PROVIDENCE — With final votes in the Senate, Thursday night, June 6, the General Assembly has approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Justine Caldwell and Sen. Pamela J. Lauria to require safe …
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6/7/24
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PROVIDENCE — The General Assembly voted on Thursday, June 6, to approve legislation from East Bay Rep. Jennifer Boylan and Sen. Dawn Euer to expand the legal use of electric bicycles in Rhode …
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6/7/24
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PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority, RIPTA, will not move forward with previously proposed service reductions, which were scheduled to go into effect on Saturday, June 15, as …
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6/6/24
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BARRINGTON — The East Bay Regional Coalition, through its BAY Team, was recently awarded a five-year grant from the Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities …
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6/5/24
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The Mt. Hope girls track team placed 12 with 24.20 points during the RI state track championships at Conley Stadium on Saturday.
Sophomore Thea Jackson had a good day in both the track and field …
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Story and photos by Richard W. dionne, Jr.
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6/4/24
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PROVIDENCE — East Bay members of the General Assembly were among the legislators to sponsor bills in recent days in both chambers regarding ballot access and election integrity issues as the …
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6/3/24
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Charlie Knapman and Ben Browne each scored 3 goals as the Mt. Hope lacrosse team pounded Toll Gate 12-5 in the Division 3 quarterfinals at home on Thursday night. Goalkeeper Ethan Labolita made 15 …
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Story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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5/27/24
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TIVERTON — Jacob Rapoza, a former school resource officer at Tiverton High School, was found guilty Wednesday, May 8, on two misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct in connection with …
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By Ruth Rasmussen
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5/10/24
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The Mt. Hope girls track team place third and the boys team placed eighth at the Eastern Division track championships at Barrington High School on Saturday.
"The boys and girls had a great day …
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Photos and story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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5/7/24
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PROVIDENCE — The General Assembly backed bills sponsored by two high-ranking East Providence legislators seeking to hold the Rhode Island Department of Transportation accountable going forward …
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By Mike Rego
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5/3/24
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Sophomores Charlie Knapman and Ben Browne each scored 4 goals as the Mt. Hope lacrosse team buried Burrillville 11-2 in a home game on Friday. The win halted a two game skid and evened their record …
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Story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr. Photos by Julie Furtado
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4/30/24
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A third lane of travel westbound on the east portion of the Washington Bridge will be available to drivers as of Saturday, April 20.
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation made the …
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By Mike Rego
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4/18/24
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A rite of spring as much as any other, Opening Day of the 2024 trout season is set for Saturday, April 13, and the Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management has stocked more than 100 …
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4/10/24
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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 …
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By Mike Rego
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4/8/24
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Mt. Hope coach Tom Fullen smiled while talking about this season’s unified basketball team.
“It’s the most fun that’d I have had coaching,” he said. “How can …
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Photos and story by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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4/2/24
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Providence Country Day School has named the students who have earned recognition on the 2023-2024 second trimester honor roll.
For Middle School (Classes of 2027-2030), High Honors is all grades …
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3/29/24
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The Rhode Island Department of Transportation is informing motorists as part of it ongoing effort to alleviate the intense congestion on the Washington Bridge since the …
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By Mike Rego
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3/25/24
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The names of five local hockey greats who represent the RI Hockey Hall of Fame’s Class of 2024 were unveiled recently between periods of the Providence Bruins-Hershey Bears …
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3/20/24
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PROVIDENCE — Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg promised the federal government would do all it could to help assist and expedite the process of replacing the westbound side of the …
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By Mike Rego
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3/19/24
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For the first time since the East Bay girls' high school hockey collaborative began some 14 seasons ago, a city player skated with the Eagles this past winter.
And East Providence High School's …
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By Mike Rego
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3/18/24
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The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management (DEM) is informing users of the East Bay Bike Path that a 1.5 mile stretch of the path in Riverside, starting from the Squantum Association …
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3/18/24
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PROVIDENCE — Confirming the worst and what many anticipated, state officials made the public formally aware the closed westbound span of the Washington Bridge is structurally deficient and …
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By Mike Rego
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3/14/24
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For the second year in a row, the Westport girls basketball team's Division 5 tournament run stalled at the Elite 8. This season, the 5th seeded Widcats fell to 4th seeded Renaissance School …
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Story and photos by Richard W. Dionne, Jr.
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3/12/24
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The St. Mary Academy-Bay View Players theatre troupe was crowned champion at the 2024 Rhode Island Drama Festival last week for its performance of “The Night Witches,” a play about the …
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3/12/24
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St. Mary Academy-Bay View principal Dr. Marcela Rossi announced 170 students made the honor roll for the second quarter of the 2023-24 term. This academic distinction recognizes the dedication of …
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3/11/24
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