East Providence Pols project hopeful air to begin their terms
Hope springs eternal is a tried and true phrase most often associated with the start of the baseball season each spring, though as we approach the first day of winter it can appropriately be used in context about the sentiment surrounding the just-seated governing bodies in the city. East Providence’s Inauguration Day 2012 went off [...]
Read More →East Providence pols select Briden, Monteiro to lead elected bodies
EAST PROVIDENCE — As expected, James Briden and Joel Monteiro were chosen as the respective chairmen of the East Providence City Council and School Committee during inauguration ceremonies held Monday evening, Dec. 3, in the City Hall Chambers. Both Mr. Briden and Mr. Monteiro were seated into their positions via unanimous 5-0 votes. Mr. Briden’s [...]
Read More →Briden is likely choice to lead new East Providence City Council
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 [...]
Read More →Commission hosts tutorial for newly-election East Providence pols
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 [...]
Read More →East Providence readies inauguration for recently elected city officials
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 [...]
Read More →Best wishes to the newly-elected East Providence officials… they’re going to need it
At the time of the 2010 election, our previous City Council and School Committee were very busy signing contracts and planning to follow through on their agenda, despite election results. After a very unpleasant inauguration in December 2010, our new School Committee discovered the true financial status of both the School Department and the City. [...]
Read More →Barrington School Committee chairman hopes to keep leading
Patrick “Buzz” Guida, a Republican and longtime member of the Barrington School Committee, sat in front of the television set inside the American Legion building on Tuesday night. He split time watching the Fox News national telecast of the presidential race, talking to others who had gathered at the Legion hall, and scanning the [...]
Read More →Emptying out East Providence election night notebook
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 [...]
Read More →Cunha upsets incumbent Rogers in East Providence City Council race
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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