Ode to a Picnic Just Past Another afternoon together,Another day of gorgeous weather,Another GHCA picnic in the books,And a super thanks to all the cooks,To the volunteers I give a cheer,I’m sure they will be back next year,From the apps to the mains,No one could complain,And the desserts had a flair,That was well beyond compare!TheContinue reading “2026 Annual Picnic”
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2026 Bocce Tournament
Congratulations to Bill Keen and Harry Morse, our champions at this year’s GHCA Bocce Tournament held on Saturday, August 8th. After a very competitive final match, second place was awarded to the team of Don Geisler and Anna Kroesser. Thank you to all who played, watched and helped out to make yet another successful BocceContinue reading “2026 Bocce Tournament”
2026 PorchFest
GHCA’s 7th annual PorchFest and open mic session was held in Mal and Bonnie O’Connor’s backyard at 17 Border Avenue, on July 25th. The record-setting crowd of friends and neighbors enjoyed picture-perfect weather and filled the shady yard with lawn chairs and refreshments to comfortably experience two hours of music and bonhomie. Thirteen talented actsContinue reading “2026 PorchFest”
2026 Food Truck Night
Green Hill Civic Association’s 4th annual food truck night was held on Thursday, July 9th in Green Hill Park. Organized by Marcia Ryter, with set-up support from Dawn McCabe and Maureen Morse, the event featured several new food trucks this year: South County Barbecue, Farm to Sandwich, Newport Chowder and Lobster, and Luca’s Ice Cream.Continue reading “2026 Food Truck Night”
2026 Fourth of July Parade
Green Hill celebrated America’s 250th birthday with our biggest and most imaginative parade yet! All participants came out prepared for fun despite the record breaking heat wave. There were wonderful displays of patriotism from decked out automobiles, bicycles, wagons and families marching the parade route. Thank you again to the team that works to makeContinue reading “2026 Fourth of July Parade”
2026 Chalk Day
More than sixty “young at heart” kids took to the street on Sunday morning, July 5th to let their creative juices flow onto the pavement of Land and Sea Drive with sidewalk chalk. The theme this year was “We the People”. Children, parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles all had fun drawing everything from ice creamContinue reading “2026 Chalk Day”
Vision 2030 Update
Hello GHCA Members, Here are the Vision 2030 work presentations we discussed with you at the June 15, 2024 member meeting. Based on your input and hopefully, as you will see as you look through these presentations, there are some very exciting initiatives underway to enhance our beautiful GHCA community in the future. Below you willContinue reading “Vision 2030 Update”
2024 Horseshoe Tournament
The weather cooperated and everyone had a great time at our 2nd annual Horseshoe Tournament on August 10th! Eight teams battled it out with the team of Joan Jackson and Suzanne Werth taking first place – and the 2nd place winners were Jack Grzelak and Harry Morse. Highlights of the day included many new playersContinue reading “2024 Horseshoe Tournament”
2024 GHCA Porchfest
On Saturday, July 27th, the fifth annual Porchfest open mic session was held in Mal and Bonnie O’Connor’s backyard at 17 Border Avenue. It was a beautiful day for live music outdoors. Approximately 100 people brought their lawn chairs and snacks into the backyard to hear local musicians and the O’Connors’ friends from New Mexico singContinue reading “2024 GHCA Porchfest”
Food Truck Night
Marcia Ryter On July 11, the Civic Association hosted our first “Trucks in the Park” event. We estimate approximately 150 people attended the event, and we received a great deal of unsolicited positive feedback. It was a big success! Four food trucks; Alexerod’s Fry Shack, Hot Potato RI, The Burrito Bowl, and Newport Creamery IceContinue reading “Food Truck Night”