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By Mike Rego
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9/15/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The new East Providence High School project, now just about three years in the making, is moving ever so closer to full completion as the official turn-over date approaches …
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By Mike Rego
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6/17/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — An interim pastor has been named for Newman Congregational Church in Rumford as the Rev. Dr. Laurene Bowers steps into the role on a temporary basis.
Bowers leads the …
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3/14/23
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PAWTUCKET — The East Providence High School football team opened up its 2023 Division II schedule with an impressive 19-0 shutout victory over host St. Raphael Friday night, Sept. 13, at …
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By Mike Rego
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9/15/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Over a week's time recently, the East Providence High School boys' soccer club not only snapped a lengthy losing skid, but also qualified for the upcoming Division I state …
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By Mike Rego
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10/12/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School boys’ volleyball team solidified its second-place spot in the Division II standings and took another step towards securing the …
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Photos by Tyler Maxwell; Story by Mike Rego
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5/19/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — It took over three hours and almost every point possible for the East Providence High School boys’ tennis team to outlast next-door neighbor Providence Country Day, 4-3, …
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By Mike Rego
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6/1/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School Career and Tech Center’s Culinary Arts program and two local non-profits embraced the spirit of the season earlier this week by making …
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By Mike Rego
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12/21/22
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PROVIDENCE — The Academy of American Poets announced Tina Cane, State Poet of Rhode Island, has been named one of its 2020 Poets Laureate Fellows. Ms. Cane, a resident of East Providence, will …
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5/28/20
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With cases continuing to surge and hospitals now reaching 97 percent capacity of their available COVID-19 beds, Gov. Gina Raimondo said she had no choice but to place Rhode Island on a two-week …
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By Kristen Ray
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11/19/20
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The City Council, at its December 7 forum, eventually decided to table a proposal by the administration of Mayor Bob DaSilva, and supported by the East Providence Police …
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By Mike Rego
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12/9/21
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls’ lacrosse team cruised its way into the Division III championship game following its 16-5 victory over visiting Cranston East …
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Photos by Rich Dionne
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6/2/22
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The final forum co-sponsored by the League of Women Voters-Rhode Island and the East Bay Media Group, owner of The Post, for candidates from East Providence involved in the September 13 Primary …
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By Mike Rego
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9/1/22
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Crime among adolescents and teens has gone up since 2020, with multiple East Bay communities seeing their highest number of arrests in 2021 or 2022. We examine this troubling trend and search for reasons why that might be.
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By Ethan Hartley
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2/15/23
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BARRINGTON — The East Providence High School boys' and girls' outdoor track and field squads began their 2023 championship competitions last weekend when the Townies took part in their …
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By Mike Rego
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5/8/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The 2023 Rhode Island American Legion Baseball League season came to an abrupt end for the Riverside Post 10 Seniors with a doubleheader loss to visiting Warwick/West Warwick …
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By Mike Rego
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7/24/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Known formally as the "Kent Heights Recreational Facility" for the purposes of its refurbishment, the project to completely re-envision the park located in the eponymous …
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By Mike Rego
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1/12/24
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It started with T-shirts. Then came coffee, beer, personal protective equipment - even barbecue sauce. Now the wildly popular “Knock It Off” design created by a Warren-owned Providence …
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By Ted Hayes
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6/4/20
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The Rhode Island Department of Transportation late last week announced its latest attempt to alleviate the traffic jam on Interstate 195 created by its shuttering of the westbound side of the …
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By Mike Rego
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2/2/24
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Mayor Bob DaSilva last week took two executive actions in what he said was an attempt “to bring varying racial and ethnic backgrounds with differing views …
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6/4/20
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The expected matchup to see who will be the city’s second ever elected mayor emerged from the Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022 primary election as incumbent Bob DaSilva earned the …
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By Mike Rego
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9/13/22
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PROVIDENCE — The office of Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced in statement issued Friday, June 23, an East Providence man has been charged in Providence County Superior Court with …
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6/23/23
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Gov. Gina Raimondo’s daily press briefing included the announcement of a new executive order, to take effect this Saturday, April 18. It will require all “customer-facing” …
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By Christy Nadalin
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4/14/20
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PROVIDENCE — Legislation led in the House of Representatives by East Providence Katherine Kazarian (D-Dist. 63), the "Let RI Vote Act,” was approved there as well as the Senate and …
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5/19/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The administration of Mayor Bob DaSilva sponsored what it billed as East Providence’s first annual “Pride” parade celebrating the LGBTQI+ community of the …
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Photos by Rich Dionne
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6/30/22
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