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New screens of The Testament of Sherlock Homes have been released

By   /  June 28, 2012  /  News, Video Game News  /  No Comments

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 [...]

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Age of Empires Online embraces true free to play model

By   /  June 27, 2012  /  News, Video Game News  /  No Comments

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 [...]

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East Providence City Council passes CDGB budget plan

By   /  June 20, 2012  /  Government & Politics, News  /  No Comments

Photo by Richard W. Dionne Jr.
Councilman At-Large William Conley along with Councilwoman Katie Kleyla forged an amendment to a plan that led to the passage of a CDBG proposal for the upcoming fiscal year.

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 [...]

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Field make-over benefits East Providence High School facility

By   /  June 20, 2012  /  News, Schools, Sports  /  No Comments

Photo By Mike Rego
East Providence school system athletic director Paul Amaral (right) looks on as a member of the demonstration crew remeasures first base on the high school softball field, June 19.

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 [...]

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East Providennce Budget Commission makes quick work of docket

By   /  June 20, 2012  /  Government & Politics, News  /  No Comments

Photo by Bill Murphy
Stephen Bannon and the other members of the East Providence Budget Commission made quick work of a short agenda during their June 14 meeting.

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 [...]

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East Providence High School graduates Class of 2012

By   /  June 20, 2012  /  News, Schools  /  No Comments

Photo by Richard W. Dionne Jr.
East Providence High School senior Kyle Campbell (left) enthusiastically cheers one of his fellow graduates during commencement, June 15.

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 [...]

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Barrington schools looking for four principals this summer

By   /  June 18, 2012  /  Schools  /  No Comments

Superintendent Robert McIntyre

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 [...]

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Moonrise Kingdom opens here this week

By   /  June 18, 2012  /  Things to Do  /  No Comments

Moonrise Kingdom

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 [...]

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Council approves schools’ building application

By   /  June 11, 2012  /  Schools  /  No Comments

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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