East Providence News

Rep. Patrick Kennedy , son of Sen. Ted Kennedy , says a Catholic bishop asked him not to take communion over moral issues.

Items for making cookies, including nuts and dried fruit, at Shaw's on Taunton Avenue in East Providence.

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I.a 'A man whose divorce became fodder for headlines blamed a former Rhode Island chief justice for putting his nose in the familya TMs business.

In honor of Veteran's Day, Ana's Bridal Boutique in East Providence is giving away wedding gowns for military brides-to-be. To qualify brides must be engaged, be on active duty in the military or have a fiance on active duty in either Iraq or Afghanistan.

It was raining, first thing in the morning yesterday when Plot took this shot out of BZ's kitchen window at the house next door.

A couple from East Providence gave the Bonds family a similar wheelchair their 6-year-old son had outgrown.

For many residents, trash day this week was a rude awakening as the city, for the first time, refused to pick up their trash unless they put out recycling bins.

A woman leaped from her second-story window as she and a family with young children escaped a fast-moving fire at a two-family house Wednesday afternoon.

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I.a 'A woman and two children were injured Wednesday afternoon when fire broke out in their East Providence home.

The former driver for former Supreme Court Chief Justice Frank J. Williams returned to court on Monday to seek payments from her estranged husband to help pay expenses for their 6-year-old daughter.

For months, those elected to oversee the city's well-being have allowed rowdy debates over labor contracts, budget cuts, even tow lists to dominate City Council meetings.

The Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is offering a $1,000 reward in a dog abandonment case.

The state Health Department has confirmed that the middle-aged woman who died Monday had swine flu, and swine flu was the cause of death.

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI, November 4, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Thomas A. Iddings, Managing Director for Nicholas Barrett & Associates, has been recognized by Cambridge Who's Who for demonstrating dedication, leadership and excellence in operations management.

Pollo Campero restaurant opened last week at 45 Newport Ave. in East Providence.

Thirteen East Providence police officers laid off last month may be back on the job later this week.

The Senate Finance Committee on Thursday voted to allow the state Division of Taxation to reduce a person's state income-tax refund if the person is delinquent on certain college loans issued by the Rhode Island Student Loan Authority.

An East Providence city councilman says he received a threatening letter containing white powder at his office.

Outspoken Providence lawyer Keven A. McKenna on Sunday married Sheila A. Bentley, ex-wife of former Mayor Vincent A. Cianci Jr.

As a kid growing up in Warwick, Michelle Desrosiers had a mad crush on Michael Jackson.