Westerly Senior Center Takeover: Westerly’s fiscal 2026-27 budget shifts the Senior Citizens Center from nonprofit control to town management, with staff becoming town employees—an effort officials say will give the center more say in social services and steady funding. Housing for Families: WARM marked the completion of two new three-bedroom apartments in Westerly, with families set to move in within a week, aiming to provide safety and stability for children and parents. New Zoo Summer Show: Roger Williams Park Zoo is adding “Canine Champions for Conservation,” a twice-daily stunt-dog show starting May 25 through Sept. 7. Health Care Spotlight: Portsmouth special educator Michelle Murtha was named the 2027 NEARI Teaching Excellence Award recipient, praised for relationship-first support, including handwritten postcards for students. Big National Legal Fight: DOJ cited its own internal legal memo as it presses an appeal over demands for unredacted voter registration lists. Other Notables: W&H completed a major North American HQ expansion in Lincoln; Rhode Island Lottery results for May 12 were released; and a Providence mural tied to a murdered Ukrainian refugee was torn down despite a campaign to save it.