Tag: Bob DaSilva
East Providence invests nearly $477K in animal shelter renovations
EAST PROVIDENCE – The city has completed nearly $477,000 in renovations to its animal shelter, a project, city officials said, will improve conditions for...
E.P. bans e-bikes on sidewalks and at city parks, recreation spaces
EAST PROVIDENCE – Electric bicycles are now banned at city parks, recreation spaces and on all sidewalks in the community.
The City Council on June...
Aspen Aerogels affirms plan to restart E.P. plant; Q1 loss narrows...
NORTHBOROUGH, Mass. – Aspen Aerogels Inc. on Thursday posted a $23.7 million loss in the first quarter of 2026 and said it expects to...
R.I. Supreme Court rules PACE not eligible for East Providence tax...
EAST PROVIDENCE – The R.I. Supreme Court ruled this week that the PACE Organization of Rhode Island, a nonprofit providing insurance and care to...
Aspen Aerogels oven that exploded had open permits, no final inspection
EAST PROVIDENCE – A drying oven involved in Wednesday’s explosion at Aspen Aerogels Inc. that injured 11 workers had open permits that were never finalized...
Explosion at Aspen Aerogels: ‘It’s a miracle nobody was killed’
EAST PROVIDENCE – Aspen Aerogels Inc.’s manufacturing plant will remain closed until investigators can ensure it is safe to resume operations after an explosion...
East Providence passes tax exemption for owner-occupied business properties
EAST PROVIDENCE – Residents who live and operate a business on an affordable housing deed-restricted property are eligible for a new tax break under...
Two years later, life goes on for Rhode Islanders as they...
Mitchell Check Jr. had just gotten off the phone after ordering a new shipment of white carnations for his family’s Taunton Avenue flower shop...
R.I. Commerce Corp. to hire firm to tally impact of tourism...
PROVIDENCE – R.I. Commerce Corp.'s board of directors plans to hire an outside firm to conduct an impact assessment on the agency’s tourism attraction...
New fee schedule begins at Central Landfill in Johnston
PROVIDENCE – To tackle the rising costs of improper recycling, the R.I. Resource Recovery Corp. approved a new fee structure for trash and recyclables...
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