Above: “Sea Captains Carousing in Surinam” by John Greenwood (1755) features prominent Rhode Island merchants and slave traders such as Esek Hopkins, Nicholas Cooke, Stephen Hopkins, and Joseph Wanton. Surinam, a Dutch colonial possession on the north coast of South...
This is the second part of a two-part story. If you haven't read the first part, you can find it HERE. Editor’s Note: Recent events both national and local have prompted interest in the history of East Greenwich’s Black community. Nationally, the killing of George...
Above: A couple of the shanties of Scalloptown. Photo courtesy of EG Historic Preservation Society What happened to the waterfront community after attempts at ‘improvement’ Editor’s Note: Recent events both national and local have prompted interest in the history of...
Around EGHS these days, college is on everyone’s minds. Or maybe it just feels that way when you're a senior. From the first day of preschool, parents are worried about college funds, meeting benchmarks, and getting their kids involved in activities like sports and...
The 2014-16 Town Council (from left): Sue Cienki, Michael Isaacs, Mark Schwager, Bill Stone and Sean Todd. Credit: EG News There are dozens of television shows on air that portray the exciting, scandalous, risky lives of government officials. Shows like The West Wing...
R.I. Education Commissioner Deborah Gist, EGHS Senior Charlotte Palmer and economics professor Margaret Brooks after Palmer presented her findings on the importance of financial literacy to the state Council for Elementary and Secondary Education. Photo credit: RI...
They may not attend the Financial Town Meeting, but voters Tuesday weren’t ready to eliminate it, with just over half the electorate, 51 percent, rejecting Question 8. The question asked voters to approve eliminating the FTM and extending the time allowed to approve a...
Election day got off to a strong start this morning, with voters lined up outside all five polling stations, waiting to get in and cast their ballot before work. “People were lining up before the doors even opened,” said Town Council candidate Bill Stone, who was at...
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