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Small turnout in Morgantown election By April 28, 2021 - 9:01 am MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Unofficial election results in Morgantown show 7.8% of registered voters cast ballots in the municipal election Tuesday. In all council races, including two uncontested wards, 1,517 votes were cast. Even during the 2017 elections, when all seven seats on city council were contested, 2,707 ballots were cast. In 2019, 1,630 registered voters made their voices heard. The winners in the contested races were Pat...

Get a Vaccine Shot, Get a Free Beer at a Buffalo Brewery It seems as if were in the middle of COVID-19 vaccinations. Governor Andrew Cuomo announced yesterday that 44 percent of New York residents had received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot, while 31 percent have received the full dosage. If youre someone who has yet to sign up for a vaccine appointment, then theres a new place to do so and it comes with a pretty cool incentive, assuming youre a fan of craft beer. Get our free mobile app Ac...

Willie Mae Wilson, St. Paul Urban League leader, dies at 79 April 26, 2021 — 6:19pm Text size Copy shortlink: He was the citys first Black City Council member and later a charter school founder. She was president of the St. Paul Urban League, the place to go if you were Black and needed to develop job skills or help to pay the rent. Willie Mae retired in 2004 but fought to protect the Urban Leagues legacy until she died March 29 of h...

By Jim Measel Apr 26, 2021 11:33 AM COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Four Coldwater City Council members along with Coldwater Mayor Tom Kramer have all filed to run for another term in office. Seeking another term are Travis Machin in the First Ward, Jim Knaack in the Second Ward, Michael Beckwith in the Third Ward and Randall Hazelbaker in the Fourth Ward. No challengers filed before last Tuesday’s deadline at the Coldwater City Clerk’s office so an August Primary will not be need...

BUCYRUS - In the May 4 primary election, theres just one race on the ballot in Crawford County: Republican voters in the citys First Ward will choose their candidate for a seat on Bucyrus City Council. For 24 years, the seat has been held by Bruce Truka, who announced early this year that he would not seek another term. First Ward Republicans will nominate either Brenton Potter, 30, 902 Maple St., or Tracey Price, 54, 1019 Reid St., for a spot on the fall ballot. No Democrat filed in the race, ...

Hudson Reporter Hoboken councilman’s use of Airbnb comes under fire Former running mate and political adversaries question Councilman Mike DeFuscos travel × Councilmembers Vanessa Falco, Mike DeFusco, Jim Doyle, and Tiffanie Fisher at a council meeting in 2019 Several elected officials, including a former running mate and political adversaries, are questioning First Ward Councilman Michael DeFusco’s travel and the rental of his home on Airbnb during the COVID-19 pandemic. Acco...

hosted by Michael”, is posted as a short-term rental on Airbnb, having housed a steady docket of various guests for the past eight months. According to the site, 23 reviews from a variety of guests date back to August 2020—several months into the global pandemic, while state-mandated travel restrictions were in place. Reviews for the unit have been posted by tenants from areas that include Canada, Washington State, Ohio, California, Colorado, North Carolina, South Carolina, Alabama, Florida...

The news is troubling to some Hoboken officials. “Since last summer, Councilman Michael DeFusco has notably been absent from Hoboken – absent from signing-up seniors for vaccines, absent from volunteering in the community, absent from supporting our struggling small businesses, and absent from certain City Council meetings and several community meetings, Council members Jim Doyle, Emily Jabbour, and Phil Cohen said in a joint statement. "Now, we know why... "As elected officials, we’ve b...

Dunkirk voters will definitely have a choice when it comes to Common Council representation in 2022. According to the county Board of Elections, all seats are b

St. Louis Public Radio Moriah Renaud and Robert Kessinger both spoke up against mask mandates before the city council last year. They were also among a wave of candidates that unseated five people who voted in favor of the ordinance. Five Rolla City Council members who backed a mask mandate and capacity restrictions at businesses and churches will see their terms end Monday night as a slate that opposed the ordinance is sworn in. One of the 50 people who testified against the mask mandate in N...