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East Providence

American  

noun

  1. a town in NE Rhode Island, near Providence.


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David Earl Lopes was born May 3, 1945, and raised in East Providence, R.I., a town of Irish, Portuguese and Cape Verdean immigrants seeking jobs in factories and along the waterfront.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Hours later, Luis Vertentes, in a different case, was told by a judge he had three weeks to clear out of his one-bedroom apartment in nearby East Providence.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 2, 2021

So in 2017, Nancy took a job as a receptionist at Orchard View Manor, a nursing home in East Providence, Rhode Island.

From The Guardian • Nov. 19, 2020

Tormey, who lives in East Providence, taught for 35 years at Bristol Community College after leaving the priesthood.

From Washington Times • Dec. 15, 2019

Later, she said, “Cinderella” got her through a tough time after her mother and father got divorced and she and her sister moved with their mother to East Providence, R.I.

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2019

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