EG Calendar: Town Council, HDC, Avenger Theater
If you have an event you want to share, send it to [email protected] Monday, April 12 Town Council meeting: The agenda includes a reinstatement of the town’s plastic bag ban, suspended in March 2020 because of the pandemic, as well as final settlement of...
Avenger Football: EG Loses to Central, 30-14
Above: Jonah Hill (24) makes an incredible catch. Photos by Mary MacIntosh Central High School topped East Greenwich on the gridiron Friday night, 30-14, EG’s first loss in this short pandemic spring season. Central ran up the score early, with a 16-0 score in the...
School Committee Passes $43.8 Million Budget
Now it goes to the Town Council, which has the final say on what it will give to the district next year The East Greenwich School Committee unanimously approved a $43.8 million preliminary fiscal year 2022 budget Tuesday night, a 3.97 percent increase over this year’s...
Driver Steps Away & Car Rolls Into Cove
Above: First responders check out the car. Credit: Jeff Stevens First the good news: no one was in the car when it rolled into Greenwich Cove at the town boat launch Saturday morning. But roll it did, following a law of physics that says an object on a slope will...
EG Athletes Fahys, Sylvia Honored
Gatorade has named East Greenwich High School sophomore Reese Fahys as its 2020-21 Gatorade Rhode Island Girls Cross Country Player of the Year. Fahys is the first EGHS athlete to be named a Gatorade R.I. Player of the Year. And the Providence Gridiron Club has named...
This Week in EG Real Estate: Spring Brings Sales
Above: 25 Deerfield Drive Data is compiled via Riliving.com as of Friday morning, 4/9/21, and represents one week of transactions. Properties are in East Greenwich unless notated by an * indicating the Warwick section of 02818. All information may be subject to...
Volunteer to Judge a Senior Project . . .
Above: Will Jackson refurbished the inside of an old VW van under the new skill pathway. … and prepared to be bowled over! It can be easy to feel pessimistic about the state of our youth – too much screen time! weird music! they don't know the value of a dollar! –...
One Year Later, a Chance to Celebrate Joe Zenga
Above: Joe and Ursula Zenga at Zenga's Restaurant, with friend Tony Victoria. Circa 1980. The town will place a bench in his honor in front of Fresco – formerly Zenga’s One of the hardest things about the past year has been the inability to truly celebrate those who...
EG Man Pleads Guilty to Cryptocurrency Extortion
An East Greenwich man, Michael Hlady, 48, pleaded guilty in Brooklyn federal court Monday to conspiring to extort millions in cryptocurrency from a Seattle-based startup in what officials called an “old-fashioned shakedown, to be paid off with 21st century...
Girls Volleyball: Coventry Over EG in 3 Close Sets
Photos by Chuck Nadeau. Find all his sports photos at chuckn.com. Coventry had the staying power in Tuesday’s Girls Volleyball match against East Greenwich, winning in three straight sets, 25-20, 25-22, and 25-18. In this first year in Division 1, the Avengers have...
Electronics Recycling Event Set for April 24
Donations will benefit the EG Tree Council in support of Earth Day If you’ve got old electronics – anything with a plug – lying around at your house, now’s the time to gather them up and get ready for an electronics recycling day at New England Tech, Saturday, April...
Obituary: Beatrice Northup, 92
EG News Obituary Policy: We post obituaries relevant to our readers. If you would like to share an obituary, send it to [email protected] Put “obituary” in the subject line. Beatrice M. (Peckham) Northup, 92, passed away peacefully on March 31 in Warwick....
Full In-Person School at Cole, HS to Resume 4/26
The East Greenwich School Committee voted unanimously to bring middle and high school students back to the classroom full-time as teachers get fully vaccinated, in-school transmission remains low and parents campaign for students’ return. Beginning April 26, middle...
EG’s AcaDeca Team Captures 2nd Place, Again
Above: The EGHS AcaDeca Team 2021 on the day of the competition, including faculty advisor Ben Revkin, upper left. In March, 15 EGHS students competed in the statewide Academic Decathlon (AcaDeca) competition, earning second place. EGHS has been scoring second best...
Police Log: Youth Woes & Very Confused Driver
Monday, March 22 9:41 p.m. – A Bow Street resident told police she heard someone trying to open her back door. She flicked her lights off and on and moments later dogs in the neighborhood began barking. Police searched the area but did not find anything suspicious....
General Assembly News: Climate, Guns, Medical Waste
Midway through the legislative session, we check in with East Greenwich’s three state legislators to see what they’re working on. After last year’s lost legislative session, the General Assembly has found its hybrid footing, conducting business at the State House but...
EG Calendar: School Committee, Planning, PAWS
If you have an event you want to share, send it to [email protected] Tuesday, April 6 School Committee Meeting: The panel will consider a plan to resume full in-person learning at the middle and high school levels and adopt a budget for FY2022, which...
EG Football: Another Big Win, 42-6 Vs. Cranston West
Above: Avenger QB Parke Hardesky (10) evades the Falcon defense. Photos by Mary MacIntosh In their second game in Division 1 – a division at least some of them weren’t even sure they wanted to play in – the Avengers have dominated their opponent, this time Cranston...
Girls Volleyball: One Loss, One Win to Start Season
Above: Outside hitter Melis Kocak on offense. Photos by Chuck Nadeau (chuckn.com). The Girls Volleyball team, bumped up to Division 1 this year, has started the season with a loss and a win, after the first three games were cancelled due to COVID. Their first match...
This Week in EG Real Estate: Fourteen More Solds
Above: 110 Pheasant Drive Data is compiled via Riliving.com as of Friday morning, 4/2/21, and represents one week of transactions. Properties are in East Greenwich unless notated by an * indicating the Warwick section of 02818. All information may be subject to...
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