By Elizabeth F. McNamara Results of the East Greenwich schools 2019 RICAS exams showed improvement overall compared with 2018, the first year the tests were implemented, according to an analysis of the data available on the state Department of Education’s website...
A statewide grand jury indicted Maria Asciolla of Jamestown on four counts of first-degree child molestation earlier this week. Asciolla, 57, operates a dental practice at 880 Main Street in East Greenwich. She is alleged to have committed sexual acts with a boy...
Above: Swift Community Center was the only polling station open for this election. Credit: Bethany Hashway By Elizabeth F. McNamara The two bond referenda on the ballot for Tuesday’s special election passed by 2 to 1 margins, with a larger than average turnout for an...
By Elizabeth F. McNamara On Tuesday, Nov. 5, East Greenwich registered voters get to decide the fate of two bond questions, the only items on this off-year election: a $5 million school bond for capital maintenance and safety issues and a $4.5 town bond for...
Above: Firefighters knocked down the door to Pallet Future off Rocky Hollow, allowing heat to escape before the building could be consumed. By Elizabeth F. McNamara For the second time in less than two months, East Greenwich firefighters were called to Rocky Hollow...
Credit: Ian Iannuccilli Sometimes it’s good to step back and look at your town, taking in all the good things, imagining a few others, and maybe coming to terms with a few things that are less than perfect. On Monday, Nov. 18, you’ve got a chance to do just that, at...
Above: Town Manager Andy Nota holds the box of hundreds of straws resident Sue Glennon brought to show the Town Council. By Elizabeth F. McNamara Sue Glennon is the kind of person who picks up trash when she walks. In June, while walking north from the boat launch at...
EG Field Hockey outlasted Barrington Wednesday night, scoring the winning goal after two scoreless overtimes for a 2(3)-2(1) win and a trip to the D-1 state final against North Kingstown (who beat Moses Brown Wednesday) on Sunday, Nov. 3, at Bryant University, time...
By Elizabeth F. McNamara There are two bonds on the ballot on Tuesday, Nov. 5, a $5 million school bond (for a long list of school maintenance and security projects) and $4.5 million for wastewater treatment plant upgrades. There will be only one polling place: Swift...
Above: From left, Richard Collins, Patrick Sullivan, and Mathew Mascariote, EGFD's newest firefighters. Town Council Chambers was filled with well wishers and the EGFD Color Guard Monday night (10/28) for the swearing in of three new firefighters: Patrick...
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