EGHS Banner Unveiling Celebrates Choosing to Include
Above: Unified athletes and partners under the newly unveiled National Unified Champion School banner Friday. East Greenwich High School pulled out all the stops to celebrate its designation as a National Unified Champion School Friday (3/10/23), with dignitaries...
Obituary: Mary Louise (Holliday) Nanni, 83
Cowesett Resident & Longtime Member of EG Methodist Church Mary Louise (Holliday) Nanni, 83, Warwick, RI passed away on March 9, 2023, in Warwick. She was born on June 7, 1939, in Martin County, North Carolina, the daughter of Arbell and Millard Holliday of...
EG Calendar: Division Rd. Project, Stolen Valor Sentencing
Above: A painting of the East Greenwich waterfront by Dr. Daniel H. Greene circa 1870s. It is on exhibition in the Varnum House on Peirce Street. If you have an 02818 event you want to share, send it to [email protected] This Week Monday, March 13 Town...
Police Log: ‘Too Much’ Booze; Animal Cruelty
Monday, Feb. 27 11:33 a.m. – Police cited a Warwick woman for driving a car with a suspended registration. An EGPD officer spotted the silver Honda on First Avenue without a front license plate. Police let the woman off with a warning for the missing license plate...
From the Superintendent: Fear & Regret, Never a Good Combo
By Brian G. Ricca, Ed.D. As I've said many, many times, I am a huge fan of Aaron Sorkin. It first started with The West Wing, a show I loved. That love morphed from "appointment viewing" (for the first six seasons, it was on NBC on Wednesday nights at 9 PM, but in the...
EG Indoor Track Team Breaks Record
Above: Boy's 4x200m team: Evan Berthiume, Jason Diluro, Robert Brooks, and Griffin Meacham (at New England's). Submitted photo Boy's 4×200 sets new school record at New Englands Last weekend capped off the season for East Greenwich High School’s Indoor Track and Field...
EG Real Estate: 2 Homes Listed & 2 Homes Sold
Above: 2843 South Country Trail, East Greenwich Data is compiled via Riliving.com as of Friday midday, 3/10/23, and represents one week of transactions. Properties are in East Greenwich unless notated by an * indicating the Warwick section of 02818. All information...
‘We Are ALL Readers’ Festival Coming April 1
Join the Reading Challenge this month and take a StoryWalk too! On Saturday, April 1, 11 children’s book authors and illustrators, including Caldecott Honoree author/illustrator Juana Martinez-Neal and local award winning author Padma Venkatraman, will take the stage...
Obituary: Daniel P. Lemoi, 50
EGHS Class of 1990 Daniel P. Lemoi, 50, of Foster, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, March 3. Born in Warwick, beloved son of Robert J., Captain EGPD (Ret.) and Nancy B. (Byrne) Lemoi of Coventry. He was raised and resided in East Greenwich before moving to Foster...
Division Road Project Back on Track
The 410-unit residential development proposed for Division Road between Westfield Drive and Moosehorn Road is the only item on the agenda at the Technical Review Committee meeting Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. at Town Hall. (Find the agenda HERE.) The project had been in a...
Waterfront Plan Workshop Set for Tuesday, 3/14
The Town of East Greenwich is hosting a public discussion on the East Greenwich Waterfront Study on Tuesday, March 14, at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers at Town Hall, 125 Main St. This workshop will provide residents with a more in-depth discussion on the options...
Taking Some Time With Mavis Staples
Photo: mavisstaples.com By Chris Parker Mavis Staples is playing at the Greenwich Odeum Saturday night (March 11). Author's note: I have written about music for over 30 years and interviewed hundreds of musicians, only encountering a handful as charming and...
EG Woman’s Video Captures Story of Dangerous Passenger
Lisa Olsen of East Greenwich turned around in her seat Sunday and started recording on her phone when she heard a passenger arguing with a flight attendant a couple rows behind her five hours into a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Boston Sunday, March 5....
Obituary: Patricia A. Sarazen, RN, 86
Nurse and mother of 4 Patricia A. Sarazen, RN, (Fitzpatrick), 86, passed away peacefully on March 6. She was the beloved wife of the late Arnold A. Sarazen. Born in Providence, she was the daughter of the late Edward A. and Mary (Alianiello) Fitzpatrick. Pat...
New, Higher Estimates for School Construction
The estimated cost of all school building proposal options has increased, according to Derek Osterman, project manager at Collier. At a School Building Committee Meeting on Tuesday morning, Osterman outlined the updated draft cost of all plans. “We are continuing to...
Water Damage at Swift Prompts Floor Replacement
From the Community Services Department: In the early hours of the morning on Feb. 4, the Swift Gymnasium suffered a burst pipe related to the air handling system that controls the heat inside the space. The leak occurred in the storage closet that contains equipment...
Review: The Gamm’s ‘Bad Jews’
Above: The 'Bad Jews' ensemble, from left, Hillel Rosenshine, Nora Eschenheimer, Sarah Corey, and John Hardin. Photo courtesy of The Gamm Theatre It was a bold move for The Gamm Theatre to stage Bad Jews, a play by Joshua Harmon, in 2023. The title is, well,...
Fall 2022 Dean’s Lists: Bryant, Emerson, Coastal Carolina
Photo by Bryant University If you or your child has made a dean’s list and you'd like to share the news, ask the school to send that information to [email protected] Claudia Smith was recently named to the Dean's List at the College of William & Mary...
Our Father Who Art In EG
Above: The former Our Lady of Mercy Church on Main Street back in the day. Joe Coleman died March 5, 2023. I am dumbstruck with the news – I had just talked to him the day before. He had wanted me to write his obituary, but for all of you of the "Barn era," this will...
EGHS Kicks of National Unified Champion School Week
The school is being recognized for its Unified sports programs, but that’s just the start of it This is an eventful week at East Greenwich High School. On Friday, the school will unveil its National Unified Champion School banner, an honor years in the making. As...