East Providence City Council approves finance ordinances
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence City Council passed a pair of finance related ordinances at its meeting Tuesday night, July 15, including one that should save the city a significant amount of...
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Gallery: 2014 East Providence Heritage Days
EAST PROVIDENCE — The 34th edition of the East Providence Heritage Days Festival took place over the weekend of July 18 through 20 inside and around the grounds of Pierce Memorial Stadium. East...
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New dock is first step in revitalizing East Providence’s Sabin Point
EAST PROVIDENCE — Considered to be the initial phase to reinvigorate Sabin Point Park in Riverside, officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday afternoon, July 18, celebrating the installation of a...
View ArticleEast Providence Police arrest suspect in tug boat theft
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence Police made the first of what Detective Captain Richard Frazier said should be more arrests in the theft of a tug boat in city on June 3 of this year. Richard A....
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East Providence Police charge Bristol man with child assault
EAST PROVIDENCE — A Bristol man previously convicted on child molestation charges was arrested once again Wednesday, July 23, by East Providence Police for an alleged assault on a 10-year-old girl at a...
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Sweeneys raise awareness of needy in East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE — The Sweeney family continued to highlight the plight of those in need in city and across the area Friday, July 25, with their “Hope & Faith” walk. The walk began at Pierce Field...
View ArticleEast Providence Police arrest Pawtucket man in Chelo’s burglary
EAST PROVIDENCE — A suspect in a case of breaking-and-entering at a city eatery was arrested Monday, July 28, after East Providence and Pawtucket Police officers executed a warrant issued earlier that...
View ArticleEast Providence man faces child porn charges
NORTH SCITUATE — Members of the Rhode Island Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force arrested Bryan R. Lafreniere, 32, of 10 Bullocks Point Ave., Apartment 209, East Providence, for...
View ArticleEditorial: Charter Commission is needed in East Providence
The recent intensified discussion about whether or not elected officials in East Providence are to serve either two- or four-year terms after the results of the 2014 cycle brings up a larger, more...
View ArticleState Police nab East Providence man in coke ring bust-up
NORTH SCITUATE — The Rhode Island State Police High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force, during an investigation conducted with the assistance of the Rhode Island Attorney General’s...
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Riverside Post 10 reaches Jr. Legion state final
EAST PROVIDENCE — First in the standings for a second consecutive regular season, the Riverside Post 10 Junior Division American Legion baseball team will attempt to claim the state title for a second...
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Sacred Heart starts adult daycare in East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE — Sacred Heart Church opened its new elderly day care program on Monday, July 28. Open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekdays, the program is held in the church’s basement hall at 118...
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Former E.P. School Superintendent DeGoes passes unexpectedly
John V. DeGoes, 77, of Rumford, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014 surrounded by his loving family. He was the beloved husband of Jeanne L. (Kurowski) DeGoes. Born in Central Falls, he was...
View ArticleFaria formally sets candidacy for E.P. City Council Ward 4 seat
First and foremost, I would like to thank everyone who signed my nomination papers and all those who welcomed me into their homes and shared their views. I decided to run because I feel we’ve reached a...
View ArticleDeGoes is remembered as consummate educator
EAST PROVIDENCE — The unexpected passing of former East Providence Schools Superintendent John DeGoes earlier this week was a jarring blow to many in the community, especially those who were closely...
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Brown’s hoops stock rises at St. Andrew’s
BARRINGTON — In basketball recruiting parlance, city native Terrell Brown is “blowing up,” literally and figuratively in the eyes of his mentor at the St. Andrew’s School, Mike Hart, as well as coaches...
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Man shot in East Providence hair salon
EAST PROVIDENCE — A man was found shot in a Pawtucket Avenue hair salon when police responded to an emergency call mid-afternoon Wednesday, Aug. 13. The suspect remained at large as of about 3:45 p.m....
View ArticleVictim dead in East Providence shooting
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence Police confirmed just before 5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13, the victim in the shooting at a city hair salon earlier in the day has died. Chief Christopher Parella...
View ArticleEast Providence Police continue search for gunman
EAST PROVIDENCE — The day after a man was shot and killed in a city hair salon, the East Providence Police remain in search of the assailant or assailants involved in the homicide. EPPD Detective...
View ArticleWhen school opens E.P. High will offer new program
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence School Committee conducted its first meeting since the recent passing of sitting member Richard “Spunk” Pimentel when the board gathered Tuesday evening, Aug. 12,...
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