EAST PROVIDENCE — Eight months after its initial plan was rebuffed and three months after the City Council began considering an eminent domain taking of the land, Marshall Properties LLC …
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By Mike Rego
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4/21/21
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EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence has been charged to be one of three newly created regional COVID-19 vaccination pods, which will serve residents of most East Bay communities over the next few …
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By Mike Rego
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4/7/21
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The Bristol County Water Authority will soon complete its recent project to construct a new $6.9 million emergency backup water pipeline connected to the City of East …
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3/9/21
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The Mt. Hope girls basketball team edged Woonsocket, 39-34 in a Division III home semifinals game on Wednesday night. The Huskies will play either North Smithfield, or Mt. Pleasant, for the …
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Photos and story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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3/4/21
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Prendergast and Pavao lead Mt. Hope to regional state title
PHOTOS BY JULIE FURTADO
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The champion Mt. Hope gymnastics team of (from left to right) Assistant …
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Story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr., photos by Julie Furtado
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2/23/21
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The Mt. Hope girls’ gymnastics team posted its best team score of the season, 133.05, in defeating Barrington, 128.55, and Rogers, 99.75, in a dual home meet at Strive Gymnastics on Saturday. …
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Story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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2/11/21
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Steve Coutu is leaving his long-held position as Director of Public Works in the City of East Providence to become the new Executive Director of the Bristol County Water …
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By Mike Rego
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12/8/20
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The Mt. Hope soccer team is headed for the D-II Championship game after beating Pilgrim 1-1, 3-0, in triple overtime in a semifinal game at Vendituoli Field on Thursday night. Huskies Junior …
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Photos and story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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11/20/20
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EAST PROVIDENCE — In a somewhat surprising move, Marshall Properties LLC has rescinded its request to rezone the Metacomet Golf Club off Veterans Memorial Parkway.
The company made the …
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By Mike Rego
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9/25/20
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Reached after the first of two weeks of the Bristol Police Department’s third annual Youth Leadership Camp, Lt. Steven St. Pierre, who oversees the program, was feeling celebratory. …
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By Christy Nadalin
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8/27/20
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People began to gather around 9:30 on Friday morning in Independence Park for the raising of a flag in honor of first-responders, an event sanctioned by the Bristol Town Council following a 4-1 vote …
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By Christy Nadalin
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7/3/20
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EAST PROVIDENCE — “Quite the pickle…Stuck between a rock and a hard place,” those were some of the words used to describe the district’s busing situation as it begins …
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By Mike Rego
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6/11/20
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The following is the list of graduates in the Class of 2020 at East Providence High School. Students are listed alphabetically and includes the following academic honors:
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Photos by Rich Dionne
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6/10/20
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Victory Field was empty on Sunday afternoon.
On the day that traditionally hosts the Barrington High School graduation ceremony, members of the Class of 2020 instead shared their commencement …
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By Josh Bickford
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6/9/20
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Mayor Bob DaSilva last week took two executive actions in what he said was an attempt “to bring varying racial and ethnic backgrounds with differing views …
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6/4/20
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EAST PROVIDENCE — There are a few certainties on the annual coverage calendar for The Post, one of the most significant being commencement exercises at East Providence High School and the …
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By Mike Rego
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6/3/20
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence School Committee, during a special virtual session held late Friday afternoon, May 29, formally affirmed the layoff recommendations of Superintendent …
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By Mike Rego
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5/29/20
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PROVIDENCE — The Academy of American Poets announced Tina Cane, State Poet of Rhode Island, has been named one of its 2020 Poets Laureate Fellows. Ms. Cane, a resident of East Providence, will …
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5/28/20
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PROVIDENCE — Explaining “a lot of information will be coming out in next couple of weeks as we start reopening our economy,” Gov. Gina Raimondo spent the better part of her Friday, …
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By Mike Rego
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5/22/20
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PROVIDENCE — As Memorial Day and the start of the boating season approaches, the Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is asking boaters to follow COVID-19 social distancing rules and …
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5/22/20
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The City of East Providence is partnering with the American Legion Riverside Post 10 to hold a Memorial Day Motorcade in honor of veterans on Monday, May 25. The procession …
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5/21/20
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EAST BAY — Today we face a national crisis in the form of a deadly pandemic. However, we at the East Bay Regional Coalition remind all there is a hidden link between COVID-19 and other national …
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5/21/20
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The School Committee will hold a special session Tuesday night, May 26, when the body and the administration will review the particularly difficult circumstances pertaining to …
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By Mike Rego
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5/14/20
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The School Department announced the annual recipients of its teacher of the year awards at the May 12 meeting of the School Committee, including as well the selection of …
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By Mike Rego
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5/13/20
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EAST PROVIDENCE — While parks and recreational areas will reopen in city later this week, certain usages of those spaces will continue to be restricted, according to a supplemental executive …
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5/6/20
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