The Westerly Education Center hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday, November 16, 2018, for the addition of two new science-based laboratories to its current training facility. Among those providing the honors were, from left, Lisa Konicki, president of the Ocean Community Chamber of Commerce, state Sen. Dennis Algiere, R-Westerly, Westerly Education Center Executive Director Amy Grzybowski, Charles “Chuck” Royce, a major backer of the center, Brenda Dann-Messier, state commissioner of postsecondary education, and state Rep. Samuel Azzinaro, D-Westerly. | Jackie Turner, Special to The Sun.