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Weaver Library Farmers’ Market opens for seventh season

EAST PROVIDENCE — Though a bit delayed, the seventh annual season of the Farmers Market on the Weaver Library grounds launched last week, Thursday, July 9, under slightly different conditions …

E.P. Council talks trash matters as city readies new automated collection system

EAST PROVIDENCE — Fittingly, since East Providence is about to embark on a new collection scheme, the City Council at its July 7 … Read More

RIDOT completes Gano Street Realignment Project

PROVIDENCE — Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT) Director Peter Alviti, Jr. gathered with local and state leaders to … Read More

Amended ordinance could soon make recreational fire pits legal again in East Providence

EAST PROVIDENCE — Theoretically prevented by law for the last several years, the open burning of recreational fires on residential … Read More

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Sports

Gallery: Post 10 Juniors open 2020 baseball season

EAST PROVIDENCE — The Riverside Post 10 Junior Division American Legion Baseball team began play in the new Rhode Island 19/20 Elite … Read More

Riverside Post 10 Juniors expect to vie in one-off summer baseball competition

EAST PROVIDENCE — Some good news has apparently emerged from what has been a rather bleak period for local youth sports due to … Read More

Bay View rowers place second in virtual erg National Championships

EAST PROVIDENCE — Freshman Lindsey Williams along with sophomore Emma Leary recently teamed to place second in the Under-17 … Read More

Obituaries

Jonathan B. Miller, 36, East Providence Jonathan B. Miller, MBA, 36, formerly of East Providence, died peacefully at home on May 30, 2020 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Providence, a beloved son of Dr. Kevin G. Miller and …

Joan M. O’Connell, 88, Barrington Joan M. (Thibert) O’Connell, 88, formerly of Tanglewood Drive, Barrington died peacefully on May 21, 2020 at the Hallworth House, Providence surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of …

Opinion

Commentary: After centuries of good use, will the trusted handshake ever return?

“It’s gone.” He said it so fast, and with such conviction and a little regret, it took me aback. My dear friend Bob, an elite athlete in high school and college, has had his fair …

Letter: Candidates need your signatures to get on the ballot

Letter: Memories remain even if Metacomet goes

Letter: Metacomet should remain open space

Letter: Metacomet proposal impacts entire city

Legal Notices

East Providence Legal Notices – April 30, 2020 These Legal Notices were published in the East Providence Post on April 30.