by Elizabeth McNamara | Aug 6, 2020 | News, Schools
The rash of EG School District resignations continued Wednesday, with notice from Patricia Marcotte that, after two years at principal of Cole Middle School, she was resigning to take an administration job with the Foster-Glocester School District. Supt. Alexis Meyer...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Aug 6, 2020 | COVID-19, Schools
Everything from mask wearing, By Hope McKinney Given the seemingly endless number of variables and situations that could arise in reopening schools due to COVID-19, Supt. Alexis Meyer convened a health and safety forum for parents Tuesday night, with medical...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Aug 5, 2020 | General Interest, Obituaries
Rodney Bailey died Monday night, Aug. 3, at the age of 93. You can find his official obituary HERE. This is a remembrance. By Elizabeth F. McNamara A few days before he died, Rodney Bailey headed out to one of the fields at his farm on South County Trail to help his...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Aug 5, 2020 | COVID-19, Government
Data: The R.I. Department of Health said there were 84 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in Rhode Island to 19,481. There was 1 new death on Wednesday. The total number of deaths is 1,012. The number of confirmed cases in...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Aug 4, 2020 | News
Above: Downed tree on Middle Road. Credit: JD Smith Tropical storm Isaias may have only skirted Rhode Island but it caused widespread power outages throughout the state, including in East Greenwich, where more than 1,500 households were without power at some point...
by egnews | Aug 4, 2020 | Obituaries
Above: Rodney Bailey with his son Paul, at the farm on South County Trail. EG News Obituary Policy: We post obituaries relevant to our readers. If you would like to share an obituary, send it to editor@eastgreenwichnews.com. Put “obituary” in the subject...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Aug 4, 2020 | General Interest, News
Karen Taylor retires after 38 years as director and Adrienne Girard assumes top spotBy Elizabeth F. McNamara Karen Taylor got into library science after a stint working on a political campaign in Albany, N.Y. after college. She thought she’d wanted to go into politics...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Aug 4, 2020 | News, Schools
Ken Hopkins takes over the top job at the high school By Elizabeth F. McNamara Supt. Alexis Meyer announced Kenneth Hopkins Jr. has been hired as the new principal for East Greenwich High School at an early morning School Committee meeting Tuesday. Hopkins replaces...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Aug 3, 2020 | News, Schools
Parents are invited to a Zoom forum with EGSD pediatrician Howard Silversmith and some of the school nurses Tuesday at 7 p.m. They will be talking about COVID-19 health and safety issues related to in-person and distance learning, and will be responding to questions...
by Catherine Streich | Aug 2, 2020 | General Interest, History
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...
