{"id":15308,"date":"2025-10-10T12:40:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T16:40:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/?page_id=15308"},"modified":"2025-10-10T12:42:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T16:42:23","slug":"archive","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/community-news-lab\/archive\/","title":{"rendered":"Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/web-logo-1-1024x272.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15219\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/web-logo-1-1024x272.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/web-logo-1-300x80.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/web-logo-1-768x204.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/web-logo-1-1536x408.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/web-logo-1-364x97.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/web-logo-1-500x133.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/web-logo-1-1000x266.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/web-logo-1-1280x340.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/web-logo-1.jpg 1946w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Archive<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/student-journalists-tackle-local-beats\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/CNL-2-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/CNL-2-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/CNL-2-1-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/magazine\/issues\/spring-2026\/student-journalists-tackle-local-beats\/\">Student Journalists Tackle Local Beats<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesterlysun.com\/daily-news-alerts\/former-cross-mills-fire-station-closer-to-demolition\/article_aa493ac8-466a-4f98-a18f-e2ea0efd1696.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesterlysun.com\/daily-news-alerts\/former-cross-mills-fire-station-closer-to-demolition\/article_aa493ac8-466a-4f98-a18f-e2ea0efd1696.html\">Demolition of Cross Mills fire barn expected this summer<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">By Johnny Ochsenfeld\/Before demolition begins, an environmental survey will ensure that nearby water bodies won't be affected.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesterlysun.com\/daily-news-alerts\/revaluation-a-flashpoint-for-hopkinton-taxpayers\/article_8ba3f5c5-5099-4fbd-b700-0b3686051d1a.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesterlysun.com\/daily-news-alerts\/revaluation-a-flashpoint-for-hopkinton-taxpayers\/article_8ba3f5c5-5099-4fbd-b700-0b3686051d1a.html\">Residents get sticker shock over Hopkinton revaluation numbers<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">By Aida Delano\/Residential properties saw a median increase of 30% in the latest statistical revaluation.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/ricentral.pressreader.com\/kent-county-daily-times\/20260314\">School Committee seeking redress over Wawaloam playground<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">By Aria Garcia-Torres\/Wawaloam Elementary School playground is plagued with drainage issues, prompting a dispute with the contractor.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesterlysun.com\/daily-news-alerts\/are-spring-potholes-on-the-way\/article_8d758450-f768-478d-99fb-70407354ee0b.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesterlysun.com\/daily-news-alerts\/are-spring-potholes-on-the-way\/article_8d758450-f768-478d-99fb-70407354ee0b.html\">When snow melts,  potholes emerge<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">By Megan Wallitsch\/The snowy winter left craters in its wake on local roads, and options are few for fixing them until asphalt plants reopen.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesterlysun.com\/daily-news-alerts\/snow-removal-for-blizzard-tops-100-000\/article_ef444295-16a9-4210-8c79-a71935e7d0c7.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesterlysun.com\/daily-news-alerts\/snow-removal-for-blizzard-tops-100-000\/article_ef444295-16a9-4210-8c79-a71935e7d0c7.html\">Blizzard of &#8217;26 cost Westerly $100K<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">By Gabriel Anthony\/Snow plowing and removal costs in Westerly from the Feb. 23 blizzard totaled $129,060.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesterlysun.com\/daily-news-alerts\/storms-put-strain-on-municipal-snow-budgets\/article_4fc2c910-b28a-41ce-a531-0e5fd33ba81b.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesterlysun.com\/daily-news-alerts\/storms-put-strain-on-municipal-snow-budgets\/article_4fc2c910-b28a-41ce-a531-0e5fd33ba81b.html\">Snow plowing budgets took a hit before blizzard<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">By Gabriel Anthony and Mel Eusebio\/Even before Blizzard of '26, towns were feeling the strain to their snow plowing budgets.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesterlysun.com\/news\/residents-critical-of-hopkinton-solar-project\/article_246aedad-21ec-4f2a-9f8a-04df6f4dd496.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesterlysun.com\/news\/residents-critical-of-hopkinton-solar-project\/article_246aedad-21ec-4f2a-9f8a-04df6f4dd496.html\">Residents push back on solar application<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">By Aida Delano\/Residents complained about impact on abutters and natural resources at solar hearing in Hopkinton March 4.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesterlysun.com\/daily-news-alerts\/heated-misquamicut-parcel-discussion-to-continue-monday\/article_d330689c-33a9-4ac0-a22a-8530e7ae0ef0.