by Elizabeth McNamara | Nov 11, 2018 | General Interest
Above: Documentarian Tim Gray talks with Battle of the Bulge veteran Joe Joel. The Rotary Club of East Greenwich had a special speaker at its regular Wednesday meeting: Joseph Joel, a veteran of the 30th Infantry Division during the Battle of the Bulge in Europe from...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Nov 1, 2018 | Announcements, Events, General Interest
The Town of East Greenwich will hold its annual Veterans Day Parade on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 1 p.m. Major General Christopher P. Callahan, Adjutant General of the state National Guard is this year’s Grand Marshal. From Academy Field, the parade will continue...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Sep 20, 2018 | General Interest, Good News
The Civil War may have been more than 150 years ago and all of the combatants long since departed this earth, but some Civil War re-enactors have made it their job to identify those soldiers who never got a proper burial and make it right. So it was that last month, a...
by Kim Kinzie | Sep 16, 2018 | General Interest, Good News, News, Schools
By Kim Kinzie Living in a place like East Greenwich offers many benefits: annual concerts and Main Street strolls, sports and activities for every interest, and, perhaps most importantly, a sense of community. Nowhere is that sense felt more than in the Strategic...
by Kim Kinzie | Sep 13, 2018 | Election 2018, General Interest, Government, News
By Kim Kinzie Bridget Valverde crushed Greg Acciardo in the Democratic primary for Senate District 35 Wednesday, 84 percent to 16 percent, with a total of 3,230 votes cast. Valverde, a communications consultant who lives in North Kingstown, entered the race last...
by Bob Houghtaling | Sep 11, 2018 | Announcements, Events, General Interest
By Bob Houghtaling Opioid abuse has quickly become a national epidemic. Over the last decade thousands have lost their lives while communities struggle trying to find answers. The East Greenwich Drug Program has partnered with a number of state and local organizations...
