Plastic Bag Ban – What Plastic Bag Ban?
By Elizabeth F. McNamara What if you pass a law and nobody heard about it? That seems to be what happened to the ban on single-use plastic bags passed into law in East Greenwich Oct. 15, with a 90-day grace period. Eleven days after the end of the grace period,...
Business News: New CEO for St. Elizabeth’s; 30K Coats Donated Through Ocean St. Job Lot
Above: Associates from Ocean State Job Lot locations display some of the winter coats being distributed regionally to local veterans. Saint Elizabeth Community has named Matthew R. Trimble as the next president and CEO. Trimble, Saint Elizabeth’s chief operating...
The Funeral of Eddie Batterman, Part 1
By Bruce Mastracchio It’s snowing out! I am stuck inside going over old files and I came across this unfinished gem. It was going to be the start of a novel (based in some fact) on friendship and good old East Greenwich. This is for those of you who keep asking...
This Week in EG Real Estate: Good Things in Smaller Packages
Above: 123 South Pierce Road. Data is compiled via Riliving.com as of Friday, 1/24/20, 4 p.m. Properties are in East Greenwich unless notated by an * indicating the Warwick section of 02818. All information may be subject to change. Here’s what’s happening this week,...
School Committee Members Look to Guide Field Trip Legislation
Above: A school field trip to Gilbert Stuart Birthplace in North Kingstown. By Elizabeth F. McNamara Two School Committee members Tuesday night asked their colleagues if they could represent the School Committee in offering to assist state lawmakers writing bills...
Trojan to be Arraigned in Superior Court Jan. 31
Barbara Trojan, 60, the woman accused of driving her car into another car just after midnight Sept. 7, resulting in the death of one passenger in the other car as well as serious injuries to another of the passengers, will be arraigned in Superior Court Friday, Jan....
School Committee Boosts Substitute Nurse Pay
The School Committee voted Tuesday to increase the rate for substitute nurses from $150 to a day to $200, following the impassioned pleas of two of the district’s school nurses at the Dec. 3 School Committee meeting. “We have to provide for the well-being of our...
Planning Board Weighs Preliminary 32 Exchange St. Plan
Above: Architect Don Powers discusses the plan for 32 Exchange Street. By Elizabeth F. McNamara The Planning Board considered preliminary plan approval for a 12-unit development at 32 Exchange St. last week, continuing the public hearing until Feb. 5. The proposal...
Dog Bites Firefighter During Pond Rescue
By Elizabeth F. McNamara A veteran firefighter was bit in the face Sunday while rescuing a dog from the water at upper Bleachery Pond between Cedar and First Avenues. The dog, belonging to a resident of Brisas Circle, fell through the ice and someone called 911....Upcoming Events
Jan
31
Fri
7:00 pm
Spoken Word Artist Christopher J...
@ Westminster Unitarian Church
Spoken Word Artist Christopher J...
@ Westminster Unitarian Church
Jan 31 @ 7:00 pm
Christopher Johnson is a Providence artist, artist educator, curator, and producer who has worked with many Providence groups, including Everett Dance Company, Poetry in Public Places, and Wilbury Theater. He will be performing excerpts from[...]
Feb
4
Tue
7:00 pm
East Greenwich Art Club, Featuri...
@ First Baptist Church Hall
East Greenwich Art Club, Featuri...
@ First Baptist Church Hall
Feb 4 @ 7:00 pm
The East Greenwich Art Club will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m., at the First Baptist Church Hall, 30 Pierce Street, East Greenwich. Tom Martino, artist and teacher, will present a program and[...]
Feb
26
Wed
6:30 pm
Discussing Mental Health – ASAPP
@ Swift Community Center
Discussing Mental Health – ASAPP
@ Swift Community Center
Feb 26 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, from 6:30-8:30 PM, the Swift Community Center will be the site for Discussing Mental Health-ASAPP. At a time when stress, anxiety, depression, gun violence, vaping, substance use and peer dynamics negatively[...]