ABC6 - Providence, RI and New Bedford, MA News, WeatherMayor Taveras, Girlfriend Expecting Child

PROVICENCE, R.I. (AP) - Providence Mayor Angel Taveras says he's preparing to take on a new job - father.

Taveras announced Thursday that he and girlfriend Farah Escamilla are expecting a child, the mayor's first.

Taveras says Escamilla, a legal assistant for a Providence law firm, is due to give birth in early January, which would be a year after he took office.

The 40-year-old mayor says he's very excited and plans to be a "great dad."

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