East Providence News

East Providence administrators, through vendor Peregrine Services, mailed the annual tax bills on May 18, 2012.

The Rhode Island Department of Health announced that the City of East Providence is now a certified Rhode Island HeartSafe community.

Got a question about the upcoming political season in East Providence? How about the budget commission? Or the seemingly countless potholes that creep up through pavement cracks? Well, this Wednesday at noon, Mayor Bruce Rogers will have a straight answer for you.

Charged were Vladimir D. Duarte, 31, 93 Orchard St., disorderly conduct and obstructing police; Trea Otera, 20, 124 Dodge St., Providence, disorderly conduct; David E. Lopes, 23, 26 Burgess Ave., disorderly conduct, assault and resisting arrest; and two juveniles.

Johnston, North Providence and East Providence can no longer send their emergency medical technicians and fire rescue trucks to Providence without reimbursement, according to the communities' mayors.

One passenger was taken to the hospital by East Providence rescue crews after a black vehicle struck a white car driving along Roger Williams Avenue late Thursday night.

Warren Police made the following arrests last week: Heather C. Gately , 36, of 1 Joseph Drive, Warren, was charged with Driving Under the Influence after being pulled over at Main Street and Coomer Avenue.

A Barrington man faces a charge of violating a no-contact order issued by East Providence police.

Charles Tsonos, known in East Providence as the owner of CLC Menswear and chairman of the East Providence School Committee, announced his intent to run for State Representative District 63 during a Saturday night event held at his Wilson Avenue home.

The East Providence Police Department provided the following reports: Alicia Colaluca , 29, of 94 Central Ave.

Latham Park in West Barrington was the location of a drug bust by Barrington police at mid-day last week.

Joseph Silveira never came back to the Barrington Planning Board with a new plan for his Sowams Nursery site seven years ago after it denied his proposal for a seven-lot subdivision, said Tax Assessor Mike Minardi of Barrington, who was chairman of the planning board at that time while working in East Providence.

The Rhode Island Supreme Court on Monday overruled a Superior Court decision and ordered that a man serving a no-parole life sentence be accorded a hearing on whether his term should be reduced and whether his lawyer had been effective.

There's a beautiful weekend in store: sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s. The Barrington Garden Club is holding a plant sale at the library on Saturday.

The East Providence Police Department provided the following reports: Bruce McKenzie , 23, of Cranston, was charged with possession of marijuana and arrested under a warrant after police responded to calls of people fighting in the street off Broadway at about 1 a.m. on May 11.A Jeremy Amaral , 38, of Potter St., East Providence, was charged under ... (more)

Correctional officer Lloyd Hedges received a citation from the state House of Representatives on Wednesday honoring his 50 years of government service.

Governor Lincoln Chafee urged city councilors to support proposed legislation that will give municipalities fiscal relief if they qualify as a "highly distressed community" during Tuesday night's meeting.

The City Council passed five resolutions Tuesday night, largely intended to help return East Providence, under the control of a state-appointed budget commission, to solvency.

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A portion of Rhode Island's East Bay Bike Path that has been closed to cyclists and pedestrians since last fall is reopening.

The U.S. Department of Justice will consider waiving guidelines that restrain North Providence and East Providence officials from using a windfall in forfeiture money to straighten out police pension programs in both communities, according to a spokesman for U.S. Attorney Peter F. Neronha.