After six months as a blog, East Greenwich News started a new life Sept. 1 as a full-fledged website, eastgreenwichnews.com. The new site offers the same great, LOCAL content, but the domain name will make finding it much easier and the site itself is smoother to navigate. You can read more here. This is good…
Credit: peekskillhighalumni.net By Bruce Mastracchio Before I start this next story, I want to give a shout out to Glenn and Norma King down there in Murfreesboro, Tenn., for being such great hosts to me in my recent visit to The Volunteer State. Glenn went to East Greenwich High School in the 1940s…
The crowd of students roared their approval as teacher after teacher got a bucket of ice water poured over their head Friday afternoon, as 33 staff members at Cole Middle School took part in the now-famous ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. The cheers reached a crescendo at the end, when first School Resource Officer Burt Montalban…
Two days after resident David Slitt complained at a Town Council meeting about the loss of the fire district tax credit for residents over age 65, Council President Michael Isaacs said the panel would vote to restore the credits at its next meeting, Sept. 8. Slitt, 84, spoke during the public comment period of the council…
Recycling is ON; yard waste pickup is OFF (yard waste is being picked up every other week through September). For the full 2014 pickup schedule, click here. Friday, Aug. 29 Goddard Park Farmers Market: Among the vendors at the Goddard Park market, several farmers, bakers (for both humans and dogs!), crafts, fish and poultry. Fridays…
The new Barton Corner Route 95 bridge over Route 2 north of Division Street was moved into place Thursday. Credit: RI DOT Recycling is ON; yard waste pickup is OFF (yard waste is being picked up every other week through September). For the full 2014 pickup schedule, click here. Thursday, Aug. 28 New Barton Corner bridge…
There’s something magical about watching our oldest and youngest citizens interact. They have an ease with one another that doesn’t always exist for those of us in the middle part of the age spectrum. EGHS senior Taylor Finn picked up on that for her senior project, where she created a one-day camp at St. Elizabeth…
These reports come from the East Greenwich Police Department and are public information. An arrest does not mean the individual has been convicted of a crime. EG News does not identify those arrested for misdemeanor charges. Monday, Aug. 18 10:14 a.m. – The manager of the EG Yacht Club told police a member had been verbally…
By Patti DePriest A property report of the homes purchased in East Greenwich, Cowesett and Potowomut from Aug. 20 to 26. 85 Balsam Drive, EG Date: 8/21/14 Sale Price: $491,000 Seller: John M. and Lori A. Sullivan Style: Colonial Approx. Total Living Area: 4,057 sq. ft. Bedrooms: 5 Baths: 3.1 60 Sylvan Drive, EG Date:…
Recycling is ON; yard waste pickup is OFF (yard waste is picked up every other week through September). For the full 2014 pickup schedule, click here. Wednesday, Aug. 27 First Day of School: Summer isn’t quite over yet but school starts today regardless. We’ve put together a collection of EG public school info here. Here’s…
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