Sunday, August 14 1:57 p.m. – A Laurel Wood Drive resident told police her car was damaged the day before, either while it was parked in her driveway or at the Wickford Marina in North Kingstown, where it was parked for eight hours. Police found scratches to the...
The School Committee and the teachers union, the East Greenwich Education Association (EGEA), both voted to approve a three-year labor contract that goes into effect when the school year begins. In a closed session Tuesday morning, the School Committee voted...
Monday, August 8 8:14 a.m. – Police responded to a call regarding a low hanging wire on Main Street. Cox Communications arrived and removed the wire. 10:21 a.m. – Police arrested a Foster man, 44, for driving with a suspended license on Post Road after their radar...
Above: Ed Field of East Greenwich, with his wife Carolyn beside him, reads one of the discussion questions at the Together RI dinner Aug. 10. Photo credit: R.I. Foundation “I just wanted to talk in a safe environment,” said Mary Madden, an East Greenwich resident and...
Monday, Aug. 1 8:57 a.m. – Police arrested a West Warwick teen, 18, for driving under the influence on Friday, June 24. The teen told police he had been driving on South County Trail when he crashed into three trees after swerving to avoid a deer. One of the...
Above: Lucas Magnelli during one of his early hospital stays. Submitted photo By Aiza Shaikh Lucas Magnelli had been going to physical therapy for a couple of years for this strange pain in his foot everyone thought was Sever’s disease, a condition that causes heel...
Monday, July 11 11:21 a.m. – A caller complained about their neighbor's new fence. Police found workers trying to put up a fence and the neighbor questioning the placement. The caller told police they’ll contact a lawyer. 12:19 p.m. – A caller told police a dog was...
Above: New Supt. Brian Ricca, second from the right, at his first EG School Committee meeting, Tuesday, July 19. School Committee members in the photo, from left, are Gene Quinn, Kevin Murphy, Alyson Powell, Chair Anne Musella, [Ricca] and Tim Munoz. By Aiza Shaikh ...
By Aiza Shaikh The EGSD Building Committee last week voted unanimously, 9-0, to recommend decommissioning Eldredge Elementary as a school as part of the town’s most significant school construction plan since the building of a new Cole Middle School in 2011. As an...
Monday, July 4 9:27 a.m. – A caller said she found pills at the intersection of Liberty and Somerset streets and was worried they might be harmful. Police collected the pills and took them to the police station to be destroyed. 7:23 p.m. – A caller told police...
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