What you should know about every school district in RI

By: Dan McGowan 
Posted: Aug 27, 2018 12:04 AM EDT
Updated: Aug 27, 2018 12:11 AM EDT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – With classes set to begin for students across Rhode Island, Eyewitness News asked superintendents from every district to identify their district’s biggest strengths and challenges heading into 2018.

Each school leader was asked five questions: 1. What’s the number one thing parents and students should know about this district this year?2. What is the biggest challenge your district faces? 3. With voters set to consider a $250-million ballot question for school repairs across the state, what are the top three building improvements needed in your district? 4. What will your school district look like 10 years from now? 5. Tell us something nobody knows about your district.

So how did they respond?

Dan McGowan's Voter Guides - Wards 9 and 15 (belated)

Ward 15 
Posted: Aug 10, 2018 12:01 AM EDT
Updated: Aug 10, 2018 07:49 AM EDT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Next up: the candidates for the Ward 15 City Council seat.

Councilwoman Sabina Matos is facing a primary challenge against Democrat Oscar Vargas to represent parts of the Olneyville, Valley and Silver Lake neighborhoods. The winner of the Sept. 12 primary will not have an opponent in the general election.

Ward 15 Voter Guide


Ward 9
Posted: Aug 20, 2018 12:01 AM EDT
Updated: Aug 20, 2018 12:01 AM EDT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – It's round three for Councilwoman Carmen Castillo and Hector Jose.

Castillo has twice defeated Jose in the past, first in the 2011 special Democratic primary to fill the Ward 9 seat following the death of Miguel Luna, and again in 2014. Now the two will have their first head-to-head matchup in the Sept. 12 primary.

Ward 9 Voter Guide


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Dan McGowan's Voter Guides - New! Wards 7 and 10

Ward 7
Posted: Aug 17, 2018 12:04 AM EDT
Updated: Aug 17, 2018 08:54 AM EDT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – The chairman of the most powerful City Council committee in Providence is facing a Democratic primary.

Councilman John Igliozzi, who serves as majority leader and chairman of the Finance Committee, is facing a challenge from David Marshall in Ward 7, which includes Silver Lake.

Ward 7 Voter Guide

Ward 10
Posted: Aug 15, 2018 12:01 AM EDT
Updated: Aug 15, 2018 12:01 AM EDT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – It’s a rematch in Ward 10.

Providence City Councilman Luis Aponte is facing a Democratic primary challenge from Pedro Espinal, who lost by just 15 votes when the two squared off in 2006. Ward 10 includes the
Washington Park and Lower South Providence neighborhoods.

Ward 10 Voter Guide


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LWV Mayoral Debate

The Providence League of Women Voters, in conjunction with URI's MPA Program at Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education and Professional Studies, is excited to announce, that it will host a Providence Mayoral Forum on September 4 from 7-8:30 p.m. at URI's Paff Auditorium on the Providence Campus, located at 80 Washington Street. The public is invited to hear the five candidates discuss the issues that affect the capital city.

Questions for the candidates may be sent to LWVProvidence@lwvri.org (please note that this address is case sensitive). Time will be limited, so we may not be able to ask all questions.

The program will be moderated by Scott MacKay a commentator for Rhode Island Public Radio's Political Roundtable.

Candidates:
ROBERT A DEROBBIO, Democrat
JEFFREY E LEMIRE, Independent
JORGE O ELORZA, Democrat
KOBI JASON DENNIS, Democrat
DIANNE S WITMAN, Independent

Dan McGowan's Voter Guide - Ward 4

Ward 4
Posted: Aug 13, 2018 12:03 AM EDT
Updated: Aug 13, 2018 12:03 AM EDT

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – Another veteran Providence councilman is facing a challenge from the left.

This time it’s Councilman Nick Narducci, who has a Democratic primary matchup with progressive Jason Roias in Ward 4, which includes the North End. There are no other candidates running in the general election, so the Sept. 12 primary will decide who holds the seat.

Ward 4 Voter Guide

Rhode Island House District 4, Rhode Island Senate District 6, and Mayor of Providence Debates

UPRISE RI
August 10, 2018 - Steve Ahlquist - Elections 2018

Three Democratic party primary debates were held in Providence on Thursday evening at the Dr Martin Luther King Elementary School in  Providence Thursday evening. Candidates for Rhode Island House District 4, Rhode Island Senate District 6 and Mayor of Providence took questions from WPRI/Channel 12 reporter Dan McGowan and the audience, in an event that pushed the three-hour mark on a hot, sweaty night...

The debates were sponsored by the Mount Hope Neighborhood Association, Summit Neighborhood Association and Observatory Neighborhood Association, in collaboration with the Providence Cultural Equity Initiative.

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Primary Mail ballot applications due by August 22

Can't make it to the polls on Election Day? Remember you can still vote by mail.

For the first time in Rhode Island, Secretary Gorbea is including return postage for all mail ballots, making it easier to vote by mail.

Get the process started by downloading your mail ballot application today.

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Fill out the application and send to your local board of canvassers by 4 p.m. on August 22.
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