Zoning lawsuit is ‘elephant in the room’ at Providence candidates forum
Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | 1 Comment »Story & Photos by Amanda Wray PROVIDENCE – The city’s “Meet the Candidates” night took a detour from campaign talk Tuesday when a City Council candidate who has sued Providence over a long-running zoning dispute was asked whether she would support ...
What if you held an election and nobody came? River Heights cancels election
Wednesday, October 7th, 2015 Posted in Opinion | Comments Off on What if you held an election and nobody came? River Heights cancels electionBy Melanie Fenstermaker RIVER HEIGHTS — For the first time in more than two decades, River Heights will hold no November municipal elections, city officials say. The reason? No candidates filed to challenge the three City Council incumbents, city recorder Sheila Lind ...