The Independent Townie

NOTE: Max Brandle is our School Affairs Contributor and a Senior at East Providence High School  East Providence High School has been standing since the Eisenhower Administration. Since it opened its doors in 1952, it has generated thousands upon thousands of citizens who have contributed to our community, and our nation. It has employed countless teachers who possessed a complete devotion to professionalism. The city is always grateful to what has remained the cornerstone of our community for more than half a century. As the ancient maxim goes, “He who opens a school door closes a prison door.”   On March 5th the city council approved the new school bond in a 5-0 vote. The choice of finalizing this bond will now be up to the voters this November. As of early estimate, the new school would cost between $115 to $120 million. Renovating it would cost almost as much, and would only kick the can further down the road. The final cost is now placed at $189 million, wi...

Editor’s Note: In the March 30 Commentary piece (“Wrestling With the Demons") June Coan shared her experience while on the East Providence High School wrestling team. We aim to convey the facts with accuracy and have removed portions related to current events that could not be corroborated.   As the news broke on Channel 10 that the East Providence High School wrestling team had been implicated in an incident involving drugs, alcohol and an obscene sexual prank, I felt angry, angry that it took this long for the veil to be lifted. For the truth to be uncovered. And now, I have my voice and I will use it. This was not the only incident. It may, however, have been the only incident that has ever gone public. Until now. I was on the wrestling from 2001 to 2003, my junior and senior years. I was a victim of a similar act, along with other forms of abuse while on the team. And I wasn’t alone. But nobody did anything. The 2001-2002 season was my first year of wrestling. It als...