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Tom Hood with a false albacore caught on his kayak earlier this year. Fishing for these speedsters was good in 2022 in both Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Warming water has brought false albacore and the forage they like to eat into our region in greater numbers.
North Atlantic right whales still endangered
NOAA Fisheries has released their five-year review of the endangered North Atlantic right whales at North Atlantic Right Whale 5-Year Review | NOAA Fisheries . The report finds the population is … more
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John Migliori with a 25.5-inch pickerel he caught on Aquidneck Island last week.
Opening Day for fishing season is this Saturday
O pening Day of the freshwater fishing season in Rhode Island is at 6 a.m. this Saturday, April 8.   The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) has stocked 100 waterways, many … more
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The Post - Thursday, June 1, 2023
Best Team Photo in Block Island Tournament was awarded to team ‘Defiant’ for this photo taken in the Block Island Wind Farm. Some nice fluke caught by youth anglers.
Block Island Inshore Fishing Tournament big success
The Block Island Inshore Fishing Tournament ended Sunday, July 23, with a winning striped bass measuring 48”, caught by team ‘Frayed Knot,’ led by Capt. Richard Lipsitz of North … more
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Contractors for the Pawtucket Avenue water pipe replacement project are using the corner lot across from EPHS as the staging area.
Pawtucket Avenue water project will impact East Providence school, commuter travel for weeks
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Letter: Help Rhode Islanders afford the medication they need
Fighting cancer is indeed a battle, and we can’t win it alone. Our lawmakers can help by passing legislation that removes the financial barriers many face to get care and treatment. more
The Post - Thursday, March 17, 2022
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The new EPHS clock tower illuminated on the evening of June 16.
New EPHS project approaches three-year anniversary, final turn-over date
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 … more
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The House Speaker heads into 2023 in good standing
STORY OF THE WEEK: House Speaker Joe Shekarchi remains in an enviable political position heading into his second term in what is sometimes called the most powerful post in Rhode Island state … more
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Peter Jenkins, owner of The Saltwater Edge, Middletown, is co-sponsoring a ten-week on-line seminar series on striped bass fishing with Surfcaster’s Journal.
Possible discharge of nuclear wastewater into Cape Cod Bay
At press time the Cape Cod Salties Sports Fishing Club plans to hold a community forum on the possible discharge of nuclear wastewater from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant into Cape Cod Bay.  … more
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Rev. Dr. Laurene Bowers
Interim pastor is named at Newman Congregational Church in Rumford
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 … more
The Post - Thursday, May 18, 2023
Gallery: EPHS shuts out St. Ray's in football opener
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 … more
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Brian Abbott, of Barrington, said, “Caught this striper (29”, 8 pounds) in 15 feet of water about 100 yards off Barrington Beach with a Yo-Zuri Crystal Minnow.”
Bonito and false albacore running hot, with no catch limits
There is nothing like explosive surface action from Atlantic bonito and false albacore. Last week anglers fishing in the Pt. Judith area were treated to non-stop action on Thursday, just a … more
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East Providence's Sam Jackson (center) vies with Portsmouth's Landon Rodrigues for possession during the teams' Division I boys' soccer game October 11. Jackson netted both goals in the contest, a 2-0 win for the host Townies in East Providence.
Townies put away Pats in Division I boys' soccer contest
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 … more
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Letter: Are we asking the right questions about massive wind farms?
Construction is underway to build thousands of huge wind turbines from New Jersey to Maine. From an average Joe’s perspective, this process feels extremely rushed, and there are dozens of unanswered questions. more
The Post – Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020
Letter: Vaccine skepticism 'increasingly untenable'
To the editor: In 1919 the Volstead Act was passed, which was a nationwide mandate to make the manufacture and sale of alcohol illegal. It failed, and was repealed. We still, nonetheless, have … more
Jordan O'Hara is embraced by his EPHS tennis teammates after he earned the deciding point in the Townies' Division III semifinal round win over PCD Wednesday, June 1.
Townies nip Knights in Division III boys' tennis semis
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, … more
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East Providence High School Career and Tech Center’s Culinary Arts program students (from left to right) Katelyn Bolarinho, Teagan Abatiello, Nyima Goncalves and Chassidy Reynolds pack the Christmas dinners they made into the vehicle of Good Neighbors executive director Katelyn Mushipi (far right).
EPCTC Culinary Arts students cook up some Christmas cheer
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 … more
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A good read about love and art
‘Claude & Camille: A Novel of Monet’ By Stephanie Cowell If you favor Impressionist art and a good love story, you will like this book about French painter Claude Monet and the … more
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A troubling look behind the scenes in the seafood business
STORY OF THE WEEK: New Bedford’s half-billion-dollar commercial fishing catch is one of the economic bright spots in southern New England. But the underside of the seafood business includes … more
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The west-to-east side crossover on Interstate 195 towards the Washington Bridge will be moved closer to the span in an attempt to alleviate congestion.
RIDOT preps new lane configuration on east side of bridge
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation will shift the location of the crossover from the westbound side of Interstate 195 to the eastbound side and eventually over the Washington Bridge as … more
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