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CT city mourns death of history-making mayor

Maria Madsen Holzberg, the first woman elected mayor in Middletown in 1995, has died, leaving behind a legacy of leadership, advocacy and philanthropy. Madsen Holzberg died after a brief battle with cancer at her Middletown home Middletown — the city that she so fiercely loved for nearly four decades — “]with her husband of 38 […]

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City Council retires GPD Officer Timothy S. Peters’ badge | News | #citycouncil

GENEVA — City Council and the Geneva Police Department honored a beloved officer Wednesday night. In a unanimous vote, Council retired Officer Timothy S. Peters’ Badge #839, forever removing the badge from department circulation. GPD Chief Mike Passalacqua said Peters lost a short but hard-fought battle with cancer last July 4. “Officer Peters was rightfully […]

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Mayor Sylvester Turner says he was diagnosed with cancer, underwent radiation over summer – Houston Public Media

Lucio Vasquez / Houston Public Media Mayor Sylvester Turner announced sweeping new police reforms at a City Hall press conference on April 29, 2021. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said Wednesday that he was treated for osteosarcoma – a type of bone cancer – in his jaw this summer. Turner told the audience gathered for the […]

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