by egnews | Dec 11, 2018 | Government, Letter to the Editor
On Monday, Dec. 10, the Town Council and School Committee met in joint session to discuss the School Committee’s request for a supplemental appropriation of $696,000 to the school’s current year budget. I appreciate the School Committee’s concern related to the town’s...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Dec 11, 2018 | Government, Schools
By Elizabeth F. McNamara The Town Council Monday night told the School Committee it needed 30 days to get a handle on the town’s financial situation before it could give an answer to the schools request for $700,000 in additional funding this year. Just two weeks...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Dec 8, 2018 | Government, News, Schools
This story has been updated since it was first published. By Elizabeth F. McNamara The Town Council and the School Committee will meet in joint session Monday with the main topic a discussion of the School Committee’s request for $700,000 in additional money this...
by egnews | Dec 7, 2018 | Government, Letter to the Editor
It was an honor and privilege to be the first to publicly comment before the new East Greenwich Town Council at their inaugural meeting on Thursday, Nov. 29. I commended them for having public comment toward the beginning of the meeting, and I expressed a hope that it...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Dec 1, 2018 | Government, News
By Elizabeth F. McNamara Gayle Corrigan was dismissed as town manager by the Town Council on Saturday, 20 months after she first appeared on the scene in East Greenwich, following an introduction by former state Supreme Court Justice Bob Flanders (an EG resident) to...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Dec 1, 2018 | Breaking News, Government
Above: Council President Mark Schwager talks with TV reporters after the council vote to terminate Town Manager Gayle Corrigan Saturday morning. By Elizabeth F. McNamara East Greenwich, R.I. – Just shy of 18 months after her initial appointment, Gayle Corrigan was...
