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Council To Recognize Police, Fire Promotions

Trash pickup delayed this week & NO recycle pickup: Because of the Veterans Day holiday, trash pickup is delayed one day for the rest of the week. This is an OFF week for recycles pickup. Yard waste, however, is being picked up every week this month. For more information, you can check out the Dept. of Public Works website here.

Town Council meeting: The Town Council will be recognizing fire and police promotions tonight, as well as honoring outgoing Police Chief Tom Coyle for 25 years of police service to the Town of East Greenwich and welcoming him to his new position as town manager. The meeting’s full agenda can be found here.

‘Feng Shui Your Life’ workshops: Best selling author Jayme Barrett is in East Greenwich Tuesday and Wednesday to present workshops – the Tuesday one called, appropriately, “Feng Shui Your Life,” and the Wednesday workshop is “Feng Shui For Beauty.” Both are from 7 to 9 p.m. You’ll learn more about Jayme and the workshops here. Jayme also has a limited number of 1- and 2-hour private home consultations available Nov. 12-14. For info and fees, email Jayme here.

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Historic District Commission meeting: The panel meets in Council Chambers at Town Hall at 7 p.m. You’ll find the agenda here.

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‘Feng Shui For Beauty’ workshop: Best selling author Jayme Barrett will conduct the workship “Feng Shui For Beauty” Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. You’ll learn more about Jayme and the workshops here

Board of Assessment Review meeting: The panel meets in the conference room across from Council Chambers at Town Hall at 7 p.m. You’ll find the agenda here.

Dare to Educate Afghan Girls: Shabana Basij Rasikh, co-founder of the School of Leadership Afghanistan (SOLA), a boarding school that provides educational opportunities for a new generation of Afghan women, will speak at Salve Regina in Newport Wednesday evening. During college, Shabana founded HELA, a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering Afghan women through education. She currently serves as the National Gender Mainstreaming Advisor at the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development in Kabul. 7 p.m. at the Bazarsky Lecture Hall. Free.


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