By Suraj Sait It was an eventful Saturday for the EGHS Boys and Girls Cross Country teams, with both teams vying for the State Championship. In a hard-fought race over one of the tougher 5K trails in New England, the girls finished first and the boys finished ninth....
Above: Climate strikers make their way to the State House. Photo credit: Gabriel Civita Ramirez By Suraj Sait On Friday, more than 1,000 students from Providence and around the state converged at Burnside Park as part of the Global Climate Strike. Carrying banners,...
By Suraj Sait At the corner of Division and Main sits a building tall and mysterious. Many wonder what it is – a watchtower? An extension of Town Hall? A relic of the industrial revolution? In truth, it’s none of those things. It’s the Varnum Armory. The armory was...
Above, members of the EGHS Chorus Club and Cole Chorus sing the National Anthem at the town's swearing in ceremony last November. By Suraj Sait It took three years and plenty of advocacy, but when the new school year starts in just a couple of weeks, there will again...
By Suraj Sait We are well into August. For many middle and high school students, that means it’s time to buckle down and get busy with their assigned summer reading. In past years, for EG students, that meant reading that one book that every other student in the grade...
By Suraj Sait The EG Girls Softball team’s bid for the regional championship and a trip to the World Series ended Wednesday, with a 9-4 loss to New Jersey in Bristol, Conn. East Greenwich had lost to New Jersey in their first game of the tournament, then went on to...
By Suraj Sait After a first-game loss against New Jersey Saturday, the East Greenwich U-12 Girls Softball team has found their groove. First, they beat Vermont, 12-1, on Sunday. (Find the write up of those first two games here.) Then the girls bested Delaware, 6-3, on...
Above: The EG U-12 Girls Softball team against Vermont Sunday evening. By Suraj Sait Despite a rough start, the East Greenwich U-12 Girls Softball team is still alive at the Eastern Regionals, continuing to battle for a World Series berth. The tournament began on...
By Suraj Sait Next Monday and Tuesday, hundreds of sailors, parents, coaches, and volunteers will flock to Greenwich Bay, gearing up for a competition that will span two days and over 200 races. The occasion? The C.J. Buckley Regatta. The regatta, held every late...
By Suraj Sait This summer, the East Greenwich U-12 girls softball team made history. With two wins over Cumberland in the state championship, the girls became the first U-12 softball team from East Greenwich to represent Rhode Island at the regional level. The...