The city sports scene, specifically, and the community, in general, lost a notable member with the passing of Vin Spremulli, who died at the age of 76 on Thursday, Oct. 5.
He leaves behind is …
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By Mike Rego
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10/12/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence School Committee held a to-the-point, rather brief monthly meeting on Tuesday night, Oct. 10, in the high school auditorium.
The Committee heard its …
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By Mike Rego
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10/12/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Over a week's time recently, the East Providence High School boys' soccer club not only snapped a lengthy losing skid, but also qualified for the upcoming Division I state …
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By Mike Rego
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10/12/23
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To the editor:
From time immemorial, the Jewish people have endured countless atrocities - from the oppressive rule of Pharaoh, the wickedness of Haman, the horrors perpetrated by Hitler, and …
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10/12/23
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The …
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By Mike Rego
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10/11/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Things got a little heated and, in sports parlance, chippy during a public hearing held by the Council Tuesday night, October 10, on the city's proposed Fiscal Year 2023-24 …
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By Mike Rego
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10/11/23
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Fall is a great time to fish, and it is getting better every day.
Last week the tuna bite for school tuna was outstanding. Reports had as many as 40 school tuna being caught and released by one …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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10/10/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: It’s an old political axiom: don’t help your opponent get a leg up in a campaign. That helps explain why CD1 Democrat Gabe Amo — who would have gone to the …
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By Ian Donnis
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10/10/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — For the second time in less than a week, the East Providence High School football team suffered a gut-wrenching late loss at home in front of a large throng of fans, the …
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By Mike Rego
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10/6/23
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PROVIDENCE – East Providence State Senator Valarie J. Lawson has been tapped by body president Dominick J. Ruggerio to become the next Democratic majority whip in the upper chamber.
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10/6/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Though both sides had considerable attrition through graduation, the first meeting between neighbors and rivals St. Mary Academy-Bay View and East Providence High School since …
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By Mike Rego
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10/5/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — An East Providence High School female student died suddenly and unexpected Wednesday morning, Oct. 4, prior to the start of classes, leaving her peers and especially those …
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By Mike Rego
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10/5/23
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Home Improvement | Fall 2023
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10/5/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — In an announcement made Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 4, the Rhode Island Interscholastic League said the organization for the first time will be sponsoring separate weight …
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By Mike Rego
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10/4/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — For the second time in a year's time, a second set of City Councilors voted unanimously to deny a application the Cumberland Farms convenience store located at the new …
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By Mike Rego
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10/4/23
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Retirement is not one-size-fits-all. It can mean different things to different people. Perhaps you have not applied for Social Security retirement benefits because you're still …
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By Cheryl Tudino
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10/4/23
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‘American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer’ By Kai Bird
Given the popularity of this summer’s blockbuster film, this biography of J. Robert …
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By Donna Bruno
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10/3/23
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By now you know whether the Republican House got its act together and continued the funding to run the government. To think that these do-nothings continue to receive a whopping salary while our …
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By Arlene Violet, Esq.
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10/3/23
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The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is conducting fall trout stocking, in advance of the Columbus Day holiday weekend, in selected areas in Rhode Island from Thursday, …
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By Capt. Dave Monti
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10/3/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Residents got their first semi-official glimpse of how members of the City Council viewed the draft Fiscal Year 2023-24 budget submitted by the administration of Mayor Bob …
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By Mike Rego
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10/3/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls' volleyball team, the pace-setters to date in the Division II ranks, returned to league action earlier this week following a six-day …
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By Mike Rego
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10/3/23
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STORY OF THE WEEK: Redlining is widely thought of as the practice that prevailed in a lot of American cities in the mid-20 th century, imposing racial segregation and depriving worthy borrowers of …
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By Ian Donnis
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10/3/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — At home, in front of a fired up crowd on homecoming and under the bright lights of local television cameras, the East Providence High School football team couldn't quite close …
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By Mike Rego
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10/2/23
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