Last Week In EG: Abuse, Arts Oversight, Police Promotions

Town Asks Residents To Sign Up For Emergency Notification Program

When reports of a rabid fox surfaced, the town sent out an emergency notification call to residents to warn them – but only to those residents with phone numbers available to town. With the drop in the number of people with land lines, the town is looking for residents to sign up and confirm their phone numbers (cell or land line) so the next time an emergency situation arises, residents can be reached.

Two of those who spoke at a press conference in Providence Wednesday about sexual abuse in the Catholic clergy said they were abused while growing up in East Greenwich.

Monday, Nov. 11, 10:57 a.m. – A construction worker at 1000 Division Street flagged down police after finding what appeared to be discarded marijuana plants behind a small building near the construction zone. Police seized the plants and disposed of the stalks, which filled three trash bags and a tarp, retaining a small amount for testing at the station. It tested positive for marijuana.

Librarians are special people. They are there when we need them – to find a good book, research obscure topics, look the other way when we giggle too loudly with our friends.   

There are department chairs for English, history, science, foreign languages, and physical education, but when it comes to music and the visual arts, there is no department chair. The School Committee Tuesday night discussed changing that. 

The Town Council meeting last week was a special one, with plenty of ceremony marking the end of Tom Coyle's police career and the formal beginning of his tenure as East Greenwich town manager.

Janice O’Connell and her husband Tom usually go out to eat on Main Street in EG, but in early October, they ventured down to Wickford’s Tavern by the Sea. And, while there, they happened to see a “for rent” sign right next door. The space is between the restaurant and The World Store.