Westerly Recall Effort Fails - What's Up Newp

Westerly recall effort fails - What's Up Newp

An effort to recall Westerly Town Council president Chris Duhamel, a Democrat, has failed after organizers were unable to collect the required number of signatures to force a recall election, according to Westerly Town Manager Shawn Lacey. The deadline to submit the petition was 4:30 p.m. today. Lacey said the organizers needed to collect 2,600 […] The post Westerly recall effort fails appeared first on What's Up Newp.

The Town of Westport could soon have their own recall election spearheaded by Select Board candidate

A Westport resident running for select board is looking to recall a current select board member bringing up memories of Fall River's own recall election which was unprecedented at the time. According to East Bay RI, current select board member Manuel Soares Jr. has been held without bail since ea