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Cora Powledge of Portsmouth won a gold medal at the Division II/III qualifying fencing tournament held at the Boston Fencing Club earlier this month. She will compete in the Summer Nationals in Columbus, Ohio, from June 29 to July 8.
Portsmouth fencer qualifies for Summer Nationals
PORTSMOUTH — A local fencer is headed to Columbus, Ohio in June to compete in the Summer Nationals. Cora Powledge, from Portsmouth, scored a gold medal victory for the Rhode Island Fencing … more
Martin Middle School names third quarter honors students
Laurie Marchand, Principal, Greg McCarthy, Assistant Principal Mia Millea, Dean of Students Edward R. Martin announce the Third Quarter Honor Roll for the 2023-2024 school year. Honors are as … more
Kenna Wigginton (left) drives towards goal during the EPHS girls' lacrosse game against Mount St. Charles. The senior scored her 100th career goal for the in the Townies' 15-5 win over neighbor PCD last week.
Townies' Wigginton nets 100th career girls' lacrosse goal
The East Providence High School baseball team opened up Division II play last week with a 1-0 victory over visiting Johnston Monday night, April 8, as the Townies remained unbeaten in three league … more
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Consultant Nancy Morgan begins a Community Conversation with more than 60 people who gathered at Mount Hope Farm on March 27 to discuss the future of a proposed Sowams National Heritage Area.
Sowams Heritage Area talks generate significant interest
More than 130 people attended the Community Conversations presented by the Sowams Heritage Area Project in Bristol and Seekonk recently. more
EPHS pitcher Cassie Dulude makes a throw to first base on a LaSalle bunt attempt during the teams' game April 11.
Rams race past EPHS in Division I softball
The East Providence High School softball team hosted LaSalle in an early season Division I outing Thursday afternoon, April 11, the visiting Rams keeping the Townies winless with a 15-0 victory. … more
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Protective materials have been placed where the new and old Martin Middle School structures will meet as the renovation project there continues.
East Providence School Committee receives detailed updates on construction projects
The Martin Middle School renovation project, while still well under way and on time, has hit a bit of a bump in the road after recent exterior excavation at the Brown Street site revealed some … more
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The entire EPHS Theatre Troupe cast performs during the "Les Mis" show Friday, April 5.
Gallery: EPHS Theatre Troupe performs 'Les Mis'
The East Providence High School Musical Theatre Group presented "Les Miserables" as its annual spring production last weekend, April 4-6, with three shows. Members of the cast included: Jean … more
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Justin Jardine nears the finish line of his victory in the 200 meter dash for the EPHS boys' outdoor track and field team during its 2024 season opening meet April 9.
Townies trounce opposition in 2024 boys' outdoor track opener
The East Providence High School boys' outdoor track and field team opened up its 2024 Eastern Division meet season with a sweep of visiting Providence Country Day, Tiverton and Mt. Hope Tuesday … more
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RIDEM stock ponds in anticipation of 2024 trout season
A rite of spring as much as any other, Opening Day of the 2024 trout season is set for Saturday, April 13, and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has stocked more than 100 … more
East Providence man among half-dozen arrested in underage sex ring
An East Providence resident was among a half-dozen charged in Third Division District Court in Warwick with crimes related to targeting children for sex, stemming from a joint investigation led by … more
Martin Middle School students participate in the formal groundbreaking ceremony Tuesday, April 9, commemorating the near complete reconstruction of the building.
Officials formally break ground on East Providence middle school project
Well underway and on schedule albeit very early in the process, a formal groundbreaking ceremony for the Martin Middle School renovation project was held on the Brown Street grounds Tuesday morning, … more
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East Providence High School's Ava Williams (goalie) and Jayla DaGraca defend against Mount St. Charles during the Townies' 2024 home opener Friday, April 5.
EPHS eyes another deep girls' lacrosse playoff run
The cupboard is far from bare for new head coach Nick Boyce as he takes over the reins of the East Providence High School girls' lacrosse program in time for the 2024 season. Boyce, a Social … more
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Keegan Grant (left) scored four goals in two games for the EPHS boys' lacrosse team to open the 2024 season, including a hat trick against Cranston West in the Townies' 14-4 victory.
