Last Week In East Greenwich

Town Council Approves Sidewalk Liquor Service

The Town Council voted 3-2 in favor of allowing restaurants with tables on public property to serve alcohol to patrons who are getting "full meal service." The service could start as soon as August 1.

Obituary: Ian M. Cameron, 24

Ian M. Cameron, 24, of East Greenwich, died in an accident in Rhode Island on June 29. Born in Nevada, he was the son of Lisa (Benbow) Cameron and the late Mark McLeod Cameron. After graduating from Rocky Hill Prep School, Ian attended Middlebury College and also participated in research at Brown University. While at Rocky Hill, he shared and nurtured his many gifts. Eager to rise to a challenge, he dove into projects with tenacity and relish.

2 p.m. – The owner of Cathay Garden told police someone gone into an apartment he owns behind the restaurant and taken some things. He said he used to keep the apartment open sometimes but that 10 or 11 days ago a tenant of his from another apartment had removed cushions from the back apartment to use with friends congregating in the parking lot behind the building. He’d told the tenant to return the cushions and had made sure to lock the apartment since. He wasn’t sure when exactly the items – including four crystal dragons, three paintings and a lamp – went missing. There was no sign of forced entry; a woman’s sweatshirt smelling of cigarettes had been left behind.

The tidal wave of statistics on schools released by the state Department of Education last week shows two of East Greenwich's schools – EGHS and Meadowbrook Farms – achieved "warning" status, the fourth classification out of a seven-tier system.

Timucin Marino age 14 swam from Asia to Europe on july 7th. Timucin participated at "2Continents 1Meet" in Istanbul and swam 6.5 km in Marmara Sea where Black Sea and Aegean Sea meet. Open water, currents going different directions, wild winds, big waves did not stop him to finish the course in 52:42 minutes. This year 1,500 swimmers were signed up for this meet ages 14 to 70, Timucin placed in the top 20 percent.

The Town Council voted 5-0 to name Police Chief Tom Coyle to serve as interim town manager at its meeting Monday night. The chief, who sat in his regular spot below the dais when the meeting began, took the seat on the dais long occupied by Bill Sequino, who served his last day as town manager on Friday, July 6.

Narragansett Rune Stone: Viking, Knights, Or … ?

The Narragansett Rune Stone jumped into prominence after it went missing in July 2012. The stone, which was visible in the water off Pojac Point in nearby North Kingstown in very low tide, had markings that some around the world – thanks to the Internet – had said pointed to Vikings or Christian knights (think Da Vinci Code). The mystery of its disappearance was all the more fantastic since it was a large rock, weighing tons.