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  • Dec 12, 2024 | thewesterlysun.com | Jason Vallee Sun

    STONINGTON — The town has been awarded a $1.2 million federal grant through the Long Island Sound Futures Fund, money that will now allow the town to move forward in receiving bids for the project as it moves to putting shovels in the ground this spring for the construction of Mystic Boathouse Park.

  • Dec 10, 2024 | thewesterlysun.com | Jason Vallee |Jason Vallee Sun

    Winter celebrations are in full swing, and Saturday will be an eventful one in Chariho towns as the communities celebrate the 25th annual Ashaway Holiday Stroll and 14th annual Matthew's Wish Toy Parade to benefit the Rhode Island Center Assisting Those in Need. Both celebrations are open to the public and are designed to provide holiday cheer, promote community and camaraderie, and help those in need this holiday season.

  • Dec 9, 2024 | thewesterlysun.com | Jason Vallee |Jason Vallee Sun

    RICHMOND — The Town Council has approved awarding a bid for the purchase of police lockers as renovations to the Richmond Police Department locker room facility continues, and have also extended the contract of a temporary police dispatcher that has helped to fill the void caused by military deployment. The approvals were among a small handful of motions passed during a special meeting on Wednesday evening, the first non-organizational meeting of the term. Richmond Police Chief Elwood M.

  • Dec 8, 2024 | thewesterlysun.com | Jason Vallee |Jason Vallee Sun

    STONINGTON — For years, residents and town officials have struggled to eliminate the impact of stormwater runoff in Wequetequock Cove. The water quality has suffered and the cove has fallen to one of the lowest rated in southeastern Connecticut.

  • Dec 6, 2024 | thewesterlysun.com | Jason Vallee |Jason Vallee Sun

    RICHMOND — Democrat Samantha Wilcox, the only member of the Richmond Town Council to earn reelection, has been selected to serve as council president over the next two years and will serve along fellow Democrat Mark Reynolds, who is taking on the task of vice president is his return to the council.

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