EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – The City of East Providence is continuing to monitor forecasts indicating extreme heat throughout the rest of the week of June 30, 2026.

Considering this, the city has opened three cooling centers throughout East Providence and will have those open to the public through Friday, July 3rd.

Those locations include the East Providence Senior Center located at 610 Waterman Ave., Weaver Library located at 41 Grove Ave. and the Riverside Library located at 475 Bullocks Point Ave.

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — The City of East Providence Dept. of Public Works has announced that due to the July 4th Independence Day Holiday observance on Monday, July 6, 2026 there will be no rubbish or yard waste collection. Monday’s rubbish, and yard waste will be collected on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, and the rest of the week will be delayed a day. Residents are asked to have containers at the curb by 6 a.m. for collection.

Bulky item collection will still be collected on Friday, July 10, 2026.

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI — The City of East Providence Dept. of Public Works has announced that due to the July 4th Independence Day Holiday observance on Monday, July 6, 2026 there will be no rubbish or yard waste collection. Monday’s rubbish, and yard waste will be collected on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, and the rest of the week will be delayed a day. Residents are asked to have containers at the curb by 6 a.m. for collection.

Bulky item collection will still be collected on Friday, July 10, 2026.

EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – Mayor Bob DaSilva has announced that the City of East Providence has promoted and named Diego Jones as its new Director of Human Resources.

Jones will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations for the city’s human resource department.

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, July 13, 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.

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 the City Council Chambers, City Hall, 145 Taunton Avenue, East Providence, Rhode Island, on Monday, July 13, 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.

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EAST PROVIDENCE, RI – With summer right around the corner, it’s time to think about keeping children healthy while school is out. East Providence Recreation provides free meals for children during the summer.

This summer, meals will be served at Pierce Field, 201 Mercer Street, Onna Moniz- John Park, 11 McCausland Ave, and Providence Avenue, 49 Sunset Avenue on June 29- August 28,2026 at 11:00am -1:00pm. There are no income requirements. Any child under age 18 may come to eat. For more information, contact The Recreation Department at 401-435-7511.

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Newly available at East Providence Public Library from NewsBank, the Providence Journal Historical Archive covers content from 1829 through today, including the Evening Bulletin (1863-1981). The Providence Journal Historical Archive can be accessed in the library or 24/7 at home for free with a library card via eastprovidencelibrary.org. These new databases can be used to access a range of digitized historical articles, images, and advertisements for genealogy and local history research.