September 2021

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EAST HAVEN, CT - The state municipal election is Tuesday, November 2. Patch has reached out to candidates to answer questions about their campaigns. Democrat Raymond D Pompano, 51, is running for District 5 city council.Occupation:…

By Greg Ellison (September 30, 2021) The proposed license for short-term rentals in Berlin raised concerns at the mayor's and city council meeting on Monday, as planning director Dave Engelhart considered a draft ordinance on short-term…

The Opinion BDN section operates independently and does not set newsroom policies or contribute to reporting or editing articles elsewhere in the newspaper or on bangordailynews.com. Phil Harriman, former city councilor and…

Jay Pitts Jr., a Lincoln Airport Authority police officer with 21 years of law enforcement experience, announced on Wednesday that he would run for Lancaster County Sheriff.Pitts, a former Lincoln Police Officer and Lancaster County…

HERNDON, VA - Herndon City Council voted 4 to 3 on Tuesday night to pass a resolution banning guns in parts of town. The order approved by the council was less binding than that of municipal staff presented earlier this month.A violation…

The public was able to learn more about the Burlington City Council candidates and their visions for the future at the City Council Primary Forum hosted by the Greater Burlington Partnership on Tuesday. Mayor Jon Billups, Pro-Mayor Lynda…

At this year's Labor conference, Deputy Leader Angela Rayner described the many facets of the party's political work as "spaghetti bolognese". But have Labor offered the public a delicious healthy meal, or a plate of unappetizing…

Portsmouth City Council is set to discuss a start date for its government-mandated Clean Air Zone (CAZ) despite its preference for other options to improve air quality. At next month's cabinet meeting, a recommendation will be…

Early voting in the Orange County local election is only a few weeks away. But a member of Chapel Hill city council is aiming for a primary election in 2022. Allen Buansi is planning a campaign for District 56 of the North…

RICHMOND - An effort to 'think outside the box' on how best to use the city's share of municipal COVID-19…

Homelessness prevention work will fail again unless the achievements of the Everyone in the Age of Pandemic campaign are substantiated, warned former civil service chief Lord Bob Kerslake. A new report released by the Kerslake…

NEWPORT - A skateboard park and basketball court will be added to the Abbruzzi Sports Complex and complement the existing Little League baseball field. The T-ball field now at the complex will be moved to nearby Miantonomi Park.City…

(Dubois, WY) - The Dubois municipal council will meet in regular session on Wednesday, September 22, in the council chamber of the town hall at 712, rue Meckem. The meeting is open to the public and will start at 7:00 p.m. Highlights…

Delayed by a day due to Labor Day on Monday, Kitty Hawk City Council opened its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 7 with a special recognition presentation for Director of Public Works Willie Midgett who…

By WVUA 23 News Reporter Aajene Robinson Over the past two weeks, the Tuscaloosa Police Department has increased its presence on the Strip right next to the University of Alabama campus. Their objective? Ensure the safety…

Former Omaha Mayor Mike Boyle, who served on Douglas County Council, died of complications from pneumonia on Monday. He was 77 years old.…

PLATSBURGH - Days before the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Plattsburgh City Council voted to recommend that the…

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY - The campaign season for municipal governments has begun, with two cities ending the qualifying period for city council candidates. Qualifying periods at Sebastian and Vero Beach, which began on August 19, ended on…

Last week, the Orange County community of Goshen, New York, voted not to allow recreational cannabis businesses to locate in their city. Under the new Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), towns, cities and towns can choose not to…

UW Health nurses once had a "strong union and strong contract," according to a press release from Heck and Lemmer, but that changed after Wisconsin's Law 10. Former Republican Governor Scott Walker's plan effectively ended collective…