The League of Women Voters Newport County is hosting a forum on Monday, March 25 featuring the women legislators of Newport County: Sen. Dawn Euer,(Sen. Dist. 13), Rep. Deborah Ruggiero, Rep. Lauren Carson (House Dist. 75, Rep. Terri Cortvriend (House Dist. 72), and Rep. Susan Donovan (House Dist.69).
The forum will be held in the parish hall of St. John’s Church, 61 Poplar St., Newport from 6:00 to 7:30 pm.
The moderator will be Lynne Tungett, publisher and editor of Newport This Week and Newport Now.
For more information, call 401-846-9537.
The LWV Newport County serves the city of Newport and the towns of Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Portsmouth and Tiverton. Contact LWVNewportCounty@lwvri.org for more information.
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