City Officials Sworn in During Inauguration Ceremony

The Newport City Council and the Newport School Committee were both sworn in during a joint inauguration ceremony at the O’Hare Academic Center at Salve Regina University on Wednesday night. 

School committee members took the oath first. All members are returning, except for former Chairman Patrick Kelley, who seat has been taken over by newcomer Robert Power.

Congressman David Cicilline administered the oath to Rebecca Bolan, Sandra J. Flowers, Power, JoEva Gaines, Robert Leary and Charles Shoemaker. Thomas Phalen was not in attendance. 

Shoemaker and Gaines were elected as Chairman and Vice-Chair, respectively.

The City Council also received their oath from Cicilline. Henry Winthrop was elected as Chairman of the Council and Mayor of Newport, while Naomi Neville was elected as Vice-Chair.

Also sworn in to the City Council were Marco T. Camacho, First Ward, Justin S. McLaughlin, Second Ward, Kathryn E. Leonard, Third Ward, Michael T. Farley, At-Large, and Jeanne-Marie Napolitano, At-Large.

This is both Camacho and Farley’s first term on the City Council. 

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