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

Supreme logic

 

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.