The Independent Townie

The cost of the city's Information Technology (I.T.) department is $25.58 per city resident, $8.62 more than an average of Cranston, Warwick and Pawtucket. All three communities have significantly higher population counts than East Providence and yet Pawtucket spends considerably less on IT both per resident and total while Cranston spends about the same amount and Warwick slighly more than East Providence in total dollars. Warwick:                         Total IT Spend - $1,402,011     Population - 82,672 Cranston:                         Total IT Spend - $1,287,854     Population - 80,387 East Providence:              Total IT Spend -$1,212,803   ...

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 at this time.

On Thursday, March 29th at approximately 9:30 AM, East Providence High School received an anonymous bomb threat by phone. One hour later students were instructed to evacuate the school and walk to a nearby building. The students and staff did an excellent job by all accounts, however it is clearly obvious that our high school is much too vulnerable with these current methods. There was however, no shortage of heated parental complaints following the hectic few hours of confusion, distress, and turmoil that resulted. As well as it went, the event showed the need to improve our strategies to ensure that everyone can exit the vicinity in as little time as possible, including a more concrete plan in the event that an active threat is already inside the building as well. The issue of school safety is one of peculiar yet unique substance. It is one of the few issues that we can steadfastly admit that too little progress has been made, and at the expense of far too many. More than just...

The interval between the decay of the old and the formation and establishment of the new constitutes a period of transition which must always necessarily be one of uncertainty, confusion, error, and wild and fierce fanaticism. John C. Calhoun Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/transition The interval between the decay of the old and the formation and establishment of the new constitutes a period of transition which must always necessarily be one of uncertainty, confusion, error, and wild and fierce fanaticism. John C. Calhoun Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/transition "The interval between the decay of the old and the formation and establishment of the new constitutes a period of transition which must always necessarily be one of uncertainty, confusion, error, and wild and fierce fanaticism."   ~John C. Calhoun In a move that was little surprise to most who follow city politics, the City Council voted Wednesday, March 28th to...