Tuesday, November 6, 2012
East Providence voters return only one familiar face to the City Council, pick a whole new School Committee.
East Providence voters returned only one familiar face to the City Council in Tuesday's election with a 58 percent turnout described as "huge" by Thomas Riley, chairman of the Board of Canvassers Assistant Mayor Thomas Rose Jr. defeated his challenger, Candace Seel, to win re-election to the Ward 3 seat. In Ward 2, though, Mayor Bruce Rogers lost to his challenger, Helder Cunha, by 315 votes with more than a thousand absentee ballots to be tabulated. New members on the City Council in addition to Cunha will be James Briden, a former city solicitor, who defeated a former state legislator, Edward Lynch by 375 votes to take the Ward 1 seat; Tracy Anny Capobianco, who rolled over Steven Santos for the at-large seat, and Christine Rossi in …
Monday, November 5, 2012
East Providence City Manager Peter Graczykowski explains the four local questions on Tuesday's ballot, including changing the fiscal year and creating 4-year terms for city officials.
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Monday, November 5, 2012
East Providence City Manager Peter Graczykowski explains here the four proposed amendments to the City Charter that are on Tuesday's election ballot. He supports all four of them. "On the November 6, 2012 ballot, the residents of East Providence will be asked to vote on important amendments to the Home Rule Charter. The Charter was adopted in 1954 and can be amended from time to time by the electors after the City Council proposes the changes, as allowed by the Rhode Island Constitution. Question 8, if approved, would allow the City Council to change the current fiscal year by ordinance. Because the current fiscal year is inconsistent with the tax collection schedule, the taxpayers pay for borrowing costs in excess of $325,000 annually to…
Expect to spend some time filling out your ballot Tuesday: East Providence voters must select four city councilors, three school committee members, and three state legislators and vote on four local and seven state ballot questions along with a District 1
East Providence voters have plenty of local candidates to choose from in Tuesday's (Nov. 6) Presidential election. And four charter amendment questions as well. In short, expect to spend some time filling out your ballot. And you'll probably wait in line quite a bit longer, too. The local ballot questions include changing the charter to make the fiscal year correspond to the city's tax collection schedule; creating a budget reserve fund; consolidating and reorganizing departments, and, perhaps, the most controversial: establishing 4-year terms for the City Council and School Committee. Click here to see the ballot questions at the East Providence Canvassing Authority. The questions include explanations. Voters also must select between …
Here is the list of polling places in East Providence for the election on Tuesday, Nov. 6.
Do you know where to vote tomorrow, Nov. 6 -- Election Day? Here are the polls in East Providence for the Presidential election, according to the Board of Canvassers. There is a separate poll for voters who registered after Oct. 7. WARD SEN REP DIST. VOTE DIST. 1 14 63 1001 Francis School, 64 Bourne Ave. 1 14 63 1002 City View Manor, 99 Goldsmith Ave 2 14 63 1003 Whiteknact School, 261 Grosvenor Ave 1 18 63 1004 Rumford Towers, 95 Newman Ave. 1 18 63 1005 Rumford Towers, 95 Newman Ave. 2 18 63 1006 East Providence HS, 2000 Pawtucket Ave. 3 18 63 1007…
Friday, November 2, 2012
Give your favorite East Providence candidates for local office a boost. Tell voters why they should vote for your top choices.
Who are your favorite candidates for local East Providence offices? And why? Give your favorite city council or school committee or legislative candidate a boost before Election Day next Tuesday, Nov. 6. Tell East Providence voters why you plan to vote for a particular candidate. Great ideas? Talent? Character? Integrity? Knowledge? Experience? Other? Use the comment box below. Keep it civil. No personal attacks, please. Here is the list of candidates in the order they are listed on the ballot if you need some help. Unopposed candidates are not listed: East Providence City Council Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 At-Large East Providence School Committee Ward 1 Ward 2 At Large Legislative District 63 Legislative District 65 Legislative District 66 (…
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Question 4 on the Nov. 6 election ballot asks residents whether the state should borrow $94 million t build a new facility and renovate the existing one.
