Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Two councilors head for the restroom during a vote with permission from the president. A third councilor says the vote should be redone. His motives are questioned.
Granting someone permission to use the bathroom can have consequences. For Capt. Mark McCluskey and Virgil "The Turk" Solozzo in the first Godfather film, the decision cost their lives as Michael Corleone returned from a restaurant restroom and fired a gun. The outcome was a little lower on the intensity scale for Attleboro City Council President Frank Cook, but his apparent permission to allow two colleagues to use the facilities during a discussion and vote at the April 2 meeting led to a 20-minute debate two weeks later about who can go when. At the center of the controversy were City Councilors Jay DiLisio and Mark Cooper, who left the table for the bathroom during a discussion and vote on, perhaps ironically, pollutant limits for …
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
The former school committee member and current Attleboro Redevelopment Authority board member unsuccessfully ran for the seat in 2011.
This year's election to determine the Ward 2 representative on the Attleboro City Council could be a rematch. City native Rick Correia, who unsuccessfully ran for the seat in a 2011 special election, announced this week he would try again this fall. His opponent in the contest two years ago was current seat holder Mark Cooper, who has not said whether he would run for re-election. Correia, 63, served four terms on the school committee and currently sits on the Attleboro Redevelopment Authority board. Correia said this experience makes him a good person to be on the top governing board for a changing city. "We are in a new era of revitalization and redevelopment in Attleboro," Correia said. "The council would benefit from a new view to …
Friday, March 29, 2013
A proposal from City Councilor Mark Cooper calls for state and federal fingerprint-based criminal history checks for people applying for certain licenses, including ice cream truck vending and door-to-door sales.
Earning the right to sell ice cream or any products door-to-door in Attleboro could soon require an extensive background check. City Councilor Mark Cooper will introduce an item at Tuesday's council meeting calling for state and federal fingerprint-based criminal history checks for people applying for certain licenses. Those who would be subject to the background checks are people attempting to obtain licenses for hawking and peddling or other door-to- door sales, managing alcoholic beverages, owning or operating public conveyance, dealing second-hand articles, pawn dealing, hackney driving and ice cream truck vending. A similar ordinance has been passed in several Massachusetts cities and towns since last year when a state law went into …
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Councilor Shannon Heagney wants a committee to review the city's ordinances for possible revision. Council President Frank Cook says he needs to talk to the mayor about that first.
A proposal for a City Council committee to review Attleboro's ordinances and determine if any could be removed because they are out of date or conflict with state laws turned into a 30-minute debate Tuesday night between two councilors. Councilors Shannon Heagney and Jeremy Denlea proposed that a council subcommittee review the municipal laws for possible changes. Usually when a councilor makes a proposal, Council President Frank Cook determines which committee (whether it be an existing one or a new one) should review it in preparation for a possible recommendation to the full council. However, this time he said he wanted to refer the item to the city's administration, which means Mayor Kevin Dumas and Budget and Administration Director …
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Rick Correia is not happy with the results of the election, but said there is a silver lining to the result.
Rick Correia, recent candidate for Ward Two City Council, a seat he lost against opponent Mark Cooper, is not happy about how the election was won. The Attleboro resident and current member of the Attleboro Redevelopment Authority said while he is happy for Mark Cooper, he is not happy about how he won the election last Tuesday. "What I saw from 6 in the morning to 8 p.m. Tuesday night was the ugliest case of politics I’ve ever seen in my life," Correia said. "It was horrible how this election was won." Correia is referring to two incidents. One incident is where he was told he could not enter the polling place to get a vote count because of the state election rules that specifiy candidates must stay 150 feet away from the polling place…
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Mark Cooper garnered 211 votes during a special election to win a seat on the Attleboro City Council.
It was a long, but exciting day for Attleboro's newest city councilor, Mark Cooper. Just minutes after being told he had won the special election for the Ward Two Attleboro City Council seat vacated by George Ross, now a state legislator, Cooper raced to Attleboro City Hall on Tuesday night. An elated Cooper, who had been up since 5 a.m., said he was excited to have finally won a seat on the council. After months of campaigning for the seat, Cooper won the election with 211 votes, while his opponent Richard Correia garnered 162 votes. It was a low voter turnout, considering Ward Two has more than 4,000 registered voters. The weak turnout was disappointing, Cooper said, but expected given the special election. Cooper will resign from …
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Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Mark Cooper is the Ward 2 City Councilor winner.
Editor's Note: Mark Cooper has won the Ward Two Attleboro City Council seat against opponent Richard Correia. Cooper won the election with 211 votes, while his opponent received 162 votes. Even a warm and sunny spring day did not encourage many citizens to come out and vote for either Richard Correia or Mark Cooper in the special election held on Tuesday for the Attleboro City Council Ward Two seat left vacant by the departure of George Ross, elected as State Representative in November. As of 5 p.m., just 256 voters out of a total of 4,854 eligible voters in the city’s largest ward, had gone to the polls at the only voting site for this special election, the Good News Bible Chapel on West Street. After polls closed, a total of 375 …
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Here's what's going on in the 'Boro today, Tuesday.
Time to vote for your new Attleboro City Councilor for Ward 2. Candidates are Mark Cooper and Richard Correia. Attleboro Municipal Council will be hosting its committee meeting tonight beginning at 7 p.m. There is a support group being held tonight at the Hillside Day Adult Health Center beginning at 7 p.m. for people with depression or bipolar disorder. Good News Bible Church will host Graceland for Teens, a place at the church where high school students meet, hang out and form relationships, beginning tonight at 6:30 p.m. Attleboro Public Library is hosting songs, storytime and more at 9:30 a.m. for children 0-18 months. Call to register.
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Reason
6:57 pm on Wednesday, April 24, 2013
That makes more sense. Thanks Bob and Jonathan for the update. more ›