EAST PROVIDENCE — The 2022 edition of the East Providence High School Unified Volleyball League team, which brings together Special Needs student-athletes with their peers from the general …
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By Mike Rego
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11/3/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Department of Public Works/Highway Division recently updated the remaining list of roads to be repaved during the rest of the 2022 construction …
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By Mike Rego
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11/2/22
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As Rhode Islanders go to the polls to vote, at least the abolition of slavery will not be on the ballot. Elsewhere in five states, Alabama, Louisiana, Oregon, Tennesee and Vermont, voters will decide …
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By Arlene Violet
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11/2/22
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The out-of-town frame on the CD2 race is mainly about how a potential win by GOP candidate Allan Fung in a Democrat-leaning Rhode Island reflects a tough national outlook for President Biden’s …
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By Ian Donnis
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11/2/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence High School’s surprisingly strong 2022 boys’ soccer season came a crushing completion over the last week with a pair of losses.
The first, in …
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By Mike Rego
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11/1/22
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NORTH SCITUATE — The East Providence High School boys’ cross country team completed its 2022 season last weekend vying in the Class A Championship Meet at Ponaganset High’s 3.1-mile …
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By Mike Rego
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11/1/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School boys’ soccer club was shut out, 2-0, by visiting rival LaSalle Thursday night, Oct. 27, in its 2022 Division I regular season finale, but …
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By Mike Rego
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10/30/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls’ tennis team advanced to the Division III playoff semifinals after the Townies defeated visiting Cranston East, 4-2, in a …
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By Mike Rego
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10/29/22
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To the editor: Many local candidates are trying to capitalize on the public’s frustration with the Metacomet issue with promises like, “We will keep Metacomet green” or “We …
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10/28/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — A local ordinance expanding on a state statute allowing more East Providence service-connected disabled veterans to gain tax exemptions was recently passed and will be …
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10/28/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The last of the 2022 general election forums for candidates from East Providence only co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters-Rhode Island and the East Bay Media …
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By Mike Rego
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10/27/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — There likely weren’t many observers of boys’ high school soccer who pegged East Providence to be a top half of the table team come the final week of the 2022 …
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By Mike Rego
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10/27/22
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To the editor: Now that the East Providence High School is up and running and has beautiful athletic fields on campus, what is the fate of the iconic Pierce Field?
Will it be used for community …
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10/27/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The 2022 edition of the East Providence School Department's annual "Townie Pride" Parade was held Friday, Oct. 21, at Pierce Memorial Stadium prior to the high school football …
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Photos by Julie Furtado
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10/27/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — City officials and outside consultants last week held a community meeting to discuss an initial proposal to refurbish the Kent Field Playground. The gathering took place …
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By Mike Rego
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10/26/22
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To the editor,
The level of state debt in Rhode Island has reached a crises level. The Portsmouth Concerned Citizens has been recommending a “no” vote on all state bond proposals for …
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10/25/22
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William S. Bailey, III, a career firefighter with more than 25 years of experience in both the private and public sectors, has been appointed Tiverton’s new fire chief, effective November …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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10/25/22
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The East Bay Regional Coalition recently completed year one of a 5-year grant totaling $625,000 from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to conduct mental health awareness …
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10/25/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — As the East Providence High School football team wrapped up its Division II regular season slate last week the two things the Townies needed to happen to keep their …
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Photos by Julie Furtado
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10/24/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Local Advisory Committee For Special Education (EPLAC) welcomes all to attend its next monthly meeting to be held on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at 6 p.m. in the …
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10/24/22
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In light of today’s news that Rhode Island’s first domestic presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) was detected in Newport County, state health officials are sounding the …
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By Jim McGaw
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10/21/22
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NEWPORT COUNTY — The R.I. Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced Friday that the first domestic presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Rhode Island has …
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10/21/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence Police investigators are seeking the input of the public in their attempt to apprehend two people alleged to have passed counterfeit currency at a local …
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10/21/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls’ tennis team cemented itself among the top sides in Division III as the league playoffs approach after the Townies eventually …
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By Mike Rego
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10/20/22
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