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Mayor Avedisian has a full page political ad running every month in the "Pilgrim Senior Times". It is cleverly misrepresented as a letter from the Mayor, but make no doubt about it; it's his monthly full page advertisement to keep the senior vote going to him and I don't think he pays a penny for it. I called Meg Underwood personally during the 2016 campaign but she refused to allow me to advertise in her newspaper "at any price" when I ran as the endorsed Democrat for Mayor. She insured that the guy that got her the job was protected.

Political underhandedness? Sure.

Sour grapes on my part? Yes, a little, but all I wanted was a level playing field so that seniors would hear the good and the bad of both candidates. That's fair. Isn't it? When I visited senior centers I got larger crowds than him even though he bought them chowder and clam cakes. All I could afford was Corrente cookies, candy, cupcakes, coffee and Coca-Cola. When I spoke to seniors one-on-one they all agreed with my ideas. Every senior receives the Pilgrim Senior News every month edifying Mayor Avedisian, complements of Mayor Avedisian, but paid for by the taxpayers dollars.

Legal? Maybe. Maybe not.

But isn't it suspicious that the same Mayor that counted on the seniors vote is now abandoning them right after he got re-elected. I sincerely hope that all Warwick seniors remember "Avedisian-Closing-Buttonwoods", because the 2018 elections are around the corner and I doubt I'll be able to advertise in Meg Underwoods' newspaper then either. We'll see.

Happy Spring everyone.

Rick Corrente

The Taxpayers Mayor