Above: Greg Booth addresses the School Committee. By Elizabeth F. McNamara At a School Committee meeting in September, a parent asked what had happened to money set aside to replace the high school turf field. School Committee Chair Carolyn Mark said there was no...
By Elizabeth F. McNamara Monday, Sept. 30 2:25 p.m. – The manager of the hemp farm on Tillinghast Road told police someone had pulled up some plants and made a hole in the fence to pull them through. He found more plants in the woods. 7:19 p.m. – A Warwick woman told...
Above: Matt Licciardi (12) heading for the end zone. Credit: Tracy Coppola Photos by Stephen MacIntosh and Tracy Coppola The East Greenwich Avengers tromped over Lincoln Friday night in Lincoln, 46-21, stopping the Lions' vaunted defense. Unbeaten EG improved to 6-0...
Above: A downed tree on Chestnut Drive looked toward Walnut Drive. Credit: Richard Clarke The nor'easter that swept through East Greenwich Wednesday into Thursday morning downed trees and has left hundreds of residents without power possibly into the weekend. The...
By Elizabeth F. McNamara The School Committee got an update Tuesday night on field trips and fundraising under the district’s new policy eliminating parent fees but at least some teachers and parents remain confused over how and if field trips will happen going...
By Elizabeth F. McNamara Rocky Hill Country Day School is flexing its educational muscle these days, with a new marketing campaign – “Think Outside” – and that new name, Rocky Hill Country Day School. It turns out, though, the new name isn’t new at all. The school...
Tuesday at 7 p.m. residents will have their choice of two meetings to attend, the Town Council at Town Hall or the School Committee at Cole Middle School. The council ordinarily meets the second Monday of the month, but because it falls on Columbus Day in October, the...
Above: The La Masseria dining room. By Elizabeth F. McNamara Have some local restaurant news? Let us know at [email protected]. Fresh off celebrating its 10-year anniversary on Main Street (congrats!), La Masseria, 223 Main St., is featuring a three-course...
By Elizabeth F. McNamara Friday night is Poker Night at American Legion Post 15 on Main Street and John Bruskie was there Friday, Sept. 6, playing cards, along with his wife, Barbara Trojan, a school bus driver who sat at the bar that night, drinking beer. Bruskie, a...
Above: The ribbon cutting for Stump Chiropractic, with Steve Lombardi and members of the EG Chamber of Commerce. Photo credit: Ernest Price Business News is a new occasional column. If you have news about a business located in the 02818 zip code, send it to...
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