Cooling Centers in East Providence will be open beginning July 19, 2022 and will remain open during the heatwave.

Food and entertainment is not provided. 

East Providence Senior Center: 610 Waterman Avenue

Monday – Wednesday, 8 AM-4 PM.

Thursday 8 AM- 6PM

Friday  8AM-1PM

Weaver Library: 41 Grove Ave

Mon - Thurs: 9 AM - 8 PM

Fri & Sat: 9 AM - 5 PM

Riverside Library: 475 Bullocks Point Ave

Mon: 10 AM - 8 PM Tues - Thurs: 10 AM - 6 PM Fri & Sat: 9AM - 1 PM

Reed Announces Over $12 Million Buyout Lifeline for Flood-Prone Properties in East Providence, Middletown and Narragansett

FEDERAL FUNDS WILL HELP HOMEOWNERS & OFFER NATURAL STORM PROTECTION TO VULNERABLE NEIGHBORHOODS

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – Nobody wants to be swamped by repeated flooding.  Now thanks to federal funding under a program that offers buyouts to owners of chronically flooded properties, fewer homes will be flooded during future storms.

 

JULY 06, 2022

WARREN, RI -- In an effort to highlight how local small businesses strengthen the culture and fabric of the communities they serve and fuel economic growth and job creation, U.S. Senator Jack Reed, a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, today joined with the head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) to tour Rhode Island small businesses and meet with small business leaders, entrepreneurs, and employees.

PRESS RELEASE

June 30, 2022 

CONTACT:

Patricia Resende                     

Office of the Mayor   

Tel: 401-529-3207                              

E-mail:presende@eastprovidenceri.gov

 

City of East Providence supports affordable housing with CDBG funds

 

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – The City of East Providence is using $445,000 for the creation of more affordable housing opportunities and existing affordable housing programs in the City.