OP/ED: School Policies Governing Class Field Trips
By Veronika Kot and Steven Brown Across the state in recent months, there has been an enormous amount of hand-wringing by some school officials over an advisory opinion issued this past April by former state commissioner of education Ken Wagner. The advisory – which...
School, Wastewater Bonds Pass Easily
Above: Swift Community Center was the only polling station open for this election. Credit: Bethany Hashway By Elizabeth F. McNamara The two bond referenda on the ballot for Tuesday’s special election passed by 2 to 1 margins, with a larger than average turnout for an...
On Ballot Tuesday: School, Wastewater Bonds
By Elizabeth F. McNamara On Tuesday, Nov. 5, East Greenwich registered voters get to decide the fate of two bond questions, the only items on this off-year election: a $5 million school bond for capital maintenance and safety issues and a $4.5 town bond for...
Resident Finds Straws, Straws Everywhere on Shore
Above: Town Manager Andy Nota holds the box of hundreds of straws resident Sue Glennon brought to show the Town Council. By Elizabeth F. McNamara Sue Glennon is the kind of person who picks up trash when she walks. In June, while walking north from the boat launch at...
Election 2019: $5 Million School Bond, $4.5 Million Treatment Plant Bond
By Elizabeth F. McNamara There are two bonds on the ballot on Tuesday, Nov. 5, a $5 million school bond (for a long list of school maintenance and security projects) and $4.5 million for wastewater treatment plant upgrades. There will be only one polling place: Swift...Upcoming Events
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Be Informed About Vaping
@ Cole Middle School
Be Informed About Vaping
@ Cole Middle School
Nov 21 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Presenters School Resource Officer Chris Rafferty and EG Drug Counselor Bob Houghtaling will offer: The latest information Prevention techniques What’s happening in East Greenwich National trends and regulations Sponsored by Cole Middle School; EG Police[...]
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Are We Reading Russia Right?
@ East Greenwich Free Library
Are We Reading Russia Right?
@ East Greenwich Free Library
Nov 23 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
The Friends of the Library invite you to an important discussion with Nicolai N. Petro, Professor of Political Science, URI, November 23, 1pm, East Greenwich Free Library, 82 Peirce Street. According to Dr. Petro, “Despite[...]
