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Last Week In EG: Lillibridge Drug Bust, 2 State Titles
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East Greenwich Police detectives, along with detectives from the Coventry Police Department, arrested three men after a joint, month-long narcotics investigation involving large amounts of marijuana...
Play It, Sam – 'Casablanca' Is Coming To Odeum
The 1942 film classic, "Casablanca," will be shown next Friday, Nov. 1, at the Odeum, after it received the most votes in an EG Patch poll...
Girls Tennis Team Captures D-I State Title
They did it – the Girls Tennis team capped a perfect season with the Division I state championship against La Salle, 4-3. And they did it the way they've been doing it all season, as a team...
Police Log: Problem House Guest, Problem Bill
Tuesday, Oct. 15, 10:41 a.m. – A resident of Shippeetown Road told police her car was broken into overnight, while it was parked in her garage. The thief took her cell phone, phone charger and a credit card. The car was unlocked and the garage door was left open. It did not appear the thief got into the house...
Boys Freshman XC Takes States
The Freshman Boys Cross Country team took first place in the freshman state championship Monday. Only 13 points separated the top four teams. Behind EG (with a 57 score) came Smithfield (61), Bishop Hendricken (68) and La Salle (70)...
Changing The Conditions
Written by Bob Houghtaling. Many years ago Joe Militello, the principal of Cole Junior High School, asked me if I would be interested in coaching the school’s basketball team. Seeing that I was but a few months into my new job as the Town of East Greenwich’s Drug Counselor, ingratiating myself to principals, police chiefs, town managers, etc., was par for the course...
Obituary: Mark Boyajian, 35
Play It, Sam – 'Casablanca' Is Coming To Odeum
The 1942 film classic, "Casablanca," will be shown next Friday, Nov. 1, at the Odeum, after it received the most votes in an EG Patch poll...
Girls Tennis Team Captures D-I State Title
They did it – the Girls Tennis team capped a perfect season with the Division I state championship against La Salle, 4-3. And they did it the way they've been doing it all season, as a team...
Police Log: Problem House Guest, Problem Bill
Tuesday, Oct. 15, 10:41 a.m. – A resident of Shippeetown Road told police her car was broken into overnight, while it was parked in her garage. The thief took her cell phone, phone charger and a credit card. The car was unlocked and the garage door was left open. It did not appear the thief got into the house...
Boys Freshman XC Takes States
The Freshman Boys Cross Country team took first place in the freshman state championship Monday. Only 13 points separated the top four teams. Behind EG (with a 57 score) came Smithfield (61), Bishop Hendricken (68) and La Salle (70)...
Changing The Conditions
Written by Bob Houghtaling. Many years ago Joe Militello, the principal of Cole Junior High School, asked me if I would be interested in coaching the school’s basketball team. Seeing that I was but a few months into my new job as the Town of East Greenwich’s Drug Counselor, ingratiating myself to principals, police chiefs, town managers, etc., was par for the course...
Obituary: Mark Boyajian, 35
Mark Boyajian, 35, of East Greenwich, passed away Monday, October 21. Born in Providence, he was the beloved son of Mary (Garlick) Boyajian and the late Harold Boyajian...
Destiny Africa Returns To EGThe Ugandan youngsters who stole hearts when they visited a year ago are back in town with more music and dance, with one more concert in East Greenwich after several performances at local schools this week...
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Tiny Kitten Gets 'Lucky'
Scott Grenon was in the middle of moving a pile of boulders to make way for a new septic system on Laurel Wood Drive in East Greenwich Thursday when he noticed something moving out of the corner of his eye…
Is Pot Addictive? Like Alcohol? Safer Legalized?
Last week’s forum at Swift Community Center – Marijuana: What’s the Problem? – perhaps raised more questions than it answered. For organizer Bob Houghtaling, that isn’t a bad outcome...
Scott Grenon was in the middle of moving a pile of boulders to make way for a new septic system on Laurel Wood Drive in East Greenwich Thursday when he noticed something moving out of the corner of his eye…
Is Pot Addictive? Like Alcohol? Safer Legalized?
Last week’s forum at Swift Community Center – Marijuana: What’s the Problem? – perhaps raised more questions than it answered. For organizer Bob Houghtaling, that isn’t a bad outcome...
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