‘I’ve Driven Past This Building for YEARS and Never Knew!’
Above: Textile conservator Maria Vazquez is forced to climb onto the Armory's conservation lab table to safely unfurl a super fragile silk American flag from the 1870s with the help of Varnum volunteer Andy Santilli as RI PBS films the tense scene for an upcoming...
Frustration Builds Over Vaccine Distribution
Above: Workers at the Swift Community Center vaccine clinic at the end of a second-dose vaccine day Monday. Distribution is restricted mainly to health care workers and first responders. Rep. Caldwell says public needs more information; Sen. Raptakis seeks public...
Restaurant Owner Says State Needs to Loosen Restrictions
At Monday night's council meeting, Siena's Chris Tarro argues his case The coronavirus pandemic’s impact on local restaurants was a major point of discussion at the virtual Town Council meeting Monday night. In addition to a public hearing on several restaurants’...
Boys Hoops: EG Beats Portsmouth, 50-45
Above: Jack McMullen is intentionally fouled in final seconds of Monday's game versus Portsmouth. Photos by Chuck Nadeau. Find all his photos at chuckn.com. This one almost got out of hand for the Avengers. Starting out with some three pointers, they were up 21 to 5...
Town Cracks Down on Dogs Off Leash at Scalloptown
Scalloptown Park is not a dog park. That particular fact has not dissuaded many dog owners from bringing their dogs there and letting them run off leash for exercise and camaraderie. In fact, in recent years it has become the unofficial dog park of East Greenwich....
Police Log: Missing Mattress; Dorm Room Marijuana
Monday, Jan. 11 3:23 p.m. – An East Greenwich man told police he’d received a notice in the mail containing a prepaid credit card requesting personal information such as his Social Security number. He did not pay for the card, and since he’d been a victim of credit...
EG Calendar: Town Council & School Meetings
If you have an event you want to share, send it to editor@eastgreenwichnews.com. Monday, Jan. 25 Town Council meeting – The panel meets virtually Monday at 7 p.m. On the agenda (HERE), the council will continue to review outstanding food and liquor licenses, an...
Obituary: Carolyn H. Chirnside, 79
EG News Obituary Policy: We post obituaries relevant to our readers. If you would like to share an obituary, send it to editor@eastgreenwichnews.com. Put "obituary" in the subject line. Carolyn H. Chirnside, 79, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 16. Born on...
This Week in EG Real Estate: Main St. Office Building Sells for $1.7M
Above: 40 Woodbridge Drive. Data is compiled via Riliving.com as of Friday morning, 1/22/21, 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...
Rhode Islanders Could Figure Prominently in NFL Draft
Above: Nolan Cooney, kicker for Syracuse. Though many people who are newcomers to this state do not really know this, Rhode Islanders have appeared in the NFL from the start of the league to the present day. Hank Soar, Monk Maznicki, Jim Mello, Dom Panciera from a...
RIIL: Winter Games May Begin!
Nearly two weeks ago, Rhode Island high schools were cleared to start its winter sports season — for Boys and Girls Basketball, Indoor Track and Field, Hockey, and Swim — but it hadn’t been decided when (or if) competition would happen. On Wednesday, athletes received...
Obituary: Alfred J. Petteruti, 88
EG News Obituary Policy: We post obituaries relevant to our readers. If you would like to share an obituary, send it to editor@eastgreenwichnews.com. Put "obituary" in the subject line. Alfred J. Petteruti, 88, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 19, at home in East Greenwich,...
Graze on Main Offers Charcuterie as (Tasty) Art
Charcuterie is having a moment and EG’s new Graze on Main – “a charcuterie provisions shop” – is riding that wave. Charcuterie boards, fancy meat-and-cheese platters with extras like fruit or nuts or olives or honey, starting popping up all over Instagram in 2020 and...
Statewide, Virus Cases Dip; Vaccine Progress Still Hampered by Supply
Above: Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, director of the RI Dept. of Health, with infectious disease specialist Dr. Philip Chan (left) and R.I. Director of Administration Brett Smiley (right) at Thursday's virus briefing. Pool photo by Kris Craig / Providence Journal East...
‘It Felt Almost Surreal’ – EG’s Ranney on Inauguration
The emergency doctor attended the Biden Inauguration as Rep. Langevin’s single guest For an inauguration where there were only around 1,000 guests, compared with the many thousands usually, East Greenwich represented. EG resident Megan Ranney, M.D., attended the...
Obituary: Jeffrey D. Ferland, 51
EG News Obituary Policy: We post obituaries relevant to our readers. If you would like to share an obituary, send it to editor@eastgreenwichnews.com. Put "obituary" in the subject line. Jeffrey D. Ferland, 51, passed away unexpectedly on Jan. 15, surrounded by his...
Supt. Meyer Tests Positive for COVID
Meanwhile, only one positive result so far from asymptomatic testing Just over a week after East Greenwich students returned to the classroom, Supt. Alexis Meyer revealed that she tested positive for COVID-19 during Tuesday’s virtual School Committee meeting. Meyer...
Public to Hear From Medrecycler Jan. 25
The company is looking to set up shop just over EG line in West Warwick The company planning to open a medical waste recycling plant just over the East Greenwich line in West Warwick will appear before the Dept. of Environmental Management (DEM) Monday, Jan. 25, for...
Update: Library Reopens Following Plumbing Fix
Update, Jan. 20: The EG Free Library reopened Wednesday after a one-day closure due to a drainage problem. "Great news! Our intrepid plumbing professionals found the issue and solved the problem. There was a tree root growing in an old piece of clay sewer pipe. The...
Obituary: Denton Eric Mickelson, 78
Denton Eric Mickelson was born in East Orange, New Jersey, on September 20,1942. He departed this life suddenly on January 9. He was raised in Seattle, Washington, and resided in East Greenwich for 35 years. He graduated from the University of Washington with an...
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