HATFIELD Claire Bennett, valedictorian of Smith Academy’s class of 2021, calls the school a “little single-story building with orange and green carpets.” Over the past six years, she says, it has also become a home. “I know you well enough to know.
Two candidates vie for Hatfield Housing Authority seat
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Published: 5/12/2021 2:02:26 PM
HATFIELD A two-way race to complete the final two years of a term on the Hatfield Housing Authority is the only competitive election facing voters at town election on May 11.
To complete the unexpired term of Stanley “Buster” Symanski, who died in office in March, Michael W. Hogan of Main Street and Stanley John Pitchko, Jr. of Prospect Street are facing off. Alex Malinowski, an incumbent on the same board, is running unopposed for a five-year seat.
Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Memorial Town Hall.
Nancy Worth, assistant professor in the department of geography and environmental management at the University of Waterloo, says that because “sometimes writing a letter is seen as a way of appealing to different aspects of the seller in terms of their motivation for who they want the house to go to,” in that space “I think there s really a potential for discrimination, whether it s implicit or explicit.” Just look at all the racism, sexism and heterosexism in our society, Worth says. “It’s everywhere, so why would it not be in the home buying process?” Chris Peters, a Halifax realtor who was the first Black president of the Nova Scotia Association of Realtors and is now the co-chair of its diversity standing committee which he started during his tenure as president recalls a moment when a client of his got a home they weren’t the highest bidder for. They wrote a letter saying “I can see myself in you,” to the seller, hoping the
Funeral services held for longtime Philadelphia police officer who died after a battle with COVID
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In Philadelphia alone, more than 116,000 people have been sickened with the virus.
Sadly, nearly 3,200 people have lost their lives. Among them, some front-line workers who paid the ultimate price while performing jobs essential to keeping others safe.
One of those workers was laid to rest Thursday.
Family, friends and fellow Philadelphia police officers said their final goodbyes to Officer Erin Tokley. Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said he was a dedicated, reliable officer whose end of watch came at the hands of an invisible adversary.
It was solemn goodbye for Tokley, who passed away at 47 years old. The 24-year veteran of the Philadelphia Police Department lost his battle with COVID-19 earlier this month.
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