Lashawn Hawkins announcing her candidacy for Gloversville councilwoman-at-large. (The Leader-Herald/Ashley Onyon)
JOHNSTOWN The Democratic candidacy of Lashawn Hawkins for Gloversville councilman-at-large was tossed Tuesday by the Fulton County Board of Elections.
Republican Election Commissioner Lee Hollenbeck and Democratic Election Commissioner G. Jeremiah Ryan jointly ruled her Democratic election petition filed March 25 was invalid.
Ryan said Tuesday that the commissioners found that both pages of her election petition in the witness section at the bottom incorrectly identified Hawkins’ political party as “Democrat.” He said she is a registered Independent.
The technical issue brought to the forefront through an official objection by Republican William Rowback Jr. prevents Hawkins from being on the Nov. 2 general election ballot, at least as a Democrat.
GLOVERSVILLE Councilman-at-Large William Rowback Jr. will be vying for mayor, running against incumbent Vincent DeSantis. Rowback made the announcement o
Lashawn Hawkins on Monday announces her candidacy for Gloversville councilwoman-at-large. (The Leader-Herald/Ashley Onyon)
GLOVERSVILLE After becoming increasingly involved in the community over the past year, city resident Lashawn Hawkins has announced plans to take the next step in her immersion by launching a campaign bid for a seat on the Common Council as councilwoman-at-large.
Hawkins, while announcing her candidacy on Monday at Dorn Space on North Main Street in a socially distanced public event attended by roughly a dozen locals and members of the media, recalled that she used to be among those residents who said of Gloversville, “I just live here.”
Lashawn Hawkins — who first rose to prominence organizing her signature "silent" style of Black Lives Matter protests over the summer — has decided to throw her…
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GLOVERSVILLE The Gloversville Police Department Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Committee is seeking input from the community through an online survey asking residents for their opinions of the department and suggested changes as part of the state mandated police reform process.
The community survey launched online on Tuesday was developed by the Gloversville Police Department Reform and Reinvention Collaborative Committee that was formed over the winter in response to the executive order signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in June requiring all police agencies to draft reform plans with community input for adoption by localities by April 1.
The committee assembled by city police is comprised of roughly 25 members from various community organizations including the HFM Prevention Council, Office for the Aging and Youth, Fulton County District Attorney and Public Defender Offices, Gloversville Enlarged School District, I Can Breathe and I Will Speak Inc., The