East Providence
Americannoun
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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
Marco Pacheco, who owns a liquor store along a main road in a Portuguese neighborhood of East Providence, said his business revenue is down 20% since the bridge closed late last year.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2024
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
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
The Rhode Island Department of Transportation started work this week on the Washington Bridge, which carries the highway between Providence and East Providence.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 24, 2018
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