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EPHS CTC Automotive students work on a vehicle during a recent class.

East Providence's CTC remains at capacity, expects to add programming

EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School Career and Technical Center will continue to be at full capacity, enrollment-wise, and is expanding its curriculum offerings with an eye … more

By Mike Rego | 5/1/23

State Representative Katherine Kazarian (D-District 63)

House passes Kazarian’s Equality in Abortion Coverage Act bill

PROVIDENCE— The House of Representatives passed Rep. Katherine S. Kazarian’s (D-Dist. 63, East Providence, Pawtucket) Equality in Abortion Coverage Act Thursday evening, April 27, a piece … more

4/27/23

Gallery: East Providence Unified Basketball League

EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School Unified Basketball League team hosted its annual "Pink Out" game recently when the Townies hosted Tolman Thursday afternoon, April … more

By Mike Rego | 4/27/23

The Riverside Middle School Band will hold its annual spring concert on May 18.

Spring concerts highlight May calendar of events at East Providence schools

EAST PROVIDENCE — May is unofficially officially "music month" in the East Providence School district as concerts abound at both middle schools and the high school in the coming … more

By Mike Rego | 4/26/23

Portsmouth High’s Tristan Thomas competes in the high jump during Monday’s meet in East Providence. He won the pole vault event with a best effort of 10 feet.

Portsmouth's Landon Rodrigues wins 4 events at track meet

EAST PROVIDENCE — Landon Rodrigues won four events as the Portsmouth High boys’ outdoor track team swept a meet in East Providence Monday. The final team scores were Portsmouth 92.5, … more

4/25/23

East Providence High School's Giselle Raphael breaks from the starting blocks in the girls' 4x100 meter relay during the Eastern Division outdoor track and field meet hosted by the Townies on Monday, April 24.

Townies split Eastern Division outdoor track meets

EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School outdoor track and field squads hosted their third meet of the 2023 Eastern Division regular season Monday afternoon, April 24, at Townie … more

By Mike Rego | 4/25/23

A row of wrapped boats still await their spring awakening at Striper Marina near the Barrington Yacht Club. Striper is one of the numerous local marinas where boaters can take part in a fee-based recycling program for the shrinkwrap waste.

From wrap to recycle

Everyone living along the New England coastline is familiar with the sight of marinas in the winter. They transform into seas of plastic white, with thousands of boats shrink-wrapped for their … more

By Julia Stearly | 4/25/23

East Providence High School's Dylan Slavick competes in the high jump for the Townies in their Eastern Division outdoor track and field meet Monday, April 24.

Gallery: East Providence, Portsmouth, Bay View outdoor track

EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence High School hosted its third dual meet of the 2023 Eastern Division outdoor track and field regular season Monday afternoon, April 24, at Townies Stadium, … more

Photos by Mike Rego | 4/24/23

The Dollar Tree on Pawtucket Avenue in city has been cited by OSHA.

OSHA cites Dollar Tree for unsafe conditions at East Providence store

PROVIDENCE — The United States Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards, OSHA, has issued citations to a pair of Dollar Tree Stores Inc. stores in Rhode … more

4/24/23

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (RIDEM) announced on Sunday that the release of 10 million gallons of partially-treated stormwater and wastewater prompted the closing of two shellfishing zones, which includes waters in Warren and Bristol.

Fall River treatment plant sends 10 million gallons of wastewater into Mt. Hope Bay

A power failure that occurred early Sunday morning at a wastewater treatment facility in Fall River, Mass. was responsible for about 10 million gallons of partially treated wastewater and stormwater being released into Mt. Hope Bay. more

By Ethan Hartley | 4/24/23

Council talks ARPA appropriations in East Providence

EAST PROVIDENCE — Not yet discussed in any detail by the current City Council seated in January of 2023, the body and representatives from the administration of Mayor Bob DaSilva briefly … more

By Mike Rego | 4/21/23

Skippers slam Townies in early-season boys' tennis showdown

EAST PROVIDENCE — The much anticipated early season showdown of the top two teams in Division II boys' tennis, East Providence and North Kingstown, didn't live up to its billing unfortunately … more

By Mike Rego | 4/20/23

US Department of Ed names new EPHS Green Ribbon school

EAST PROVIDENCE — The U.S. Department of Education announced its Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees for 2023, including East … more

4/20/23

Robert Hanlon, director of the East Providence Career and Technical Center, talks about the robot patients in the Nursing room. On this particular day, the students were away on a field trip to the Boston Museum of Science, but on a normal day, they will practice monitoring, tending to and taking vitals for their patients, which talk to the students and tell them how they’re feeling. The senior Nursing students will graduate with CNA certifications at the end of this school year.

