East Providence Council takes Fuller Library off the market
EAST PROVIDENCE — The City Council at a recent meeting formally removed the Anne Ide Fuller Library off the list of city-owned buildings for sale, allowing for a proposal to transform the dormant...
View ArticleTrack coaches elect East Providence’s Duarte to Hall of Fame
EAST PROVIDENCE — For his quarter century of tutelage, current East Providence Schools Athletic Director Bob Duarte was recently inducted as a member of the Rhode Island Track Coaches Association Hall...
View ArticleEast Providence’s Ponte raises money while running Boston
BOSTON — Rain, strong headwinds and chilly 40-degree temperatures didn’t stop East Providence resident John Ponte, 43, from completing his second Boston Marathon on April 20. Mr. Ponte ran the marathon...
View ArticleEast Providence Council corrects field project misstep
EAST PROVIDENCE — The planned public-private partnership to construct an artificial turf field at East Providence High School hit a minor snag in recent weeks, but is expected to remain on track to...
View ArticleEast Providence finishes another fiscal year in the black
EAST PROVIDENCE — For the fourth consecutive fiscal year, the city has officially ended its budget cycle in the black. At the Tuesday, May 6, City Council meeting Acting City Manager Paul Lemont...
View ArticleEast Providence releases water quality report
EAST PROVIDENCE — The City of East Providence Water Utility Division announces that the 2014 Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) is now available on the City’s website at...
View ArticleEast Providence Police arrest suspect in Mother’s Day murder
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence Police have arrested Yuland G. Stanfield, 43, of no known address, in connection with the murder of of 42-year-old city woman Sunday, Mother’s Day, May 10. Mr....
View ArticlePlanning Board gives conditional support to East Providence turf field project
EAST PROVIDENCE — Though it wasn’t quite a ringing endorsement, the East Providence Planning Board at its meeting Monday night, May 11, at City Hall gave its conditional support to the proposed...
View ArticleEast Providence men arrested in child pornography sweep
NORTH SCITUATE — Two East Providence men were among 11 arrested early Tuesday, May 12, on charges of possession of Child Pornography and transfer of Child Pornography. The Rhode Island State Police...
View ArticleEast Providence School Committee honors music teacher Vars
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence School Committee at its meeting Tuesday night, May 12, voted unanimously to approve the dedication of the band room at high school in the honor of long-time...
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East Providence admins, students ‘eat up’ cafeteria improvements
EAST PROVIDENCE — Believe it or not, one of the many hats Kim Mercer wears as superintendent of East Providence Schools is that of being the city’s de facto largest restauranteur, the buildings she’s...
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Carnevale continues efforts to reinvigorate East Providence’s athletic...
EAST PROVIDENCE — In his seemingly endless quest to revitalize the city’s aging and decrepit athletic facilities while raising the spirit of cooperation within the community at the same time, John...
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Photo Gallery: 2015 East Providence Memorial Day Parade
EAST PROVIDENCE — The following Memorial Day Parade gallery was taken by East Providence Post freelance photographer Amy Kiley, who captured the grandeur of this year’s parade in Riverside…
View ArticleEast Providence turf field saga takes another twist
EAST PROVIDENCE — It was learned at the Tuesday, May 26, School Committee that the on-again, off-again saga, which has become of the proposed installation of an artificial turf field at East Providence...
View ArticleSpeed is the likely factor in East Providence car fatality
EAST PROVIDENCE — The exact cause in the vehicular death of a 23-year-old city man in the early morning hours of Saturday, May 23, was still being determined by law enforcement personnel as of...
View ArticleEast Providence Fire crews quickly quell house, business incidents
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence Fire Department crews responded to a pair of incidents in recent days, quickly bringing under control both a fire at a multi-family house located at North Broadway...
View ArticleShot fired at vehicle in East Providence early Saturday
EAST PROVIDENCE — An unsuspecting motorist was thoroughly startled early Saturday morning, May 30, after an unknown assailant fired at least one gun shot into the back of his vehicle. According to the...
View ArticleCouncil hears latest update on proposed East Providence turf field
EAST PROVIDENCE — Townies’ soccer and lacrosse teams seems as close to becoming a reality as it actually has been since it was first proposed last fall. At the Tuesday night, June 2, City Council...
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Seekonk Police arrest three for alleged home intrusion
SEEKONK — Seekonk Police officers arrested three Rhode Island men in connection with an attempted house burglary earlier in the week. On Tuesday, June 2, at 12:48 p.m., Seekonk Public Safety...
View ArticleEast Providence man among those arrested by State Police on heroin charges
NORTH SCITUATE — An East Providence man was among 14 arrested by the Rhode Island State Police for various heroin related possession and distribution charges, it was announced through a press release...
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