Teixeira easily defeats Barboza for Bristol town administrator
Retired educator and current Bristol Town Councilor Antonio Teixeira handily defeated fellow Bristol Town Councilor David Barboza to be the next town administrator. Mr. Teixeira, an Independent, had 66 percent of the votes. Mr. Barboza is a Democrat. Mr. Teixeira will replace the retiring Diane Mederos. Council chairman Ken Marshall also took his race for [...]
Read More →Parella, Herreshoff, Calouro and Stuart win Bristol council seats
Incumbent Republicans Mary Parella and Halsey Herreshoff easily won two seats on the Bristol Town Council, and it appears they will be joined by three newcomers, all Democrats, pending absentee ballots. Nathan Calouro and Edward Stuart Jr. finished third and fourth, respectively, in the race for five council seats, while Timothy Sweeney has a narrow [...]
Read More →DePasquale in, Bolster out in Warren Town Council race
Former Warren Town Councilor Joseph DePasquale will get another chance to serve his town. The Independent council candidate placed third in voting for five seats on the council, assuring himself a seat even as voters rejected outgoing councilor Davison Bolster, who finished sixth. Also making the cut were incumbent Democrats David Frerichs, the top vote [...]
Read More →Bristol’s Marshall wins District 68 seat
Kenny Marshall is going to Smith Hill. The Bristol Democrat, who most recently served as chairman of the Bristol Town Council, handily defeated Republican challenger Michael Donahue for the District 68 seat most recently held by Richard Morrison, a Democrat. Mr. Morrison, a one-term legislator, chose not to run for a second term and Mr. [...]
Read More →Barrington Town Council: Speakman, Weymouth get four more years
Incumbent Democrats Kate Weymouth and June Speakman were the top vote-getters in the race for Barrington Town Council Tuesday night. Ms. Weymouth and Ms. Speakman, who ran as a team, were the only two town council candidates to top 4,000 votes. The third and final town council spot appeared to be going to Ann [...]
Read More →Harrington, Allder, Bugara win
LITTLE COMPTON — Mary-Jane Harrington, in one of the most-watched contests in town — a three-way fight for election to be Little Compton’s treasurer and collector of taxes, won the position with 44.6 percent of the vote. She is the incumbent, and the only announced Democrat among the town’s 14 candidates for public office this [...]
Read More →Tiverton 1st wins duel with TCC
TIVERTON — Election night was a clear victory for Tiverton 1st and Democratic Town Committee-supported candidates for town council, the school committee, and the budget committee. Tiverton 1st, a new community organization this election season, and the Democrats each endorsed 15 candidates, 13 of whom won. For the same offices, Tiverton Citizens for Change (TCC) endorsed [...]
Read More →Democrats take over Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH — Democrats gathered at the Portuguese American Club are celebrating tonight after voters put them back in control of Portsmouth. Although there are still many absentee ballots to tally, Democrats lead the way in five of seven Town Council seats — in order, John Blaess, Keith Hamilton, Michael Buddemeyer, James Seveney, Independent David Gleason, [...]
Read More →Polls draw crowds and wildlife in Bristol
Shortly before 3 p.m., approximately 300 voters cast their ballots at the Burnside Building. With the sign-in table empty, Donna Soares came through the door with Jake, a Moluccan Cockatoo, perched on her shoulder. “We’re here to fire the president,” Ms. Soares announced. As poll workers checked her name on the voter registration list, others [...]
Read More →Lynch’s charges against Briden on Pond View are baseless
To the editor, As one of many residents who has fought for the closure of TLA Pond View for a number of years, I was astounded to read the criticism of James Briden by Ward 1 City Council opponent Edward Lynch in the September 27 edition of The Post, (Ward 1 City Council candidates Lynch, [...]
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