Black Lives Matter student activists in South Kingstown are proposing changes they say will help their school system become more diverse and better serve students of color.
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Rhode Island may be the Ocean State, but it wants people to think twice before heading to its beaches
Police are out, parking restrictions are tighter in places, and the state is even sending media advisories out-of-state to deter would-be beachgoers. It’s all in hopes of limiting crowds and the spread of the coronavirus. We went to Atlantic Avenue in Westerly to see the impact so far.
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The RI town that built American monuments debates the future of its own Columbus statue
Between the mid-19th and 20th Centuries, quarry workers in Westerly unearthed some of the nation’s finest granite, and the town’s expert sculptors shaped it for buildings, monuments, markers, graves and mausoleums erected in 42 U.S. states. Now, amid a national debate on public monuments, Westerly is considering the future of one statue that never left town.
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COVID-19 heightens tensions over shoreline access in Rhode Island
This summer, advocates say new parking restrictions and actions by private property owners are making it harder for some beachgoers to enjoy a day at the shore.
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‘It’s definitely overwhelming’: Westerly demonstrators protest police violence and racism
Dozens of demonstrators gathered in downtown Westerly Sunday to protest violence by police against Black Americans following the killing of George Floyd and call attention to racial bias in their community.
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Hundreds march against police violence in South Kingstown
Several hundred people gathered in South Kingstown on Tuesday to protest police violence against Black Americans following the killing of George Floyd last month in Minneapolis.
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Block Island is loosening its tight COVID-19 restrictions
Block Island is beginning to reopen this week after more than two months under tight restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of the coronavirus.
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Looking for a coronavirus distraction that’s out of this world?
The Frosty Drew Observatory in Charlestown is launching a weekly stargazing live stream beginning tonight. The goal is to give people a source of inspiration and a much-needed distraction from the coronavirus crisis.
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How One RI Town Got It Right During The Spanish Flu Pandemic
The COVID-19 crisis has drawn comparisons to the Spanish Influenza of 1918 and warnings about the risks of responding to a pandemic by doing too little too late. But the town of Westerly serves as a different kind of historical lesson. Officials there took bold and quick steps in 1918 and prevented deaths.