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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

His mother is a Latin teacher at Providence Country Day, a private school for Grades 6 to 12 in East Providence, R.I.

From New York Times Aug. 4, 2019

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