Finding Nemo ... In Goddard Park

Pictures of the storm as it descended Friday.

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5 Things You Need To Know Today

Five Things: Beisel Fever, Cruise Night & More

Your guide for life in East Greenwich today, July 27.

Goddard Park Farmers Market: It’s high season for farmers markets … awesome produce and flowers and the rest is just icing on the cake. Off Ives Road from 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. Childrens’ Performance: There is no admission fee or registration for this, but children must be accompanied by and seated with an adult for the last of these weekly performances. The act is Double Vision, which does theatrics and circus stunts. At East Greenwich High School from 1:30 to 2:15 p.m. Crestar Cruise Night: Bring your ‘rod down to Crestar’s parking lot for Cruise Night. Oh, you don’t have a classic car? No worries! There will be PLENTY of cars. And Pops food truck. And a d.j. Life is good. 'Legally Blonde': Summer Stage at Bishop Hendriken High School …

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Thousands Turn Out for Autism Walk

The 10th Annual Imagine walk, organized by The Autism Project, took place Sunday at Goddard Park.

No Rain, Plenty Of Runners, For ALS 5K

The annual run/walk at Goddard Park attracted nearly 700 participants.

The sun wasn't shining, but no one minded at Saturday's Scott Carlson/ALS 5K at Goddard Park. That's because rain had been in the forecast and many remembered last year's cold rain. Nearly 700 people registered by the start of the race. The top three finishers as well as the top female finisher were from Connecticut. The winner of the race was William Sanders, from Wethersfield, Conn., with a time of 15:04.4. Marie Davenport of Guilford, Conn., was the first female finisher, with a time of 17:07.2. "We had an awesome day," said race organizer Judy Pratt from EG Rotary. She said it was looking possible that they raised close to $60,000 for the ALS Association of Rhode Island. She lauded the "tons of volunteers" from EG High School Interact…

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Spring Arrives In EG

Spring is everywhere around East Greenwich this week

Is there any sweeter time of the year than spring? If you have photos of spring splendor you would like to share, add them here.

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[VIDEO] Special O's Torch Run Plunge

Under sunny skies, more than 100 people took the plunge at Goddard Park to raise money for Rhode Island Special Olympics.

It wasn't Jan. 1, but it wasn't July 1 either on Sunday, when Special Olympics Rhode Island held its sixth annual Torch Run Plunge at Goddard Park. More than 100 people got wet, with twice that many there in support. Donna Sawyer of East Greenwich was one of the plungers. Her grandson Charlie is a member of North Kingstown Special Olympics. After Sawyer heard about the plunge, she consulted with Charlie's big brother Christopher, a third grader at Meadowbrook Farms, and the two of them decided they would do it together. Students from Central Falls High School raised $2,500 for the plunge — 25 people from Central Falls took the plunge. Participants like Scott Maranda of Warwick were not at all thrilled with getting wet, but were doing it …

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EG Rotarian To Be Honored by ALS-RI

Dr. Judy Pratt is recognized for her leading roll with EG Rotary in raising money to help people with ALS.

East Greenwich Rotarian Judy Pratt has been named by the Rhode Island Chapter of the ALS Association as this year’s recipient of the Spirit of Lou Gehrig Award. She will be honored at the chapter’s 16th annual Evening of Hope celebration  Saturday, May 12, at the Newport Hyatt Regency. Pratt is being recognized for her work as chair of the East Greenwich Rotary Club’s annual Scott Carlson Memorial Road Race, an event which has grown to be the single largest financial contributor to ALS-RI. At last year’s Evening of Hope, Pratt presented the association a check for $55,000, bringing the total generated by the race over its 11-year history to $330,000. Pratt and the club plan to generate a similar amount from this year’s race, scheduled for…

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Goddard Park On A Snowless January Day

Our local treasure looks beautiful in every season.

These photos were taken by our newest contributor, East Greenwich High School sophomore Paige Smith.

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