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1. Westerly Weighs Taking Over Ownerless Babcock Cemetery (upriseri.com) — Westerly officials are considering going to Superior Court to take ownership of the ownerless 0.83‑acre Babcock Historical Cemetery, a move estimated to cost about $10,000 in legal and advertising fees. The Town Council has not voted yet, but members and residents debated liability, tree work, and the importance of preserving a burial ground that includes Revolutionary War veterans, with the issue headed for a future agenda.
2. Revolutionary Vets bench to get its site (thewesterlysun.com) — Westerly officials are moving ahead with Patriots Park, a new Railroad Avenue memorial centered on a granite bench listing 387 Revolutionary War-era veterans and patriots connected to the town. The 250th Commission aims to install it by Veterans Day, with long-term care overseen by the Westerly Veterans Rolls of Honor Committee and strong backing from local historians and donors.
3. Local Roundup: Chariho boys cross country team stays hot (thewesterlysun.com) — Westerly high school soccer teams both dropped close 2-1 decisions this week, with the boys falling to Hope in Providence and the girls edged by St. Raphael in Pawtucket despite a goal from Sienna Mathieu. The roundup also highlights strong performances by nearby Chariho, Stonington, Wheeler, and others in cross country and tennis, giving local fans a quick look at regional standings.
4. The best local Halloween displays of 2026 in RI, Mass. (wpri.com) — Westerly families can visit The Skeleton Place on Boylston Street, where an elaborate yard full of skeletons, a graveyard, farmers' market, and singing pumpkins lights up nightly at dusk. The display is part of a wider Rhode Island and Massachusetts roundup of standout Halloween decorations and also supports the Skeletons for St. Jude effort, encouraging donations to St. Jude Children's Hospital.
5. Partition by sale ordered for family farm (rilawyersweekly.com) — A Superior Court judge has ordered that the Manfredi Farm in Westerly be partitioned by sale, with proceeds split equally among the Manfredi brothers, after years of conflict stalled an earlier plan to divide the land into separate parcels. The judge cited ongoing disputes, interference with survey work, and tensions between adjacent brothers as reasons to change course, noting the sale lets the plaintiff continue farming elsewhere.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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