2010 was a year of great accomplishment and considerable consternation for the local schools, which are the crown jewel of this community. The new Cole Middle School project began and the High School improvement project was completed. The once-acrimonious high school fields project finally came on line. The school custodians were outsourced before a judicially-imposed moderator implored the School Committee to reverse its decision. A new football coach was hired amid community outrage, and a new superintendent adjusted to his new job. In some ways, 2010 was the best of times, and the worst …

News comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Sometimes it's postitive, such as when the new turf field finally opened at the high school. Sometimes it's tragic, such as when a 19-year-old former high school student overdosed on heroin. Still other times, it involves overcoming tragedy, such as the March flood and the Trafalgar fire. And sometimes it's hard to tell if the final story is good, bad or indifferent, as is the case with the controversial decision to outsource the school custodians.  The East Greenwich Patch news team covers it all with equal vigor. And we approached our Top 10 news…

Pictures are like children. You can't wait to see them come out, they are beautiful when they do, and you can't play favorites with any one of them. That said, we actually don't have a 10 Best Pictures of 2010. Instead, we went through the archives and picked out some of our favorite images of the year.

For a small town, we sure have a lot going on. East Greenwich offers events to mark almost every major holiday, world-class fine arts presentations, kids, pets and cars on parade, and fundraisers galore. While everyone has his or her favorite, here are the East Greenwich Patch editorial staff's picks for the top 10 of 2010: 10. Arts on Main The annual chalk-drawing contest held on Courthouse Lane and Peirce Street brings out the artist in everyone who takes part. At the Main Street Merchants Association-sponsored event, participants sign up for a square, get their chalk and take it to the …

2010 seemed a tough year for the East Greenwich economy, with two of its better-known businesses, Bostitch and Jigger's, either closing or announcing an impending closing. However, there was much growth that occured in the local economy, too, including a deal between the Town and New England Tech, and several new businesses in town. What follows is East Greenwich Patch's list of top 10 events that shaped the local economy in the year that was. 10. Butcher Block becomes Cruisers Jimmy Aveyard calls it quits after 30 years and the deli is tsransformed into a 50's style burger joint and deli…

Deciding which stories merited Top-10 status was a combination of the obvious (any state championship, for instance) and the subtle (events that happened off the field of play, such as coaching legend Lou Lepry's induction into the Interscholastic Hall of Fame). Naturally, there were big stories this past year that readers will not find on this list, in particular the spectacular teams that made it just one win shy of a championship. But we think this list comprises the very best of our coverage in 2010. 10. Two Avengers Will Play In
 RI Vs. Conn. Football Game They'd already graduated, but …