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesterlysun.com\/daily-news-alerts\/heated-misquamicut-parcel-discussion-to-continue-monday\/article_d330689c-33a9-4ac0-a22a-8530e7ae0ef0.html\">Misquamicut lot prompts heated discussion<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">By Gabriel Anthony\/The Westerly Town Council is at odds over how to manage a parcel on Winnapaug Pond in Misquamicut.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesterlysun.com\/news\/exeter-joins-communities-with-flock-cameras\/article_2ace6a47-c7dd-4f08-a1b7-2e27d205e764.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesterlysun.com\/news\/exeter-joins-communities-with-flock-cameras\/article_2ace6a47-c7dd-4f08-a1b7-2e27d205e764.html\">Exeter gets three Flock cameras<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">By Aria Garcia-Torres\/Flock cameras are installed on Routes 165, 102 and 3 after State Police request.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"display-posts-listing\"><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesterlysun.com\/daily-news-alerts\/richmond-council-expected-to-name-tanguay-town-clerk\/article_e65d993a-b582-441b-a413-24e70aa52c7d.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesterlysun.com\/daily-news-alerts\/richmond-council-expected-to-name-tanguay-town-clerk\/article_e65d993a-b582-441b-a413-24e70aa52c7d.html\">Richmond to appoint town clerk<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">by Sydney Capello\/Kendra Tanguay looks forward to serving as town clerk after four years working in that office.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesterlysun.com\/daily-news-alerts\/laurel-street-bridge-replacement-to-begin-this-summer\/article_b9cb5257-fd9c-407e-829f-280b33e73003.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/Laurel-Bridge-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/Laurel-Bridge-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/Laurel-Bridge-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/Laurel-Bridge-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/Laurel-Bridge-1-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/Laurel-Bridge-1-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/Laurel-Bridge-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesterlysun.com\/daily-news-alerts\/laurel-street-bridge-replacement-to-begin-this-summer\/article_b9cb5257-fd9c-407e-829f-280b33e73003.html\">Work on Laurel Bridge to start this summer<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">By Aida Delano\/The closure of Laurel Bridge in Ashaway is proving an inconvenience for residents.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rimonthly.com\/uri-community-news-lab\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/CNL-6-web-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/CNL-6-web-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/CNL-6-web-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rimonthly.com\/uri-community-news-lab\/\">RI Monthly: On the Beat with URI\u2019s Community News Lab<\/a><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesterlysun.com\/daily-news-alerts\/westerly-richmond-scrutinize-door-to-door-sales-rules\/article_2dece507-264a-44e2-ba3f-c8f42ad2f955.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/westerly.jpg 421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thewesterlysun.com\/daily-news-alerts\/westerly-richmond-scrutinize-door-to-door-sales-rules\/article_2dece507-264a-44e2-ba3f-c8f42ad2f955.html\">Door-to-door sales ordinances on the agenda<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">By Gabriel Anthony\/Two towns are scrutinizing their door-to-door sales ordinances to address First Amendment issues and resident complaints.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/ricentral.pressreader.com\/the-standard-times\/20260115\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/ricentral.pressreader.com\/the-standard-times\/20260115\">Saugatucket shores evolving, but river still has friends<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">By Mel Eusebio\/The Friends of the Saugatucket has disbanded, but a new group is stepping forward to protect the river.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/tive%20brook%20trout%20swims%20down%20the%20Beaver%20River,%20invisible%20to%20the%20eyes%20of%20the%20few%20anglers%20along%20the%20largely%20remote%20water%20way.%20\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"http:\/\/tive%20brook%20trout%20swims%20down%20the%20Beaver%20River,%20invisible%20to%20the%20eyes%20of%20the%20few%20anglers%20along%20the%20largely%20remote%20water%20way.%20\">Exeter library seeks funds to enhance outdoor recreation<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">By Dustin Thodde\/The town has applied for a $400,000 multi-purpose grant that would be used to fund upgrades to the Exeter Public Library property, including a new pavilion and renovated playground.\n<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/ricentral.pressreader.com\/the-standard-times\/20260101\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-364x364.jpg 364w, 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src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/ricentral.pressreader.com\/the-standard-times\/20251218\">Declining test scores in primary grades concern School Committee<\/a> <span class=\"excerpt-dash\">-<\/span> <span class=\"excerpt\">By Emily Morgan\/Some R.I. test scores were up in Exeter-West Greenwich schools, but it was the Metcalf Elementary numbers that prompted the most concern.<\/span><\/li><li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/ricentral.pressreader.com\/the-standard-times\/20251218\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/harrington\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2164\/standard-364x364.jpg 364w, 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