Facts : 1 History Founding History Established in 1636 and incorporated as a town in 1765, it originally included parts of what are today the cities of Providence and Pawtucket
Facts : 2 Since then, the town has been governed by a mayor and seven-member town council
Facts : 3 The town has had four elected mayors: From 1974 - 1994: Salvatore Mancini From 1994 - 1996: G
Facts : 4 The agency documented high levels of toxic chemicals like dioxin, VOCs, and PCBs in fish as well as soil from the area
Facts : 5 Because of this the area has been fenced off from the community with warning signs against eating contaminated fish, and is undergoing evaluation for clean-up.[1][2] Town Council Arrests On May 4, 2010, three members of the North Providence Town Council were arrested by the FBI and charged in Federal Court with taking a $ 25,000 bribe so that a developer could build a supermarket in their town
