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Daniella Escudero is among those returnees expected to lead the East Providence High School girls' volleyball team during the upcoming 2023 season. A senior, the libero helped the Townies reach the Division II championship match last fall.
EPHS eyes repeat of resurgent girls' spiker season
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls' volleyball team, a long ago power in the state's top tier, took a step back last season with the intention of once again being able to … more
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Reynolds Strong was founded in memory of Barrington resident and East Providence native Paul Reynolds who passed away at the age of 51 after a battle with esophageal cancer.
Golf tournament will raise money for nonprofit
The Paul J. Reynolds Foundation, created in honor of the late Paul Reynolds, will hold its first-ever Reynolds Strong Golf Tournament on Oct. 30 at Pawtucket Country Club. Reynolds Strong was … more
New East Providence High School boys' soccer head coach Tim Calouro (center) looks on as his players perform a juggling drill during a recent practice session Tuesday night, Aug. 22. Calouro, a former standout for the Townies at the turn of the century, takes over the program from former teammate and friend Tony Vieira.
Former Townie Calouro takes boys' soccer top job
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School boys' soccer program dipped into its past recently to find its next head coach as 2001 alum Tim Calouro takes over the reins from his former … more
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DaSilva's draft FY24 East Providence budget calls for max levy percentage increase
EAST PROVIDENCE — Last week, the administration of Mayor Bob DaSilva submitted a draft budget for the Fiscal Year 2023-24 starting on November 1, which includes $7.5 million in spending … more
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Members of the Fast Track 4x100 and 4x400 meter regional champion relay teams included (left to right) Laejah Preston, Eleanor Lial, Jordin Preston, Caitlin Massey and Serenity Lewis along with head coach Ernest Fennell.
East Providence youth track and field athletes shine on kids' summer circuit
EAST PROVIDENCE — A handful of East Providence-middle school aged track and field athletes enjoyed continued successes during the recent summer club season, including a visit to the youth … more
Park namesake Onna Moniz-John welcomes patrons the 32nd annual Neighborhood Day Saturday, Aug. 19, at Onna Moniz-John/Central Avenue Playground.
Gallery: 2023 Neighborhood Day at Onna Moniz-John/Central Avenue Playground
EAST PROVIDENCE — The 32nd annual Neighborhood Day took place Saturday, Aug. 19, at Onna Moniz-John/Central Avenue Playground..."Us and You Year 32." Events included the traditional … more
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Stephanie Beaute, Gabe Amo, Walter Berwick, Sandra Cano, Don Carlson, Stephen Casey, John Goncalves, Sabina matos, Ana Quezada, Aaron Regunberg
Ten Democratic Congressional hopefuls square off at Roger Williams University
It was a fast-moving debate with several lightning rounds, ensuring that everyone got a chance to flash a little personality, attempt to differentiate themselves from the other members of their party onstage, and, for better or worse, increase their name recognition. more
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East Providence Council moves many measures, appropriates millions in ARPA funds
EAST PROVIDENCE — The City Council, in a somewhat rare step at its meeting on Tuesday night, Aug. 15, unanimously gave the first of two necessary approvals to 11 spending ordinances … more
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Program alum Tony Vieira has resigned the position of boys' head soccer coach at East Providence High School, where he coached the Townies for 13 years.
Vieira makes difficult decision to step away from EPHS boys' soccer
EAST PROVIDENCE — Now former East Providence High School boys' soccer coach Tony Vieira, like just about every other person who has held a similar position, came to understand it was just time … more
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Alex Mulamba will be among a group of players expected to have significantly bigger roles for the EPHS boys' basketball team this coming winter.
EPHS boys' hoopsters spend summer starting rebuild process
EAST PROVIDENCE — The recently completed 2023 Summer League for the East Providence High School boys' basketball team was an eye-opener to a certain extent for the 13 players who regularly … more
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Scenes from the two-car crash Friday evening, Aug. 18, at Pawtucket Avenue/Catlin Avenue and Bowen Street.
East Providence Police investigate fatal car crash on Pawtucket Avenue
EAST PROVIDENCE — One man died and another remains in serious condition as a result of a two-car collision Friday evening, Aug. 18, in city on Pawtucket Avenue near both Catlin Avenue and … more
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The latest speed control camera in East Providence being installed at the intersection of Warren Avenue and South Broadway in July 2023.
