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The Narragansett Republican Town Committee will be holding a holiday open house on Wednesday, December 7th at Turtle Soup, 113 Ocean Road, in Narragansett, from 6:30pm to 8:00pm. Bring a friend, old or new, as we share a toast to GOP victories in the New Year! This event is free of charge and open to all!
Voluntary donations, large or small, will be accepted to assist the work of “Operation Standdown RI” whose mission is to provide housing and support for homeless and near homeless Veterans.
The GOP City & Town Chairs will be holding a Comedy Fundraiser on Wednesday, November 30th, at the Park Cinema in Cranston, from 7:00 P.M. to 10:00 P.M. Celebrity impersonators, the Edwards Twins, will imitate the world’s greatest performers. Also, the Ocean State Follies with Charlie Hall, will put on one of their final performances. There will also be a “nationally known” GOP personality.
Rep. Joe Trillo is organizing this show, together with the R.I. GOP City & Town Chairmen’s Caucus. Tickets are $50 each, and are being sold by the local GOP Committees. Each local Committee will keep half of the proceeds, and the rest goes to cover the expenses. Contact your local Chair to get a ticket (If you do not know who that is, reply to this E-mailing, and we will put you in touch). Please make all checks payable to “Night of 100 Stars.”
The Park Cinema holds 1,200 people, but this event may sell out, so do not wait. Check out this web site for more info about “The Night Of 100 Stars and 1000 Laughs” at http://www.StarsAndLaughs.com . For more info, contact Eileen Grossman at 338-4504 (EileenGGrossman [at] aol [dot] com).
The EAST BAY REPUBLICANS will be holding a breakfast meeting on Saturday, October 1st, beginning at 9:30 AM. It will be held at Best Western/Mainstay Inn, on Admiral Kalbfus Highway, in Newport (this is directly across from Newport Grand).
Guest Host: John Robitaille
Special Guests:
State Senator Chris Ottiano
State Representative Dan Reilly
Menu: Fruit Bowl, Scrambled Eggs, Bacon, Sausages, Pancakes, Blueberry Muffins, Fruit Juice, Coffee, Tea
Cost: $25.00 Per Person.
Please RSVP to Kathy Santos at: riversidekathy [at] gmail [dot] com
THE LINCOLN REPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE
INVITES YOU TO JOIN US AT OUR
2011 ANNUAL RECOGNITION BRUNCH
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2011
12:00pm-3:00pm
Kirkbrae Country Club
197 Old River Road Lincoln, Rhode Island
$35 PER PERSON
INCREDIBLE BRUNCH BUFFET
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER BARRY HINCKLEY (US SENATE CANDIDATE)
RECOGNITION AWARD PRESENTATIONS
-President of the Cumberland-Lincoln Boys & Girls Club Richard DiMase
-Lincoln Town Council President, Keith Macksoud
-Senator, Edward J. O’Neill
Please make your PERSONAL CHECK in the amount of $35.00 per person payable to:
“Lincoln Republican Town Committee”
c/o: Barbara Ferioli
6 Comstock Street
Lincoln, RI 02865
NO LATER THAN 9/11/2011
THE LINCOLN REPUBLICAN TOWN COMMITTEE
INVITES YOU TO JOIN US AT OUR
2011 ANNUAL RECOGNITION BRUNCH
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2011
12:00pm-3:00pm
Kirkbrae Country Club
197 Old River Road Lincoln, Rhode Island
$35 PER PERSON
INCREDIBLE BRUNCH BUFFET
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER BARRY HINCKLEY (US SENATE CANDIDATE)
RECOGNITION AWARD PRESENTATIONS
-President of the Cumberland-Lincoln Boys & Girls Club Richard DiMase
-Lincoln Town Council President, Keith Macksoud
-Senator, Edward J. O’Neill
Please make your PERSONAL CHECK in the amount of $35.00 per person payable to:
“Lincoln Republican Town Committee”
c/o: Barbara Ferioli
6 Comstock Street
Lincoln, RI 02865
NO LATER THAN 9/11/2011
Continue reading ‘Lincoln GOP Recognition Brunch | September 18′
The Pawtucket Republican City Committee is having a picnic on August 7th, 12 noon to 4:00 pm, rain or shine. Burgers, dogs, refreshment and good times will be had. General admission is $10.00 per adult, children under 12 free.
