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.

WHEREAS, the year 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America, a milestone of profound historical and civic significance; and

WHEREAS, the City of East Providence seeks to commemorate this national SemiQuincentennial through inclusive, educational, and celebratory programming that reflects the City’s history, diversity, and civic values; promotes public understanding of the American experiment in self-government; and encourages community engagement and pride; and

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.

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Global Partners 5,000-gallon donation helps heat homes across East Providence

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, RI – The East Providence Public Works Department, Recycling/Refuse Division announces that all household rubbish, regularly collected on Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, will be collected on Friday, Dec. 26, 2025, due to the Christmas Holiday. Collections for the remainder of the week will be delayed one day. Household rubbish and recycling, regularly collected on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2026, will be collected on Friday, Jan. 2, 2026 due to the New Year holiday. Collections for the remainder of the week will be delayed one day. Regular collections will resume the week of Jan.

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.