Bristol parking ban lifted
The Bristol Police Department announced that the parking ban that was in effect due to Saturday’s storm was lifted as of 7 a.m. on Sunday. Residents are asked to remove their vehicles from designated parking areas as soon as possible. DPW crews worked through the night to keep roads clear after Mother Nature delivered up [...]
Read More →East Providence Elks host New Year’s Eve Dinner Party
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Elks located at 60 Berekley Street are hosting their annual New Year’s Eve Dinner Party, open to the public. Come and join us in this fun filled evening and ring in the new year together. The surf and turf dinner (14 oz prime rib, 2 baked stuffed shrimp), choice [...]
Read More →Special Olympics holds annual polar plunge
Special Olympics Rhode Island holds its 37th annual Polar Plunge Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013 at Roger Wheeler State Beach in Narragansett. Join thousands of individuals who will be “Freezin for a Reason” when they take the plunge at exactly noon to raise money for Special Olympics Rhode Island. t’s going to be the “Coolest Event” [...]
Read More →It’s time to change our amateur ways
Among a certain set, New Year’s Eve is disparagingly referred to as “Amateur Night” because of the immature nature of some peoples’ actions during the evening. Veterans of the party scene do their best to avoid contact with these types, understanding simply being in their presence does nothing but drag them down to that undesired [...]
Read More →East Providence Budget Commission needs to rethink some mentor cuts
To the editor, I am submitting this letter to the attention of the Budget Commission. I am a concerned resident of East Providence who acknowledges the fact that changes need to be made to our city finances to keep our city from going over the “financial cliff.” In saying that I also must stand up [...]
Read More →Residents need to understand the urgency of change in East Providence
What will it take for the people of East Providence to understand the urgency of change? In the editorial last week, it was indicated that we need much more participation and discussion in order to get anything accomplished. The question is will anyone step forward? Since the middle school sports issue came about, I’ve attended [...]
Read More →Polar plunges ring in new year
A local swim team and a nonprofit group that grants wishes to sick kids have found common ground on a patch of sand. And now they’ve decided to help each other. On Jan. 1 of this year the East Bay Icebreakers, which has strong representation from Bristol’s Mt. Hope High School swim team, took its [...]
Read More →East Providence parking ban is in effect
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Police Department has issued a parking ban due to an expected significant amount of snow over the next several hours. Several inches of snow are forecast for East Providence throughout Saturday evening and into Sunday, Dec. 30. The parking ban is expected to be lifted noon Sunday. The national [...]
Read More →Updated: Elderly Riverside man dies from serious injuries in East Providence fire
(Updated, Dec. 29, 3:40 p.m.) EAST PROVIDENCE — A 73-year-old man has died at Rhode Island Hospital from injuries suffered after a fire broke out at his home on 114 Providence Ave. in the Riverside section of the city Saturday morning, Dec. 29. Clifford Franke suffered “severe” burns due to the blaze, according to East [...]
Read More →Snowy forecast prompts Bristol parking ban
The Bristol Police Department announced that as of 6 p.m. on Saturday, December 29, 2012, a parking ban will go into effect for the town of Bristol. A winter storm warning calls for snow to begin around 5 p.m. on Saturday, December 29, 2012 with 3 to 8 inches of accumulation expected. The heaviest snowfall [...]
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