Posts Tagged ‘Cranston City Council’
Former Cranston City Councilor Aniece Germain: IRS reinstates Haiti nonprofit status, retroactively
Aniece Germain, the former Cranston City Councilor, who resigned this year, has informed RINewsToday that the nonprofit organization she founded, Hope and Change for Haiti, has had its IRS nonprofit status restored – and done so retroactively. Germain, who said she was asked to resign by fellow Democrat Council member, Council President Marino, and party…
Read MoreFence height limits in Cranston now in alignment with other cities and towns. Over 6′ not allowed.
Fences are now regulated in the City of Cranston. While most cities have regulations regarding height limits of residential fences, Cranston, for some reason, was not one of them. That’s when a Garden City neighbor decided to begin building a 10-12 foot fence. Poles went up (see photo) and her neighbors cried foul – and…
Read MoreCranston City Councilor, Nicole Renzulli (R): Pay special attention when parties are unbalanced
Nicole Renzulli not running for Cranston City Council re-election
Read MoreUPDATED: Cranston Mayor Hopkins takes City Council to court TODAY to clarify spending powers
UPDATES IN RED: Mayor Kenneth J. Hopkins had announced on June 7th that, at his instruction, a Superior Court legal action has been filed on his behalf to seek judicial clarification over the powers of the chief executive and city council to expend funds from the city’s allocation of funds received from the federal American…
Read MoreCranston City Council spars across party lines, refuses to accept RI ACLU’s concerns
The Cranston City Council has been embroiled in an issue before it regarding the resignation of one of its members, Aniece Germain. Germain felt pressured by some Council members and some in the local Democratic party to resign or be held to a public investigation regarding the nonprofit organization she founded, Hope and Change for…
Read MoreStrong words from ACLU to Cranston City Council. Overreach must be addressed. Meeting TODAY.
The Cranston City Council meeting set for TODAY, Tuesday, May 28th at 7pm will consider the matter of the resignation of Councilwoman Aniece Germain (and the appointment of Kristen Haroian to fill her position) and the process of how that resignation occurred. The item on the agenda is as follows: The full agenda is here…
Read MoreChristopher Buonanno running for Cranston City Council, city-wide
Christopher Edward Buonanno has announced his candidacy for the Cranston City Council. “Since I was a young boy, it has been a foregone conclusion that someday I was going to run for office to give back to my community through public service. The time has come. I am running for a seat on the Cranston…
Read MoreUpdate: Complaint spurs Cranston officials to call in RI State Police to investigate City Council issue
Updates in red Responding to an official complaint by the Collective Action Network RI, Cranston has asked the Rhode Island State Police to investigate the circumstances surrounding Cranston City Councilwoman’s sudden resignation from the Council and a planned appointment, tonight, of a person already announced to primary her in September, Kristen Haroian. UPDATE: Cranston City…
Read MoreFormer Cranston City Councilor Aniece Germain says let the “truth be told” on her resignation
Photo: Aniece Germain FB page Approximately a week ago, Cranston City Councilor, Aniece Germain abruptly resigned her position on the Democrat majority Council, citing both “Cranston politics” and issues with her non-profit, Hope and Change for Haiti. She posted several public statements regarding what she says led to her resignation. RINewsToday reached out to Germain…
Read MoreCranston City Councilor abruptly resigns, cites work with Haiti group and politics
Aniece Germain Resigns from Cranston City Council Effective Immediately Statement from Germain: I am regretfully tendering my resignation to the President of Cranston City Council effective immediately. It has become clear that the ongoing power dynamics at play in Cranston politics and recent challenges for our organization Hope and Change for Haiti prevent me from…
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