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Westerly bond rating upgraded to AA

■ “ The upgrade reflects our assessment of the town’s stable economic indicators,” says the credit rating firm.

By EMILY DUPUIS

Sun Staff Writer

WESTERLY — Standard & Poor’s upgraded the town’s bond rating Tuesday, citing a stable outlook despite the state and nation’s economic woes.

The independent credit rat­ing agency raised its measure of the town’s credit risk [...]

WHS drug search worries students; parents remain silent

By EMILY DUPUIS

WESTERLY – Last month’s lockdown and drug search at Westerly High School left some students visibly anxious.

“There are kids who, because of that, saw the school and police department are not messing around,” said Nick Schilke, senior class president, adding the show of force “definitely made a huge impact.”

While the K-9 search, which [...]

Westerly: Schools, town still divided on merger

Talks on a single finance director to continue, as well as consolidation of other positions to save money.

By EMILY DUPUIS
The Westerly Sun

WESTERLY — Talks are expected to con­tinue, but town and school officials appear divided on the idea of appointing a single di­rector to oversee both municipal and school finances.

Town Council and School Committee members [...]

Union Comfort Would Be Evidence of Danger

Justin Katz
AnchorRising

My main argument against looking toward centralized levers — whether in Providence or Washington — to reform education has essentially been that national teachers’ unions are better situated to manipulate higher tiers of government than are concerned residents acting through democratic processes. Within the scope of town politics, an active group can have some [...]

BRAVO WESTERLY!

(Thank you to the Westerly teachers and the School Committee for being Leaders in Education!)

Westerly teacher contract ratified

“This is the first and only, to my knowledge, local [union] in the state of Rhode Island that has ever taken a no-step year,” says a teacher rep.

By EMILY DUPUIS

Sun Staff Writer

WESTERLY — The School Com­mittee ratified [...]

Westerly: Committee makes new offer to teachers

If school board passes proposal, it will discuss details at Monday meeting.

By EMILY DUPUIS

Sun Staff Writer

WESTERLY — In a late-hour move, the School Committee has placed a new teach­ers contract proposal on the table.

While the Westerly Teacher’s Association negotiations team has seen the proposal, it’s not known if it is accepting the pact or if [...]