by Aiza Shaikh | Jul 27, 2020 | COVID-19, Schools
Above: Miguel Figueroa and friends. By Aiza Shaikh Last Friday, the EG School District’s reopening plan was submitted to the RI Department of Education (RIDE). Each school in the district plans to reopen with 50 percent of students attending school at a time. Middle...
by Aiza Shaikh | Jul 12, 2020 | Good News, Schools, Sports
Above: EG coaching legend Art Kershaw, left, stands with EG Athletic Director Chris Cobain. By Aiza Shaihk Art Kershaw, Dr. Victor Mercurio, and Chris Cobain were congratulated and awarded by the RIIAAA for their years of service in East Greenwich as a scaled down...
by Aiza Shaikh | Jun 7, 2020 | Class of 2020, Schools
Above: Most of the ceremony was pre-recorded. By Aiza Shaikh; photos and video by Chuck Nadeau While the pandemic brought several challenges to this year’s graduation ceremony, it turned out to be a great success, all thanks to the school community. East Greenwich...
by Aiza Shaikh | May 21, 2020 | General Interest, Good News
Above: EG Free Library’s Melissa Tetreault has conducted storytimes from her home since the library closed in March. By Aiza Shaikh While we can now pick up books from the East Greenwich Free Library, we still can’t go inside. For some of us, this may not seem...
by Aiza Shaikh | May 3, 2020 | COVID-19, Good News
Above: The fence at the Correiras’ house on Frenchtown Road. By Aiza Shaikh On the corner of Frenchtown Road and Meadowbrook Road sits a 65-foot Christmas tree covered in lights. For the first time in 20 years, the Correiras are lighting that tree in the middle...
