EG Calendar: Finn’s Fundraiser & Earth Day Events
If you have an 02818 event you want to share and is open to all, send it to [email protected]. This Week Wednesday, April 17 Friends of Finn’s Harborside Fundraiser – At the EG Veteran Fireman’s Club, 80 Queen St., from 5 to 9 p.m., with music by “The New...
Girls LAX: EG Loses to Portsmouth, LaSalle
Above: EG's Tessa Charello-Ingegneri scores on a nice side arm against La Salle. Photo by Chuck Nadeau The young team faced two formidable rivals By Tommy Sprague The East Greenwich Avengers faced off against two challenging Division 1 rivals this week, starting with...
EG Real Estate: For Sale from $275K to $1.9M
Above: 28 Castle Street. Data is compiled via Statewide MLS as of Thursday evening, 4/11/24, and represents six days of transactions. Properties are in East Greenwich unless notated by an * indicating the Warwick section of 02818. All information may be subject to...
From the Superintendent: Vulnerable, Honest, Humble … Brave
By Brian G. Ricca, Ed.D. I rarely get to speak to our teachers and paraeducators together outside of the first days we welcome them back in August. However, on Tuesday, April 2, I had that opportunity. It was Primary Day in Rhode Island, and on that day, we could not...
The Hawkman Used to Say … and Other Quotes
Above: The original Our Lady of Mercy church, on Main Street. In the beginning of my writing career no story drew as much attention, calls or questions as the one titled, The Hawkman and the Nun. The nun was Sister Mary Ernest, who has since passed away. I was under...
School Department Initiates Title 9 Investigation
Supt. Brian Ricca notified parents Thursday of a new Title 9 investigation into allegations of misconduct by an adult who is part of an outside tennis program that serves Cole Middle School students. The individual was not named. This program/club is not officially...
Developer, Town Resolve ‘Imperial’ Stop-Work Order
Above: The Imperial under construction (April 11, 2024), from Greenwich Boulevard. Sathaun Sa agrees to pay a $2,500 fine and follow several stipulations A day before the Building Standards Committee was to take up an appeal of the Town of East Greenwich’s stop-work...
The Patio to Reopen With 21 Outdoor Seats
Above: The Patio, in January. The tent will not be coming back. Instead, that area will be used for parking and the outdoor seats will be right in front of the building. At their meeting Monday (4/8/24), the Town Council provisionally approved a request by The Patio,...
EG Baseball: Mariners Over Avengers, 2-1
Above: Anders Nelson beats out the throw for a hit. Photo by Chuck Nadeau The Avengers ventured south to Narragansett to play a little baseball. The game was exciting right to the end, even though the final of 2 to 1 was not an Avenger win. The Mariners went ahead...
‘Imperial’ Developer Appeals Town’s Stop-Work Order
Above: The Imperial, a development just off Main Street and Greenwich Boulevard, in March 2024. Photo taken from The Imperial website EG cited the builder for electrical & plumbing discrepancies Massachusetts developer Sathaun Sa has appealed a stop-work order...
Eclipse 2024!
Above: Nico Susi and Adair Kentor watch the eclipse on Virginia Avenue Monday, 4/8/24. Boy, did the planets align for New England and the 2024 eclipse! The sun shone Monday for the full eclipse that sweep from Mexico to Canada – that alone was quite a blessing after...
Opinion: Why All the Noise?
Above: A crew of leaf blowers on Vine Street in December 2021. Imagine I am your neighbor and I am in a rock band. My band likes to practice outside on my patio a few times a week for two to three hours. How long do you think this would last? A week, a few minutes...
EG Calendar: Eclipse, Town Council & School Mtgs., Rummage Sale
If you have an 02818 event you want to share and is open to all, send it to [email protected]. This Week Monday, April 8 Solar Eclipse – The eclipse will begin around 2:30 p.m., with peak coverage of the moon over the sun at 3:29 p.m. Read more...
Police Log: EG Man Arrested for Sexual Molestation
Monday, March 25 3:01 p.m. – A caller told police about a woman sitting down on the edge of Division Street. Warwick Police and Fire departments responded and determined she was a group home resident in need of assistance. 5:06 p.m. – Police issued a violation for...
Boys Volleyball: NK Tops EG, 3-0
Above: Luke Molo sets the ball. Photo by Chuck Nadeau North Kingstown skipped into town (don’t say it!) with a record of 2 and 0. They hadn’t lost a set yet, so this was going to be interesting. The first set was your proverbial nail-biter. The score never differed...
EG Real Estate: 9 New & 12 Open
Above: 94 Division St. (Listed by Dean Benjamin) Data is compiled via Statewide MLS as of Friday morning, 4/5/24, and represents one week of transactions. Properties are in East Greenwich unless notated by an * indicating the Warwick section of 02818. All information...
From the Superintendent: Friends First, Opposing Players Distant Second
Above: A Warwick Vets athlete hangs out in the bleachers with his old preschool friend from East Greenwich. Submitted photo Unified sports bring out the best in us Brian G. Ricca, Ed.D. The text came in early that morning. Typically, it's not good news when a...
EGHPS & Rotary 2024 Scholarship Opportunities
Above: Last year's winners of Rotary scholarships. East Greenwich Historic Preservation Society The East Greenwich Historic Preservation Society will award a $1,000 scholarship to a member of the East Greenwich High School graduating class who has demonstrated an...
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...
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