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Charlie Enright of Barrington and the 11th Hour Racing crew head out of Newport Harbor on Malama in rough weather during the 52nd Newport Bermuda Race on Friday, 6/17/22. Enright's crew finished the race to Bermuda in second place with a time of 041:28:43 to Argo, a Mod 70, who finished first with a time of 029:12:44.

Charlie Enright captaining 11th Hour Racing's, "Mālama," finishes second in Newport-Bermuda Race

Skipper Charlie Enright of Barrington, guided the IMOCA 60 Mālama, from 11th Hour Racing across the finish line, almost eight and a half hours after first place finisher, Argo, which completed … more

Story courtesy of Newport Bermuda Race, Photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 6/22/22

A map depicting the BCWA emergency supply project.

BCWA, East Providence announce completion of emergency connection

EAST PROVIDENCE — The Bristol County Water Authority (BCWA) and the City of East Providence jointly announced the pipeline interconnection between the two systems has been completed and … more

6/22/22

RISPCA assists in saving 40 beagles from research facility

EAST PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island SPCA is scheduled to receive a transport of 40 beagles (15 puppies and 25 adults) today from the Humane Society of the United States. The beagles were … more

6/21/22

Three affordable housing projects in East Providence win funding approval

EAST PROVIDENCE — Three proposed affordable housing projects in East Providence received a boost late last week when Rhode Island Housing and elected officials, including the office of Gov. Dan … more

6/16/22

Teammates celebrate with Jayda Sylvia (middle) after she blasted a three run homer in the third inning. Mt. Hope won the game 6-0 and will play in the loser's bracket semifinal on Friday.

Huskies blank Avengers 6-0, move on to loser's bracket semifinal

A pair of homers, great fielding and awesome pitching were the key as the Mt. Hope softball team shut out East Greenwich in the loser’s bracket quarterfinals at the high school on Wednesday afternoon. more

Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 6/9/22

Historic Army rifle range in Rumford will soon be remediated

EAST PROVIDENCE — An area off Ferris Avenue historically used as a shooting range to train troops through the first half of the 20th Century will soon be remediated of toxic material associated … more

By Mike Rego | 6/9/22

Teammates gather to celebrate with Reily Amaral after she hit a solo homer in the fourth inning during the Mt. hope's 13-3 win over Narragansett in the loser's bracket quarterfinals on Tuesday. The homer was Amaral's second homer in two days.

Huskies crush Mariners 13-3 in loser's bracket quarterfinals

After losing to Toll Gate 11-7 in the Division II winner's bracket quarterfinals on Monday evening, the Mt. Hope offense found their mojo, erupted for 11 hits and crushed Narragansett 13-3 at the high school on Tuesday afternoon. more

Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 6/8/22

Toll Gate center fielder Sydney Perreault chases down Alice Grantham after she attempted to stretch a single into a double to lead off the sixth inning.

Titans thrash Huskies 11-7 in quarterfinals

Mt. Hope fielders are used to seeing strikeouts from ace Reily Amaral, but against Toll Gate, the Huskies saw hits and lots of them as The Titans thrashed Mt. Hope 11-7 in the winner’s bracket quarterfinals at Mt. Hope High School on Monday evening. Mt. Hope will host Narragansett in a losers bracket playoff game on Tuesday at 3:45 p.m. more

Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 6/7/22

EPHS team members swarm keeper Ava Williams following the final buzzer and after her late save insured the Townies' win over North Smithfield for the Division III title Sunday, June 5.

EPHS escapes, edges North Smithfield for D-III girls’ lax crown

CRANSTON — As expected it wasn’t easy, but the East Providence High School girls’ lacrosse team avenged its only loss this spring en route to capturing the 2022 Division III … more

By Mike Rego | 6/5/22

Ryleigh Grant (mid left) hugs teammate Emma Nordquist after she scored in the second half.

Townies thump Thunderbolts in girls' lacrosse semis

EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls’ lacrosse team cruised its way into the Division III championship game following its 16-5 victory over visiting Cranston East … more

Photos by Rich Dionne | 6/2/22

Brad Denson (left) celebrates with Ethan Santerre after the freshman scored a run in the second inning. The Huskies lead off hitter smashed three hits and drove in three runs.

Huskies nine out slug Cranston East 10-6 in D-I playoffs

The Mt. Hope baseball team slugged 14 hits to crush Cranston East 10-6 in the team’s first ever Division I playoff win at Guiteras Field on Tuesday afternoon. Mt. Hope improved their season … more

Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 6/1/22

A friend comforts Aby Diallo after she and other students spoke against gun violence in front of Barrington High School on Thursday afternoon.

BHS students walk out of class, call for action against gun violence

A large group of Barrington High School students walked out of class on Thursday afternoon in protest to gun violence, and as a call to action for local and national legislators. The walk-out was … more

5/26/22

Council member Carl Kustell speaks at Wednesday night’s financial town meeting about a resolution that would have opened the door for the possible demolition of the former Carmelite monastery on Watson Avenue.

