2021/01/31 17:13 Independent City Councilor Huang Chie (黃捷). Independent City Councilor Huang Chie (黃捷). (CNA photo) TAIPEI (Taiwan News) As only one week remains until the recall vote for independent Kaohsiung City Councilor Huang Chie (黃捷), the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) is doubling its efforts to call Fongshan District residents to vote “no” regarding Huang’s dismissal. The successful removal of DPP Taoyuan City Councilor Wang Hao-yu (王浩宇) has left people in the DPP worried about a domino effect. Faced with the possible dismissal of Huang, the party is going to great lengths to defend the councilor’s track record. The Kuomintang (KMT) is also doing everything in its power to make sure Huang is removed from the city council. The party’s Kaohsiung City headquarters held a symposium on how to lead a successful recall campaign, CNA reported.
Special to the Independent City Councilor and Everett attorney Fred Capone met with Supt. Priya Tahiliani earlier this month to cement the future of an annual scholarship program that celebrates a great American service organization and equally dedicated Everett residents. The Everett Disabled American Veterans Chapter 51 (DAV), which was formed in 1937 and merged with Malden Chapter 85 in 2012, has long awarded an annual $1,000 scholarship to an Everett High School senior. The Everett chapter was led by the tireless direction and supervision of George Desiderio and Richard F. Horgan for many years.
Richard Connolly and John Troy were also instrumental in the chapter’s earlier work and charitable efforts. Mr. Capone has served as the organization’s legal counsel for more than two decades. The trustee, pursuant to the terms of the trust, recently decided that coordinating the scholarship fund is best left to the Everett Public Schools, which can carry on this tradition every J