2026 HOLIDAY AND RECYCLING COLLECTION
Please note: When your normal trash collection day falls on a holiday, there will be no trash or recycling collected on that day. All collections will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the holiday week.
2026 Holidays with no trash and recycling collected:
January: Dr. Martin Luther King Day
February: Presidents' Day
May: Memorial Day
June: Juneteenth
July: Independence Day
August: Victory Day
September: Labor Day
October: Columbus Day
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – The East Providence Recreation Director, Diane Sullivan has announced her retirement after 43 years of service to the city.
Sullivan, who began her career in 1982 at the age of 18, started as a part-time recreation leader and quickly became a pivotal part of the recreation team. Sullivan would go on to become the arts and crafts director, before accepting a full-time position in 1987 as the Recreation Center Office Manager and just one year later she would be promoted to Recreation Center Coordinator.
Land Development Project: Master/Preliminary Plan Submission
Applicant/owner: The John Flatley Company
Street address: 1279 Wampanoag Trail
Location: map 711, block 3, parcels 15.6 and 15.7
Zoning: Commercial – 1 District
Land Development Project: Master/Preliminary Plan Submission
Applicant/owner: The John Flatley Company
Street address: 1279 Wampanoag Trail
Location: map 711, block 3, parcels 15.6 and 15.7
Zoning: Commercial – 1 District
A meeting of the Planning Board pursuant to Article 12 ‘Unified Development Review’ of the City of East Providence ‘Land Development and Subdivision Regulations’ will be held in Room 306, City Hall, 145 Taunton Avenue, East Providence, Rhode Island, on Monday evening, January 12, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. The following application for Unified Development Review will be heard in accordance with Article 12 and Rhode Island General Law State Law 45-23-50.1.
I. Zoning
A meeting of the Planning Board pursuant to Article 12 ‘Unified Development Review’ of the City of East Providence ‘Land Development and Subdivision Regulations’ will be held in Room 306, City Hall, 145 Taunton Avenue, East Providence, Rhode Island, on Monday evening, January 12, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. The following application for Unified Development Review will be heard in accordance with Article 12 and Rhode Island General Law State Law 45-23-50.1.
I. Zoning
A meeting of the Planning Board pursuant to Article 12 ‘Unified Development Review’ of the City of East Providence ‘Land Development and Subdivision Regulations’ will be held in Room 306, City Hall, 145 Taunton Avenue, East Providence, Rhode Island, on Monday evening, January 12, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. The following application for Unified Development Review will be heard in accordance with Article 12 and Rhode Island General Law State Law 45-23-50.1.
I. Zoning
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – Global Partners has donated 5,000 gallons of home heating oil to support East Providence residents this winter to ensure that families stay warm throughout the season.
This donation is apart of Global Partners’ annual commitment to distribute and assist residents facing heating and food insecurity through donations of home heating oil in communities that the company calls home.
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. –The East Providence Department of Public Works will be collecting and chipping Christmas trees for use as mulch for City projects. Residents have the option of dropping off trees or curbside collection.