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Election 2014: East Providence Polling Places
EAST PROVIDENCE — The City Of East Providence and the State Of Rhode Island have designated polling sites for the 2014 General Election Tuesday, Nov. 4. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. The...
View ArticleGrand juries indict East Providence men on child molestation charges
PROVIDENCE — Grand juries recently reported out indictments for two city men on child molestation charges. The Providence County Grand Jury read out an indictment of a city man for numerous child abuse...
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Election 2014: Conley unseats Rossi on East Providence Council
EAST PROVIDENCE — The election that was or, in many cases wasn’t, in 2014 came to very much an anticlimactic end locally Tuesday evening, Nov. 4. The favorites prior to the opening of the polls, for...
View ArticleJoan W. Miller, 81, formerly of East Providence
Joan W. (Wilkinson) Miller, 81, passed away Friday, October 31, 2014. She was the wife of the late Chester Miller and former wife of Eugene Silva, Sr. of East Providence. Born in Pawtucket, she was a...
View ArticleMost margins grow in final East Providence election tally
EAST PROVIDENCE — The final official numbers from the election of 2014 are in, and the only thing that changed in East Providence was the margin of victories for Tuesday night’s winners. In the City...
View ArticleManager, Council revel in East Providence’s recent successes
EAST PROVIDENCE — No one could fault Acting City Manager Paul Lemont and members of the City Council for pumping their chests a bit as the calendar year 2014 nears its end. The City of East Providence...
View ArticleHouse fire displaces 11 in East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE — A fire Wednesday evening, Nov. 12, displaced 11 residents of a house located at 803 Willett Ave. East Providence Fire and Police Department personnel are investigating the cause of...
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East Providence CTC students hold successful fundraiser
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Career and Technical Center recently conducted a very successful fundraiser in support of cancer research with all proceeds going to the Gloria Gemma Foundation....
View ArticleResident is charged with sparking East Providence group home fire
EAST PROVIDENCE — A resident of the group home in city was charged with sparking a fire that temporarily closed the house to the 11 residents who lived there. Aaron M. Lapointe, 31 and of 803 Willett...
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Agency fines East Providence for mixing rubbish, recycling
EAST PROVIDENCE — The City of East Providence Department of Public Works/Refuse and Recycling would like to remind all East Providence residents your recycling cart is to be used only for materials...
View ArticleRIDOT continues construction on East Providence area roads
PROVIDENCE — As motorists in the city are well aware, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation has undertaken a number of road projects locally. The following is an update of construction for the...
View ArticleEast Providence hosts Comprehensive Plan open house
EAST PROVIDENCE — Citizens are encouraged to attend a Drop-In Public Open House to be held by the City of East Providence on Thursday, Nov. 20, from 5 to 7:30 p.m.at the Weaver Public Library at 60...
View ArticleSewer rate hike raises East Providence residents’ ire
EAST PROVIDENCE — Residents faced with sticker shock when they opened their most recent quarterly water and sewer bill unleashed some of their fury on the East Providence City Council during its...
View ArticleCouncil sets special session on East Providence rate increases
EAST PROVIDENCE — With several residents of the city concerned about the rise in water/sewer rates, it makes sense to look back on how East Providence reached this point. The current rates, which were...
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Demolition starts at Getty Terminal yard in East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE — Work has begun dismantling the storage tank yard at the site of the former Getty Fuel terminal in city with an eye towards likely enhancing its sale attractiveness. The landmark...
View ArticleNo change following East Providence Ward 3 election recount
PROVIDENCE — It was a long-shot move, but well within the right of the challenger in the Ward 3 race for East Providence City Council to request a recount of the vote from the November 4 election. The...
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East Providence road projects wrap up for the season
EAST PROVIDENCE — Reconstruction of several city roads has just about wrapped up for the year, according to Director of Public Works Steve Coutu. The project, which began in earnest in early August,...
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City natives Pena, McLean help LaSalle reach Super Bowl
PROVIDENCE — Nicholas Varrichione’s interception return for a touchdown proved to be the difference as unbeaten and top-seeded LaSalle Academy defeated fourth-seeded Cranston East, 14-7, in a Division...
View ArticleRift could lead to new East Providence School Committee chair
EAST PROVIDENCE — A move to replace sitting School Committee Chairman Joel Monteiro, the At-Large member, has picked up steam in the lead up to inauguration night Monday, Dec. 1, at City Hall. That...
View ArticleEast Providence’s Pena propels LaSalle towards football glory
EAST PROVIDENCE — For Jace Pena, where he would continue his athletic career in high school wasn’t an easy decision, but it was one with some familial history behind it. The East Providence resident...
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