How Bad Is Downtown Parking Problem? Pretty Bad, Says Town
By Elizabeth F. McNamara The Town Council, which is planning to hire a consultant to study downtown parking in the near future, got a sense of the problem at its meeting last week, when Town Planner Lisa Bourbonnais gave an overview of the downtown parking scene from...
Police Log: Fake ‘Whole Foods’ Check & Movie Money
By Bethany Hashway and Elizabeth F. McNamara Monday, Jan. 27 11:44 a.m. – The manager at Dave’s at 1000 Division Street told police he wanted a new No Trespass order for a customer who’d had one in place against him between April 2017 and April 2018. Since the...
School Committee Sets Vote on New Superintendent
By Elizabeth F. McNamara Editor’s Note: An earlier version of this story had the wrong date for the School Committee meeting. We apologize for the error. We don’t know who the candidate it, but the School Committee will vote Tuesday, Feb. 25, before the...
BLU Sues Town Over Noise Ordinance
By Elizabeth F. McNamara On Wednesday, BLU on the Water filed suit in federal court against the town because of changes to the noise ordinance, lowering decibel levels for establishments on the waterfront. The Town Council approved those changes three months ago, in...
Brady Sentenced to 8 Years in $4.8 Scam
By Elizabeth F. McNamara EAST GREENWICH, R.I. – After hearing tearful statements from several of Monique Brady’s victims Tuesday morning, U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell Jr. sentenced the former East Greenwich resident to eight years in federal prison in...Upcoming Events
Feb
21
Fri
7:00 pm
Fair Chance Legislative Panel
@ Westminster Unitarian
Fair Chance Legislative Panel
@ Westminster Unitarian
Feb 21 @ 7:00 pm
This is a panel discussion on the upcoming Fair Chance bill, legislation that would help formerly incarcerated people qualify for professional licenses which have been denied to them because of prior criminal records, no matter[...]
Feb
22
Sat
1:00 pm
Fashion Icons from Marie Antoine...
@ East Greenwich Free Libary
Fashion Icons from Marie Antoine...
@ East Greenwich Free Libary
Feb 22 @ 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Fashion historian Kip Brott answers the question: What’s a Fashion Icon, Anyway? Legendary “fashion icons” have sparked admiration, emulation, and sometimes even outrage! Join us as we learn more about their remarkable lives and explore how[...]
Feb
26
Wed
6:30 pm
Discussing Mental Health – ASAPP
@ Swift Community Center
Discussing Mental Health – ASAPP
@ Swift Community Center
Feb 26 @ 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
On Wednesday, February 26, 2020, from 6:30-8:30 PM, the Swift Community Center will be the site for Discussing Mental Health-ASAPP. At a time when stress, anxiety, depression, gun violence, vaping, substance use and peer dynamics negatively[...]
Mar
2
Mon
9:30 am
2020-21 Kindergarten Registratio...
@ Swift Community Center
2020-21 Kindergarten Registratio...
@ Swift Community Center
Mar 2 @ 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Children are eligible to enter Kindergarten for the 2020-2021 school year if they have attained or will have attained five years of age on or before Sept. 1, 2020. Except for medical or religious reasons,[...]
Apr
4
Sat
7:00 pm
‘Thanks for the Mammaries’
@ EG Fireman's Hall
‘Thanks for the Mammaries’
@ EG Fireman's Hall
Apr 4 @ 7:00 pm
Performer Ida Zecco. An uplifting tale of music, theater and stand up comedy, sponsored by the Greenwich Bay Women’s Club and starring the incomparable Ida Zecco, with Jim Rice as music director/arranger, and John O’Neil[...]