by Sophia Richter | May 23, 2020 | Features, General Interest
Above: Bill McClintick receives the town’s Boston Post Cane in February, with Town Council President Mark Schwager. By Sophia Richter “Service … it’s a good life, a full life,” reflected retired Navy commander and WWII veteran Bill McClintick during a recent...
by egnews | May 22, 2020 | Announcements, General Interest, Good News
There will be no parade on Memorial Day. No public events to remember those who fought and died in our wars. But the Rhode Island Music Educators Association has come up with a way for the community to get together – separately! – to honor our deceased veterans....
by Mark Thompson | May 21, 2020 | Events, General Interest, Good News, History
Above: The Kentish Guards atop a Middle Road hill on a Memorial Day more than a half-century ago. An afternoon more than a half-century ago left its mark By Mark Thompson My brothers and I were thunderstruck. Soldiers were climbing up a hill from Middle Road, next to...
by Aiza Shaikh | May 21, 2020 | General Interest, Good News
Above: EG Free Library’s Melissa Tetreault has conducted storytimes from her home since the library closed in March. By Aiza Shaikh While we can now pick up books from the East Greenwich Free Library, we still can’t go inside. For some of us, this may not seem...
by egnews | May 11, 2020 | Arts, General Interest
We Want to See COVID-19 Life Through Your Eyes Are you working from home? Have you been ill? How are you keeping the kids busy? Did you dress up to take out the trash? Are you teaching your cat stupid pet tricks? How are you supporting local businesses? Have you...
by egnews | May 6, 2020 | General Interest
By Fred Griffith In the fall, my wife and I decided to put solar panels on our East Greenwich home (pictured above). We investigated the options and costs of solar on the Energy Sage website sponsored by National Grid. Energy Sage explains how solar works and gives...