Current EP Council queries speed control camera company president
EAST PROVIDENCE —  The current City Council, which inherited the situation from its predecessor incarnation, once again took up the contentious speed control camera program topic at its … more
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Larisa urges EP Council to 'enhance' mother's memorial stone
EAST PROVIDENCE — Former City Councilor Joe Larisa defended the accuracy of his late mother's contribution to the acquisition of what was formerly called "Rose Larisa Park" at the … more
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East Providence contracts Northeast Collaborative Architects for Carousel project
EAST PROVIDENCE — The scale and scope of the original concept reduced significantly, the City Council at its Tuesday, Aug. 15, meeting took two actions towards regenerating the grounds … more
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East Providence High School grad Emanuel Kanger is a recipient of a 2023 Rhode Island Foundation Carter Scholarship.
East Providence teen counts among statewide college scholarship winners
EAST PROVIDENCE -— The Rhode Island Foundation is sending an East Providence teen off to college with a scholarship through its Carter Roger Williams Initiative, which was launched by … more
Rumford's Alden Beals competes for the East Providence-based Rhode Island Fencing Academy at a recent tournament.
RIFAC athletes fare well in qualifiers leading up to nationals
EAST PROVIDENCE — It was a typically active and successful spring and summer run of results for competitors from the East Providence-based Rhode Island Fencing Academy & Club, culminating … more
Wannamoisett Country Club's Bobby Leopold won his record-tying fourth Rhode Island Golf Association State Amateur championship in early July with a 9-and-8 victory over Harry Dessel at Warwick Country Club.
Wannamoisett's Leopold, Macleod win RIGA major championships
Superb summers for golfers with Wannamoisett ties continued in recent weeks as a pair of players from the noted Rumford layout claimed major Rhode Island Golf Association wins including Bobby Leopold's … more
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EPHS teacher and coach Kristen Coutoulakis high fives student-athlete Ben Nascimento during a 2022 Unified Basketball League game.
Cox confers coaching honor on East Providence High School's Coutoulakis
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence High School teacher and Unified League/Special Needs sports mentor Kristen Coutoulakis was recently chosen as a recipient of a Cox Communications "Outstanding … more
Tiverton firefighters remove a window after a mill fire
Amendment to injured firefighters law stirs municipal budget concerns
According to Jordan Day, associate director of the R.I. League of Cities and Towns, this law could be a financial disaster for municipal budgets already straining under the pressure from, well, everything else. more
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East Providence School Board backs amended FY23-24 budget
The School Committee, at its Tuesday, Aug. 8, meeting approved an operational budget for Fiscal Year 2023-24 in the amount of $97,024,640 with an increase year-over-year in city aid of $1,912,531 or … more
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Jury convicts man of molesting a child in East Providence
PROVIDENCE — The Office of Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced late last week a Rhode Island man was found guilty in Providence County Superior Court of sexually assaulting a female … more
Barrington's Chris Brindamour competed in the recent Duckpin Professional Bowlers Association Tour stop at Dudek Lanes in Warren.
National duckpin pro bowling tour makes a stop at Dudek Lanes
WARREN — The sixth stop on the 2023 edition of the Duckpin Professional Bowlers Association Tour schedule took place last weekend, Aug. 4-6, at Dudek Lanes in Warren and featured of a couple of … more
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Riverside loses to Lowell in Junior Legion Baseball regional final
A superb summer of baseball for the Riverside Post 10 Junior Division club came to an end Sunday afternoon, Aug. 6, with a 5-0 loss to Post 87 from Lowell, Mass., in the championship game of the 2023 … more
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Police arrest East Providence man on multiple drug charges
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence Police officers recently arrested a city man alleged to have been operating a drug ring here and in neighboring Providence. Nicholas DaSilva, 23, was … more
Grande dame of East Providence schools, politics Millie Morris passes
EAST PROVIDENCE — The grande dame of East Providence politics and the city's school department, Mildred "Millie" Morris, passed away Wednesday morning, Aug. 2, 2023. She was 88. Morris, who … more
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