One councilman won with eight votes.
The town of University Park held its election Tuesday for four council seats in wards 2, 4, 5 and 6. According to a town alert the election results were as follows: All the races were uncontested.
Four council members are up for re-election.
The town of University Park is holding their town council election today. Four council members are up for re-election and running for office uncontested. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Riverdale Presbyterian Church at 6513 Queens Chapel Road. Use the side door entrance. Read more on the candidate's here.
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A Dec. 31, 2012, deadline looms for Congress on a number of significant financial issues.
Now that the election is over, the most prominent problem facing the U.S. government is the “fiscal cliff.” You may have heard or seen the term in recent media coverage, but what, exactly, does “fiscal cliff” mean? If Congress fails to act, on Jan. 1, 2013, a number of financial policies will either expire or initiate, including $7 trillion worth of tax increases and spending cuts over the next 10 years. Some of the agencies and programs affected include: Defense cuts, air travel safety and food inspection cuts, income tax rates, the estate tax, marriage penalty relief, child tax credit, the alternative minimum tax, a drop in Medicare reimbursements, small business tax breaks and more. How do you feel about the country potentially going …
More than 43,000 have voted early already in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties.
Due to the dangers of Hurricane Sandy, early voting locations were closed Monday and Tuesday -- but Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley has now extended the early voting period through Friday for the entire state. During the two days that early voting locations were open, prior to Hurricane Sandy's arrival, 43,629 voters took advantage in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties. Montgomery County According to data from the Maryland State Board of Elections 23,509 of the 616,016 eligible people voted early on October 27 and 28. Of those voters, 16,183 were registered Democrats, 2,821 Republican, 3,753 unaffiliated and the rest split between the Green, Libertarian and “Other” parties. Females so far are outpacing their male early voter …
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6:49 am on Friday, November 2, 2012
paranoid much? perhaps he should have registered sooner? smh more ›
Local businesses help gauge the election through food and drink.
While choosing a candidate to vote for in the 2012 presidential campaign may seem daunting to some people, businesses in the area want to make sure that you are well-fed and well-caffeinated (and maybe even help predict the outcome) as you debate your selection. BGR: The Burger Joint Reviving its popular campaign from 2008, BGR began offering menu selections celebrating the candidates’ hometowns. BGR has locations in Bethesda, Potomac, Columbia and Gaithersburg. California Tortilla The popular Mexican restaurant has taken a slightly different tactic, honoring the candidates' personal lives: California Tortilla has locations in Silver Spring, Rockville, Gaithersburg, Bethesda, Olney, Annapolis and Potomac. Click here to read more about …
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David Brosch and Arlene Christiansen also won terms on the University Park Town Council Tuesday.
University Park Mayor John Tabori was handily elected to a fourth term Tuesday alongside three town council members—two of them fresh faces in town government. Tabori, who ran unopposed, received 187 votes out of 241 cast. Another 31 residents voted for "none of the above," and 23 ballots were deemed invalid. The mayor said that tally was higher than what he recalled earning in his past three elections. "I very much appreciate the voters' support. … The mayors who serve here in University Park are in effect town managers also. It's not an easy job, so it's gratifying when people support you," Tabori said. In Tuesday's sole competitive race, Van Buren Street resident Roy Alvarez defeated 40th Avenue resident Susan Dorn for the Ward 7 …
Balloting runs from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Riverdale Presbyterian Church.
It's election day in University Park, with voters set to cast their ballots for the office of mayor and three of the town's seven council seats. Running unopposed for a fourth term in the town's top post is Mayor John Tabori. In December, the council raised the maximum period of office for the mayor from three two-year terms to four. Given that he faces no competition, Tabori said he feels "pretty good" about his prospects on Tuesday. "I'm pleased that the community has been as supportive of me as they have and of the efforts I've made," Tabori said. No council hopefuls filed to have their name on the ballot before the April 2 deadline, but four residents later registered as write-in candidates. In Ward 1, Councilman and Tuckerman Street …
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Attorney and Beechwood Road resident Heidi Sorensen is running unopposed for the seat.
Voters in University Park's fifth ward will cast their ballots Tuesday in a special election for an open town council seat. Attorney and Beechwood Road resident Heidi Sorensen is running unopposed for the post, which was vacated in January when former Councilwoman Tracey Toscano stepped down to lease a residence elsewhere in town. Ward 5 covers the northeast corner of University Park. To get on the ballot, candidates for the seat were required to turn in a petition bearing the signatures of at least ten qualified voters. Only Sorensen submitted paperwork to Town Hall by the March 5 deadline. Registered Ward 5 voters can cast their ballots at Riverdale Presbyterian Church (6513 Queens Chapel Rd.) from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today.
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Only one person is running for the vacancy in University Park's council.
According to the town of University Park, only one resident filed to run for the vacancy on University Park's council. David Brosch, the president of University Park Community Solar, LLC, credited for the solar panels on the roof of the University Park Church of the Brethren, is running for the ward 1 council seat left vacant by former councilwoman Margaret Mallino. Brosch is running uncontested in the town's special election, which will be held on Oct. 25.
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Residents interested in filing as a candidate to fill the town's Ward 1 council seat need to file by Oct. 12.
University Park living in Ward 1 who might want to represent their ward on the town's council have until Oct. 12 to file as a candidate. The seat is vacant after former Councilwoman Margaret Mallino resigned from her position and decided to move with her husband to Missoula, MT. The special election is set for Oct. 25. Ward 1 residents who are registered to vote in town can run for the seat. Editor's Note: We corrected the story. A previous version had the wrong destination for Former Councilwoman Margaret Mallino. We regret this error.
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4:43 pm on Friday, November 9, 2012
"Just like the governor's idiocy. A few commuters got to keep their jobs while many thousands more lost the opportunity. Sheesh. Talk about ingrained stupidity." What? The jobs are moved from LA and weren't available here. How did commuters keep jobs that didn't exist? more ›