Time: Sunday, August 7 · 12:00pm – 4:00pm
Location: Slater Park, Site 13 (near the carousel)
For more info, please visit:
http://www.pawtucketgop.com/grandolpicnic/
The Portsmouth Republican Town Committee invites you to enjoy “Polo in the Park” on Saturday, June 25th, beginning at 3:00 PM. The Polo match begins at 5:00 PM at Glen Farm, Portsmouth, RI (715 East Main Rd / Route 138). Cost is $20.00 per person and includes: polo, parking, and food. All are invited. Children are welcome and entry is free for kids under 12. A great relaxing and fun way to get together with friends and enjoy the exciting game of polo!
For tickets please contact: Keith Hamilton @ 401-480-6648 or Jeff Plumb @ 425-753-6291. For information contact Keith at keithhamilton [at] cox [dot] net ( Kindly RSVP by 6/20 )
The West Warwick Republican Town Committee will be holding a breakfast buffet on Sunday, June 5th, 2011, from 8:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M. It will be held at Crompton Vets Hall, 37 Hepburn Street, in West Warwick.
Tickets are $10.00 per person; $5.00 for children age 5 to 10; free for children 4 and under.
For more information about tickets, contact Rose Boucher at 821-1912 or e-mail: RoseMBoucher [at] yahoo [dot] com
Source: West Warwick Republican Town Committee
The Providence Republican City Committee invites you to their “APOYO!” event, to be held on Tuesday, May 24th, at the Latino Mosaic Bistro, a Hispanic restaurant owned by a Latino Marine veteran. APOYO translates to “support,” and with this event the PRCC is Supporting Our Communities (“Apoyando Nuestras Communidades!”). The event will feature Bolivian, Guatemalan, and Mexican foods, with Bolivian dancers performing traditional dances! Great food and entertainment. Announced Republican candidates will also be attending. Cost is $30.00 to attend. 6:30pm-9pm at 166 Valley St., Providence. Contact is Sandy Riojas – bellariojas [at] yahoo [dot] com
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I’ll match my facts against Sen. Tassoni anytime, anywhere.
In the 7/21/2011 Observer (http://breezepapers.com/2011/07/20/observer/tassoni-says-gop-boss-hirons-should-get-his-facts-straight) the senator takes some liberties with the truth concerning statements made earlier by John Dionne and myself. Below is my response to the Observer.
Sen.Tassoni says Mr Dionne and I need to get our facts straight. I am up for that challenge.
Mr Dionne said the senator’s sponsorship and support of Binding Arbitration was based on his past relationship with labor unions. The senator’s answer was that he’s no longer employed by a union. Correct. But that does not change the fact that he was in the past as Mr Dionne stated. Not to mention his newspaper’s (http://www.commongroundnews.net) advertisements are at least half for unions, affiliated organizations or businesses owned by fellow democrat politicians. While the senator is no longer a public union employee, he is clearly in good standing with the public sector union political action committees. In the 2nd quarter of this non-election year he received over $2500 in public sector PAC donations. (http://www.ricampaignfinance.com/RIPublic/Filings.aspx)
Moving on to the Binding Arbitration Bill (S0794 http://www.rilin.state.ri.us//BillText11/SenateText11/S0794A.pdf )and the Senate votes on it on June 29th. (The Senate Journal http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/journals11/senatejournals11/SJournal6-28.pdf). Sen.Tassoni sponsored the bill. If it is a conflict to vote for a bill, how can it not be to sponsor it?
There were 7 votes related to the bill. 5 amendments, a motion to move the final vote to June 30th and the actual vote on the bill. Sen.Tassoni recorded no vote on the first 6 votes and finally abstained on the 7th. Final total 6 walks, 1 abstention.
Is binding arbitration bad for Smithfield and North Smithfield? I am not an expert so I’ll defer to the elected municipal officials. Of the 21 elected municipal officials (Smithfield 5 council, 5 school committee; N. Smithfield 5 council, 5 school committee, 1 administrator), 15 are listed in opposition at the RI Coalition Against Binding Arbitration website (www.ricaba.org). The rest have not answered, yet. The opposed includes the 3 members of the democratic majority on the Smithfield School Committee.
Clearly the municipal officials in the 22nd senate district think this idea is a bad one. From the national media it appears states are not enacting this idea right now. Most are running away from it.
Yes, sometimes our General Assembly members should recuse themselves. Sen.Tassoni has sponsored hundreds of bills in his time in the RI Senate. He generally makes the top 5 in the number of senate bill filled every year. Researching how many time he has recused himself since his election is not an easy task. However, I would bet the number can be counted on 2 hands.
Recusing oneself from an issue should include not submitting bills on the subject, not voting on the subject and not advocating for the subject. About a third of the senator’s letter was singing the praises of the binding arbitration bill he submitted. Score 1 out of 3 on recusing.
Phil Hirons, Jr.
Chair, Smithfield Republican Town Committee
Vice President, RIRA