by Elizabeth McNamara | Apr 7, 2020 | COVID-19, Government, News
Above: Shoreside Apartments on Sixth Avenue. By Elizabeth F. McNamara East Greenwich Housing Authority director Marcia Sullivan said Tuesday residents at two EGHA properties had tested positive or were awaiting results of a test for the coronavirus COVID-19. She...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Apr 6, 2020 | COVID-19, Government, News
By Elizabeth F. McNamara Town Manager Andrew Nota has been a bit in the hot seat since he announced last week there would be no yard waste pickup for the month of April and possibly longer. Now he’s closing parking areas for town parks and asking everyone to cut the...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Apr 6, 2020 | COVID-19, Government, News
160 new cases, 2 deaths; help for gig economy workers By Elizabeth F. McNamara In one week, Rhode Island has gone from testing about 300 people a day to now being able to test more than 2,000. First it was the three mobile testing sites opened up March 31 at CCRI...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Apr 6, 2020 | courts, COVID-19, News
By Elizabeth F. McNamara Federal District Court Chief Judge John McConnell Monday denied former East Greenwich resident Monique Brady’s request for release from prison to home confinement during the COVID-19 crisis. McConnell sentenced Brady to 8 years in prison in...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Apr 5, 2020 | News, Police & Fire
Editor’s Note: We are a little behind on our police log reports. This is a glimpse into the time before COVID-19 restrictions really came into play. By Bethany Hashway and Elizabeth F. McNamara Monday, March 9 2:41 p.m. – Police assisted EGFD with a woman who...
