Tuesday, October 26, 2010
In the last of the four-part series for the Nov. 2, 2010 Election, the Town Council's 13 at-large partisan candidates shared their key campaign promises and what they'd like to accomplish within the next two years, if elected.
Prior to the Nov. 2 Election, Patch is looking at where the Town Council candidates stand on important issues facing the town. In previous weeks, we looked at the candidates' views on commercial development and the use of navy surplus land in Middletown, school regionalization and the future of wind turbine construction. For the final installment in the Meet the Candidates series, the candidates shared their goals and campaign promises for the upcoming term. RICHARD "DICK" ADAMS "We need to look at some long term budgetary planning. It needs to be a very formal process. We're facing serious problems with reductions in state aid to education that have to be dealt with. The problem is that we push problems off into the future. I'm not …
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Monday, October 11, 2010
Here's where Middletown's 13 candidates for Town Council stand on the issue of regionalization.
This year's Town Council candidates have revealed that a majority support regionalization in some form. Most said they believe benefits would outweigh disadvantages by combining resources either within the towns or schools on Aquidneck Island. Town and school officials continue to gather research on potential benefits from Middletown schools joining a regionalized model, how much money it could save taxpayers, and whether the quality of education would remain at its current high standard. Candidates appear to mostly support regionalization in some form. However, the method and areas of jurisdiction to be regionalized still remains divisive. CHERYL FOSTER Candidate Cheryl Foster attended a regionalized high school in Providence with a …
Thursday, October 7, 2010
As the controversial issue of wind turbines in Middletown escalated over the last week, here's where Middletown's 13 candidates for Town Council stood.
In the next four weeks leading to the Nov. 2 Election, Patch is asking the Town Council candidates where they stand on important issues facing the town. Given the events of this last week, the logical first question to pose concerned the future of wind turbine construction in Middletown. Residents and would-be voters made it clear at Monday night's public hearing regarding wind turbines that the alternative energy source remains a divisive issue this election year. Two separate proposals are making their way through the town's approval process right now: Proposed changes to the existing zoning amendment to include language that matches the town's Comprehensive Plan that restricts future turbines from construction in areas that are natural…
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Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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 …
