Op/Ed: Protect Historic Properties Like 32 Exchange Street
By James Patrick Gorham On Wednesday, Jan. 15, the East Greenwich Planning Board will meet to decide on whether or not to move ahead with approval of a proposed multi-family development at the Cromwell-Salisbury House at 32 Exchange St., a historic home in our...
112 Mercer Street
Above: The author in front of 112 Mercer Street – aka The Albert Einstein House – in Princeton, New Jersey. By Bob Houghtaling Dietrich Bonhoeffer stated, “If you board the wrong train it is of no use running along the corridor in the opposite direction.”...
Just Give Me the Facts! Let Me Form My Opinion!
Above: Alan Clarke, far left, with the float for the then-Rhode Island Pendulum that was part of the sprawling East Greenwich Tercentenary Parade in July 1977 (read more about the celebration here). By Alan Clarke In 1960, A. J. Liebling, noted journalist associated...
Newtown’s Snow
Above: Jeff Stevens captured this photo of EG residents sending love to the residents of Newtown, Conn., in 2012. By Bob Houghtaling On December 14, 2012, twenty-six people lost their lives in Newtown, Conn., due to a mass shooting incident. Twenty of those...
Things Unseen
By Bob Houghtaling Many spiritual traditions are celebrated during the late fall and winter months. People all over the world gather to observe and reflect upon things not seen but deeply believed. While debates take place over which belief is ‘truth’ there is no...Upcoming Events
Jan
31
Fri
7:00 pm
Spoken Word Artist Christopher J...
@ Westminster Unitarian Church
Spoken Word Artist Christopher J...
@ Westminster Unitarian Church
Jan 31 @ 7:00 pm
Christopher Johnson is a Providence artist, artist educator, curator, and producer who has worked with many Providence groups, including Everett Dance Company, Poetry in Public Places, and Wilbury Theater. He will be performing excerpts from[...]
Feb
4
Tue
7:00 pm
East Greenwich Art Club, Featuri...
@ First Baptist Church Hall
East Greenwich Art Club, Featuri...
@ First Baptist Church Hall
Feb 4 @ 7:00 pm
The East Greenwich Art Club will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m., at the First Baptist Church Hall, 30 Pierce Street, East Greenwich. Tom Martino, artist and teacher, will present a program and[...]
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[...]