Now I know there will be some of you disappointed because that headline might, to a few, imply there’s some perversion here but no! Go away you silly people! No, the old apartment was a bit bare and it needed some other life form to liven it up. Enter the Puddy! She...
Above: The mural recently brought back into the light after several years in the Swift basement. Alma Mater In the midst of little Rhody Guarding Narragansett Bay Stand the halls We love so dearly Vine-clad walls of E.G.A. Chorus: E.G.A. our Alma Mater Every loyal...
We asked readers for their stories about the Blizzard of 1978 – when Providence got a record 27.6 inches of snow between Monday, Feb. 6, and Tuesday, Feb. 7 – and readers came through! Here is a story from our sometime-correspondent and favorite curmudgeon, who...
Above: World War I Memorial monument dedication ceremony in East Greenwich at what is now Town Hall. A wreath is laid at the memorial every Memorial Day. Photo: Varnum Armory Museum Editor's note: East Greenwich's Memorial Day Parade is Monday. Here are the details....
Did you know that the Town of East Greenwich has a Historic Cemetery Commission made up of town residents and volunteers, or that our little town has over 90 historic cemeteries dating back over 250 years? The East Greenwich Historic Cemetery Commission was created in...
I’m always a bit amazed where some of Facebook threads lead. My recent zot there about EG real estate being sold by the cubic inch—post office boxes—developed a life of its own and a collateral thread about new people versus more established residents grew alongside....
Senators leaving mid-session is nothing new. An incident last week in the Texas Senate brought to mind a similar event that occurred right here in the Biggest Little almost 100 years ago. The 1924 Rhode Island legislative session was very contentious and rightly so....
Above: The legendary Lee Morgan, who played trumpet in drummer Art Blakey’s band, The Jazz Messengers, from 1958-61, photographed by EG's own Paul Hoeffler, who became famous for his photographs of famous jazz musicians. When I was scanning the hundreds of photographs...
Above: Onlookers view the damage to the north end of Eastman Hall the morning after the boiler exploded, killing two girls and injuring one other. Several involved in the fire and rescue efforts had minor injuries. Alan Clarke transcribed this Washington Times article...
Local historian Alan Clarke transcribed this story from the then-Rhode Island Pendulum archives. The dormitory was part of the East Greenwich Academy, a private school that served as the high school for East Greenwich students as well as students from other cities and...
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