Tag: Bob DaSilva
E.P. reaches affordable housing goal with opening of rehabilitated Sutton Place
EAST PROVIDENCE – The city became the seventh municipality in Rhode Island to reach the state's 10% community goal for affordable housing with the...
Construction begins on East Providence offshore wind terminal
EAST PROVIDENCE – Plans to put East Providence on the map of the burgeoning offshore wind industry kicked off on Monday with the groundbreaking...
Reed secures $12M for flood-prone properties
PROVIDENCE – U.S. Sen. Jack Reed announced Thursday that $12 million in federal funding is available for flood-prone properties in East Providence, Middletown and...
R.I. announces $80 million investment in affordable housing
EAST PROVIDENCE - Gov. Daniel J. McKee and Rhode Island Housing on Thursday announced that the state will invest over $80 million in 17...
Providence property values soar after revaluation while other municipalities seek a...
PROVIDENCE – It’s no secret that a blistering housing market has driven property values through the roof.
But some Providence residents were surprised by what...
East Providence seeks solutions for failed sea wall
EAST PROVIDENCE – Regular visitors to Rose Larisa Park, opposite the Crescent Park Looff Carousel, may have noticed that safety tape is blocking access...
RWU lowers tuition rate for East Providence residents, city employees
EAST PROVIDENCE – Roger Williams University has partnered with the city to provide a discounted rate on all of RWU’s University College programs for...
Marshall Development closes on Metacomet Golf Club property, will pursue ‘by-right’...
EAST PROVIDENCE – Marshall Properties Inc. has closed on the Metacomet Golf Club property, the company announced Friday.
The company recently rescinded a request to...
East Providence mayor says city will examine options on Metacomet property
EAST PROVIDENCE – Mayor Bob DaSilva said this week he is working with the city’s legal team to explore all options available to the...
East Providence mayor creates council to advise him on veteran affairs
EAST PROVIDENCE – Mayor Bob DaSilva has signed an executive order establishing the Mayor’s Council on Veterans Affairs, the mayor’s office announced Nov. 18.
The...