FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                        

July 7, 2021                                                                                        

CONTACT INFO. :                                   

Office of the Mayor                           

Patricia Resende                                                                                             

(401) 529-3207                                                                                                          

EAST PROVIDENCE EMA OPENS COOLING CENTERS

East Providence Cooling Centers will be open June 28, 2021 through July 2, 2021

East Providence Senior Center:

610 Waterman Avenue

Monday – Friday, 8am-6pm.

Weaver Library

41 Grove Avenue

Monday-Thursday, 9am - 8pm

Friday/Saturday, 9am -5pm

Riverside Library

475 Bullocks Point Avenue

Monday - Thursday, 10am -6pm

Fridays, CLOSED

Saturday, 9am -1pm

The mission of the Department of Public  Works is to efficiently provide essential public work services for the entire community with a commitment to enhance the living and working environment within the City.

DEPARTMENT FUNCTIONS

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – The East Providence Public Works Department, Recycling/Refuse Division announces that all household rubbish and yard waste regularly collected on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, will be collected on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025 due to the Thanksgiving Day holiday. All collections for the remainder of the week will be delayed one day. Regular collections will resume the week of December 1, 2025. Residents are asked to have all materials at the curb by 6 a.m. on the day of collection.

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – On Tuesday, November 18, 2025, East Bay Community Action Program (EBCAP) hosted a grand opening of its new health center, East Bay Health Center, located at East Providence’s Sweetland House at 610 Waterman Ave. This new school-partnered health center is made possible through a collaboration with EBCAP, the City of East Providence, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Rhode Island, and the East Providence School District.

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva has appointed André Herrera as the city’s new Director of Policy & Constituent Services.

Herrera will be responsible for overseeing all constituent affairs and relations to ensure that East Providence provides the highest level of response to our community when they have issues. Herrera will also oversee intergovernmental affairs, serving as the primary point of contact for the city council, state and local elected leaders, and those at the federal level.