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The field of candidates running for New York City mayor is more or less set, as the June 22 Democratic primary approaches. It’s been a bumpy road to get here. High-profile politicians like Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., former Rep. Max Rose and New York City Council Speaker Corey Johnson all thought about running to succeed Mayor Bill de Blasio before deciding against it. Others, like former New York City Veterans Services Commissioner Loree Sutton were fully in the race, before dropping out.
But out of the crowded field of more than four dozen official candidates, some are standing out. Here are some fast facts about the likely 2021 New York City contenders, in alphabetical order.
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The Boothbay Harbor planning board Dec. 9 approved Boothbay Harbor Maritime Foundation s plans to renovate Carter s Wharf. BRMF President Deanne Tibbetts and Gartley and Dorsky Engineering and Surveying President William Gartley presented the project a second time after it was tabled Nov. 12 due to a pending permit with Department of Environmental Protection.
“Other than getting that DEP permit in hand, nothing else has changed,” Gartley said.
After the board found the application complete, vice chair Chris Swanson suggested a public hearing for due diligence. Swanson said the development is of public interest and because the applicants are not in a rush to begin the project, a hearing could not hurt. “I think we d be on safer grounds to have a public hearing for this application … The public can offer information concerning the proposed development activity (whereas) during a regular review . the public has no right to present information e
Fresh off the enactment of a ban on single-use plastic and paper bags taking effect in 2022, state lawmakers are now advancing plans to up the recycled content in plastics such as drink bottles – and along with it, ban packing peanuts.
The bill has gotten multiple hearings in the Senate Environment and Energy Committee, which finally voted to advance a substitute version of it Thursday. State Sen. Bob Smith, D-Middlesex, said negotiations will continue over a half-dozen areas of disagreement.
“I think the overall testimony, at least as I heard it, was generally good step in the right direction,” Smith said. “We have a couple of issues left. Both teams, by the way, the environmental team and the industry team.”