Above: The site of the action. Photo courtesy of Laura Sullivan I have been asked on occasion, when did I think that East Greenwich started to change from the lovely, little, small town that we knew to something else, something that became unrecognizable? I, usually,...
Above: The original Our Lady of Mercy church, on Main Street. In the beginning of my writing career no story drew as much attention, calls or questions as the one titled, The Hawkman and the Nun. The nun was Sister Mary Ernest, who has since passed away. I was under...
Above: Griffen O'Neil plays lacrosse at Dartmouth. Photo: Dartmouth Athletics If you have a player, son, daughter, niece, nephew, grandson or granddaughter or cousin doing something athletically, making their mark, doing more on the field or court, please inform me at...
Above: Alex Mega of East Greenwich congratulated by her Northeastern Husky teammates during her freshman season. Photo by Jim Pierce/Northeastern The focus is on EG athletes of all ages with noteworthy achievements The Brooker Sports Initiative, which has been around...
Photo by Mathieu Turle / Unsplash This is the second part of a two-part story. If you missed the first part, you will find it HERE. Buddha Boy and Kid Pony laid in the bushes for what seemed an eternity. They could not get caught, because what Frosty had said was...
Photo by Drew Taylor / Unsplash By Bruce Mastracchio Bullfight critics ranked in rows Crowd the enormous plaza full But only ONE is there who knows And He's The Man who fights The Bull. “It was a dark and stormy night." I always wanted to start a story like that...
Above: Pep Lorenson, the inspiration for Bruce's Swamp Rat Jackson story. I would like to share some things that have happened to me over the last two weeks, that demonstrate the power of modern communications, and of the East Greenwich News, reaching out all over the...
Above: EGFD Station One in days of yore. I have Harry (Chapin) on the box and feel like writing for some reason. Though many people say I am a talker, I am actually a good listener. I am attentive, an observer and an absorber. As a kid I listened when the older...
Above: EG Athletic Hall of Fame Honorees of 2022. The East Greenwich Athletic Hall of Fame has announced its newest class, which will be inducted into their ranks Sunday, May 5, at the Quonset 'O' Club on 200 Lt. Brown Road in North Kingstown. This year's inductees...
Several former Bishop Hendricken standouts are making their presence felt on gridirons across the country, from D1 to the NFL. KWITY PAYE, who starred at Michigan and was taken by the NFL had a productive 2023 season for the Colts, who just missed making the playoffs,...
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