Above: A downed tree on Chestnut Drive looked toward Walnut Drive. Credit: Richard Clarke The nor'easter that swept through East Greenwich Wednesday into Thursday morning downed trees and has left hundreds of residents without power possibly into the weekend. The...
By Elizabeth F. McNamara The School Committee got an update Tuesday night on field trips and fundraising under the district’s new policy eliminating parent fees but at least some teachers and parents remain confused over how and if field trips will happen going...
By Elizabeth F. McNamara Rocky Hill Country Day School is flexing its educational muscle these days, with a new marketing campaign – “Think Outside” – and that new name, Rocky Hill Country Day School. It turns out, though, the new name isn’t new at all. The school...
Tuesday at 7 p.m. residents will have their choice of two meetings to attend, the Town Council at Town Hall or the School Committee at Cole Middle School. The council ordinarily meets the second Monday of the month, but because it falls on Columbus Day in October, the...
Above: The La Masseria dining room. By Elizabeth F. McNamara Have some local restaurant news? Let us know at [email protected]. Fresh off celebrating its 10-year anniversary on Main Street (congrats!), La Masseria, 223 Main St., is featuring a three-course...
By Elizabeth F. McNamara Friday night is Poker Night at American Legion Post 15 on Main Street and John Bruskie was there Friday, Sept. 6, playing cards, along with his wife, Barbara Trojan, a school bus driver who sat at the bar that night, drinking beer. Bruskie, a...
Above: The ribbon cutting for Stump Chiropractic, with Steve Lombardi and members of the EG Chamber of Commerce. Photo credit: Ernest Price Business News is a new occasional column. If you have news about a business located in the 02818 zip code, send it to...
Editor's Note: This post was updated at 8 a.m. 10/9/18. By Elizabeth F. McNamara A number of students were accused of buying the answers to a recent test in one of the Advanced Placement classes at East Greenwich High School, according to sources. A student found a...
By Elizabeth F. McNamara All that land clearing on Division Street by the Route 95 on ramp isn't some vague exercise in deforestation. Rather, the state Dept. of Transportation is preparing the land because it will be the site of a temporary bridge over Route 4 to...
The Cole Mock Trial team, reigning middle school champs after winning the competition last spring, will start meeting soon to prepare for the 2020 competition but the sweet taste of victory is still present for the team’s coach of several years, Cole social studies...
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