Above: The proposal for Frenchtown Elementary would include a new school building behind the current school building. Officials want voters to approve a $150M school construction bond referendum Main St. Media, a Providence-based marketing firm, briefed the East...
Added up, the extra minutes could help prevent make-up days in June The school day at the four elementary schools in East Greenwich will be extended by six minutes starting Wednesday (9/20/23). Students who previously departed school at 3:25 p.m. will now call it a...
Wednesday, September 6 9:23 a.m. – A caller told police that a Bernese Mountain dog was in the front seat of an unoccupied truck with its windows halfway down in front of Ed’s Roost on Main Street. An EGPD officer determined the seat the dog was lying on was...
Renovations could be completed by next summer The Town Council unanimously passed a motion on Monday night 4-0 to set aside $24,500 in grant money for BL Companies as part of the Eldredge field improvement project. Council member Mike Donegan was absent. The money...
The event, new to EG, commemorates Sept. 11 attacks On Monday morning, students from Cole, Hanaford, and Meadowbrook left their classrooms to high five and give thank you cards to East Greenwich first responders as a way of showing gratitude and in recognition of the...
Monday, August 28 8:29 a.m. – An EG resident complained about “a dog in his neighborhood,” according to a police report. The man said the dog’s owner used a retractable leash, which “does not offer adequate control of the dog.” He said the dog had not tried to bite...
Highlights include new district website, focus on basics, collaboration This week, East Greenwich students begin the 2023 school year with one new principal, an upcoming $150 million school construction bond referendum, and high temperatures. “These are some of the...
Monday, August 21 1:39 p.m. – Police ticketed a Cranston man for driving on Main Street with an outdated registration, expired driver’s license, and plates that did not match the car he was driving. The cops initially pulled the man over because of a broken tail...
Comedian takes the Odeum stage in September It all started in New England. No, Paula Poundstone wasn’t born in Massachusetts, but that’s where she moved right after her birth and where her kindergarten teacher wrote, “I’ve enjoyed many of Paula’s humorous comments...
EG native takes over at Hanaford The School Committee approved a three-year contract for East Greenwich native Coleen Smith to serve as principal of Hanaford on Tuesday night. Smith was picked from a group of 15 candidates by a search committee that included School...