Edward Hanrahan has lived at the Rhode Island Veterans Home in Bristol for 8 years. He commends the staff for the service and care he receives, both of which he says are outstanding. What is not outstanding is the condition of the facility he lives in. "We're damn glad to be here on the whole; we get excellent care," the World War II veteran and bronze star winner said. "But we do need a new home. It's an old building ... problems with the sewers, problems with the pipes, and so many leaks in the roof. Buildings this old ... very few still standing." The Veterans Home on Metacom Avenue in Bristol was built in 1954 and was last renovated in 1969, according to state Rep. Ray Gallison, who hosted an event at the home Tuesday to rally support…
Monday, October 29, 2012
The Nov. 6 ballot asks voters to amend the East Providence City Charter to boost terms of office for the City Council and School Committee to 4 years. What do you think?
One of the questions on the Nov. 6 election ballot in East Providence asks voters to amend the city charter to increase the terms of office for the City Council and the School Committee from 2 years to 4 years. Here is the question: Shall the Charter for the City of East Providence be amended to establish four (4) year terms for members of the council and members of the school committee? Sec. 2-1. Number, selection and term. The council shall have five [5] members, one to be elected from any by the electors of each of the four [4] wards of the city, and one to be elected at large, for a term of two [2] four (4) years or until a majority of the newly elected council have qualified and have taken office. Sec. 10-1. School committee. (1) …
Friday, October 26, 2012
Democrat Katherine Kazarian, a recent college graduate, debated Independent David Sullivan, a landlord, at a 'Candidates' Night" in Rumford on Wednesday, Oct. 24.
Voters in East Providence’s District 63 must choose on Nov. 6 between a candidate who is a landlord and an independent and a recent college graduate who survived a three-way Democratic primary. The candidates, David Sullivan and Katherine Kazarian, dueled each other again on Wednesday night, Oct. 24, in a Rumford neighborhood church. Sullivan referred to Kazarian’s lack of life experience, and her backing by PAC money and the state Democratic Party. “I’m a true independent vote,” he said. Kazarian said she would bring to the State House energy, compassion, commitment and a dedication to all people in her district. “I will listen to your ideas,” she said. “I will explore all possibilities.” About 150 voters who showed up at Newman …
Moderate Party member and realtor Joseph Botelho is battling Democrat and history teacher Gregg Amore for East Providence's District 65 seat in the State House.
A realtor who is a former East Providence city councilor and an East Providence high school history teacher and coach want to be the next RI state representative from District 65. The candidates, Joseph Botelho and Gregg Amore, faced off Wednesday night, Oct. 24, in a Rumford neighborhood church. They exchanged ideas and suggestions, and a few barbs, in a debate in front of about 150 voters who showed up for a “Candidates’ Night” at Newman Congregational Church. The East Providence Coalition sponsored the event. It followed, for the most part, the debate format used by the League of Women Voters RI. Botelho, a Moderate Party member, and Amore, a Democrat, answered questions from the floor written on index cards and one question from each …
Thursday, October 25, 2012
The candidates for the Ward 1 seat on the East Providence City Council closed their debate Wednesday night with a testy exchange.
Candidates for the Ward 1 seat on the East Providence City Council squared off with each other Wednesday night, Oct. 24, in a Rumford neighborhood church. A combative question asked by Edward Lynch to James Briden was really the only time during the debate that they went at each other's throats. Briden and Lynch debated in front of about 150 voters who showed up for a “Candidates’ Night” at Newman Congregational Church. The event was sponsored by the East Providence Coalition, an independent citizens group with a focus on the environment. Their testy confronation occurred when Lynch used his only direct chance during the debate to imply that Briden was linked to the disgraced former Central Falls mayor, Charles Moreau, who may be going to…
Diane
7:26 pm on Sunday, November 11, 2012
Rags, maybe you can sit down the the city manager and explain to him why he should not be asking the state for an advance, he thinks that they state came through with emergency money last time, which I believe was a one time deal, why not do it again?? The theories are real, believe it or not, it is not a conspiracy to get rid of someone. You have been blogging long enough to know that there are … more ›