Bill Submitted to Bolster Port Marketing

The bill, submitted by Deb Ruggiero and co-sponsored by Donna Walsh and Teresa Tanzi, tries to improve port marketing efforts.

Release courtesy the Legislative Press Bureau. Rhode Island’s ports are well-positioned to become greater economic engines for the state. The state’s significant coastline, well-developed transportation systems and opportune location between New York and Boston are all the right ingredients, and after a recent dredging project, the Port of Davisville is now the seventh largest auto-port and one of the fastest-growing ports in North America. The growth of Rhode Island’s ports as drivers of the state’s economy must continue, says Rep. Deborah Ruggiero, and to help promote them, she has introduced legislation to create a body to collectively market them. The Rhode Island Port Marketing Collaborative act (2013-H 5614) would bring together …

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Letters To The Editor

LETTER: Wilkens Asks For Your Vote

Candidate Chris Wilkens wants your vote for District 34 on Nov. 6.

To the editor, I believe that the only legitimate reason to run for General Assembly in 2012 is out of an overwhelming concern for the now and future of our community and state. This is why I am running and ask for your vote. We must stop drifting from crisis to crisis without a vision, sense of purpose or urgency to fix the problems that have plagued our state for so long. All of my campaign literature and yard signs all have the motto – “Restore Rhode Island."   I am committed to finding solutions that will help make our state a place where people and business move to, not from... Where the tax burden is among the lowest, not the highest... Where employment opportunities for our children are plentiful, not rare… And where the …

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Woodmansee Seeks Absentee Ballot

Michael Woodmansee, who was convicted of killing Jason Foreman in 1975, has requested an absentee ballot.

According to The Providence Journal and other media outlets, convicted child killer Michael Woodmansee is seeking an absentee ballot for the November election. In 1975, Woodmansee confessed to killing Jason Foreman, and was sentenced to 40 years. However, he only served 28 years and was set to be released before voluntarily committing himself. Before committing himself, news of his release caused residents to protest. According to The Journal, Woodmansee was transferred from the ACI to the Eleanor Slater Hospital in September 2011. WPRO’s John DePetro interviewed John Foreman, the father of Jason, yesterday afternoon. John Foreman said it was ridiculous that Woodmansee was being allowed to vote. For the audio, click here. According to The …

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[VIDEO] Wilkens' Family Member Asks for Your Vote

Annie Wilkens asks for your support on Election Day, and cast a vote for her dad, Chris Wilkens.

From now until Election Day, we’re accepting letters to the editor, blogs and event listings for any race featuring races with South Kingstown and Narragansett voters. Have your own letter to submit? The easiest way to get it on the site is via our blog function – Log into your Patch account and go here. You can also e-mail it to Stephen.greenwell@patch.com, or Narragansett@patch.com. Want to see our hub page for election profiles? Click here! Want to be e-mailed when we have new Election 2012 articles? Click the "keep me posted!" button below.

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‘Walk to School’ Scheduled for Wakefield Elementary Wednesday

Walk, don’t run or drive or bus, to Wakefield Elementary School on Wednesday.

Release courtesy of the Legislative Press and Public Information Bureau. Rep. Teresa Tanzi (D-Dist. 34, South Kingstown, Narragansett) will join Wakefield Elementary School students tomorrow in celebrating International Walk to School Day. The event will include a parade of children who walk or bike to school that day, as well as the unveiling of two new bicycle racks acquired through a legislative grant secured by Tanzi. The media is invited to attend, and the event will take place rain or shine. Participating students are being asked to gather in the municipal parking lot behind Main Street, across the river from the school, by 8:15 a.m. From there, a parade of students on foot and bicycle will cross the river via the footbridge, …

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Election Preview: Wilkens Not Running For Council

Councilor Christopher Wilkens will challenge for Teresa Tanzi’s seat, and the School Committee is practically elected already.

NARRAGANSETT – Despite the absence of a current councilor running for another office, it will be a crowded town council race this year, with as many as 12 candidates on the ballot. According to paperwork filed at Narragansett Town Hall for the November election, current councilor Christopher Wilkens will not seek re-election. Instead, he will be the Republican challenge to the R.I. House seat currently held by Teresa Tanzi, assuming he bests Stephen C. Tetzner in a primary. The four other incumbent councilors – Glenna Hagopian, David Crook, Susan Cicilline Buonanno and Alisa Trainor Fleet – are running for re-election, along with eight others. See the chart below for a full accounting of all the races. In contrast, barring a huge write-in …

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Letters To The Editor

Tanzi Will Seek Re-Election

The Rhode Island House of Representatives member will seek a second term.

Representative Teresa Tanzi has announced that she will be seeking re-election to a second term in the House of Representatives from District 34, which includes portions of southern Narragansett, Peace Dale and Wakefield. “I am so honored and proud to serve the people of South County,” Tanzi said.  “It has been a great learning experience and I feel like I am hitting my stride at both the State House and in helping the people of my district. There is so much more work that needs to be accomplished and I am humbly asking for the voters’ support for a second two-year term.” Tanzi, a Democrat, said she has focused on improving the state’s economy, assisting the fishing industry, and protecting the quality of life interests that are so …

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SueR

7:10 am on Wednesday, September 12, 2012

Teresa Tanzi = bad policy, unintended consequences, lost revenue.......... Teresa Tanzi is at best an advocate / activist as opposed to suitable representative   more ›

Narragansett-South Kingstown Election Guide

The candidates, incumbents and issues that will be affecting Narragansett and South Kingstown.

As we look ahead to November’s elections, the Narragansett and South Kingstown Patch is devoted to bringing you the information you need about every race in town. Here's our start on the candidates and issues we'll be covering as November draws near. Bookmark this page for updates. Throughout this election season, we will be adding stories to this, and also re-publishing it and re-featuring it. That's kind of how we roll. Got any questions, comments or concerns? Leave them on this story, or send them to stephen.greenwell@patch.com.

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Tanzi Grateful for Changes to ‘Good Time’ Laws

Once Governor Lincoln Chafee signs legislation, there will be changes to the state’s ‘good time’ prison regulations.

Earlier today, the Rhode Island Senate approved modifications to the state’s “good time” statute – the bill now just needs to be signed by Governor Lincoln Chafee. One of the bill’s authors, Teresa Tanzi, submitted the following op-ed. In light of last year’s release from prison of murderer Michael Woodmansee, it was clear that Rhode Island’s system of awarding time off to prisoners for good behavior was too generous to people who had committed very serious crimes. After learning last year that Woodmansee would be released after serving just 28 years of a 50-year sentence, 40 to serve, for the heinous murder of 5-year-old Jason Foreman in 1975 (fortunately, he later agreed to remain in voluntary institutional confinement), I filed …

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Sharon Raymond

8:04 am on Thursday, May 31, 2012

She did not want to get involved   more ›