Town Councilors Past, Present Congratulate Sequino On 25 Years

Bill Sequino is East Greenwich's fifth town manager; he was hired in 1988.

Town Manager Bill Sequino had a little more hair and it was a little darker back when he was hired in 1988. Those in attendance Monday night at the Town Council's ceremony awarding Sequino with a commendation for 25 years on the job got a glimpse of that darker, fuller head of hair because Council President Michael Isaacs gave Sequino a copy of a photo from that era. In addition to the current Town Council, a few past councilors were in attendance to honor Sequino, including Marilyn Kiesel, Sharyn Iannucilli, Chuck Barton, and Mark Schwager. Carl Hoyer sent a letter with his congratulations. In addition, Cynthia Sequino was given a large bouquet and Isaacs thanked her for being supportive over the years.  To read more about Sequino's …

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5 Things You Need To Know Today

Five Things: Sequino Celebrated, Comp Plan Discussed

Your guide for life in East Greenwich today, March 11.

Town Council meeting: On the agenda is a recognition of Town Manager Bill Sequino’s 25 years on the job. Also, there will also be a joint public hearing with the Planning Board on the still in process revised Comprehensive Plan. NOTE: The meeting takes place at Swift Community Center . It starts at 7 p.m. Main Street vet opens: The Hill & Harbour Veterinary Center sign has been in place since last summer and today it opens for business. New patients welcome, says veterinary doctor and surgeon Keith Schoen. Hill & Harbour Veterinary Center, visit their website here, email here, call (401) 398-7808, or stop by – it’s right next to Back to Basics at 500 Main Street. Statewide READ of Is Your Hair Made Of Donuts? EG’s Joy Feldman, author and …

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How Would EG Handle A Newtown Scenario?

Town Manager and Police Chief offer their thoughts.

It is unthinkable. Or at least it was until Friday, when a gunman killed 20 children and 6 adults before taking his own life at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. There had been no mass shootings in New England before Friday so we could be excused for thinking before, "Yes, but that wouldn't happen here." It did happen here on Friday and we are all wondering, what if? What if it happened right here in East Greenwich? After conversations with both Town Manager Bill Sequino and Police Chief Tom Coyle and an earlier conversation with EG's juvenile officer, John Carter, here's what EG Patch can tell you. According to Carter, state law dictates each school have 15 drills a year, including two lockdown drills and two evacuation …

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Final Total Cost For Cole, Other Projects About $50 Million

While voters approved spending up to $52 million, the final costs look to be $2 million below that.

At the Town Council meeting Monday night, members voted to approve the sale of school building improvement bonds not to exceed $40 million. Added to an earlier approval of the sale of $10.5 million in bonds, the town is now just one step from fully bonding for the projects that include the new Cole Middle School. The date of that final step — sale of the actual bonds — should be announced later this week, according to Town Manager Bill Sequino. The final tally, he said, is estimated to be about $50 million dollars, $2 million less that the maximum voters approved to spend in 2008. Sequino said the savings come from three different sources. First, the projects themselves — which included, in addition to Cole, renovations at the high school…

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