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 [...]
Read More →Election 2012: School candidates ponder if tax increases are needed for East Providence facilities
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Post and eastbayri.com concludes coverage of the 2012 School Committee campaign with one final question to the those candidates running in contested elections on Nov. 6. The Post: Would you be willing to urge the City Council/Budget Commission to increase taxes in order to either repair or replace the [...]
Read More →Special Ed Advisory group hosts East Providence School Committee candidate forum
EAST PROVIDENCE — The East Providence Local Advisory Committee for Special Education invited those office-seekers running for School Committee to a “Meet the Candidates” forum Wednesday night, Oct. 10, at the Riverside Library. About two dozen people attended the event, which was held in the branch’s meeting room and lasted for roughly two hours. Six [...]
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