Letters have appeared recently that appear to seek to shield the president from any responsibility for the fact that with just over 4 percent of the Earth’s population, we have about one-third …
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5/7/20
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As the country prepares to celebrate the Memorial Day holiday, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo reminded people that large gatherings are still not allowed and the guidelines governing travel are …
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By Josh Bickford
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5/21/20
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It’s never been easier to take an interest in your local government and actually see what your elected leaders are doing. And in this era of executive orders and daily briefings that impact …
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5/28/20
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9/22/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — After years of dilly-dallying caused mostly by internal forces though with a few external ones as well, the City Council, at its October 4 gathering, at last gave final approval to a …
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By Mike Rego
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10/8/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — In one of his two monthly reports to the School Committee made recently to the full body, District Facilities Department Director Chris Murphy announced the new East …
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By Mike Rego
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12/20/22
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To the editor:
Once again this year, the General Assembly is considering bills to clarify one of the oldest and most cherished Rhode Island constitutional rights — the “rights of …
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4/4/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE —The Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation recently awarded East Providence a $33,232 grant for the purchase of the recycling portion of eight "Bigbelly" double station …
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9/6/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Absenteeism has been a bane of the East Providence School District in recent years, the percentage increase up to nearly 10 percent of the entire population on a reoccurring …
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By Mike Rego
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11/20/23
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The Rhode Island General Assembly got back to work last week, and with it, your elected representatives. East Bay Life spoke to several local senators and representatives to hear what issues are at …
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By Christy Nadalin
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1/15/20
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President Obama’s Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel believed that a crisis was an opportunity to do things that you once thought were impossible.
We are facing a pandemic of historic …
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5/7/20
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This is regarding the high school senior class of 2020. The heartbreak is there.We realize the frustration you are experiencing.
The graduating Class of 1943 went through a bad ordeal. We were …
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5/28/20
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My wife and I attended an appearance by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg in 2018 at Roger Williams University Law School, and I took with me one typewritten question I had drafted for any possible …
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9/24/20
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CRANSTON — The old saying goes it’s difficult to beat a team three times during any given sports year, and the Providence Country Day girls’ soccer team gave credence to that …
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11/30/22
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Several significant developments around the city, both commercial and residential, are in varying stages of progress, including “Wampanoag Meadows,” the large …
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By Mike Rego
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1/25/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — On the same afternoon as their counterparts in softball were doing the same, the East Providence High School girls' and boys' outdoor track team conducted the first …
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By Mike Rego
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4/6/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School outdoor track and field squads hosted their third meet of the 2023 Eastern Division regular season Monday afternoon, April 24, at Townie …
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By Mike Rego
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4/25/23
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Caleb Surratt shot one of the lowest scores during Round 2 of the 2023 Northeast Amateur Invitational Thursday, June 22, at Wannamoisett Country Club in the Rumford section of …
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By Mike Rego
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6/22/23
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Through no fault or intention of their own doing, there's still no denying as time moves on the luster has lessened from what was once the very consequential holiday football rivalry between East …
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By Mike Rego
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11/23/23
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The East Providence High School indoor track and field teams, as they do annually, got the winter championship slate going over the recently while competing in their respective division meets at the …
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By Mike Rego
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2/1/24
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Michael P. Carey, a veteran of the city's public safety contingent, has been chosen as the new Chief of the East Providence Fire Department.
Carey officially took over the position on Tuesday, …
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2/27/24
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There are certain recurring things in life that you can always set your clock by, such as long lines at the mall on Black Friday, hot and humid weather in July, and of course a regular bashing of …
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11/27/19
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With the onset of the new legislative session, taxpayers are gritting their teeth to see what fiscal ignominies will be piled onto their backs. One thing is for certain. The governor is out of …
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By Arlene Violet
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1/15/20
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