New screens of The Testament of Sherlock Homes have been released
ATLUS today released four new screens of their upcoming title The Testament of Sherlock Homes. It will be the first Holmes game specially made for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and will be the first game in the series to appear on the PS3. Developers Frogwares have described the game as their “biggest and [...]
Read More →Age of Empires Online embraces true free to play model
Gas Powered Games and Microsoft Studios recently released an update for Age of Empires Online which fully embraces the free-to-play business model while offering new content for players. The Age of Empires Online update, available now through Steam and Games for Windows Live, introduces an improved free-to-play model with its earnable and purchasable Empire Point [...]
Read More →East Providence City Council passes CDGB budget plan
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence City Council took up the much-discussed Community Development Block Grant budget for the fiscal year at its meeting Tuesday night, June 19, in the City Hall chamber, finally settling upon a combined plan to the direct the funds between human services and economic growth. The Council eventually voted unanimously [...]
Read More →Field make-over benefits East Providence High School facility
EAST PROVIDENCE — For the second time in as many years, a city athletic facility was the beneficiary of a free make-over as the softball field on the East Providence High School grounds received some pro bono tidying up Tuesday, June 19. The minor refurbishment was the product of a local seminar/sales pitch by two [...]
Read More →East Providennce Budget Commission makes quick work of docket
EAST PROVIDENCE — Quick and to the point, the East Providence Budget Commission met for just about an hour Thursday afternoon, June 14, in Room 306 of City Hall. After hearing the litany of non-compliance and inaction in regards to the findings of the annual city-wide audit for 2011 conducted by Bacon & Company at [...]
Read More →East Providence High School graduates Class of 2012
EAST PROVIDENCE — If the weather conditions were any indication of their prospects, then the future for the members of the East Providence High School Class of 2012 is extremely bright. Spectacular sun and bright blue skies hovered over Pierce Memorial Stadium Friday night, June 15, for the Townies’ annual right of passage. The commencement [...]
Read More →Barrington schools looking for four principals this summer
The Barrington School District is approaching the end of this school year with a handful of administrative openings scattered among the central office and every grade level. The list of current positions that had yet to be filled as of last week included the district’s assistant superintendent, a Barrington High School assistant principal, Barrington Middle [...]
Read More →Moonrise Kingdom opens here this week
The film “Moonrise Kingdom” will open in theaters in Providence and Newport this Friday, June 22. A spokeswoman for the Rhode Island Film and TV Office said the movie, all of which was filmed locally, will be screened first at the Jane Pickens Theatre in Newport and at the Avon Cinema on the East Side [...]
Read More →Council approves schools’ building application
The Barrington Town Council signed off on the school district’s Stage II application to the Rhode Island Department of Education for $2.466 million to address a variety of health and safety issues at local schools last Monday night, though the matter might be back before the board next month. The matter was presented to the [...]
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