Sentences with phrase «as town mayor»

As town mayor, what kind of taxes and sanctions can I levy on that thieving bastard Tom Nook?

In the Western's heyday, The Salvation would have been so unexceptional as to seem beneath notice; today, it's a thoroughly entertaining throwback, moving at a brisk clip and giving its impressive cast (which also includes Jonathan Pryce as the town mayor / undertaker and Douglas Henshall as the cowardly sheriff) the opportunity to embody cherished archetypes.

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The locals saw us doing this and started coming to us with all kinds of electricity issues, work issues, transportation issues — I spent the majority of my first deployment acting essentially as the mayor of a small town.

As an example, the last mayor of a nearby town foresaw the problems that «enforcing» changes to the town's main street (1 less car way, and more parking space), would cause to his reputation, so he made public, electronic poll (with voting stations on public spaces) on that district (and lost).

«As you know, our mayor is out of town,» Torres said.

The mayor is even being floated as a potential LG running mate for Cuomo, although he has conveniently been out of town and not answering his phone since his name was first floated late last night.

The mayor described the cut in the tax rate as an effort to «cushion the impact of Southampton Town's recent reassessment of village properties, which raised total assessed values in Sagaponack by 20 percent since last year.»

As with his last town hall, held last month, the mayor brought with him more than a dozen officials from his administration to help answer questions, including Deputy Mayor Richard Buery and Education Commissioner Carmen Fariña.

WEST BRIGHTON — More than three years into his first term as mayor, Bill de Blasio will host his second Staten Island town hall April 13 as part of his week spent working remotely in the borough, a City Hall spokeswoman said.

Cuomo's response came as a key witness in a federal New Jersey trial softened his stance that the two governors cooked up an excuse for the traffic that paralyzed Fort Lee and punished that town's mayor in September 2013 for refusing to endorse Christie's re-election bid.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — It was a big night for Democrats in Monroe County as the party swept critical offices of the sheriff, Rochester mayor, and several town supervisors on Tuesday.

Moskowitz appealed to Albany for help, and when Cuomo appeared at her rally at the state Capitol later that year, it came as a direct rebuke to the mayor, who was appearing across town, on the same day, at a smaller gathering organized by the UFT.

When Boston elected Marty Walsh as its next mayor last evening, it looked like nothing particularly demographically new: Irish - Catholic pol beats other Irish - Catholic pol elected in a town with a tradition of electing Irish - Catholic pols.

The video also highlights Pataki's resume, his time as the mayor of small - town Peekskill and entry into state politics.

de Blasio, also a Massachusetts native, is an avowed Red Sox fan who has maintained a stony silence on the Yankees during his three and a half years as the mayor of Yankee Town.

«As many of you know, the mayor is out of town,» said City Councilman Ritchie Torres of the Bronx.

As mayor, he said he would put an emphasis on traditional town halls but also virtual feedback opportunities for citizens.

The mayor was pummeled by the apps, particularly Uber, which ran ads highlighting the service's popularity with lower - income, minority New Yorkers who were trying to earn some extra money as drivers or were just happy to finally get a cab in a part of town where yellow taxis wouldn't venture.

With rural towns and cities facing challenges such as the opioid epidemic and related crimes, zombie properties and street safety, the mayor says it's a good time to refocus on the panel's work now that the city budget is complete.

«I don't agree with the plan as it's laid out for several reasons, and the mayor is a friend and ally, but those who know me know I'm candid in my analysis,» Adams said at de Blasio's town hall in Bedford - Stuyvesant.

He had a distinguished local career, leading the council in 1969 and serving as the town's mayor in 1971.

Which makes me wonder who Publisher Tom Allon will have The West Side Spirit and Our Town endorse as he's a candidate for mayor himself.

Over the years, the mayor has described revenue from casinos as «regressive,» and he has questioned whether any benefits accrue to nearby towns.

The mayor left Gracie Mansion in his SUV at 8:45 a.m. Mobile 2 followed the two - car caravan as it made it's way down the FDR Drive, then across town to the office of his attorney near Rockefeller Center.

Ms. Noerdlinger's boyfriend problem is just more grist for the mill for Mr. Mullins and other union leaders, who are spinning the idea that the mayor's reforms are making the city less safe — Mr. Mullins going so far as to place a paid advertisement in newspapers urging the Democratic National Convention not to come to town because New York is «lurching backwards to the bad old days of high crime, danger - infested public spaces, and families that walk our streets worried for their safety.»

