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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

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

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

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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