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This historic East Providence house is older than the country - and it needs a new tenant
The house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. It was inhabited by descendants of Philip Walker ...
Veteran weighs in on East Providence lease dispute; need for housing
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — The chairman of the Rhode Island State Elks Association is weighing in on a lease dispute in ...
'It's insane': RI homeowners say bad water is ruining their homes. Can anything be done?
Checrallah says she spends more than $800 a year for water that she can’t drink and that has ruined several appliances in her house. Vento, who shells out $1,200 a year, installed a whole house filter ...
Clients encouraged to visit low-cost East Providence animal clinic before it closes
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WJAR) — A low-cost animal veterinary clinic in East Providence will close this April. Potter League ...
Why is Providence so busy? See what Lil Rhody Laugh Riot, Culinary Collective are all about
Expect another busy weekend in and around Providence as Lil Rhody Laugh Riot brings in some big name comedians.
Readers speak: Connecticut and Rhode Island need to figure out a travel issue
Southeastern Connecticut is too often out of sight and out of mind in Hartford. Policy makers and citizens tend to ...
On Your Dime: Contaminated recycling costs Rhode Island taxpayers millions
Roughly 29,000 tons of rejected recycling ended up in Rhode Island's landfill last year, enough to fill 895 football fields. That represents 4,900 more tons than 2023 and over 23,000 more tons than ...
‘Truly unprecedented times’: Hundreds tell R.I.’s congressmen about their frustration with the Trump administration
US Representatives Seth Magaziner and Gabe Amo listen to fears about democracy and the country’s direction during two ...
No need for a compass. Here's why some RI towns have directions in their names
While many of the Ocean State’s regional names are a nod to Narragansett Indian Tribe words, others came from English ...