Union Leader - City didn't do background check on couple awarded $200,000 pizza contract - Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006: "The restaurateur who won a high-profile bidding war for the school district's pizza contract served time in prison for bilking homeowners out of thousands of dollars.
Roland White, who runs Ma & Pa's Kitchen with his wife, Alice, pleaded guilty in 2003 to charges that his construction company pocketed $25,000 for work it never performed.
His wife also has a criminal record. Alice White, whose last name at the time was Belanger, was convicted in 2005 on allegations that she ordered three girls to steal jewelry from a Filene's department store.
School district officials say they did not know about the couple's criminal history earlier this month when they awarded the pizza parlor a contract worth close to $200,000. The district had yet to complete its own investigation yesterday.
'The administration and school board do have a responsibility to parents, teachers and students,' said Mayor Frank Guinta, who chairs the city's school board. 'And if the allegations are correct, I would absolutely encourage and support a secondary vote on this contract.'
In an interview yesterday, "
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