Five Things: House Committee Vote On EG Fire District Bill

House panel to vote on EGFD bill: The R.I. House Committee on Municipal Affairs is scheduled to vote on legislation to merge the East Greenwich Fire District with the Town of East Greenwich. Approval will move the bill to the full House for a vote. It’s to take place “at the rise of the House,” – in other words, sometime after 4 p.m. Room 203 of the State House.

Fire District meeting: On the agenda is discussion and possible vote on the purchase and sales of the property at Cedar Avenue and Post Road, as well as the possible abatement of taxes for Stanley Bostitch on its South County Trail. The meeting will be held in Council Chambers at Town Hall at 7 p.m.

Dining Out for Life: Participating restaurants across Rhode Island, including our own Grille on Main, will donate a percentage of their sales today to AIDS Project Rhode Island, which provides HIV/AIDS prevention and education services, as well as assistance for people living with HIV/AIDS. NBC 10’s Mario Hilario is the honorary chair of this fundraising event, which is called “Dining Out for Life.” For a complete list of participating restaurants, please visit www.aidsprojectri.org. For more information: 401-559-7896 or amy@aidsprojectri.org. And check out what Mario has to say about Dining Out For Life!

Avenger Home Action: Girls Varsity Fastpitch Softball plays Scituate at 4 p.m. You can follow all the Avenger action at the EG Booster Club website here.

EG in spring photos wanted, for our Facebook page cover picture. If you have a photo to submit, upload it here .

Boston t-shirts: If you are interested in ordering the t-shirt featured in the article on 26 acts of kindness that ran on Saturday, here’s a link: http://inktothepeople.com/marketplace/ink-detail/4094

On Friday...

The Living Room, V2: a collection of four locals and one Bostonian who will tell their real stories of triumph and transformation at The Living Room. The storytellers are Andrew Paul Maksymowicz, Janice Michaela Wray, Dana Wronski, Bethany Warburton, and Betty Who. At the EG United Methodist Church at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7:30. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 for students with ID.

Coming Events ...

The Switch Energy Project screening: East Greenwich High School is hosting a viewing of The Switch Energy Project on Monday, April 29, at 7 p.m. Switch is a groundbreaking film focusing on the problem we have at hand with the use of nonrenewable energy resources. The producers of Switch traveled the world to discover ways we can make the switch to renewable resources. All are welcome to this free event. EGHS science students can receive extra credit with their science teacher if they attend the showing and provide their teacher with the ticket the following day in class. Free.