All ten Huskies scored as Mt. Hope walloped Woonsocket 54-15 in a Division II away game on Friday night. The win improved the Huskies record to 9-4, 7-3 in league play. Mt. Hope is currently in sixth …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne. Jr.
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1/23/23
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Owen Boudria scored 23 points as the Wildcats came back to beat West Bridgewater 48-45 in their first league game of the season in a packed gymnasium on Friday night. Westport improved their record …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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1/23/23
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“It’s going great, we are 7-0,” said senior co-captain Leah Sylvain of her senior season as the undefeated Westport girls basketball team laid a 39-16 beating on Southeastern RVT on …
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Photos and story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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1/20/23
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I have finally, at long last, figured out how to travel...from Providence to East Providence. My lifelong habit was to cross a little red bridge and voila! There I was, decade after …
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By Mike Fink
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1/20/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — ONE Neighborhood Builders broke ground in recent days on the long-awaited redevelopment of the former VAMCO Jewelry Co. site off Bullocks Point Avenue in the Riverside section …
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By Mike Rego
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1/20/23
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PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls’ indoor track team had mixed results following a pair of Sullivan Division regular season meets held over the last week at the Providence Career …
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Photos by Rich Dionne
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1/19/23
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A dead body was discovered along the edge of the Barrington River on Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 18.
Barrington Police Chief Michael Correia said a deceased male under the age of 30 was found near …
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1/18/23
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A deceased city native and former police officer received long overdue recognition recently, when United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse presented a descendant of Albert E. Peterson Sr. with medals …
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By Mike Rego
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1/18/23
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Thousands of fans packed the harbor walls at Alicante, Spain to view Charlie Enright and the 11th Hour Racing team sail against the competition in Leg 1 of the Ocean Race on Sunday. The first leg …
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Reports Courtesy of the Ocean Race and 11th Hour Racing
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1/18/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence School District administration has signaled it will quickly attempt to fill the void being left in the principal’s position at Riverside Middle …
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By Mike Rego
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1/18/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE – St. Mary Academy-Bay View principal Dr. Marcela Rossi announced the honor roll for the first quarter of the 2022-23 term. This academic distinction recognizes students in …
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1/18/23
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The Mt. Hope wrestling team fell to Cumberland 50-28 in a Division I match at the high school on Wednesday night. The Huskies are currently 0-3 in D-I and 5-7 overall. The fact that Mt. Hope only had …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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1/15/23
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Hunter Brodeur scored 21 points and Max Morotti netted 18 as the Westport basketball team trampled Atlantis Charter School 64-43 in an away game on Wednesday night. The Wildcats have won three in a …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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1/13/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The controversial program of installing “red light” cameras at 10 busy intersections around East Providence received some “accidental” publicity …
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By Mike Rego
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1/13/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Things are trending in the right direction for the East Providence High School swimming teams under the direction of second year head coach Bob Hassan, though the Townies are …
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By Mike Rego
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1/13/23
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To the editor: Why do residents and visitors using Forbes St. to enter the East Shore Expressway and go westerly have to travel into Barrington miles away to turn around? One, poor engineering, two, …
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1/12/23
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To the editor: There has been much speculation on what concessions were made by Rep. Kevin McCarthy to the holdouts preventing his becoming house speaker. Based on the strong moral fortitude and …
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1/12/23
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To the editor: Red light cameras, speed zone cameras…Why doesn’t the city just put cameras throughout the whole city? They just keep adding more and more. Do they really have to on nine …
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1/12/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School boys’ basketball team got the result it needed to stay on track towards a Division I playoff berth and also provided its coach with a …
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By Mike Rego
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1/12/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE -— The Providence Country Day School in city recently announced the honor roll of students from the first trimester of the 2022-23 term.
High Honors
Class of 2030: Maja …
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1/12/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — An errant volleyball smash caused the accidental engagement of the fire suppression, sprinkler system as East Providence High School’s Ramos Gymnasium the week before …
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By Mike Rego
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1/11/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — City native and long-time school district employee Rob Perry is making a municipal switch, leaving his position as principal at Riverside Middle School to become the new Human …
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1/11/23
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Owen Boudria and Max Morotti each scored 21 points in leading the Westport basketball team past Blue Hills 74-65 in front of a packed gym on Friday night. Four of the Wildcats starters netted double …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne. Jr.
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1/10/23
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Gregg Amore had a very busy inauguration day, January 3, the city native beginning last Tuesday with his own oath of office ceremony at the convention center in Providence to become Rhode …
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By Mike Rego
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1/10/23
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The East Providence High School swim teams returned to their 2022-23 Division III regular season schedules in earnest last week following the holiday recess, dropping both outings to visiting …
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By Mike Rego
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1/10/23
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