Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee recently vetoed a bill that would have created a new registration plate.
East Providence City Council approves sale to Riverside buyer who agrees to deed restriction for home so it can't be used for commercial space.
The East Providence City Council signs off on the spending plan for the Community Development Block Grants.
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The East Providence Budget Commission takes care of business on Thursday in about 15 minutes.
Amendments made last session to the Fiscal Stability Act replace an administrative and finance officer with a fiscal advisor in East Providence; it will still cost half of salary.
Police chief's attorney, Thomas McAndrew, accuses East Providence city manager with making misstatements and inferences to undermine Joseph Tavares.
City Councilor takes colleague Chrissy Rossi and Anthony Ferreira to task at City Council meeting Tuesday night for recent comments they've made.
You'll be wheeling a 95-gallon blue recycling container to the curb soon, where MTG will pick it up for tipping into the truck with a mechanical arm.
East Buffet loses its liquor license for at least 6 months and must close on Friday; Brookfield Liquors must close for three days this weekend.
East Buffet Restaurant, cited 3 times, and Brookfield Liquors and the Comedy Connection, cited twice each, face show-cause hearings on serving alcohol to minors.
Here are some of the highlights of the 2013 General Assembly session.
Sen. Daniel DaPonte and Rep. Helio Melo appointed to the bridge toll board.
Fiscal Year 2014 budget signed into law during final week of RI General Assembly session for 2013.
You are advised not to eat any Bel Frantoio olives sold at any Ocean State Job Lot.
DEM has been capturing more mosquitos in the traps it sets to monitor diseases than in the past 20 years.
East Providence Rep. Gregg Amore sponsored the House bill that puts oral cancer treatments on same page as IV chemotherapy for insurance coverage.
Sen. William Conley Jr. of East Providence is a sponsor of the legislation for a new form of loans for energy upgrades that becomes a property assessment.
Drivers cited for the primary offense will be charged $40 instead of the prior $85.
Superintendent tells School Committee that East Providence High School's physical condition is a concern for keeping its accreditation in five years.
It appears that E.P. will only have to split the cost for an administrative and financial officer for five years under amended legislation.
Passage of the 2013-2014 state budget highlights the headlines in the General Assembly last week.
The General Assembly eliminated the tax to help level the playing field for RI liquor stores competing with neighboring Massachusetts stores.
The General Assembly recently passed an increase in the minimum wage, effective Jan. 1, 2014.
Your trash will be collected a day later next week if your pickup day is Thursday or Friday.
The East Providence Fire Department is looking to fill a dozen vacant positions; it received the approval to start the recruitment process by the budget commission.
By a 5-4 vote, justices today ruled the Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional.
The East Providence City Council levies the minimum amount of fines for serving minors, including two 17-year-olds.
Flood warning issued for approaching storm in Southern New England.
The East Providence City Council votes to send resolutions for tax-exempt status for the nonprofits to the legislature.
East Providence councilors vote unanimously for an ordinance that creates tax-increment financing to pay for public improvements and remediation at the 407-unit development on the waterfront.
The legislation was part of a larger package of bills intended to shake up the way RI manages economic development.
The East Providence City Council meets today at 7:30 pm for its first June meeting with 'show-cause' hearings on the agenda for three liquor stores.
Beginning June 3, advocacy services for domestic violence — including those provided by Women's Recource Center of Newport and Bristol Counties — will be closed on Mondays.
Passage of East Providence Sen. William Conley's bill for energy-upgrade financing among the highlights of last week in the RI General Assembly.
The East Providence Budget Commission sets a compensation package for the Administrative and Finance Officer but puts off approving an organizational chart with the position.
The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority is starting a second round of hearings on proposed bus route changes in the the Barrington Public Library today, May 29.
The Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Commission (RIHPHC) gives $7,500 for a study of the vacant Odd Fellows Hall -- a historic building near the waterfront.
Here are some highlights from last week's session in the General Assembly.
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.