NORTHPORT, AL. — Northport Mayor Donna Aaron says she “would die” if a landmark or building was ever named after her, but the one-term mayor’s legacy is sure to be felt in the city for years to come. “To be a politician, as my sister told me one time, ‘you’re […]
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LAGUNA BEACH, CA — Laguna Beach Mayor Bob Whalen delivered the State of the City Address Tuesday evening from his home over Zoom. The online meetings are the new method of getting city business into the public eye since the coronavirus began. Since March, when Laguna Beach officials made swift, […]
Top officials in West Coast states where record-breaking fires have killed 33 people accused President Donald Trump on Sunday of being in denial about climate change, as he prepared to meet emergency services workers in California. “This is climate change, and this is an administration that’s put its head in […]
The following is a transcript of an interview with Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot that aired Sunday, August 16, 2020, on “Face the Nation.” MARGARET BRENNAN: We go now to Chicago, where protests turned violent late yesterday. At least 17 officers were injured and 24 people were arrested. Mayor Lori Lightfoot […]
CHICAGO — For months, memes have appeared to show Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot watching for crowds and threatening to close parts of the city if residents don’t abide by orders and closures during the coronavirus pandemic. But on Saturday, Lightfoot herself — not just an edited photo of her, like […]
Reopening schools for the looming new academic year already was gearing up to be a political brawl. But things amped up today as the Chicago Teachers Union — concerned that in-class learning would be dangerous amid the coronavirus pandemic — was planning a House of Delegates meeting next week, a […]
Calabasas Mayor Alicia Weintraub recently penned a letter to the community. The letter in its entirety is below: Another week of summer has gone by and tomorrow we move into the month of August. Everybody thought we would be farther along in the journey to dealing with COVID-19, but the […]
The novel coronavirus pandemic has now killed more than 570,000 people worldwide. Over 13 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The actual […]
GET INVOLVED AND GET BACK. LOUISVILLE’S NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION SOS CONTINUES TO BE A MEDICAL PILLAR IN THE COMMUNITY DURING THE PANDEMIC. THAT’S WHY MAYOR GREG FISHER CALLS IT THE IDEAL PLACE TO KICK OFF HIS MONTH-LONG VOLUNTEER CELEBRATION GIVE A DAY SOS IS AN ORGANIZATION THAT REALLY TO ME EMBODIES […]
CLOSE Gov. Eric Holcomb, NCAA president Mark Emmert, Indianapolis mayor Joe Hogsett are among those to talk about Indy’s role as March Madness host. Indianapolis Star Indianapolis Mayor Joe Hogsett and county health officials Thursday issued a plea to residents and local businesses to keep taking steps to slow the […]
Feb. 24—The Dayton City Commission today voted 4-1 to approve the 2021 budget, with Commissioner Darryl Fairchild voting no, saying it does not fund his priorities, like the Human Relations Council and youth programming. Fairchild said the city slashed funding to the Human Relations Council, which protects the civil rights […]
Mayor Jacob Frey and at least 17 other candidates in Minneapolis elections this year asked the DFL Party not to make endorsements, saying they had concerns about the virtual format and felt time would be better spent building consensus among party members. “Endorsements borne of this process will be viewed […]
Hillside councilmembers missed a deadline to pay Mayor Dahlia Vertreese and the town’s business administrator, and they still have yet to pay another three in her administration. Now, the mayor is accusing the council of playing politics. It’s the latest dispute between the mayor and council that’s been marked by […]
Lambertville Mayor Julia Fahl has announced she will not seek a second term in office. In a 12-minute address uploaded to the city’s website Thursday, Fahl said she wants to “refocus my time on my family, my marriage and my personal endeavors.” “I began my run for mayor just two […]
KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — Mayor Quinton Lucas announced Wednesday an extension to Kansas City’s state of emergency and updated safety guidelines with the help of Emergency Medical Services Medical Director Erica Carney. WATCH LIVE: New COVID-19 guidance is coming to Kansas City today. Mayor Quinton Lucas is holding a […]
New York City Mayor Bill de BlasioBill de BlasioPoll finds Andrew Yang favored for New York City mayor De Blasio doubles down on ‘redistribute wealth’ remark: ‘Fox News got it exactly right’ Warp Speed official: ‘No hard evidence’ new coronavirus strain is more transmissible MORE (D) announced that deputies will […]
Trenton Mayor W. Reed Gusciora and Recreation and Natural Resources Director Maria Richardson on Monday announced the completion of the newly renovated Martin Luther King Jr. playground and picnic grove at 679 Southard St. The playground renovations were completed over five days in mid-October after removing the old playground equipment […]
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Lancaster has a unique identity, perhaps best known as the home of our Plain communities and their distinctive culture and traditions. This sometimes overshadows our collective heritage that is just as unique — as a community that strives to love our neighbors as ourselves, as exhibited in our identity as […]
Walter, the orphaned donkey from Oatman, became a mayor the same way Cat Smith became a writer – thanks to a misfortune that turned into a career. Now, together they are happily conquering the children’s literature market. The first book of a “Walter The Orphaned Donkey Series” titled “Walter Finds […]
By Jerry McCann Recent letters to the editor and guest editorials fail to get it right when talking about contaminants in Liberty State Park. The contaminated area has been fenced off since 1980 when contamination was dumped on the state park by the Army Corps of Engineers, the Port Authority […]
WESTFIELD, NJ — Westfield Mayor Shelley Brindle said Friday night that Westfield had confirmed eight new coronavirus cases among residents in town since her last update a week earlier, but that there were 28 cases under investigation by the local Health Department that hadn’t been officially confirmed by the state […]
Mayor Bryce Ward decided to have some fun with a video aimed at promoting Fairbanks North Star Borough facilities. He wrote and starred in “The Council of the Token,” published Oct. 30 on the borough’s and mayor’s Facebook pages. The video, inspired by “The Lord of the Rings,” features Ward […]