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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. …
EAST PROVIDENCE — An extremely skilled East Providence High School football team begins the 2024 season with the chance to be quite … Read More
The Barrington High School girls volleyball team pushed East Providence to the edge in a five-set battle before falling 3-2 on … Read More
EAST PROVIDENCE — Voters in East Providence who headed to the polls for the 2024 Primary Election Tuesday, Sept. 10, didn't really … Read More
EAST PROVIDENCE — The deteriorating interior of the East Providence Police Department headquarters located on Waterman Avenue will … Read More
EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence High School welcomed neighboring Barrington to Townie Stadium Friday night, Sept. 6, for the … Read More
The East Providence High School girls' tennis team opened up its 2024 regular season this past week with a pair of matches in the … Read More
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Bristol House Tour will open 12 private homes next month
The Bristol Historical & Preservation Society is holding its House Tour 2024 on Saturday, Sept. 21, when 12 private homes, some of which have not been open for more than 25 years, will be …
Crescent Park Carousel Summerfest 2023
Carnival at the Carousel
EAST PROVIDENCE — Riverside quite literally takes center stage on the city's community calendar in the coming days and weeks, beginning this weekend with the inaugural Crescent Park Carousel …
Fourth at Pierce 'fires' on July 3
The annual East Providence Independence Day Celebration, conducted by the Recreation Department, takes place Monday July 3, at Pierce Memorial Stadium on Mercer Street. Gates open at 6 p.m.
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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.
Letter: ’Social Host’ DUI law — an idea worth exploring
I was taught in my teens that driving is a privilege, not a right. Another week, another driver convicted of DUI that has had numerous prior DUI convictions, many resulting in accidents …
Letter: Can’t afford to focus only on offshore wind’s downsides
To the editor: I’m writing to express my strong support for the expansion of offshore wind as a generational leap forward in our pursuit of environmentally sound energy policy. Given …
Letter: An historic vote for Rhode Island
The danger of a nuclear disaster — either intentional or by accident — is the gravest immediate threat to our very existence.
Letter: Political paranoia and Constitutional constipation
I would be remiss if I remained silent with regard to the current question of whether or not to call a constitutional convention.