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East Providence High School quarterback Jacob Duarte rolls out for a pass attempt during the Townies' non-league Injury Fund football outing against Barrington Friday night, Sept. 6, in city at Townie Stadium. The junior starts his second fall as the Townies' starting QB.
East Providence football team 'tackles' 2024
EAST PROVIDENCE — An extremely skilled East Providence High School football team begins the 2024 season with the chance to be quite competitive this fall, but knowing much of what the Townies … more
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Station 3 in Rumford is where residents and elected officials in that section of East Providence would like to have an emergency rescue vehicle on call full-time.
East Providence Fire Department garners $3.75 million SAFER grant
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence was one of the municipalities around the state to receive Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) grant funding, awarded through the U.S. … more
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Barrington High School’s Claudia Leonard passes the ball to a teammate.
Eagles fall to Townies in girls volleyball showdown
The Barrington High School girls volleyball team pushed East Providence to the edge in a five-set battle before falling 3-2 on Wednesday night, Sept. 11.   East Providence won the first two … more
The Post - Thursday, September 12, 2024
Letter: More doctors won't solve primary care problem
The thought that creating a new medical school that will, in any kind of timely fashion, stamp out legions of home grown primary care doctors that will stay in state is the highest order of magical thinking. more
East Bay Homes | September 2024
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Opal Rocha Lussier netted a brace for the EPHS girls' soccer team in the Townies' 12-0 victory over PCD September 10.
EPHS girls' soccer, tennis teams rebound from first losses
The East Providence High School girls' soccer club bounced back from its first loss of the season with a 12-0 throttling of next-door neighbor Providence Country Day Tuesday, Sept. 10. Alyssa … more
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Lawson cooks Coogan, Furtado flies by Pereira in East Providence primaries
EAST PROVIDENCE — Voters in East Providence who headed to the polls for the 2024 Primary Election Tuesday, Sept. 10, didn't really have to put in much effort as only two races involving city pols … more
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Demolition crews from the Aetna Co. began deck and beam removal from the westbound Washington Bridge span earlier this week.
Demolition of westbound span starts
In the past week contractors for the Rhode Island Department of Transportation began demolition of parapet walls along both sides of the westbound portion of the Washington Bridge. The work, being … more
Runners on the EPHS boys' cross country team breaks from the start of its 2024 season opening meet in Portsmouth September 9.
Expectations, aims are high for Townie cross country clubs
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School cross country teams have the unenviable position of being grouped annually during the regular season in the ultra-competitive Metropolitan … more
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Sadie Gagnon approaches the finish as the leading EPHS girls' runner in the Townies' 2024 season opening cross country meet September 9 in Portsmouth.
East Providence High School starts 2024 cross country season
PORTSMOUTH — The respective East Providence High School cross country teams opened up their 2024 Metropolitan Division regular seasons Monday, Sept. 9, in Portsmouth over the 3.1-mile course at The … more
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A harrowing page-turner about an epic journey to freedom
‘Master Slave, Husband Wife’ By Ilyon Woo “Master Slave/Husband Wife” is the remarkable true story of an epic 15,000-mile journey from slavery to freedom made possible … more
Will the real Washington Bridge story ever get told?
STORY OF THE WEEK: The marquee race in Rhode Island’s primary election on Tuesday was state Rep. Barbara Ann Fenton-Fung’s challenge to Cranston Mayor Ken Hopkins. The GOP race took an … more
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Fly fishing sharpie Ed Lombardo will lead an expert team of fly instructors at a workshop later this month.
Mixed reports from throughout the bay
The Rhode Island Marine Fisheries Council will hold its Shellfish Advisory Panel meeting Wednesday, Sept. 18, at 4:30 p.m. Topics on the agenda include shellfish harvest seasons for Greenwich Bay, … more
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Skeff's Pub on North Broadway is one of the many businesses in East Providence harshly impacted by the Washington Bridge closure crisis.
East Providence Council squashes mayor's bridge relief gift card gambit
EAST PROVIDENCE — At its meeting Tuesday, Sept. 3, the super majority of the East Providence City Council rejected a request from the administration of Mayor Bob DaSilva to institute a gift … more
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EPPD headquarters to get $3 million-plus in upgrades
EAST PROVIDENCE — The deteriorating interior of the East Providence Police Department headquarters located on Waterman Avenue will finally get a much-needed and significant set of renovations. … more
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Tolman edges East Providence in Division I boys' soccer outing
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School boys' soccer club dropped its 2024 regular season home debut Saturday afternoon, Sept. 7, as Tolman edged the locals 1-0 in a Division I outing … more
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Matt Zimmerman (50) and Sanders Toman (22) slow down an East Providence running back.
Townies outlast Eagles in 'speed-up' Injury Fund football outing
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence High School welcomed neighboring Barrington to Townie Stadium Friday night, Sept. 6, for the teams' annual Injury Fund football scrimmage, the host Townies … more
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Abigail Ellison earned a point with her second win in as many matches to date atop the EPHS ladder, but the Townies fell to visiting Westerly 5-2 in a Division II girls' tennis tilt played Thursday, Sept. 5.
Townies split a pair in return to Division II girls' tennis
The East Providence High School girls' tennis team opened up its 2024 regular season this past week with a pair of matches in the Division II ranks. The Townies were playing their initial … more
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City native Dylan Conley (right), shown taking his oath from then City Councilor Joe Botelho back in 2016, has resigned his position as East Providence's assistant city solicitor.
Conley steps aside as East Providence's assistant solicitor
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence solicitor's office is in need of an assistant, it was formally made public during the September 3 meeting of the City Council. The matter was broached … more
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Christine Alves (fourth from right), an administrative assistant at East Providence High School, was honored by the City Council after she was chosen as the State Education Support Professional of the Year for 2025 by National Education Association Rhode Island.
NEARI awards East Providence High School's Alves
EAST PROVIDENCE — Christine Alves, an administrative assistant at East Providence High School working closely within the Special Education department, was recently chosen as the State Education … more
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Alyssa Karalekas (left) celebrates with her EPHS girls' soccer teammates after she scored the second of her two goals in the Townies' 2-0 victory over West Warwick to open their 2024 season.
Townies dominate Wizards in 2024 girls' soccer starter
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls' soccer team impressed in its season opener Wednesday night, Sept. 4, against West Warwick and also made a winner out of Mateo Andrade in … more
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The Post - Thursday, September 5, 2024
Paul Amadio, head of school at Pennfield School, with Allison Serina, senior director of operations and finance. Serina, the first person from Pennfield with whom he had any interaction, also grew up in Leominster, Mass. They didn’t know each other back then, but Amadio played football with her brother.
From the stage to the school
PORTSMOUTH — Just when he thought he was out, they pulled him back in. For years Paul Amadio had been a head of several college-prep boarding schools, most recently in Sedona, Ariz., but … more
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Townies are victorious in return to Division I girls' volleyball ranks
It was a success first few matches for the East Providence High School girls' volleyball team upon its return to the state's top tier as the Townies opened their 2024 Division I slate with a pair of … more
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