by Elizabeth McNamara | Jun 30, 2020 | Election 2020, Government, News
Above: Town Canvasser Elaine Vespia, right, explains the nomination paper signature rules to School Committee candidate Monica Mason at Town Hall Tuesday. By Elizabeth F. McNamara It was long a pat phrase: East Greenwich is a Republican town. Today, with only one...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Jun 29, 2020 | Government, News, Schools
Huge questions remain, on state aid and the cost to reopen schools. By Elizabeth F. McNamara The School Committee approved a final version of its FY2021 budget Thursday night in a 6-1 vote, with Matt Plain casting the lone vote. Passage of the $42.1 million budget...
by Hope McKinney | Jun 29, 2020 | COVID-19, Government, News
Above: Gov. Gina Raimondo gives details of Phase 3 Monday during her coronavirus update at the Veteran’s Auditorium. Pool photo: Kris Craig / The Providence Journal By Hope McKinney Data: The Department of Health said there were 16 new cases of COVID-19 Monday,...
by Andrew Belfry | Jun 28, 2020 | News, Police & Fire
By Andrew Belfry Monday, June 8 11:29 a.m. – A caller notified EGPD of graffiti at First Avenue and Cliff Street. Police responded to find the graffiti in question was written in chalk. 2:30 p.m. – A representative of Lifespan Ambulatory Care Center reported a black...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Jun 26, 2020 | News
Above: The new traffic signal on Division Street at Sanctuary Drive. There was a time not that long ago (two decades?) when a person could drive from downtown East Greenwich all the way to downtown Providence and not encounter one traffic light. Truth! That is no...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Jun 25, 2020 | News, Schools
By Elizabeth F. McNamara Michael Podraza, who has served as principal of East Greenwich High School for nearly a decade, was named the assistant superintendent for East Greenwich schools at a School Committee meeting Thursday night. The panel approved his contract in...
