E. Providence beads with pride

01:00 AM EDT on Saturday, October 24, 2009
By Alisha A. Pina
Journal Staff Writer

EAST PROVIDENCE — Michael Jackson's famous “Beat It” song was playing appropriately in the background when the announcement came Friday night that the city had smashed the Guinness world record for the longest strand of beads. READ MORE

School support group crushes Guinness world record

By George Morse

EAST PROVIDENCE — It was the afternoon before the big night last Thursday when Patti Streit watched as months of effort was unfurled on the Pierce Field track. Stored in a medium size cardboard box, a collection of red and white beads held together by fishing line was placed down on white lane markers as a golf cart toted the chain and city surveyors stood off in the distance. READ MORE

Mark your calendars!
3rd Annual Rubber Duck Race
Saturday June 5, 2010.