East Greenwich Eclipse? We’ll Get 90% Coverage
While a lot of people are traveling to be within the "path of totality" for the April 8 total eclipse, the whole country will experience the eclipse to some extent and East Greenwich will get a 90 percent eclipse. The PTGs at Eldredge and Hanaford elementary schools...
Buzz on Business: Hometown Poke & Mimi’s Cafe to Open
Do you have an update you’d like to see included here regarding an 02818 business? Whether it’s small or big news, we’d like to hear from you! Share the buzz: [email protected]. Main Street is getting a poke restaurant – Hometown Poke at 37 Main Street...
Girls LAX: 12-11 Loss to Barrington to Start Season
Above: Maeve Kiernan puts up a firm defense. Photo by Chuck Nadeau A tough test for the young Avenger team By Tommy Sprague Welcome to the 2024 East Greenwich girls lacrosse season! The Avengers hosted the Barrington Eagles for a highly anticipated opening match up...
No One Is Coming for Your Dahlias …
Above: Dahlia. Photo courtesy of Kristie Stark … and if they are, tell them George says, Stop!’ By George Christie Despite the cool weather, spring is actually advancing on us fairly quickly. The daffodils are coming into full bloom and tulips won’t be far behind. In...
Softball: Scrimmage Vs. Wizards
Above: Catherine ‘Cat’ Neville beats out an infield grounder. Photo by Chuck Nadeau ‘Tis the season. Softball season that is. Today was a scrimmage game between the Avengers and the Wizards of West Warwick. Now, don’t expect any figures. No one kept score so there...
Help Create ‘Walk of Honor’ for Don Bowen Courts at Eldredge
Above: Donnie Bowen coaching the EG Boys Basketball team in 2019. Photo by Chuck Nadeau Bricks and pavers can offer personal messages; the extra money will go toward a scoreboard for the soon-to-be refurbished courts Donnie Bowen IS East Greenwich basketball. He...
Town Recognizes PD Years of Service
Above: Chief Brown recognized by the Town Council for his 28+ years with the EGPD March 25. Resuming a practice that had fallen by the wayside The Town Council recognized 21 members of the EG Police Department at their March 25 meeting, including Chief (Col.) Stephen...
TBSI-EG Edition: LAX, Field Hockey, Soccer, Rowing, Track & XC
Above: Griffen O'Neil plays lacrosse at Dartmouth. Photo: Dartmouth Athletics If you have a player, son, daughter, niece, nephew, grandson or granddaughter or cousin doing something athletically, making their mark, doing more on the field or court, please inform me at...
Obituary: David Timothy Rayhill, 60
Went to EG schools; had a passion for nature and his 'backyard farm' From the Hill Funeral Home website David Timothy Rayhill, 60, of Exeter passed away on March 30, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born in Warwick and raised in East Greenwich, he was the son of...
EG Couple Survives Plane Crash Off Quonset
Above: Alysia and Paul Larson at lunch in Chatham, Mass., Saturday, March 30, just hours before the crash. Photo courtesy of Alysia Larson ‘I decided, we are not going to die today.’ Alysia and Paul Larson were just a half mile from the runway at Quonset when the...
Police Log: Another Raccoon & Mysterious Footprints
Tuesday, March 19 12:00 a.m. – Police arrested an East Greenwich woman, 41, for driving while intoxicated after seeing her drift into the opposite lane of traffic. When the officer spoke with the driver, they noticed slurred speech and an alcohol smell on her breath....
EG Calendar: Primary, Arkfull Open Mic & Newsie’s
Above: Who left this egg and others around the Hill? Don't know, but LOVE. If you have an 02818 event you want to share and is open to all, send it to [email protected]. This Week Tuesday, April 2 Presidential Primary Day – The polls are open from 7 a.m....
Obituary: Paul S. Aust, 67
An avid gardener who enjoyed coin collecting From the Hill Funeral Home website Paul S. Aust, 67, of East Greenwich, passed away March 22. He was the husband of Catherine E. (Fredrick) Aust. Born in Providence he was a son of the late Paul J. and Theresa (Cuikiewicz)...
EG Real Estate: 4 New, 4 Sold
Above: 960 South Road Data is compiled via Statewide MLS as of Friday morning, 3/29/24, 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 change....
From the Superintendent: A Lucky Bracket
By Brian G. Ricca, Ed.D. The NCAA Tournament, known as March Madness, is one of the best sporting events in our country. I love college basketball more than its professional counterpart, and this tournament is one of the reasons why. If it were a best-of-five or...
Trinity Rep’s Knockout ‘Fences’
Above: Nicholas Byers (left) as Cory and Kelvin Roston Jr. as Troy Maxson in Fences at Trinity Rep. Photo by Mark Turek The best drama is simple and complicated at the same time. August Wilson’s Fences is one such example, the story of a man who’s done wrong and works...
Town Buys 40-Acre Tillinghast Property for Conservation
The owner and the town had been talking about the sale for decades The Town of East Greenwich has purchased a 39.86-acre property at 1140 Tillinghast Road for $1.9 million to keep for open space, with $400,000 of the cost coming from the state Department of...
Buzz on Business: Scrub-a-Pup & Verdi Movie Premiere
Do you have an update you’d like to see included here regarding an 02818 business? Whether it’s small or big news, we’d like to hear from you! Share the buzz: [email protected]. The independently owned Scrub-A-Pup, Inc., has moved to Cowesett after more...
Theater Review: Gamm Gives Its Best to Middling Bard Comedy
Above: Alison Russo as Viola, Nora Eschenheimer as Feste. Photo by Cat Laine Shakespeare's Twelfth Night features mistaken identities, gender bending, and twins lost at sea There are great guys in bad bands, moral people in the most corrupt organizations and...
Obituary: Joseph Sage Willcox Jr., 104
Submitted by the family Joe worked at Olson’s Garage, the Bleachery and at Bostitch Joseph Sage Willcox Jr. of East Greenwich, age 104, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on March 22, at Roberts Health Centre in North Kingstown. Joe was a devoted...
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