EAST PROVIDENCE — A year and a few months after the new high school opened, and now basically far removed from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the East Providence Career and Tech …
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By Mike Rego
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11/17/22
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I ran for a public office..as an independent. And lost.
Everybody thinks of victory, like vengeance, as sweet. A car that doesn't work well is called a lemon. If you don't reap a reward, you call …
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By Mike Fink
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11/17/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Police Department reported the arrest of city resident Steven Silva, 52, on one count of first-degree child molestation and two counts of …
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11/15/22
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Senior running back Brock Pacheco rushed for 160 yards, three touchdowns and a two-point conversion as the Mt. Hope football team ran out of time, falling to Coventry 36-33 in a high scoring non …
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Photos and story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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11/15/22
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Tears fell from the eyes of Westport players after they lost to Gardner High School 2-1 in double overtime in the MIAA Division 5 state soccer tournament in the elite 8 on Sunday night. The tears …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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11/15/22
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We drove east — and south and north? — from East Providence to pay a late autumn visit to the Cape…”Cod," of course.
We took over a beach dwelling, like the literary …
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By Mike Fink
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11/14/22
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PROVIDENCE — It's never good when a team has a bad day.
It's the worst when it occurs with everything on the line, which is what happened to the East Providence High School girls' …
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By Mike Rego
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11/14/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — As happened in each of the last two election cycles, East Providence schools, their condition and who governs them, were front and center at the polls in 2022.
Like 2018, …
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By Mike Rego
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11/11/22
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As they did four years ago when asked to support a $189.5 bond for the construction of a new high school, the residents and voters of East Providence once again stepped up to the polls and …
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11/11/22
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Jason Knight is heading back to the Statehouse.
The Barrington resident and District 67 representative defeated Republican challenger Scott Fuller on Tuesday night, Nov. 8.
Rep. Knight, a …
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By Josh Bickford
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11/10/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The annual East Providence Veterans Day service takes place on Friday, Nov. 11, at the Sqantum Woods Memorial Park of Vets Memorial Parkway at 11 a.m.
All service …
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11/9/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls’ volleyball team swept past Cumberland Wednesday night, Nov. 9, in their Division II semifinal playoff match at Ramos Gym/Carvalho …
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By Mike Rego
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11/9/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — State officials along with Rhode Island’s United States Congressional delegation recently announced the procurement of $16 million in grants for 42 local law …
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By Mike Rego
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11/9/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — City and state officials joined one of the region’s most noted entertainment luminaries some two weeks ago to announce plans to construct a permanent outdoor concert …
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By Mike Rego
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11/9/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Tabbed by residents as the city’s first-ever elected mayor in 2018, Bob DaSilva was by an overwhelming margin apparently re-elected in 2022 to a second four-year term …
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By Mike Rego
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11/8/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Governor Dan McKee, so often a visitor to the city over the past year for various events and ceremonies, made yet another trip to East Providence around lunchtime on Election …
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By Mike Rego
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11/8/22
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The fifth seeded Westport soccer team scored three goals in the second half to dispatch 28th seeded Granby 3-1 in the Division 5 round of 32. The Wildcats, who received a bye in the preliminary round …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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11/7/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — After a much longer period of consideration and deliberation than initially expected, work was scheduled to commence earlier this week to remedy a depression around one of the …
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By Mike Rego
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11/7/22
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PORTSMOUTH — East Providence High School’s Division II quarterfinal football outing last Friday night, Nov. 4, in Portsmouth against the host Patriots wasn’t …
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By Mike Rego
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11/7/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The following are the state and local referenda items included on the November 8 General Election ballot:
Statewide
Question 1: University of Rhode Island …
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By Mike Rego
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11/7/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The League of Women Voters Rhode Island along with the East Bay Media Group, parent company of The Post, a forum Monday evening, Oct. 17, for State Senate District 14 between …
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By Mike Rego
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11/7/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — First term incumbent State Representative Brianna Henries, a Democrat, met challenger and political newcomer Antonio DeSimas in a forum co-sponsored by the League of Women …
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By Mike Rego
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11/7/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — In a match befitting the two best teams during the regular season, St. Mary Academy-Bay View edged cross-city rival East Providence High School by a 4-3 score for the 2022 …
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By Mike Rego
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11/7/22
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PORTSMOUTH — Things looked somewhat grim for the Portsmouth Patriots football team Friday night, as visiting East Providence nearly shut the door on their season late in the R.I. Division …
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11/6/22
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The Kickemuit girls soccer team and their fans erupted in cheer after the Huskies shutout Gallagher Middle School 2-0 in the middle school state championship at Johnston Stadium on Thursday night. …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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11/4/22
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