The East Providence tax assessor announces the new rates for the next fiscal year, which will boost revenue to the city by 2.4 percent.
The East Providence Budget Commission meets today at 3 pm in City Hall and the police chief, who has been on administrative leave, is the first item on the agenda.
There also is a third alternative for replacing the Newman Avenue (Route 152) bridge in East Providence: Spend a lot more and watch construction for years as traffic continues to flow.
The East Providence City Council gives initial approval to an ordinance that will set up a tax-increment financing plan for the residential development on the waterfront.
The East Providence City Council meets tonight at 7:30 with a tax increment financing ordinance and resolutions for permanent tax exemptions on the docket.
Pikachu is neutered and vaccinated; the cat's age is unknown.
Here are the highlights from news and events that took place in the General Assembly last week.
Instead, National Grid has been given the green light to reduce the wattage of bulbs in the 1,000 streetlights that were to be turned off temporarily to save money.
Nine East Providence businesses that sold liquor to underage customers will have "show-cause" hearings starting May 21.
The Department of Environmental Management announced last week an agreement with the property owner to clean up the Dexter Road facility in Rumford.
Here are highlights from the RI General Assembly session last week.
State Treasurer Gina Raimondo said the pension changes put in place by the General Assembly have made the system more sustainable.
The 2013-2014 list of applicants and their requests for Community Development Block Grants was presented to the East Providence City Council Tuesday night.
The former Riverside landfill is being turned into RI's first solar-energy field; after some delays, capping and grading is being done by East Providence's public works department.
House Bill 5969 would add relocation expenses to the list of compensation as part of an effort to keep families safe.
The East Providence City Council meets tonight in City Hall; the annual public hearing for the HUD cash is on the agenda.
Same sex marriage was approved by the House and signed into law by Gov. Lincoln Chafee, East Providence legislator led the commemoration of the Armenian genocide.
A bill legalizing same-sex marriage passed 56-15 in the RI State House today.
Robert Walker, a former acting building official, is approved for the position by the East Providence Budget Commission.
There is no indication, however, when a decision on Police Chief Joseph Tavares will be made by the East Providence Budget Commission.
Roger Williams University hosted U.S. Sen. Jack Reed on May 1 to speak about the expected doubling of student loan interest rates.
The board will meet Thursday, May 2, to handle personnel issues -- a request made by Mayor James Briden soon after the police chief was put on administrative leave by the city manager.
Legislation sponsored by East Providence Rep. Gregg Amore also would put more teeth into existing RI gun laws.
Katherine Kazarian, a fourth-generation Armenia-American, commemorated the genocide of 1915 on the RI House floor last week.
Rhode Island legislators approved same-sex marriage and heard bills on expanded background checks for gun purchases last week.
City Councilor Chrissy Rossi thinks Mayor James Briden has breached the City Charter by asking the Budget Commission to get involved again in personnel decision in E.P.
With the Senate's approval, the bill now goes back to the House for approval, then to Gov. Lincoln Chafee for his signature.
The RI Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7-4 Tuesday to move marriage-equality legislation to the full Senate on Wednesday; East Providence Sen. William Conley among those in favor.
East Providence City Manager Peter Graczykowski said also that he expects to recommend further action on Police Chief Joseph Tavares soon after probe is completed.
State Senate GOP Caucus, including Sen. David Bates, becomes first in the nation to stand united for marriage equality.
Marriage-equality advocates in East Providence hold a rally aimed at Sen. William Conley Jr., who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee scheduled to vote today on same-sex marriage bills.
Last week in the RI General Assembly, the Senate Judiciary Committee announced that it will vote on same-sex marriage legislation on Tuesday, Apr. 23.
The state budget review commission has agreed to handle city personnel matters again.
Because of the sequester and subsequent cuts to the military, this year's air show in Rhode Island has been canceled.
East Providence community development director David Bachrach thinks there could be some "superb opportunites" in Riverside as the former Vamco parcel becomes ready for new development.
Streaming of East Providence City Council and School Committee meetings will resume next Tuesday, April 16.
East Providence Sen. Daniel Da Ponte chaired hearings on tax and budget issues.
Keller-Williams was awarded a contract by the East Providence City Council to try to sell eight vacant city-owned properties or parcels of land.
The East Providence City Council votes unanimously to send a resolution to state officials showing its support for the marriage-equality legislation after about 90 minutes of often impassioned comments for and against.
The Senate bill would allow Rhode Island school districts to have gender-exclusive events as long as similar events are offered to the opposite gender.