56th Ward News Today

City of Helena approved a resolution to use Railroad Urban Renewal District funds to pay for parking, sidewalk, and crosswalk improvements in a portion of the Sixth Ward near the community garden.

On Tuesday, The Helena City Commission unanimously approved Megan Malkin's request for the Railroad Renewal Fund for the installation of a new mural in the works on The Railyard's building.

If you find yourself in the 6th Ward any time soon, you may notice a fresh new piece of art on the side of the Pentecost Builders building.

Five contested council races await Alton voters Dylan Suttles, dylan.suttles@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail ALTON — On April 6, voters will have five contested races for alderman positions. Incumbent Brian Campbell is running unopposed for 1st Ward Alderman. In the 6th Ward, incumbent Alderwoman Stephanie Elliott is running unopposed. Contested races include: 2nd Ward Incumbent Alderwoman Carolyn MacAfee is challenged by Steve Potter for 2nd Ward Alderman. MacAfee is a retired compute...

County board member Jim Dodd dies Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail Dodd ALTON – Madison County Board member and long-time Alton alderman Jim Dodd is being remembered as someone who served his constituents and spoke his mind. Dodd, 77, died Wednesday at Alton Memorial Hospital surrounded by his family. He had been in poor health for several years, and had not attended any county board meetings since spring 2017. Dodd was first elected to the Madison County Board i...

Albanys 6th Ward council race draws a crowd FacebookTwitterEmail Shoppers during a Holiday Market on Lark Street hosted by the Lark Street Business Improvement District, Global Partners and the Boys and Girls Club of the Capital Area in Albany, NY, on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2020 (Jim Franco/special to the Times Union.)James Franco ALBANY – For the first time in more than two decades, the 6th Ward Common Council seat is open and it may be the most crowded race this election cycle in the city. Five...

Where those 100% wards were in the city, you could check the voting history and yeah, it turns out where the vote for john kerry over george bush was like 104 to 9 or the vote for obama versus mccain was 358-2. some philadelphia neighborhoods, philadelphia in general, is just that democratic. that you can get 59 wards with zero votes for mitt romney, but in the fifth division of the 56th ward in philadelphia, this week, the democratic candidate lost. it was a race to be an election judge, the de...