DEM rep explains concerns with East Providence’s Turner Reservoir
PROVIDENCE — The outbreak of blue-green algae at the Central Pond/Turner Reservoir is not an uncommon occurrence here locally or in other similar bodies of water across the state. The Rhode Island...
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East Providence Vice arrests Riverside man on heroin, drug charges
EAST PROVIDENCE — Members of the East Providence Police Department Vice Unit arrested a city man for possession of heroin and prescription drugs on Monday, Sept. 8. Joshua Ridondo, 25 and of 130...
View ArticleLemont presents Council with draft East Providence FY14-15 budget
EAST PROVIDENCE — Acting City Manager Paul Lemont presented the Council with the first draft of his proposed budget for Fiscal Year 2014-15 at the governing body’s meeting Tuesday evening, Sept. 16....
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Council approves assisting relocation of East Providence’s Vietnam Memorial
EAST PROVIDENCE — The city’s Vietnam War Memorial will likely soon have a new, more suitable home after the City Council, at its Tuesday, Sept. 16, meeting, voted unanimously to provide seed funding...
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Gallery: East Providence Carousel Commission food and wine pairing
EAST PROVIDENCE — The Crescent Park Carousel Preservation Association held its third annual Food and Wine Pairing with Silent Auction at the Historic Charles I.D. Looff Carousel on Thursday, Sept. 18....
View ArticleEast Providence’s Price wins ‘Jeopardy’ debut
EAST PROVIDENCE — City native Matthew Price was the champion of the evening during his debut appearance on the venerable television game show “Jeopardy,” Friday night, Sept. 19. Mr. Price, born and...
View ArticleEast Providence’s Price falls in second ‘Jeopardy’ appearance
EAST PROVIDENCE — City native Matthew Price’s stay on “Jeopardy” lasted two episodes as the defending champ fell in his second appearance on the venerable game show that aired Monday evening, Sept. 22....
View ArticleBlue-green algae bloom found in more East Providence waters
PROVIDENCE — The State Department of Health and the Department of Environmental Management are continue to advise people to avoid recreational activities at Turner Reservoir and Central Pond in East...
View ArticlePrevention Coalition, East Providence Police plan drug take-back event
EAST PROVIDENCE — The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the East Providence Police Department and the East Providence Prevention Coalition (EPPC), plan the annual prescription drug “Take-Back”...
View ArticleMoody’s boosts East Providence’s bond rating
NEW YORK — East Providence fiscal forecast received a boost Friday, Sept. 26, when the Moody’s Investors Service upgraded the city’s general obligation rating to Baa1 from Baa3 while as well...
View ArticleDEM grants East Providence cash for sunken barge removal
PROVIDENCE — The Department of Environmental Management announced Tuesday, Sept. 30, an $87,000 grant was awarded to the City of East Providence for the removal of two derelict barges that have been...
View ArticleEast Providence woman hits ‘Wild Money’ jackpot
CRANSTON — With a ticket purchased in city as well, an East Providence woman won $164,147 in the Rhode Island Lottery “Wild Money” rolling jackpot Thursday night, Sept. 18. According to a RILOT press...
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Portsmouth holds off East Providence in high school football thriller
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Townies and Portsmouth Patriots faced off in a thriller Friday night at Pierce Memorial Stadium, a Division I football game that wasn’t decided in the visiting...
View ArticleEast Providence actress O’Hara stars in Sci-Fi horror flick
EAST PROVIDENCE — Though a bit late to acting, city native Sissy O’Hara has carved out a burgeoning career in the field, including a part in the upcoming feature-length film, GILGAMESH. Producer Angel...
View ArticleCouncil gives first approval of East Providence’s FY214-15 budget
EAST PROVIDENCE — Aside from what could be deemed a mildly terse tussle between Acting City Manager Paul Lemont and Ward 4 representative Chrissy Rossi, the East Providence City Council, at its meeting...
View ArticleEast Providence Police make presence known at city’s elementary schools
EAST PROVIDENCE — Responding to a rash of recent threats made about potential attacks on elementary schools throughout the region and in the state, the East Providence Police Department made its...
View ArticleLaSalle football team features key East Providence contributors
EAST PROVIDENCE — When the East Providence High School and LaSalle Academy football teams partake in their first-ever non-Thanksgiving Day regular season meeting Friday night, Oct. 10, at 7 o’clock at...
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East Providence, Warwick play to girls’ soccer draw
EAST PROVIDENCE — A pair of winless Division II girls’ soccer teams, host East Providence High School and Warwick Vets, nonetheless put on quite an entertaining performance Wednesday night, Oct. 8, at...
View ArticleEast Providence man is arrested for unemployment fraud
PROVIDENCE — An East Providence man was among those arrested by State Police recently for fraudulently obtaining unemployment insurance benefits they were not entitled to receive. Abel Perdigao, 43, of...
View ArticleEast Providence City Council plans special budget session
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence City Council has planned a special meeting Tuesday evening, Oct. 14, to continue and possibly give its formal approval to the Fiscal Year 2014-15 budget. The...
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