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• Westerly Man Charged With Stealing More Than $1,500: Cops (patch.com) — Residents in Westerly may be interested to know that a 59-year-old local man, Richard Peavey, has been charged with obtaining more than $1,500 under false pretenses. State police say the Financial Crimes Unit worked with Westerly Police to locate and arrest him Sunday evening, and he was processed and released with a future court date.
• A look inside brand new schools opening across Southern New England (wpri.com) — Families in Westerly should know that State Street Elementary is now welcoming kindergarten through 4th-grade students as part of a broader wave of new and revamped schools across Rhode Island. The report tours several modern school buildings, highlighting flexible learning spaces and major investments aimed at replacing aging facilities and improving classrooms for students and educators.
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