Elizabeth McNamara

Several instances of the n-word were chalked around the EGHS tennis courts Friday evening, according to Supt. Brian Ricca, who notified school district families about the incident via email Saturday. “Recently, a racial slur was found written on the tennis courts, an act that directly contradicts the values we uphold within our school community […]

Above: Boo! From Peirce Street. If you have an 02818 event you want to share and is open to all, send it to editor@eastgreenwichnews. This Week *** In-person voting is taking place in Council Chambers at Town Hall up until Monday, Nov. 4, at 4 p.m. Check your voter status HERE. *** Monday, October 28 […]

She has lived in East Greenwich since 2018 Victoria Nguyen registered to vote in East Greenwich one month before declaring her candidacy for School Committee, despite having lived in East Greenwich since 2018. According to the Town Clerk’s office, Ngugen was not registered to vote in Rhode Island before May 2024. Nguyen is not the […]

At their meeting Monday (10/28/24) the Town Council took the very beginning of the meeting to address the discovery of racist graffiti on the tennis courts at East Greenwich High School early Saturday. “I want to be clear that the town takes this incident very seriously,” said Council President Mark Schwager. “There’s no place for […]

The school department said requests lacked sufficient information When a family decides it would like to homeschool their child, the School Committee must vote on the request. At their Oct. 22 meeting, the committee had three such requests on their agenda, all three of which Asst. Supt. Sarah O’Brien had recommended the committee not approve, […]

Above: Addison Fain goes for the kill against Coventry. East Greenwich defeated Coventry in the first round of the playoffs 25-19, 25-22, 14-25, 28-30, 15-11, then lost to Portsmouth in the quarterfinals on Halloween, 25-15, 25-22, 25-21. The Avengers had lost to the Patriots in both their earlier contests but to get to the quarter […]

East Greenwich Chamber of Commerce brings the Civics Bee to Rhode Island in 2025 If you are in middle school and you love current events, government and American history, the first-ever Rhode Island Civics Bee might be just the thing. The East Greenwich Chamber of Commerce has been selected to run the bee, the winner […]

Munoz, Wright, Nguyen, Larsen leading for School Committee With early and Election Day votes tallied, the five incumbent Town Council members – Mark Schwager, Mike Donegan, Michael Zarrella, Renu Englehart, and Caryn Corenthal, all Democrats – appear to have won reelection. On the School Committee, incumbent Tim Munoz (D), and newcomers Kevin Wright (D), Victoria […]

Including the vote counts for national races and the state ballot questions East Greenwich retained its strong blue color in Tuesday’s election, barring Republicans from any local office for the fourth election cycle in a row. That Democratic preference echoed through the contests for president, senator and representative too. While Donald Trump won reelection nationally, […]

Above: A parade down Main Street circa 1899, shared by Bruce Mastracchio, who asked, “How many buildings do you recognize?” If you have an 02818 event you want to share and is open to all, send it to editor@eastgreenwichnews. This Week Monday, November 11 Veterans Day Parade – A federal holiday and parade day in […]