East Providence sets Labor Day trash collection changes
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Public Works Department, Recycling/Refuse Division announces that all household refuse and yard waste collections next week will be delayed one day for the...
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Carol A. Major, 61, Riverside
Carol A. Major, 61, of Thurston Street, Riverside, died unexpectedly on August 29, 2013. Born in Providence, a loving daughter of William A. and Madeline G. (O’Malley) Major of Riverside, she was a...
View ArticleSecond annual Labor Day Parade steps off in East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE — The second annual East Providence Labor Day Parade steps off promptly at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 2, from East Providence High School. The parade route moves down Waterman Avenue through...
View ArticleLetter: City Councilor cares, but only when it affects her family
To the editor, The residents of Rumford address and plead with the city council to appeal the TLA Pond View court decision. These folks testify and tell of dreadful health issues, soot issues, traffic...
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East Providence Representatives Amore, Kazarian take ‘fresh’ approach to...
PROVIDENCE — For East Providence legislators Katherine Kazarian and Gregg Amore, they truly took a “fresh” approach to governance as the first-time lawmakers waded their way through the waters of their...
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Fire races through Warren Avenue Liquor Mart, apartments above in East...
EAST PROVIDENCE — A fire broke out at 208 Warren Ave. in city mid-morning Tuesday, Sept. 3, leaving both the business at the location and the occupants in two apartments scurrying for safety. East...
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East Providence City Council votes down additional parking changes on Taunton...
EAST PROVIDENCE — At its meeting Tuesday night, Sept. 3, the East Providence City Council voted against making any additional changes to the allotted parking time on an area of Taunton Avenue near Six...
View ArticleTwo East Providence residents arrested during State Police warrant sweep
NORTH SCITUATE — Two East Providence residents were about 26 arrested by Rhode Island State Police and cooperating agencies during an early morning warrant sweep conducted Wednesday, Sept. 4. George...
View ArticleQuestions abound concerning new East Providence recycling program
EAST PROVIDENCE — As the new recycling program in East Providence approaches with the first collections scheduled to begin the week of Sept. 9, phone lines into the city’s Public Works Department have...
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Changes to buildings, personnel greet students on first day of school in East...
EAST PROVIDENCE — The first day of the 2013-14 term went off without any reported hitches at the various locations of schools across the city Thursday, Sept. 5, including East Providence High School...
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Amaral says he’s at peace as he steps away from East Providence athletic...
EAST PROVIDENCE — As he oversaw one of his final games at the helm of East Providence School System sports, outgoing athletic director Paul Amaral said he had come to terms with his decision to step...
View ArticleDEM declares Pond View cleanup complete
PROVIDENCE – The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) announced Friday, Sept. 6, that the closure and cleanup of the site of the former Trans-Load America (TLA)/Pond View...
View ArticleLetter: Shouldn’t there be smaller recycling bins?
To the editor, Thanks to the budget commission the City of East Providence is making an effort to cut waste handling costs by going to bi-weekly recycling. Hopefully those savings will be passed along...
View ArticleLetter: A view from across Omega Pond at Pond View
To the editor, I have lived in my home approximately 45 years, which is on the bank of Omega Pond directly across from the former TLA Pond View. My everyday living has been negatively impacted by the...
View ArticleLetter: In response to ‘time to set the record straight on Pond View’
To the editor, Apparently it is insufficient to be a good resident and tax payer, play by the rules and expect the same quality of living as experienced by other residents in East Providence if...
View ArticleLetter: Is it Rumford or ‘Dump-ford’?
To the editor, With all the talk of slander and political witch hunts in Mr. Foley’s recent commentary, he tries to distract us from the core issue before us: Is any expanded Construction and...
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Pawtucket Credit Union names Leca new East Providence branch manager
Manuel LecaPAWTUCKET — Karl A. Kozak, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pawtucket Credit Union announced Manuel Leca has been hired as Branch Manager at our 660 Warren Avenue office. Mr. Leca’s...
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Long dormant Getty Terminal in East Providence goes up for sale
EAST PROVIDENCE — The long dormant former Getty Oil tank terminal on Massasoit Avenue in city hit the open market this week. NRC Realty & Capital Advisors of New York is handling the sale for the...
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East Providence’s ‘Indoor Court’ announces start of 2013-14 tennis season
EAST PROVIDENCE — On what was a dreary, rainy Tuesday morning, Sept. 10, in city, the operators of the historic “Indoor Court” on Blanding Avenue fittingly took the opportunity to formally announce the...
View ArticleEast Providence cops haul in hitchhiker on drugs, weapons charges
EAST PROVIDENCE — Responding to a suspicious person call on Tuesday, Sept. 10, the East Providence Police arrested a hitchhiker on Interstate 195, westbound at Exit 6. Wayne Maxwell Munns, 38, was...
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