Daily Briefing: Will a younger generation save a West Warwick tradition

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From the large Holy Ghost feast at the end of August to the smaller ones held at various churches around the city, summer weekends were almost certainly an option. Of course, you'll find great food to go with the feast traditions but are those traditions in danger of going away? In West Warwick, where the annual Portuguese feast is happening this weekend, there is hope for continuing into the future. But it will take being led by the youth. The Journal's Jonny Williams spent time with feast organizers this week to learn more about the struggles they face to maintain interest in organizing the feast and what they're doing to help bring in crowds that will want to become part of the future. [IMG_6121.jpeg] Samantha Andrea, a board member of the Portuguese American Sports Club, works on a treasure chest for one of the feast’s floats on Wednesday, Aug. 28. Jonny Williams How will they do it? 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