Thursday, June 30, 2022

Who will be on the Charlestown ballot?

Large number of candidates seeking  CD 2, Charlestown municipal seats

By Will Collette

Names first and then later on, I'll give you some analysis. 

Yesterday was the deadline for all candidates wishing to appear on the ballot to file their Declarations of Candidacy. 

That doesn't mean an eager person can't run - they're free to mount an underdog write-in campaign, but they won't be on the ballot.

Here is the list of people who have filed to run for Charlestown municipal positions:

DEBORAH ANN CARNEY

Democrat

TOWN COUNCIL

GRACE F KLINGER

Republican

TOWN COUNCIL

RICHARD RIPPY SERRA

Republican

TOWN COUNCIL

STEPHEN J STOKES

Republican

TOWN COUNCIL


SUSAN J COOPER

Independent

TOWN COUNCIL

PETER N GARDNER

Independent

TOWN COUNCIL

JAMES M MAGEAU SR

Independent

TOWN COUNCIL

ANN E OWEN

Independent

TOWN COUNCIL

LORNA M PERSSON

Independent

TOWN COUNCIL

JOSHUA D VALLEE

Independent

TOWN COUNCIL

DAVID M WILKINSON

Independent

TOWN COUNCIL

CHARLES W BECK

Independent

TOWN MODERATOR

KIM M COULTER

Republican

CHARIHO SCHOOL COMMITTEE

PHYLLIS C PENHALLOW

Republican

CHARIHO SCHOOL COMMITTEE

JAMES E SULLIVAN

Republican

CHARIHO SCHOOL COMMITTEE

DONNA CHAMBERS

Independent

CHARIHO SCHOOL COMMITTEE

CRAIG F LOUZON

Independent

CHARIHO SCHOOL COMMITTEE

LINDA DELFINO LYALL

Independent

CHARIHO SCHOOL COMMITTEE

ANDREW J MCQUAIDE

Independent

CHARIHO SCHOOL COMMITTEE

GABRIELLE E GODINO

Non-Partisan

PLANNING COMMISSION

WALTER B MAHONY III

Non-Partisan

PLANNING COMMISSION

CAROL ANN MOSSA

Non-Partisan

PLANNING COMMISSION

LISA MARIE ST GODARD

Non-Partisan

PLANNING COMMISSION

PATRICIA A STAMPS

Non-Partisan

PLANNING COMMISSION

Here's the list of people who have filed for local seats in the General Assembly, including House District 36, the seat being vacated by the unlamented Rep. Blake "Flip" Filippi and Senate District 38, the seat being vacated by Sen. Dennis Algiere:

House District 36

TINA L SPEARS

Democrat


JOHN F PACHECO III

Republican

House District 39

MEGAN L COTTER

Democrat


FRANK T LANDOLFI

Republican


JUSTIN K PRICE

Republican


SEAN PATRICK COMELLA  Independent

Senate district 38

SHARON E AHERN

Democrat


VICTORIA GU

Democrat


MICHAEL T NIEMEYER

Democrat


WESTIN J PLACE

Republican


CASWELL COOKE JR

Independent


ROBERT JOHN deVillers

Independent


Senate District 34

JENNIFER C DOUGLAS

Democrat


ELAINE J MORGAN

Republican


Here are the people who have filed for Congress, District 2, the seat being vacated by Rep. Jim Langevin:

Name

Party


OMAR BAH

Democrat


SPENCER E DICKINSON

Democrat


JOY FOX

Democrat


DONALD L KEITH

Democrat


SETH M MAGAZINER

Democrat


CAMERON M MOQUIN

Democrat


SARAH E MORGENTHAU

Democrat


DAVID A SEGAL

Democrat

ALLAN W FUNG

Republican


DONALD FREDERICK ROBBIO

Republican




DONN M ANTONIA

Independent


WILLIAM H GILBERT

Independent - Moderate Party of Rhode Island


PATRICIA A LANDY

Independent


JOHN D RITCHIE

Independent



Wood River Health Services grows and changes

Group celebrates all those who helped

Photo by Seth Jacobson Photography

On Monday, June 27, Wood River Health Services (WRHS) hosted a Groundbreaking Ceremony to mark the commencement of excavation work for its new building and to celebrate the donors who have made the expansion possible. The new building is an addition to its 823 Main Street property and is projected to cost $5 million. It was designed by Vision 3 Architects and A/Z Corporation has been secured to oversee construction. 

The expansion will enable the federally qualified health center to better serve its current patient base and expand its community’s access to medical, dental, behavioral and social services and supports. It will increase its clinical space by 57%; increase dental patients by 1,200 visits per year; and expand behavioral health services access for individuals, families and groups. The expansion will also enable WRHS to offer Radiology, Physical Therapy and Specialist services. 

There were over 100 attendees at the Groundbreaking Ceremony. Event speakers included The Honorable Jack Reed; The Honorable James Langevin; The Honorable Dennis Algiere; Nadia Duvilaire, MD, Associate Medical Director at WRHS; Ruth Morgan, Vice Chair, Capital Campaign Committee and WRHS Board Member; Peter Marino, President & CEO of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island; WRHS patient Chris Hedenberg; and Alison L. Croke, President & CEO of WRHS. 

Silence for thought

Special interneuron networks in the human brain

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

© Loomba, Helmstaedter, MPI for Brain Research;  Loomba et al., Science 2022
The analysis of the human brain is a central goal of neuroscience. However, for methodological reasons, research has largely focused on model organisms, in particular the mouse. 

Now, neuroscientists gained novel insights on human neural circuitry using tissue obtained from neurosurgical interventions. 

Three-dimensional electron microscope data revealed a novel expanded network of interneurons in humans compared to mouse. The discovery of this prominent network component in the human cortex encourages further detailed analysis of its function in health and disease.

At first glance, brains of mouse and human are surprisingly similar: the nerve cells that form our brains have very similar shapes and properties, the molecular mechanisms of electrical excitation are highly conserved, and many biophysical phenomena found in other species seem to also apply to human brains.