorts though her coupons during a shopping trip with her two-year-old daughter Allison on Thursday, Oct.

The Ocean Community YMCA's Westerly-Pawcatuck branch will conduct flu mist clinics given by The Wellness Co.

Veteran Westerly journalist Gloria Smith Russell, who was the Westerly Sun's first female reporter, has been honored as this year's Athena award winner by the Greater Westerly-Pawcatuck Area Chamber of Commerce.

The woman cops suspect of embarking on a weeklong bank-robbing spree across Connecticut, Rhode Island and Massachusetts, did not do it alone, according to police in Rhode Island.