Sentences with phrase «for town mayor»

And this is coming from a Baby Boomer who ran for town mayor.»

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Fikret Abdic was recently elected mayor of the western Bosnian town of Velika Kladusa, having served time for setting up prison camps during the war that housed 5,000 prisoners, more than 300 of whom were killed.

He offered by way of example a string of headlines that were posted alongside news from verified sources on the wall of his Louisiana home town's mayor: Hillary Clinton Calling for Civil War If Trump Is Elected.

«We called it «running for mayor» in all the small towns.»

«The value of the Canadian dollar and the price of oil, one of the nation's top exports, have both tumbled to near record lows,» the billionaire and former three - term mayor of New York wrote ahead of Trudeau's arrival for town - hall event on live television.

Not to take questions at a town hall like he did in other provinces mind you, but to meet with navy personnel at CFB Esquimalt for photo ops, then to take a 30 minute meeting with our mayor, Lisa Helps.

Yvonne Fournier, mayor of the town of Hane on the island of Ua Huka and proud proprietor of an eponymously named restaurant, served - up a more manageable umu for a smaller contingent (about 200) of select patrons.

When the Baltimore Ravens left town real quick for some cigarettes, milk, and a couple Lombardi trophies, the city's mayor, Michael White, initiated a lawsuit forcing the team name and franchise records to remain in Cleveland.

The bill would allow for the mayors from the various towns some park districts serve to appoint four additional members to their five - member boards.

Outraged, she urged the city council to ban the event in the exclusive town, which is famous for its arts community and Clint Eastwood, who was mayor from 1986 to 1988 and still has a home in the area.

The mayor echoed some residents who are pushing for the Park District to build two smaller skate parks in existing parks on the north and south side of town.

NEW LENOX — A village offer to buy the New Lenox Park District's acreage in an area planned for a town center could be formalized early next month, the mayor said last week.

Of course we're talking about campaigns of a certain size — someone running for mayor in a small town likely won't have staff at all, just family and volunteers.

The mayor has been criticized for leaving town at critical junctures before.

De Blasio attended an out - of - town reunion for a left - leaning social justice group that helps families sympathetic to the Sandinistas in Nicaragua — a spokesman for de Blasio said: «The mayor remains committed to the highest ideals of the Sandinistas.»

Almost all English district and unitary councils — 279 of 293 — held elections too, and there were also votes for six mayors, for many parish and town councils, plus the odd local referendum.

ALBANY — Amid New York's growing prescription drug epidemic, a bipartisan coalition of 23 mayors and town supervisors from across the state today endorsed Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman's Internet System for Tracking Overprescribing (I - STOP) plan to create an online database to report and track certain controlled substances in real time.

The candidate and the former mayor are in town for a fundraiser to benefit Wilson's campaign that is being held at the Clarence home of Assemblywoman Jane L. Corwin.

And while the county Legislature torpedoed Consensus» recommendation of holding a referendum in November, Mahoney managed to win support of local mayors, town supervisors and school district representatives for her County - Wide Shared Service Plan earlier this year.

And it will provide a fresh twist in a peculiar friendship: The last time De Blasio was in town, for Cuomo's State of the State speech, the governor didn't even mention the mayor's name.

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.

While the city and the county head for the negotiating table, representatives from nine Ulster County towns met this week to urge the new mayor to hold fast on the status quo.

Instead, Mahoney asked the mayors and town supervisors to work out proposals between themselves for how to save money by sharing services.

Rochester Town Supervisor Carl Chipman, chair of the supervisors and mayors» association, had called for a «mathematical» (fiscal impact) report from the county the day the agreement was announced late last month.

«I know that everyone feels like we should commit suicide or leave town because we lost the mayor's office, but New York City went without a Democratic mayor for 16 years,» said English.

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.

A bipartisan coalition of 23 mayors and town supervisors from across the state endorsed AG Eric Schneiderman's Internet System for Tracking Overprescribing (I - STOP) plan.

In case you're curious, Astorino was in town to lobby state lawmakers on more education aid for Yonkers along with the city's mayor, Phil Amicone, (a fellow Republican).

After knocking Cuomo for being an at best fair weather frenemy (or worst, passive - aggressive underminer), the mayor left town for a vacation.

«A competitive mayor's race would be good for our city, to look at the issues and ask what are we going to do to handle the quality of life issues in this town,» McMahon said.

Richard Milne, with the New York Conference of Mayors, and mayor of the small village of Honeoye Falls, says most small cities, villages and towns don't have the resources to set individual rules for the app based ride sharing services.

Liu, who this week launched a series of «town hall meetings» about stop - and - frisk policies, will officially announce his candidacy for mayor on Sunday.

A combination of local mayors, town supervisor and county legislators have volunteered to help out at a congregate dining site, make deliveries at a senior apartment building or go out on one of the home delivered meal routes to show their support for the community's seniors.

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

For lifelong Saranac Lake resident, historian, Harrietstown town councilman and former village mayor Howard Riley, the new resort is the right size at the right place.

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who is from Park Slope and is also running for mayor, is traveling out of town with family and not immediately available for comment.

While much of the mayor's itinerary for the week remained in flux, according to City Hall staff, some events were known: an appearance at the 123rd Police Precinct on the South Shore, where heroin and opioid abuse has been prevalent; a town - hall meeting on the North Shore, a repaving event; a few meals at restaurants.

The seat held by Martin, the Republican Senator running for Congress on Long Island, will come down to a contest between Republican Elaine Phillips, mayor of Flower Hill, a small town in Nassau, and Adam Haber, a Democratic businessman who lost a challenge to Martins 56 - 43 percent during the last election.

According to the mayor, Aid and Incentives for Municipalities (AIM)-- the state aid provided to all of New York's cities, towns and village outside of New York City — was drastically cut during the period of financial crisis in 2008 and 2009.

The kickoff meeting, which will be open to the media, will take place just two months before the group of mayors and town supervisors is required by state law to present plans for sharing municipal services to save money.

But this year, after a months - long town hall tour of the suburbs and a lofty ask to state lawmakers, the stakes are even higher for Hartford's sophomore mayor.

Kay Swinburne, a newcomer to the European Parliament, is a county councillor in Hereford where she was responsible for cross-border health issues, and is also a former town mayor.

«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.

The party he led lost elections - for London mayor, for numerous town halls in England and Wales, and by - elections in Crewe and Glasgow.

I learn about the lieutenant governor coming to town to continue the charade of Cuomo - driven improvements to the Peace Bridge; Mark Poloncarz's endorsement of Byron Brown, a mayor he has little use for; the latest shenanigans at the Erie County Water Authority; and the compelled testimony by city officials about how they play the patronage game.

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.

A month after her passing, a memorial service was held last Saturday for the wife of a former mayor of the town / village of Harrison.

Carl Chipman, Rochester town supervisor and president of the supervisors and mayors association, was in the front row at the exec's presentation, just to make sure there were no surprises in store for the towns.