CRANSTON — The old saying goes it’s difficult to beat a team three times during any given sports year, and the Providence Country Day girls’ soccer team gave credence to that …
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11/30/22
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Mt. Hope running back Brock Pacheco rushed for 154 yards and two touchdowns as Mt. Hope fell to Barrington 41-13 in the annual Thanksgiving Day game in front of a packed crowd at Dietz Field. Pacheco …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr
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11/29/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — An East Providence Police cruiser was one of four vehicles involved in a multi-car accident in the rain Sunday night, Nov. 27. No serious injuries were reported.
The …
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By Mike Rego
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11/27/22
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Barrington rolled over Mt. Hope 41-13 in the annual Thanksgiving Day game in front of a packed crowd at Roger Dietz Field on Thursday. Stay tuned for a full story online and in the …
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Photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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11/25/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — In what was an instant classic for an already historic series, LaSalle Academy fended off East Providence High School 41-36 to win the 93rd installment of their Thanksgiving …
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Photos by Julie Furtado
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11/25/22
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Bill Black Principal, Shane Messier Assistant Principal, Lian Furtado Assistant Principal, Bob Hanlon CTC Director and the staff of East Providence High School announce the Honor Roll for the …
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11/25/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The revered Thanksgiving Day football contest between East Providence High School and LaSalle Academy returned the schedule in 2021, a year after the COVID-19 pandemic did …
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By Mike Rego
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11/24/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School and LaSalle Academy football teams meet for the 93rd edition of their historic Thanksgiving Day game when the sides gather for a 10 a.m. …
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By Mike Rego
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11/23/22
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To the editor:
Thomas Paine, the often quoted colonial newsman, once wrote, "If you are afraid to offend, you can't be honest.”
Hospitals across the river and the Washington Bridge …
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11/23/22
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CRANSTON — At a public meeting held Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 22, the members of the Rhode Island Board of Elections voted unanimously to certify the results of the Rhode Island 2022 …
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11/22/22
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CRANSTON — The Rhode Island Board of Elections completed its Risk Limiting Audit (RLA) of the state’s 2022 General Election results on Monday, Nov. 21. Results indicate no election …
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11/21/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Laurie Marchand, Principal of Edward R. Martin Middle School, recently announced the First Quarter Honor Roll for the 2022-2023 school year. Honors are as follows: 1st Honors, …
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11/20/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Dr. Robert Perry, Principal of Riverside Middle School and Mr. Glen Salgueiro, Assistant Principal, recently announced the Honor Roll for Quarter 1 of the 2022-2023 school …
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11/20/22
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The Portsmouth Abbey volleyball team crushed Beaver Country Day 3-0 (25-13, 25-11, 25-8) in a home quarterfinals match during the New England tournament. The Ravens placed second in the Eastern …
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Photos and story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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11/18/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The Friends of Pomham Rocks Lighthouse is one of five lighthouse groups in the country to be selected as a recipient of a 2022 Preservation Grant from the United States …
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11/17/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The developers and a delegation of city officials gathered recently at the long-dormant Washburn Wire/Ocean State Steel facility off Roger Williams Avenue in Rumford to break …
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By Mike Rego
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11/17/22
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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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