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NYPD pulls over Yusef Salaam, NYC councilman and one of Central Park 5 | #citycouncil

NEW YORK − A New York City councilman, who was one of the Central Park Five, is speaking out about being pulled over by police amid a fight over transparency on how the New York City Police Department stops people. Yusef Salaam issued a statement Saturday about the Friday traffic stop while he was with his […]

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Jackson not involved with Hinds County pauper’s field bodies

To associate the City of Jackson with national reports of 215 people who were buried in a pauper’s field behind the Hinds County Penal Farm is “misinformation” and “dangerous,” said Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba. Lumumba made the comments Saturday at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum during a meeting of the Jackson People’s Assembly to […]

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Appeals court upholds conviction of former Dover mayor

The Fifth District Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction of former Dover Mayor Richard Homrighausen on theft in office charges. The judges rejected his attorneys’ arguments that the trial court had made several errors in the case. NEW PHILADELPHIA ‒ The Fifth District Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction of former Dover Mayor […]

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Jackson City Council approves new curfew. Goes into effect in 30 days. | #citycouncil

In an effort to curb youth violence, a curfew for those under the age of 18 in Jackson has been approved by the Jackson City Council. On weekdays, the curfew will be from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., while on weekends it will be from 12 a.m. to 6 a.m, according to Jackson’s Code of […]

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New Sayreville mayor hopes to turn around ‘wonderful place to live’

SAYREVILLE – After four years on the sidelines, Kennedy O’Brien will be returning to the mayoralty on New Year’s Day and hoping to change things around in the town he calls “a wonderful, wonderful place to live.”O’Brien, who served as mayor for 20 years before he declined for re-election in 2019, has come out of […]

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Ex-Stockton Mayor Anthony Silva running for city council seat | #citycouncil

A former Stockton mayor once accused of misappropriating public money is seeking a return to elected office. Anthony Silva has filed paperwork to run for the District 2 seat on the Stockton City Council in the March 4 primary election. The seat is currently held by Councilman Dan Wright, who will be terming out next […]

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Providence City Council can move to undo Buff Chace tax breaks, judge rules | #citycouncil

The Providence City Council’s effort to unravel controversial tax breaks for wealthy developer Arnold “Buff” Chace will move forward. Superior Court Judge Joseph McBurney on Monday granted the Council’s motion to intervene in a three-year-old case that led to the tax breaks for 10 downtown buildings under Chace’s control. That means councilors are one step closer […]

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Montclair mayor may take fifth in CFO lawsuit deposition

Montclair Mayor Sean Spiller is scheduled to sit for a deposition Monday as part of the lawsuit between the township’s Chief Financial Officer, the municipality and its former manager. But a relevant criminal probe from the state Attorney General’s Office may leave the mayor answering few questions, according to his attorney. In a letter filed […]

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Stroudsburg Mayor Michael Moreno plans to keep job after DUI charge

Stroudsburg Mayor Michael Moreno intends to stay in his job after being charged with a DUI for the second time. Past council members have also stayed in their roles after breaking the law, Borough Council President Matt Abell recalled at the Tuesday, Nov. 21., borough council meeting. Their comments came after the Pocono Record requested […]

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Utica school Superintendent Karam, former mayor LaPolla arrested

Utica school Superintendent Bruce Karam has been arrested, law enforcement officials announced Tuesday. And former school board President and former Utica Mayor Louis LaPolla has been arrested again, they said. The news was announced jointly by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, Oneida County District Attorney Scott McNamara and New York State Police. […]