Inside E.P. High – a cathedral to CTE

East Providence High School is one of the clear leaders in Career and Technical Education (CTE) programming in the state of Rhode Island. The spectacular new facility, which was built for $189.5 … more

By Scott Pickering | 4/19/23

Ava Monroe looks up from working on a design project within the Graphic Communications room at East Providence High School. Graphics is one of 10 different Career and Technical Education tracks offered at the school, where about half the students are enrolled in some form of CTE programming.

Career and Technical — a new era in education

Since school choice began to proliferate a few years ago, hundreds of students have chosen to leave their hometown districts and enroll elsewhere. They often enroll close to home, choosing a neighboring district or a district a short drive away. But not always. more

By Scott Pickering | 4/19/23

Senior Kit Ruddock, the reigning boys' indoor state 300 meter champ, captains the EPHS boys' outdoor track and field team this season.

Townies tracksters take aim at improved state meet results

EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School outdoor track and field teams began their respective 2023 Eastern Division regular seasons by hosting the inaugural competitive meet at new … more

By Mike Rego | 4/18/23

Senior Chris Riel, teeing off the first hole at the Townies' Agawam Hunt home during a recent practice, is the 2023 EPHS golf team captain.

EPHS eyes spot in revamped golf state championship tournament

EAST PROVIDENCE — "Competitive" or some variation of it is the key word surrounding the East Providence High School golf team as the Townies begin their 2023 Rhode Island Interscholastic League … more

By Mike Rego | 4/17/23

Committees choose Shawmut for latest East Providence school pre-construction pact

EAST PROVIDENCE — The committees overseeing the latest tranche of monies earmarked mostly for the extensive refurbisments of both Martin Middle School and Waddington Elementary School … more

By Mike Rego | 4/14/23

Senior third baseman and No. 2 hitter Jack McKnight shares the 2023 EPHS baseball captaincy with classmate and catcher Manuel Santos, though the latter will miss the first half of the season with an injury.

EPHS baseball is back in D-II, place of some notable successes

EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School baseball team has been realigned down to Division II in time for the 2023, a place where the Townies enjoyed some of the most successful … more

By Mike Rego | 4/14/23

Gallery: EPHS golf practice pics

The East Providence High School golf team continued to get ready for its upcoming Interscholastic League Eastern Division regular season schedule over the past few weeks, including a … more

By Mike Rego | 4/13/23

Ryleigh Grant scores the last of her six goals, leading the EPHS girls' lacrosse team to a 16-12 victory over visiting Rocky Hill Wednesday, April 12.

Reigning champ Townies stay unbeaten early in Division III girls' lacrosse

EAST PROVIDENCE — The final score was a tad generous to the visitors, but for the host East Providence High School girls' lacrosse team it was just another solid early season performance by the … more

By Mike Rego | 4/13/23

East Providence High School coach Tom Galligan, who has guided the Townies for 31 years, has been chosen for induction into the Rhode Island Wrestling Hall of Fame, Class of 2023.

East Providence's Galligan finally gets his call to the Hall

EAST PROVIDENCE — Friends, peers and associates will say it's much overdue, but East Providence High School's Tom Galligan will finally be inducted into the Rhode Island Wrestling Hall of Fame … more

By Mike Rego | 4/13/23

East Providence High School's DJ Lepine fires a serve for the Townies against Mount St. Charles during a non-league boys' volleyball outing two weeks ago. Lepine, a junior setter and opposite side hitter, is the lone returning starter for EPHS this spring.

Townies retool in boys' volleyball, eye playoff return

EAST PROVIDENCE — As the 2023 regular season began two weeks ago, the East Providence High School boys' volleyball team took to the court with a near entirely new starting lineup and cast of … more

By Mike Rego | 4/13/23

A view of the hole/light base behind the stands at the EPHS athletics stadium as of Wednesday, April 12, 2023.

District, contractors coalesce on approach to new EPHS drain pipe fix

EAST PROVIDENCE — Seven months since the episode occurred, after five months of often times intense negotiations and with the possibility of litigation lurching over the process, all parties … more

By Mike Rego | 4/13/23

DPW sponsors Earth Day cleanups in East Providence

EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Department of Public Works Refuse/Recycling Program is once again sponsoring Earth Day neighborhood cleanups and beautification projects throughout the … more

4/12/23