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1. East Providence Budget: 3.5% Levy, 2.5% Tax Bill Rise (upriseri.com) — East Providence officials are weighing a proposed budget that would raise the city's tax levy by 3.5%, translating to an estimated 2.5% increase in your property tax bill. City leaders explain that higher school support, labor, health care, and pension costs are driving the numbers, while stressing the figures are still estimates and more budget workshops are planned before anything is finalized.
2. Crisis training helped East Providence police prevent a tragedy (providencejournal.com) — East Providence police closed the John E. Rebello Memorial Bridge Wednesday night while specially trained officers safely talked a man in crisis into protective custody and connected him with mental health services. City leaders are praising the crisis negotiation team's training and urging residents to call 911, 211, or 988 if they or someone they see is experiencing a mental health emergency.
3. Crash creates heavy traffic in East Providence (wpri.com) — Traffic on Taunton Avenue at the East Providence–Seekonk line was heavily backed up for hours Friday after a crash involving at least two vehicles, but the road has since reopened. East Providence and Seekonk police, along with Massachusetts transportation officials, responded, and authorities are still determining how the crash happened and whether anyone was injured.
4. It's more than football on Friday night. Here's the rest of the scores (providencejournal.com) — Rhode Island high school teams wrapped up a busy Friday with soccer and volleyball results across the state, while schedules highlight several upcoming matchups in East Providence, including Moses Brown visiting for games at 1 p.m. and 11 a.m. Local fans can check when their schools play next and see which athletes delivered standout performances heading into the weekend.
5. Deaton slams Markey for 'reckless rhetoric' after vandal targets law firm (wpri.com) — East Providence police are investigating vandalism at U.S. Senate candidate John Deaton's North Broadway law office after a window was shattered while his assistant was working nearby. Deaton, the Republican nominee, blames Democratic Sen. Ed Markey's campaign rhetoric for creating a hostile climate, while police say they have no suspects yet and haven't determined a political motive.
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