EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The City of East Providence will be mailing out the 2025 tax bills starting Monday, June 2nd and residents can expect their bills in their mailboxes by the first week of June. The first quarter due date is July 1st, 2025 and any residents who make payments in full on or before July 1, 2025 will receive a 1.5% discount.

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. - East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva is proud to announce that the City of East Providence was selected to participate in National League of Cities’ (NLC) third Advancing Economic Mobility Rapid Grant program. Through this six-month initiative, East Providence  will receive a $20,000 grant and expert guidance to promote economic mobility in the city.

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Gov. Dan McKee and Secretary of Commerce Liz Tanner joined Mayor Bob DaSilva at Sacred Heart Church in East Providence on Thursday to announce the awarding of $50,000 in grants for the 2025 cultural feast season.

“We are excited that this summer's feast organizations are the recipients of this RI Rebounds grant and we thank Governor McKee and Secretary Tanner for their continued support,” Mayor Bob DaSilva said.

NEWPORT, R.I. — Today at the Newport Public Library, Governor Dan McKee and Secretary of Commerce Liz Tanner marked the start of work on broadband infrastructure projects that will bring high-speed internet access to approximately 16,000 locations across 23 municipalities in Rhode Island through the ConnectRI initiative.

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – The City of East Providence Administration is taking a proactive approach to affordable and fully accessible housing.

The City is proposing changes to its current Zoning Ordinance, which will create a requirement that any future development of 10 housing units or more includes 20 percent deed-restricted, affordable and fully accessible housing.

While the city’s Waterfront District has had an inclusionary zoning ordinance that requires 10 percent of affordable housing, the administration is seeking to expand it to 20 percent citywide.

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — The City of East Providence Dept. of Public Works has announced that due to the Memorial Day holiday, there will be no rubbish or yard waste collection on Monday, May 26, 2025. Monday’s rubbish and yard waste will be collected on Tuesday, May 27, 2025, and rubbish and yard waste collections for the remainder of the week will be delayed by one day. Residents are asked to have rubbish and yard waste containers at the curb by 6 a.m. for collection.

Bulky item collection remains the same, collection Friday, May 30, 2025.

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