The Greatest Turkey Day Games Ever Played
The following is part three in Westerly Life’s “Behind the Murals” series discussing the history behind all the recently created murals throughout downtown Westerly. The [...]
Kicking Off the Charitable Season with Giving Tuesday
Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday - these are well-known days to find great deals on material items, but of course, the holidays are [...]
The Westerly-Pawcatuck YMCA: 90 Years and Counting
In today's Westerly, we pulled a great article from our archives. COVID has changed how we live our lives - gyms & fitness centers took [...]
Where is Watch Hill?
So you think you know where Watch Hill is? Not so fast. I’m not talking about the village of Watch Hill but the actual hill. [...]
Westerly Land Trust’s Living Laboratories
The path at the Grills Preserve winds through the forest as a group of young students excitedly point out their new discoveries. “Look, there’s a [...]
A Heritage in Stone
Today, Westerly is best known for its beaches, but for more than 100 years it was famous for its granite. The industry started in 1846 [...]
The Rise and Fall of Professional Wrestling in Westerly
When one thinks of professional wrestling as it exists today (of which this author is admittedly a large fan), it usually conjures notions of pageantry, [...]
Veteran Dan Lapointe is Glorybound
It’s Thursday morning at the Pawcatuck Neighborhood Center and in walks Westerly resident Dan Lapointe, smiling. His cowboy boots clicking on the floor, and his [...]
Napatree’s Living Fossil
Starlight illuminates the dark shapes moving under water on Napatree’s bayside as a group of volunteers wade through the shallows. The group is led by [...]
Will Evans: Rooted in Rising
To see Will Evans with his drumsticks weaving out the beat, strumming his acoustic guitar, and soulfully singing is to witness a musician grounded in [...]
The First Duty of Every Red-Blooded American: Westerly and the Election of 1920
As we approach the 2020 Presidential Election, we are also nearing the 100th anniversary of the 1920 election, a monumental moment in the history of [...]
The Week Westerly Stood Still: The Blizzard of 1978
If you were to ask anyone in New England over the age of 50 about the blizzard of 1978, chances are, they could tell you [...]