Taxpayers vote ‘No’ to allowing demolition option for monastery

The monastery stays. Taxpayers at Wednesday night’s financial town meeting voted down a resolution that would have opened the door for the possible demolition of the former Carmelite … more

By Josh Bickford | 5/26/22

Mt. Hope junior pitcher Reily Amaral struck out 11 and allowed just three hits, a walk and four runs in seven innings of work.

Mt. Hope softball clinches division title

The Mt. Hope softball team clinched the Division II South title as they out slugged Portsmouth 8-4 during a home game on Tuesday afternoon. The Huskies are 16-0 in league play with one game … more

Story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 5/25/22

Mt. Hope second baseman Parker Camelo slaps a tag on Rams baserunner Shea Caton for the second out of the seventh inning.

Jones strikes out five as Huskies edge LaSalle 1-0

Starting pitcher AJ Jones struck out five as the Mt. Hope baseball team edged La Salle 1-0 at Guiertas Field on Tuesday afternoon. The Huskies swept the two game series with the Rams and clinched … more

5/25/22

Marcus Bostic of East Providence chips out of the bunker at the fifth green.

Gallery: 2022 East Division golf playoff match

PORTSMOUTH — Portsmouth High School was the far-and-away winner of the East Division golf playoff match held over its home layout of Green Valley Country Club Monday afternoon, May 23, as the … more

Photos by Richard W. Dionne Jr. | 5/23/22

The Kent Heights Playground tennis courts as they looked late in 2021.

East Providence receives DEM grant to renovate Kent Heights Playground

PROVIDENCE — Kent Heights Playground, off Clyde Avenue in the eponymous neighborhood it resides, will soon get long-sought after renovations following an announcement by state officials … more

By Mike Rego | 5/18/22

Gallery: EPHS Art & Fashion Show

The 2022 East Providence High School Art & Fashion Show was held Tuesday night, May 17, in the Elmasian Auditorium. Themes of the evening included “Bucket Hats,” “Night Out … more

Photos by Tyler Maxwell | 5/18/22

The Huskies storm teammate Aidan Ramaglia after his walk off hit scored two runs to lift Mt. Hope over East Providence 10-9 in the seventh inning.

Ramaglia’s walk off hit in seventh boosts Huskies nine over Townies, 10-9

The Huskies stormed outfielder Aidan Ramaglia who stood on second base after he hit a groundball base hit up the middle to score Matt Gale and Caleb DeCastro and give the Huskies an improbable 10-9 walk-off victory at Guiteras Field on Friday afternoon. more

Photos and story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 5/16/22

Clean up hitter Grace Stephenson smacks one of her four hits during the Huskies 23-3 win at Barrington on Monday. Stephenson scored three runs and drove in two runs.

Mt. Hope softball pounds Barrington 23-3

The Mt. Hope softball team pounded Barrington 23-3 in five innings during a Division II away game on a cold and blustery Monday afternoon. The Huskies improve their overall record to 12-1, the … more

Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 5/11/22

Aidan Ramaglia (middle) and the Huskies take off their caps during the playing of the National Anthem before their Strike-Out Cancer game with Barrington at Guiteras Field on Friday afternoon. The two teams used the game as a fund-raiser for the Jimmy Fund, collecting more than $5,000 in donations.

Baseball rivals raise money for Jimmy Fund

The Huskies and the Eagles are rivals — that much is clear. But on Friday afternoon, under a gray sky at Guiteras Field in Bristol, the baseball teams from both schools met with a … more

By Josh Bickford | 5/10/22

E.P. Council backs bidders for Platt-Watters housing lots in Riverside

EAST PROVIDENCE — Bids submitted to build a new cluster of single-family homes were officially approved by the City Council at its May 3 meeting, allowing for construction on eight of the 11 … more

By Mike Rego | 5/9/22

Safecracker Cesar Lecaros drills through the thick steel walls of an old safe found in the Oliver School basement, whose contents hadn’t seen the light of day since at least the mid-70s.

What was inside this century-old Bristol school safe?

Hundreds of viewers tuned into Facebook Live on Tuesday afternoon as a crowd of Town and school officials watched professional safecrackers meticulously work on opening a safe whose contents hadn’t seen the light of day since at least the mid-70s. more

By Ethan Hartley | 5/5/22

EPHS earns prestigious National Unified Championship School nod

EAST PROVIDENCE — Before of raucous crowd of fellow students, members of the East Providence High School Unified Basketball League team, administrators and elected officials recently unveiled a … more

By Mike Rego | 5/5/22

Huskies attacker Maria Lacey is thwarted by Tollgate players as she carries the ball through the middle on a scoring bid.

Mt. Hope girls lacrosse falls to Tollgate 7-3, boys lose to Prout/EWG 16-3

Goalkeeper Abby Razzino made seven saves as the Mt. Hope girls lacrosse team fell to Tollgate 7-3 during a home game on Friday evening. The Lady Huskies record dipped to 1-5 and the team is currently … more

Photos and story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. | 5/4/22