Meanwhile, Perez Williams has attracted support from many prominent out - of - town Democrats, including the mayors of Rochester, Buffalo and Ithaca, as well as New York's two Democratic U.S. Senators.

After all, as the mayor of the Ohio town across the river from Mountaineer told me: carbon capture and storage sounds all well and good... until something happens.

As it is now, the mayor claims marijuana brought in over a million dollars to the town last year alone, accounting for more than 30 % of all collected revenue.

We pick up the story some eight years later as Valjean is a remade man, now the owner of a factory, and mayor of his town.

He becomes the prosperous town mayor, but will never be a totally free man, as he's kept under watch by Inspector Javert (Russell Crowe).

After a rare border reassessment, a small Canadian town (with a winning Rob Lowe as the local mayor / bordello owner) must begrudgingly accept that it will soon become a small American town.

Johnny Rose (Eugene Levy) and Stevie (Emily Hampshire) are now partners in the motel where the Roses live in two adjacent rooms; town mayor Roland Schitt (the divine Chris Elliott), once vaguely threatening, has attached himself to the motel as a kind of man - of - no - work.

He's even managed to attract some star quality in the persons of Murdoch Mysteries star Yannick Bisson as oily villain Sydney Swallows and filmmaker Kevin Smith (Clerks) in a cameo role as Bubba Rich, mayor of small town Woodhaven.

As the town's gourmet mayor, Michel Blanc is a big pleasure in a small role.

In addition to the principals, look for solid work from J.T Walsh as the town's mayor in what proved to be his last film.

Lowe is a total flop as the town's mayor Guy Le Franc, and Emmanuelle Chriqui doesn't fare any better as Canadian - U.S. ambassador and Rabbit love interest Genevieve Aubois.

The mayor (played by Rob Lowe) of a town within the disputed territory is a former hockey player and current bordello owner who's as polite as he is comfortable with tugging on a dangling part of the anatomy of one of his employees.

When the first player moves into a town in New Leaf, they will be greeted by Isabelle and the villagers, who address the player as the mayor.

The town clerk / de facto mayor (Péter Rudolf) lathers and shaves as the Soviet - controlled radio reports on the Nagasaki A-bomb and the Sino - Soviet War.

Let the Bullets Fly (Unrated) Action comedy, set in China in the Twenties, about a notorious crime boss (Wen Jiang) who poses as the newly - appointed mayor of a provincial town until he meets his match in a local mobster (Chow Yun - Fat).

THE MAYOR Marty Walsh spoke about his commitment to Boston as an ARTS town; OSCAR - WINNER Olympia Dukakis was honored, and her cousin and former GOVERNOR Mike Dukakis paid -LSB-...]

Viewers, of course, can still enjoy the show — if only to admire Dean Norris» hiss - inducing and campy performance as the town's mayor, Big Jim — by adjusting their expectations.

It is a hell of a plight, after all, as originally sketched in Victor Hugo's 1,400 - page historical novel: Sentenced to 19 years in jail for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sister's family, the stolid, pious Valjean breaks parole upon his release and goes on to become a respectable small - town mayor under an assumed name.

My first act as mayor in 1991 was to convene a Downtown Summit to map out a plan to revitalize the core of our city... During my dozen years as mayor, Denver went from being perceived as a cow town to being in the worldwide spotlight.»

In the same vein as the Animal Crossing series, the game makes you feel like you are both the creator and mayor of a steadily evolving town.

When a pet chameleon (Johnny Depp) accidentally freed from his aquarium winds up in a rough, parched Mojave Desert town and decides to recreate himself as a gun - slinging hero named Rango, there are no surprises in store: Everyone around him is exactly what they appear to be, from the scheming mayor with Ned Beatty's gravelly voice to the tough - but - sensitive rancher's daughter (Isla Fisher) with no purpose except to play love interest and hostage.

The convict known as 24601 escapes and makes a respectable life for himself as a small - town mayor.

The gang (which includes director Jay Chandrasekhar, Steve Lem me, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, and resident oaf and Curly Howard wannabe Kevin Heffernan) is joined by Entourage's Emmanuelle Chriqui and Rob Lowe as a nefarious small - town Canadian mayor with a goofy wig.

The ever - game Rob Lowe has his moments as mayor Guy Le Franc, a former minor league hockey star who also operates a brothel in town.

The supporting performers all do nice work - particularly memorable are an aloof Cheri Oteri as the town's mayor, Dabney Coleman as the police chief, Michael G. Hagerty (of TV's «Friends») as a henchman, and Andy Dick as Claw's loony sidekick.