The Barrington High School girls' swim team won just one event at the state championship meet on Saturday but placed swimmers in a number of events. The total team approach proved successful as the …
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2/26/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — “Survive and advance” is the credo of late-February/March basketball no matter the level, and the East Providence High School boys’ team exemplified that Friday night, Feb. …
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By Mike Rego
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2/26/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Barring push back from the national organization, the renovated parcel of land at the rear of Pierce Memorial Stadium will soon be known as “Townie Pride Park at Jones Pond” …
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By Mike Rego
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2/25/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — At its meeting Tuesday night, Feb. 21, the East Providence City Council seemingly penned its final chapter in a long-simmering drama while at the same time the body kept the book …
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By Mike Rego
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2/23/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Ward 4 councilman Brian Faria offered up a stern rebuttal to the recent comments made by his Ward 3 counterpart Joe Botelho in regards to the possible reinstatement of fired …
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By Mike Rego
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2/20/17
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The Mt. Hope gymnastics team went undefeated and won the RIIL Division II State Championship for the second year in a row. The Lady Huskies edged out Middletown and Portsmouth to earn this year's …
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Richard W Dionne Jr
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2/20/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Both the East Providence High School boys' and girls' basketball teams celebrated their annual Senior Nights in style Friday evening, Feb. 17, as each of Townies earned important …
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Story by Mike Rego, photos by Rich Dionne
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2/19/17
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7:45. 8:30. 8:15 — What time should Barrington High School and Middle School students start class in the morning?
The debate over school start times in Barrington continued on Thursday …
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By Josh Bickford
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2/17/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Principal Shani Wallace as well as assistants Araxie DeBlois and Shane Messier announce the East Providence High School honor roll of students for the second quarter of the …
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2/17/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Pending the affirmation of all parties involved, the next East Providence school year will once again begin prior to Labor Day and end in early June.The school committee, at …
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By Mike Rego
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2/15/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Beginning in the fall, students from Hennessey Elementary School will no longer graduate to Martin Middle School but will attend Riverside Middle School instead.
At its meeting …
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By Mike Rego
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2/14/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Ward 3 councilman Joe Botelho issued a statement Tuesday morning, Feb. 14, calling for the reinstatement of Richard Kirby as city manager, a position he held until he was …
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By Mike Rego
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2/14/17
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Dr. Cheri Guerra, Principal, and Mr. Gregory McCarthy, Assistant Principal of Riverside Middle School have announced the Honor Roll for the 2016-2017 Second Quarter. Honors are as follows:FIRST …
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2/12/17
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Mt. Hope Gymnasts beat Portsmouth and Prout during their meet on Wednesday, to post a 10-0 record in Division II and go undefeated during the regular season for the second year in a row.
The …
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2/9/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — If a recent mid-winter afternoon’s attendance was any indication, then athletes, students and administrators have enthusiastically embraced the refurbished wellness center …
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By Mike Rego
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2/7/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — At a special session requested by body president Jim Briden held Monday night, Jan. 30, the East Providence City Council engaged in a roughly one hour talk about the potential …
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By Mike Rego
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2/5/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — East Providence Career and Technical Center seniors Matthew Cardoza and Luis Medeiros were the winners of the annual Ocean State Automotive Contest held Friday, Jan, 27, an event …
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By Mike Rego
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2/4/17
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TIVERTON —Once again, a pre-trial conference in the criminal case against Tiverton Police Lieutenant Timothy Panell has been delayed and rescheduled — now for the fourth time — to Thursday, Feb. 23.
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By Tom Killin Dalglish
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2/3/17
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Police are reportedly investigating a shooting in Barrington, in the area of Maple Avenue.
Multiple reports of shots fired soon after 6 p.m. have come in, after witnesses reportedly heard three …
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2/2/17
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PROVIDENCE — Second to Prout during the dual meet regular season, the East Providence High School girls’ indoor track and field team captured the Division II-Dwyer championship meet title …
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By Mike Rego
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1/31/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — Having just had its own recent winning streak snapped earlier in the week, the East Providence High School boys’ basketball team did so in kind Friday night, Jan. 27, to St. …
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By Mike Rego
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1/28/17
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Former state Rep. Raymond Gallison was arraigned on nine felony counts in federal court Friday afternoon, ordered to surrender his passport and released on $50,000 bond.
The former Bristol …
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By Patrick Luce
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1/27/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The annual East Providence High School talent show took place Thursday evening, Jan. 19, in the Elmasian Auditorium on campus.
East Providence Post and eastbayri.com …
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Photos by Allison Oster Dessel
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1/24/17
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Mt. Hope: 130.3
Barrington 115.3
We did not compete against Middletown or West Warwick that night to count towards our record, but Middletown scored 115.45 and West Warwick scored …
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By Richard W Dionne Jr
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1/24/17
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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence High School girls' basketball team continued its best start to a season in some seven years by winning its seventh consecutive Division II game with a 55-45 …
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1/22/17
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