NORTH PROVIDENCE – Fifteen years ago this spring, the North Providence Mayor’s Youth Commission was officially launched, taking its inspiration from a similar group created in Cumberland.
Former Town Manager Michael Abbruzzi warned members of the Warren Town Council that unless swift action was taken, residents could expect a catastrophically large tax increase this budget year.
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The bottom line here is that the members of the school building committee need to start paying attention to the numerous citizens who have valid concerns about the plan to build a new high school.
Should a bond worth up to $200 million be prepared in time and approved by voters this November, the lion s share of that capital would be used to demolish and construct a new high school for Bristol Warren teens.
An attempt to have one non-voting member of the student body chosen to be seated at the table alongside publicly elected school committee members was voted down by a 5-4 margin.
Parents of special-needs students spoke with emotion at a rally on Saturday, recounting the lengths they ve gone to in fighting for their children s education.