Tuesday, January 10, 2012
While politically inclined RI residents can't vote in Tuesday's N.H. Republican primary, here at Patch, we don't think it's right that our friends up north have all the January fun. We want to know: who would you vote for?
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Tuesday, January 10
While politically inclined RI residents can't vote in Tuesday's N.H. Republican primary, here at Patch, we don't think it's right that our friends up north have all the January fun. We want to know: who would you vote for? The Republican race for a presidential candidate is heating up. The New Hampshire primary is under way and the caucus in Iowa slimmed down the potential Presidential nominations with Michele Bachmann dropping out the race after getting just 5 percent of the vote (6,073 ballots). Mitt Romney took the caucus with a needle-thin win over Rick Santorum, gathering just eight more ballots. Romney had 24.6 percent of the vote (30,015 ballots) with Santorum in a surprising second with 24.5 percent (30,007 ballots). Both Newt …
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
More than 600 voters cast their ballot for the town's next water commissioner in Wednesday's election.
More than 600 voters turned out for Wednesday's Portsmouth Water and Fire District election, choosing Terri-Denise Cortvriend as the district's next water commissioner. Cortvriend was the sole name listed on the ballot in Wednesday's election for water commissioner. However, two other Portsmouth residents, former Town Council President Peter McIntyre and Allen Shers, ran on write-in campaigns. The votes cast for commissioner were 410 for Cortvriend, 93 for McIntyre and 53 for Shers. "It's what the public wanted. Everyone ran a good race," said McIntyre following the reading of results. "It's hard being a write-in." The commissioner will serve a three-year term on the seven-member Administrative Board. Incumbent Philip T. Driscoll was …
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Portsmouth Water & Fire District
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Three Portsmouth residents are hoping to be elected Water Commissioner this Wednesday.
Three Portsmouth residents are hoping to "wash out" the competition in votes this Wednesday for the position of Water Commissioner. Registered voters residing in the Portsmouth Water and Fire District will elect one clerk and one water commissioner today for a three-year term to the seven member Administrative Board. Incumbent Philip T. Driscoll of 169 Immokolee Drive and James E. Hall of 45 Lehigh Terrace are running for the clerk’s seat. Terri-Denise Cortvriend of 46 Mary Lane is running for water commissioner. Two other candidates, former Town Council President Peter McIntyre, and Allen Shers, are running as write-in candidates for water commissioner. "It's another way to give back to the community," McIntyre said when asked why he …
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Portsmouth Water & Fire District
1944 E Main Rd, Portsmouth, RI
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Friday, November 19, 2010
Fundraiser brings former gubernatorial candidate to Bristol along with GOP General Assembly freshmen.
A good crowd turned out at the Elks Club in Bristol on Thursday night for a reception celebrating local Republican candidates. A fundraiser for the Roger Williams University College Republicans, the event drew John Robitaille, who narrowly lost the gubernatorial race earlier this month, as well as RI Senator-elect Chris Ottiano and Representatives-elect Dan Gordon and Dan Reilly. The 2010 Republican "tsunami" that delivered the U.S. House of Representatives to the Republicans and nearly leveled the balance of power in the U.S. Senate largely missed Rhode Island at the statewide level. At the local level Republicans made modest gains, going from six House seats in the last session to ten, and from four Senate seats to eight. Still, with 75…
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Dan Gordon says he has been named the winner of the requested recount for the House District 71 race.
Dan Gordon has recieved the highest amount of votes in the recount for the District 71 seat, Gordon said Thursday. Due to Veterans Day, employees of the state Board of Elections could not be reached Thursday to confirm. According to Gordon, he has recieved 2,707, while his opponent has received 2,660. George S. Alzaibak, the Democratic candidate for House seat, District 71, had requested a recount of votes, which was held late Wednesday afternoon at the Board of Elections office in Providence. Alzaibak lost in the House race against Republican candidate Daniel P. Gordon Jr., according to the results on Nov. 2. The vote then was 2,705 or 50.5% of the vote for Gordon, while Alzaibak received 2,654 or 49.5% of the vote. Candidates …
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Portsmouth Town Hall
2200 E Main Rd, Portsmouth, RI
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Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Candidates for local office will be sworn-in next Monday, Nov. 15.
The votes for Town Council and School Committee races were certified Tuesday afternoon, said Madeleine M. Pencak, registrar of voters. The deadine for local canididates to request a recount was Tuesday at 4 p.m. Votes for state races, including the race for District 71, will be certified by the state Board of Elections. Only one recount has been requested for the District 71 race. For more on this recount, click here. The results from this recount are expected by Wednesday evening. The newly-elected Town Council, School Committee and town clerk will be sworn into office on Monday, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. at Town Hall.
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Portsmouth Town Hall
2200 E Main Rd, Portsmouth, RI
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Monday, November 8, 2010
The recount should not postpone certification of votes for local races, said the town clerk Monday night.
One local House of Representatives' candidate has requested a recount of votes from last Tuesday's election. George S. Alzaibak, the Democrat candidate for House seat, District 71, has requested a recount of votes, his wife confirmed Monday evening by telephone. Alzaibak lost in the House race against Republican candidate Daniel P. Gordon Jr. The vote was 2,705 or 50.5% of the vote for Gordon, while Alzaibak received 2,654 or 49.5% of the vote. "He (Alzaibak) is within the parameters," said Gordon when reached by telephone Monday evening. When asked what he thought about the request for a recount, Gordon said, "Despite my opponent's unamicable attitude during the election, I fully support the rules and regulations of the Board of …
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Portsmouth Town Hall
2200 E Main Rd, Portsmouth, RI
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Thursday, November 4, 2010
Patch takes a look at how each precinct voted in the General Election on Tuesday, Nov. 2.
Each of the town's 11 precincts voted very differently in Tuesday's General Election. Directly below is a chart breaking down the numbers precinct-by-precinct, race-by-race. This information can also be found in paper form at Town Hall and online on the Board of Elections' Web site here.
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Portsmouth Town Hall
2200 E Main Rd, Portsmouth, RI
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Here's a look back at election '10 seen through the eye of a photo lens.
Election 2010 yielded some surprising results in the town of Portsmouth. Voters chose to elect five Republicans and only two Democrats to the Town Council. Voters also rallied behind Republican candidates for School Committee. Through the victories and letdowns after the results were shown, Patch was there with the photo lens capturing each moment. Below are the photographed highlights from Tuesday's General Election.
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St. John Lodge
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35 Power St, Portsmouth, RI
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Voters chose to elect many of the candidates chosen by the Portsmouth Concerned Citizens in Tuesday's election, while an incumbent lost a re-election bid to the Town Council.
When Tuesday's election results started to pour in at the Portuguese-American Club on Power Street, a worrying frown began to show on many of the Democratic candidates' faces. The news and numbers were not in their favor. Murmured phrases of "this is crazy" and "this is not good" could be heard among the crowd of relatives, friends and candidates gathered in the club. Both Town Council candidates Jim Seveney and Dennis Canario hushed the crowd as they listened on cell phones to the results. They sat before a laptop, typing the results from each precinct into the computer, which fed the results to a projector and, finally, onto a white sheet hung on the wall. As the results were read, it was soon learned that Portsmouth voters had chosen to…
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35 Power St, Portsmouth, RI
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St. John Lodge
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2:25 pm on Saturday, January 14, 2012
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