EAST PROVIDENCE — The City Council gave its blessing for a new three-year contract between the East Providence School Department and the union of district teachers, the East Providence …
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By Mike Rego
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10/26/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Heritage Arts organization, the remnants of the former Heritage Days festival held in city, conducted its first "Battle Of The Bands" contest Saturday …
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Photos by Julie Furtado
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10/26/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — A William Rodrigues tally in the 55th minute proved the lone goal of the game as the East Providence High School boys' soccer team closed out its 2023 Division I regular …
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By Mike Rego
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10/25/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Saturday, Oct. 28, is a very busy one on the city's community calendar with events spanning the spectrum of outlets around East Providence.
Drug Take-Back Day The 25th …
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10/25/23
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The East Bay residential real estate trend of decreasing housing units sold and decreasing days on market, driven by the Fed’s action to increase rates, continues unabated. Homeowners are …
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By Douglas Gablinske
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10/25/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The victim of a stabbing at East Providence High School on Thursday, Oct. 19, is recovering following surgery that same day to mend his wounds.
The assailant has been …
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By Mike Rego
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10/24/23
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Last week I was one of eight recreational fishermen who met with Rep. Seth Magaziner and his staff in their Warwick office to talk about habitat, fish and recreational fishing. He met with us …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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10/24/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Organized labor has made a lot of headlines of late, what with strikes by writers in Hollywood and auto workers in Michigan. The common thread is how technology is extending the …
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By Ian Donnis
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10/24/23
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If you take a close look at a glass of seawater or even Westport River water, you will find it is full of tiny particles. Seawater isn't just plain water; it contains dissolved salts, proteins, fats, …
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10/23/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — An East Providence firefighter was recently arrested at his home in city on multiple charges related to weapons and domestic disturbance.
Captain Michael J. Rapoza, the …
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By Mike Rego
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10/23/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — As they've done for the entirety of the 2023 season to date, the East Providence High School top pairing of Isabella Hurley and Madison Luu cruised to a resounding victory, …
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By Mike Rego
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10/22/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls' soccer team concluded the second-to-last week of its 2023 Division II season by ending fall-long league losing streak.
In city …
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By Mike Rego
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10/19/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence High School went into lockdown just after noontime on Thursday, Oct. 19, after a stabbing incident occurred inside the building.
Students and staff …
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By Mike Rego
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10/19/23
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To the editor: It was heartening that so many people were interested in the Cultural Center proposed for Hunt’s Mills! A lively, articulate crowd gathered at Council chambers on Monday evening. …
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10/19/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — A healthy crowd filled the Council Chamber Monday evening, Oct. 16, at City Hall for an introductory public forum on a proposed "Cultural Center" to be placed on the …
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By Mike Rego
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10/19/23
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The aim of the East Providence High School boys' soccer club for a top-half of the table finish to its 2023 Division I regular season took a bit of hit in recent days as the Townies dropped a pair of …
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By Mike Rego
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10/18/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Police Department reported the arrest of 24 year-old Joao Rego of Rehoboth following a call for a structure fire on Austin Avenue on October 14.
Rego …
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10/18/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — There was a lot of huffing and puffing, but the house never went down...In fact, it didn't change very much after all. At its meeting Tuesday night, Oct. 17, the East …
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By Mike Rego
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10/17/23
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The East Providence High School girls' volleyball team passed what was most certainly its sternest test to date in its 2023 Division II regular season as the Townies went on the road to defeat …
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By Mike Rego
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10/17/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: In 1997, when Jack Reed first joined the U.S. Senate, the Cold War had ended and 9/11 had not yet happened. A quarter-century later, the world is a very different place, with a …
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By Ian Donnis
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10/17/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence has kicked off its roadway and sidewalk improvement program with major support from the state.
The city received a $675,858 grant/match of 33 percent in …
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10/16/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls' tennis team didn't let a little rain and some damp courts Monday afternoon, Oct. 16, get in the way of clinching the 2023 Division III …
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By Mike Rego
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10/16/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Coming off a pair of last-second losses the previous two weeks, the East Providence High School football team capped a three-game homestand with a 26-0 shutout of East …
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By Mike Rego
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10/13/23
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