UPDATED: Fatal fire on East Providence’s South Blossom Street
(Updated, 11:35 a.m., Jan. 24) EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence Police and Fire Department personnel responded to a house fire mid-morning Thursday, Jan. 24, where it has been confirmed an elderly man has perished in the blaze. East Providence Police Detective Captain Richard Frazier reported a male approximately in his late 60s had died due [...]
Read More →Feds relent, allow East Providence to put Google cash towards police pension liability
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Spurred by the state’s congressional delegation, the United States Department of Justice Friday, Jan. 11, relented and will allow East Providence and North Providence to use asset forfeiture distribution money obtained through a settlement with Google Inc. towards closing unfunded police pension liabilities in both municipalities. U.S. Senators Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack [...]
Read More →Second Perry brother charged with Bristol child molestation
While alleged child molester Richard Perry remains at the Adult Correctional Institute awaiting a bail hearing scheduled for Friday, Jan. 10, his brother, Jesse S. Perry of Fall River was arrested on Friday, Jan. 4, charged with one count of first-degree child molestation and one count of second-degree sexual assault. On Monday morning, Jan. 7, [...]
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 →Elmasian named East Providence Fire Department interim chief
EAST PROVIDENCE — Oscar Elmasian has been tabbed by City Manager Peter Graczykowski in the interim to succeed retiring East Providence Fire Department Chief Joseph Klucznik, The Post learned Friday, Dec. 28. The city manager issued a press release on the matter later in the day. Captain Elmasian accepted the promotion on a six-month basis. [...]
Read More →East Providence High School coaches call a halt to winter sports over pay
EAST PROVIDENCE — The long, drawn-out talks over coaches’ compensation reached a climax Friday, Dec. 14, as East Providence High School coaches agreed as a group to suspend their participation in the just-begun winter sport season. The coaches, many of whom mentor in multiple seasons and sports, are upset about not having been paid for [...]
Read More →East Providence Police identify corpse found in Narragansett Bay
EAST PROVIDENCE — The identity of the male body discovered in the waters of Narragansett Bay by a walker on the East Bay Bike Path last weekend has been released the East Providence Police Department. Thomas Sullivan, 46 and of Providence, was found deceased in the bay by a pedestrian on the path early Sunday [...]
Read More →East Providence Police have double-stabbing suspect in custody
EAST PROVIDENCE — Jasper Williams, the person of interest being sought by East Providence Police in the stabbing of two city residents, has been taken into custody, Detective Captain Richard Frazier announced Friday morning, Dec. 7. Mr. Williams, whose last known residence was Providence, is being held after allegedly wielding a weapon that caused serious [...]
Read More →East Providence Police seek Williams in Riverside stabbing case
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Police are seeking Jasper Williams in regards to his possible involvement in the stabbing of two Riverside brothers during an incident in the wee hours of Sunday, Nov. 25. The 20-year-old Williams is considered a “person of interest” in the case involving Jared and Jacob Burrows, according to a [...]
Read More →Burrows brothers each stabbed three times in violent East Providence weekend incident
EAST PROVIDENCE — Brothers Jared and Jacob Burrows were each stabbed three times during a violent altercation early Sunday morning, Nov. 25, in East Providence. Jared Burrows, 20, suffered the more distressing of the injuries. He remains in the Intensive Care Unit at Rhode Island Hospital and has been unable to be interviewed by investigators, [...]
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