Round Table Spotlights Issues in Town Council Race
The 13 candidates running for Town Council took part in a live round table forum held by the Newport Daily News Tuesday night. Topics included school regionalization, alternative energy and budget deficits.
Middletown's 13 remaining Town Council candidates addressed important issues facing voters this election year at a live televised roundtable forum on Cox Channel 18 Tuesday night, moderated and sponsored by the Newport Daily News editorial board. In this year's council race, Democrats Richard Cambra, Christopher Semonelli, Frank Boyzan and Edward Silveira, and Independent Barbara VonVillas are running to hold on to one of the seven at-large partisan council seats, which have two-year terms. Councilors Robert Sylvia and Theresa Santos are not seeking re-election. Eight challengers this year include: Democrats Richard P. Adams, and Ellrony Williams, who ran for council in 2008; Independents Alan G. Kerr, former District 74 state …
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