by Elizabeth McNamara | Dec 1, 2019 | Government, News
By Elizabeth F. McNamara For at least the past couple of decades, the East Greenwich Land Trust, a board of volunteers appointed by the Town Council, has operated with relative autonomy, particularly with regard to the Land Trust’s most significant parcel, the 89-acre...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Nov 27, 2019 | Government, News, Real Estate
Above: The Coggeshall Preserve development at 62 South Pierce Road, which got a positive ruling at the State Housing Appeals Board, would take down part of this historic house, keep the exterior but completely renovate the interior as part of the 13-unit condo...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Nov 26, 2019 | News, Schools
Above: School Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Mark. By Elizabeth F. McNamara The School Committee last week (Nov. 19) voted 6-0 to add a $50,000 line item to the current budget for field trips, with a corresponding $50,000 revenue line for anticipated donations and...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Nov 24, 2019 | News, Police & Fire
Monday, Nov. 4 2:04 p.m. – A contractor working at a house on Overbrook Drive told police a DeWalt table saw was missing from the garage when he arrived that morning. He said he’d locked the garage before leaving on Friday and when he arrived this morning, the garage...
by Suraj Sait | Nov 24, 2019 | News, Schools
Above: The EGHS team presents its pitch. From left, Andy Babb, Chris Teng, Andrew Yang, Alan Zhang, and Matt Tactacan. By Suraj Sait Earlier this month, small groups of high school students from East Greenwich, Warwick, Narragansett, and Providence gathered at Rocky...
by Elizabeth McNamara | Nov 23, 2019 | Government, News
By Elizabeth F. McNamara The state Attorney General’s office last week ruled against East Greenwich resident and former Town Council candidate Charles Callanan, saying Mike Donegan, Renu Englehart and Mike Zarrella as Town Councilors-elect did not violate the...