EPHS spring sports teams start 2024 seasons
The East Providence High School boys' lacrosse team managed just one win all of last spring. In 2024, it took the Townies just one week to earn their initial Division IV victory as the Townies … more
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The west-to-east side crossover on Interstate 195 towards the Washington Bridge will be moved closer to the span in an attempt to alleviate congestion.
RIDOT preps new lane configuration on east side of bridge
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will shift the location of the crossover from the westbound side of Interstate 195 to the eastbound side and eventually over the Washington Bridge as … more
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Senate passes Lawson's bill to expand parental, caregiving leave
The Rhode Island State Senate passed a bill sponsored by Majority Whip Valarie Lawson that would expand Rhode Island’s Temporary Caregiver Insurance (TCI) program from six weeks to 12. If … more
McKee, RI Commerce set out bridge closure small biz funding strategy
In their continuing attempt to aid those affected financially by the Washington Bridge closure debacle, Governor Dan McKee and RI Commerce have set out what they're calling a "multi-faceted strategy … more
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East Providence High School's Logan Calouro digs a shot from a Pawtucket co-op player in the teams' non-league boys' volleyball 2024 season opener March 28.
EPHS boys' spikers eye deeper playoff run in 2024
The program now back on firm footing after a couple of lean years in the state's top tier, the East Providence High School boys' volleyball team enters the 2024 season seeking to improve upon a … more
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Biden, Trump win 2024 Rhode Island Presidential Primaries
To no one's surprise, Joe Biden and Donald Trump were the far-and-away winners of the respective Democratic and Republican races in Rhode Island's Presidential Preference Primary held Tuesday, … more
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EPHS and program alum Zach Pangborn is the new head coach of the Townies' boys' lacrosse team in time for the 2024 season.
Pangborn takes over as new EPHS boys' lacrosse coach
The 2024 East Providence High School boys' lacrosse season will be notable in at least one way for certain, as for the first time in the still relatively brief 16-year history of the program a Townie … more
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A candle bearing Owen Cameron’s image sits atop a skateboard at Channing Memorial Church in Newport Saturday night, when a vigil in his memory was held. Twenty people took to the microphone to share moving tributes to the Portsmouth High School junior, whose body was found in Middletown March 27, four days after he was last seen leaving his job on foot.
‘He was a light’
PORTSMOUTH — Ava McDermott said a simple act of kindness was all it took for her to realize how special Owen Cameron was. more
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East Providence School District puts April 8 eclipse plans in place
The East Providence School District has authored its process of contending with the partial solar eclipse that will envelop the area Monday, April 8, right around the time students in most buildings … more
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Joe Doyle thought about giving up on his dream of being a musician in his early days of college, but his father, a former East Providence mayor, talked him out of it and pushed him to keep chasing those dreams. Several decades and a thousand recordings later, he is a hall of fame songwriter.
Meet Joe Doyle: From shy kid to Hall of Fame songwriter
One Saturday morning in 1983, when Riverside native, songwriter, singer, musician Joe Doyle was in his freshman year at Rhode Island College studying music, his dad, Ed Doyle (former mayor of … more
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Tim Robitaille (left) and Dylan Annicelli combine the lead the EPHS baseball team in 2024 as the Townies seek to repeat as Division II champions this spring.
A pair of aces!! Townies' hand is flushed as they defend their D-II baseball crown
For just the second time in the 91 seasons the Rhode Island Interscholastic League has sanctioned the sport, the East Providence High School baseball team starts a spring as a reigning champion, the … more
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Mackenzie Pimentel returns to the EPHS softball squad in 2024 as the Townies' starting shortstop.
EPHS softball squad retools in tough top tier
As head coach Katie Solitro sees it the East Providence High School softball team enters the 2024 season not so much "rebuilding," but hopefully rather "reloading." That's what happens when a … more
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Property owners impacted by floods can meet FEMA reps in person
Residents of East Providence who suffered loss or damage from the severe storms December 17-19, 2023 or January 9-13, 2024, can meet with representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency … more
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