The Westerly Sun - August 26, 2025

Chariho seeks more success in upcoming school year

Democrats demand Trump resume offshore wind project

Maine clinics denied Medicaid funds in lawsuit

Weather:

Great white sharks are heading north

Elusive Mexican drug lord Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada pleads guilty in U.S.

Gov. McKee signs statewide housing development bill

Erin leaves 2 swimmers dead along with a missing boater

Community Information and Resources

Sunday’s Lotteries

Government runs on gobbledygook

Rhode Island pushes health care oversight; other states should follow

COMMON SENSE HEALTH A healthy debate starts with the facts

Energy

Medicaid

Chariho

Local deaths

The Last Word in Astrology

Remote worker considers looking for hybrid position

Crossword

Intense, unrequited feelings make it hard to move forward

Bridge

NASCAR’s vanishing payout transparency: Why fans deserve to know what teams earn; more ‘charter’ woes

THINGS TO DO

Five-day Weather Forecast

Today in History

Breanna Stewart returns to New York Liberty lineup after missing month with bone bruise in her knee

NASCAR’s playoffs begin with no clear favorite, Larson as top seed, Reddick happy just to make field

Westerly made transition well in moving to Division II

Alligator Alcatraz legal battle

Ukrainian vets triumph over injuries

Chicago to Trump’s threat: ‘stay out of our city’

Schools reopen in Washington and parents are on edge

Officials working ‘very, very hard’ to end Ukraine war

U.S. citizen diagnosed with New World screwworm parasite

Mariah the Scientist’s ‘Hearts Sold Separately’ mixes love potions, pensive emotions

Tuesday highlights

Millie Bobby Brown and Jake Bongiovi welcome first child via adoption

Medical museum in Philadelphia overhauls policies on human remains to meet modern ethical standards

Area Movie Theaters