Letter: DEM misses boat on Pond View cleanup
To the editor, The Department of Environmental Management does not protect the environment. The City of East Providence recently issued two cease and desist against the land owner of 1 Dexter Road for...
View ArticleEditorial: It’s time for politicians to fish or cut bait
The noted political speech writer turned columnist William Safire penned the phrase “nattering nabobs of negativism” for use by then Vice President Spiro Agnew in 1970. Mr. Safire wrote those words in...
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Bradley students take top prize at state Construction Career Days
KINGSTON — A team of students from the Bradley Hospital/CADD School recently won the 2013 Rhode Island Construction Career Days bridge building competition. Students from various R.I. high schools...
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East Providence’s Rumford Lions celebrate 60 years of giving back
EAST PROVIDENCE — Though having just recently celebrated its 60th anniversary, the Rumford Lions Club remains a vital and integral part of the East Providence community. Late last week, a group of...
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Overnight house fire sends East Providence woman to hospital with possible...
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Fire Department responded a fire at a residence on Oak Crest Drive in the Riverside section of the city early Wednesday morning, May 22. There were no fatalities....
View ArticleClosure of TLA/Pond View plant in East Providence is set to begin on May 28
PROVIDENCE – In a press release issued late Friday, May 24, the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management announced the removal of construction and demolition debris from the site of the...
View ArticleSmall lessons of Memorial Day can lead to big results
Memorial Day weekend 2013 is upon us and as has too often been the case in our recent history members of our armed forces are actively engaged in conflicts around the globe. The thought of our service...
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Rhode Island Community Food Bank hires East Providence’s Fuller
PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Community Food Bank has named Karen Fuller of Rumford as director of philanthropy. In this newly created position, she works closely with Chief Philanthropy Officer Lisa...
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Haines Park social ends with 2 DUI arrests, more
Four young men from East Providence and one from Barrington are facing various police charges after they reportedly met for a small beer party inside Haines Park last week. Police and fire department...
View ArticleEditorial: Several issues in East Providence remain murky at best
If history is any guide, very little in East Providence is ever clear cut, and the events of the last week did nothing to dispel that notion as several of the key issues in the city remained murky at...
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East Providence’s Oldfellows Hall gets preservation grant
The Oldfellows Hall located in the historic Watchemoket Square in East Providence.PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission (RIHPHC) recently announced that it is...
View ArticleEditorial: Everyone has reached in East Providence Police chief saga
There’s little doubt about it, the decision by City Manager Peter Graczykowski to place East Providence Police Chief Joseph Tavares on administrative leave was a mistake and a reach, a stretch...
View ArticleEast Providence woman wins $40,000 scratch ticket prize
CRANSTON — Two Rhode Island Lottery players, including one from the city, are very happy they recently played an Instant Game as they cashed in a couple of top prizes. A woman from East Providence also...
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Peter J. Kennedy, 50, East Providence
Peter J. Kennedy, 50, of Dewey Avenue, died unexpectedly on June 12, 2013. He was the former husband of Rebekah (Butterworth) Arruda. A lifelong resident of East Providence he was the son of William J....
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EPACC Pet of the Week: Benny
EAST PROVIDENCE — Benny is a grey male domestic short hair available for adoption. Benny came to our facility after a police officer observed him lying on the ground and was concerned he had possibly...
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East Providence students are honored at annual Riverside Middle School awards...
EAST PROVIDENCE — Riverside Middle School held its annual President’s Award for Excellence evening Thursday, June 13, which honored members of its graduating class from Grade 8. Tess Amore was...
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Citizens Bank recognizes several East Providence employees for their service
PROVIDENCE — Citizens Bank recently honored several of its colleagues and retirees, including many from the city, with 25 years of service or more at a “Brick Dedication Ceremony” at One Citizens Plaza...
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East Providence native Deasy receives Providence College honor
PROVIDENCE — Dr. John E. Deasy ’83, a native of Riverside, R.I. and superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, was recently presented the Service to Education Award during Providence...
View ArticleTrack peers choose East Providence High’s Lyons as Coach of the Year
WARWICK — On the heels of leading the program to its first state championship in 17 years and just its fifth all time, East Providence High School boys’ outdoor track and field mentor Bob Lyons was...
View ArticleEast Providence’s Wannamoisett hosts 52nd playing of Northeast Amateur
RUMFORD — The 52nd Northeast Amateur Invitational began earlier Wednesday, June 19, at Wannamoisett Country Club, the event once again featuring some of the best young talent in the country and from...
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