East Providence police launched a drone on Saturday after a report of someone possibly pointing a laser at an airplane approaching Rhode Island T.F. Green International Airport.

The aid comes in the form of $1.2 million in grant funding allocated to East Providence, which eligible businesses that ...

East Providence contains 13 schools and 5,272 students. The district’s minority enrollment is 40%. Also, 31.8% of students are economically disadvantaged. The student body at the schools served ...