Police release sketch of suspect in E.P. shooting
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence Police, Friday, Aug. 15, released a sketch of the suspect in the murder of a city man two days earlier. In releasing the rendering, EPPD Detective Captain Richard...
View ArticleE.P. Police Chief Parella assuages fears of residents
EAST PROVIDENCE — As a resident of the city and obviously a well-known figure because of his position, East Providence Police Chief Christopher Parella empathizes with those who live and work around...
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Vermont runner wins Narragansett Bay Half Marathon
EAST PROVIDENCE — Michael Brocks of Burlington, Vt., was the winner of the annual Narragansett Bay Half Marathon during its first incarnation taking place in city Sunday morning, Aug. 17. Brocks won...
View ArticleEast Providence Council names Pierce pressbox after Stringfellows
EAST PROVIDENCE — Saying it was the right time and opportunity to do so, Ward 3 City Councilman Tommy Rose proposed a resolution Tuesday night, Aug. 19, naming the press box at Pierce Memorial Stadium...
View ArticleCouncil keeps Lemont as East Providence manager through November election
EAST PROVIDENCE — While he won’t lose the word “acting” from his title, City Manager Paul Lemont will get at least the next few months in his role as chief executive officer of East Providence. The...
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East Providence Library employees take ALS ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’
EAST PROVIDENCE — Believing they are the first of peers in the state to do so, employees of the East Providence Public Libraries took the ALS “Ice Bucket Challenge” Thursday night, Aug. 21, as part of...
View ArticleEast Providence releases bus schedule for 2014-15 school year
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence School Department and Student Transportation Inc., the new route provider for the system, has released the following bus schedule for both public and private...
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Farmers Market nears end at East Providence’s Weaver Library
EAST PROVIDENCE — The penultimate Weaver Library Farmers Market took place Thursday evening, Aug. 21, at its location on Grove Avenue. As part of the festivities, the library held its annual Ice Cream...
View ArticleBridgePoint Church hosts back to school fair for E.P. students
EAST PROVIDENCE — On Saturday, Aug. 23, BridgePointe Christian Church is hosting a Back to School Fair at Hennessey Elementary School, 75 Fort St., East Providence, from 9 a.m. to noon. The church will...
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Public Works reminds E.P. residents not to mix trash with recyclables
EAST PROVIDENCE — Trash, other objects should not be placed in blue bin The City of East Providence Department of Public Works/Refuse Recycling would like to remind ail East Providence residents your...
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Police arrest man for infant child abuse in East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence Police announced Monday morning, Aug. 25, the arrest of parents on charges related to the abuse an infant in city on Saturday, Aug. 23. Tanya VisinhoRyan Enos, 19, of...
View ArticleRose helps stop suspected EP car thief
EAST PROVIDENCE — A local politician, in this instance performing as a private citizen, helped break up a would-be car theft ring at a city dealership early Monday, Aug. 25. Tommy Rose, owner of an...
View ArticleEast Providence man wins $10,000 from Lottery drawing
CRANSTON — The Rhode Island Lottery announced Monday, Aug. 25, an East Providence man collected $10,000 when he validated two $1 four-digit straight Numbers tickets. According to the press release, he...
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Estelle B. Vincent, East Providence
Estelle B. Vincent, died peacefully Monday, August 25, 2014, with her family by her side at the Philip Hulitar Center. She was the wife of the late Manuel Vincent. Born in Riverside, she was the...
View ArticleSearch for A’Vant murder suspect approaches two weeks
EAST PROVIDENCE — Approaching two weeks since the murder of 42-year-old businessman Yusef A’Vant in city, East Providence Police continue their quest to find the killer. Discussing the case on Monday...
View ArticleTake part…community survey for E.P. plan nearing completion
EAST PROVIDENCE — A community survey suggested at the public outreach meetings held in May 2014 in each of the City Council Wards has been underway for approximately three weeks. The community survey...
View ArticleEast Providence Police warn consumers of IRS pre-paid card scam
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence Police are warning consumers of a phone scam currently being perpetrated, which demands people either pay up or face jail time. Con artists claiming to be from the...
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Time, East Providence community help Grants heal
EAST PROVIDENCE — It’s a memory that will never fade. A horrifying moment in her mind’s eye as clear as if it happened yesterday. But with each passing day and year, with each gesture of kindness and...
View ArticleEast Providence sets annual Labor Day Parade
EAST PROVIDENCE — The third annual East Providence Labor Day Parade steps off Monday morning, Sept. 1, at 10 o’clock from East Providence High School. The parade route begins on Pawtucket Avenue then...
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DEM fines Dexter Road C&D facility, owner for violations
PROVIDENCE — In a notice of violation dated Aug. 22, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has leveled fines totaling $85,627 on the proprietor of the construction and demolition...
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