Speak Up Fall River partnered
with the International Institute
of Culinary Arts to host An Evening with the City Council Candidates
on September 5, 2007, from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm in the Great Hall at
the Abbey Grill, 100 Rock Street. All 29 candidates were invited to
participate but only 21 were present for the one-hour forum. This was
the only event held during the pre-primary season that focused solely on
the candidates for the nine city council positions. (Another
forum was organized for all candidate to address issues in the
Latino community.) A September 11th primary will narrow the field to
fifteen. A Citizens'
Agenda was formulated at an April 14th forum and included items on
youth development, comprehensive planning, housing, conservation and
beautification, public administration neighborhoods and human resources.
Candidates were asked to respond to items in this agenda. Free hors
d'oeuvres were prepared by the students of the International Institute
of Culinary Arts with the ingredients provided by sponsors throughout
the area and served by several Abbey grill wait staff.
Click here for
a link to the Herald News article about the event.
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(Top row, left)
City Council Candidate Tim Bennet and John Cappell are greeted by Karen
Fischer of the B.O.L.D.
(Building Our Lives Drug-free) Coalition., one of the sponsors of the
event. (Top row, center) Candidate Nathan Amaral posts his position
papers with the help of his campaign manager Omama Marzug. (Top row,
left) Toosie Margolies reads one of the papers. (Middle row, left) Mr.
Amaral makes his remarks in the 90 seconds given to candidates to make
an opening statement. (Middle row, center) Speak-up Fall River! co-chair
Sue Scofield introduces the forum. (Middle row, right) James and Rebecca
Cusick read one of the position papers. (Bottom row, left and right)
Abbey Grille waitress Mary Penberton offers Candidate Gus Suneson and
Joseph and Brianna Costa hors-d'oeuvres while their father, Candidate
and City Council member and candidate Joseph Camara, looks on. (Bottom
row, center) Candidate Steven Camara awaits his turn to speak while Mr.
Camara makes his remarks.
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