Solicitor Chapman’s opinion backs Councilman Briden to choose AFO in East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence City Council President and Mayor James Briden can be the sole person to choose a candidate to fill the Administrative and Finance Officer position required under legislation creating state oversight which led to the seating of the Budget Commission, so wrote City Solicitor Timothy Chapman in a legal opinion on [...]
Read More →Kettle Point approved, properties sold, zoning measures pass in East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE — At its meeting Tuesday night, May 7, the East Providence Waterfront Commission voted to approve the proposed Kettle Point residential development project. The property was recently put under agreement by Churchill & Banks, LTD with the site owner, the BP Corporation. Originally used as farmland, the site was sold to Arco and [...]
Read More →Governor pens letter urging East Providence’s Melo, House leadership to reconsider commerce package
PROVIDENCE — In a strongly worded letter penned directly to House of Representatives Finance Committee Chairman Helio Melo, Gov. Lincoln D. Chafee urged House leadership to rethink portions of the economic development package the group proposed with much fanfare last month. The three-page tome points specifically to four bills currently being considered by Chairman Melo’s [...]
Read More →East Providence Tech Center students win state automotive competition
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence Career and Tech Center students Michael Pierce and Noel Fournier were recently the winners of the 2013 state Ford AAA Automotive Student Skills Competition held at Warwick Mall on Thursday, May 2. Both juniors, Messrs. Pierce and Fournier comprised a two-person team, which competed against seven other pairs of 11th [...]
Read More →Hennessey School students hit their target in support of local cancer patients
EAST PROVIDENCE — Area cancer patients were recently the beneficiaries of some kindness on the part of students at the Hennessey Elementary School in city, who raised $2,500 through the “Pennies for Patients” program. The youngsters collected pennies during the winter and the class that raised the most money, Kerri Vermette’s third graders, collected [...]
Read More →Archaeological dig takes place at former site of historic cemetery off Newport Ave in East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE — Curiosity seekers along with average, everyday motorists and residents alike have been wondering of late what exactly is taking place at a long vacant parcel of land on Newport Avenue in the Rumford section of the city. Rumors of new businesses or homes being built began to swirl, but turns out it’s [...]
Read More →East Providence High boys’ volleyball team reaches mid-point of league schedule
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School boys’ volleyball team reached the mid-point of its Division I regular season slate Thursday night, May 2, falling to visiting South Kingstown by a 3-2 score after rallying from a two-game deficit before a raucous home crowd gathered for the crossover contest with the Rebels of the [...]
Read More →Car chase in East Providence leads to driver’s eventual arrest on possession charges
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Police Department reported the arrest of Jamique Whitely, 22, of Cathedral Square Providence, after he led an officer on a brief but wild car chase Friday evening, May 3. Mr. Whitely was charged with Reckless Driving/Eluding a Police Officer; Possession of Schedule I thru V Controlled Substance and Driving [...]
Read More →Director Gallogly explains her reasoning for Budget Commission’s return to East Providence
EAST PROVIDENCE — Of the many interested observers seated in the audience Thursday, May 2, for a meeting of the recently reinstated East Providence Budget Commission was Rhode Island Director of Revenue Rosemary Booth Gallogly, whose department manages the state overseers and who personally made the decision to bring back the body to consult on [...]
Read More →Correction: DEM has not authorized Pond View reopening
PROVIDENCE — In an earlier post Friday, May 3, The East Providence Post mistakenly published an outdated press release issued by the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management in regards to the proposed reopening of the controversial Pond View on Dexter Road in Rumford. The DEM did recently enter into a contractual agreement with the [...]
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