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Briden is likely choice to lead new East Providence City Council

By   /  December 3, 2012  /  Government & Politics, News  /  No Comments

City Council President James Briden will be involved in the process of selecting a new administrator to serve as a go-between for the state and city upon the departure of the Budget Commission.

EAST PROVIDENCE — Inauguration for the incoming class of elected officials in East Providence takes place Monday evening, Dec. 3, and all indications are Ward 1′s James Briden will be the choice to lead the next City Council. Several sources have pegged Mr. Briden, the former City Solicitor in East Providence and Central Falls, as [...]

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Commission hosts tutorial for newly-election East Providence pols

By   /  December 1, 2012  /  Government & Politics, News, Schools  /  No Comments

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EAST PROVIDENCE — The Budget Commission sponsored an educational seminar for those newly-election officials in East Providence Thursday night, Nov. 29, a 90-minute session that was both informative and certainly an eye-opener to some in attendance. Commission Chairman Diane Brennan led the meeting, which included remarks by State Director of Revenue Rosemary Booth Gallogly. State [...]

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East Providence readies inauguration for recently elected city officials

By   /  November 26, 2012  /  Government & Politics, News  /  No Comments

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EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence City Clerk’s office issued a press release Monday, Nov. 26, announcing the inauguration ceremony for recently-elected officials as well as those expected to be appointed to various position in city government. The public is invited to the ceremony for the East Providence City Council and School Committee to be [...]

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Emptying out East Providence election night notebook

By   /  November 7, 2012  /  Government & Politics, News  /  No Comments

Helder Cunha accepts a congratulatory handshake from a supporter following his victory over Bruce Rogers Tuesday in the Ward 2 City Council election.

EAST PROVIDENCE — Several of the candidates and politically active members of the city were still stirring Wednesday, Nov. 7, the day after the 2012 General Election, which had incumbent Bruce Rogers, despite a primary victory and almost a year of campaigning, upset by first-time candidate Helder Cunha in the Ward 2 Council race. For [...]

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Cunha upsets incumbent Rogers in East Providence City Council race

By   /  November 6, 2012  /  Government & Politics, News, Schools  /  No Comments

Helder Cunha pumps his fist in the air after the results of his victory over Ward 2 City Council incumbent Bruce Rogers were announced Tuesday night, Nov. 6.

EAST PROVIDENCE — On a night when most of the supposed favorites won their respective races in city, upstart Helder Cunha pulled off the most surprising result of the evening as he easily defeated incumbent and City Council President Bruce Rogers in the Ward 2 election. Per the official results from the Secretary of State’s [...]

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A bit more lively, East Providence ‘South’ candidates debate in Riverside

By   /  October 18, 2012  /  Government & Politics, News  /  2 Comments

Ward 3 City Council candidates Candace Seel and Thomas Rose prepare for the start of their League of Women Voters debate, Oct. 17.

EAST PROVIDENCE — The second of two League of Women Voters-sponsored candidate forums in city took place Wednesday night, Oct. 17, at the Riverside Congregational Church where office-seekers for General Assembly Districts 65 and 66 as well as City Council Ward 3 and At-Large School Committee squared off. The forum was a bit more lively [...]

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