The mayor of London is the chief executive of the Greater London Authority. The role was created in 2000 after the Greater London devolution referendum in 1998,and was the first directly elected mayor in the United Kingdom.
Rensselaer County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census,the population was 161,130. Its county seat is Troy. The county is named in honor of the family of Kiliaen van Rensselaer,the original Dutch owner of the land in the area. The county is part of the Capital District region of the state.
Emelle is a town in Sumter County,Alabama,United States. It was named after the daughters of the man who donated the land for the town. The town was started in the 19th century but not incorporated until 1981. The daughters of the man who donated were named Emma Dial and Ella Dial,so he combined the two names to create Emelle. Emelle was famous for its great cotton. The first mayor of Emelle was James Dailey. He served two terms. The current mayor is Roy Willingham Sr. The population was 32 at the 2020 census.
Rensselaer is a city in Rensselaer County,New York,United States,and is located on the east side of the Hudson River,opposite Albany and on the western border of Rensselaer County. As of the 2020 census,the city population was 9,210.
The Fresh Kills Landfill was a landfill covering 2,200 acres (890 ha) in the borough of Staten Island in New York City,United States. The name comes from the landfill's location along the banks of the Fresh Kills estuary in western Staten Island.
Hudson Valley Community College is a public community college in Troy,New York. It is part of the State University of New York (SUNY). Although about eighty percent of the students are from the Capital District,the remainder are from other parts of New York,other states and from some 30 countries around the world.
The mayor of Boston is the head of the municipal government in Boston,Massachusetts,United States. Boston has a mayor–council government. Boston's mayoral elections are nonpartisan,and elect a mayor to a four-year term;there are no term limits. The mayor's office is in Boston City Hall,in Government Center.
Adams Mine is an abandoned open pit iron ore mine located in the Boston Township of the District of Timiskaming,11 km (6.8 mi) south of Kirkland Lake in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is situated on the Canadian Shield.
Toni Gayle Atkins is an American politician who served as the 51st President pro tempore of the California State Senate from 2018 to 2024. A member of the Democratic Party,she previously served as the 69th Speaker of the California State Assembly from 2014 to 2016 and the California State Assembly Majority Leader from 2012-2014. She has represented the 39th State Senate district since 2016,encompassing most of San Diego.
Walter Reed Gusciora is an American Democratic Party politician who has served as the 48th mayor of Trenton,New Jersey since 2018. He previously served from 1996 to 2018 in the New Jersey General Assembly,where he represented the 15th Legislative District.
The Dunn Memorial Bridge,officially known as the Private Parker F. Dunn Memorial Bridge,carries US 9 and US 20 across the Hudson River between Albany,New York and Rensselaer,New York.
Stuart is a rural coastal suburb in the City of Townsville,Queensland,Australia. In the 2021 census,Stuart had a population of 1,576 people.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is a department of New York state government. The department guides and regulates the conservation,improvement,and protection of New York's natural resources;manages Forest Preserve lands in the Adirondack and Catskill parks,state forest lands,and wildlife management areas;regulates sport fishing,hunting and trapping;and enforces the state's environmental laws and regulations. Its regulations are compiled in Title 6 of the New York Codes,Rules and Regulations. It was founded in 1970,replacing the Conservation Department,and is headed by Basil Seggos.
The New York State Democratic Committee is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of New York. Its headquarters are in Manhattan,and it has an office in Albany.
Casella Waste Systems,Inc. is a waste management company based in Rutland,Vermont,United States. Founded in 1975 with a single truck,Casella is a regional,vertically integrated solid waste services company. Casella provides resource management expertise and services to residential,commercial,municipal and industrial customers,primarily in the areas of solid waste collection and disposal,transfer,recycling and organics services. The company provides integrated solid waste services in seven northeastern states:Vermont,New Hampshire,New York,Massachusetts,Connecticut,Maine and Pennsylvania,with its headquarters located in Rutland,Vermont. Casella manages solid waste operations on a geographic basis through two regional operating segments,the Eastern and Western regions,each of which provides a full range of solid waste services,and larger-scale recycling and commodity brokerage operations. Organics services,major account and industrial services,are also provided.
Terry W. Gipson is an American politician who was elected as a Democratic member of the New York Senate in November 2012,and served from January 1,2013 through December 31,2014,in the 200th State Legislature. He represented the state's 41st district,which covers most of Dutchess County and Putnam County. He launched a campaign for Governor of New York in 2017 to challenge incumbent Democrat Andrew Cuomo;Gipson withdrew from the race in 2018.
The Newby Island Landfill (NISL) is one of the largest active landfills on the shores of the San Francisco Bay. It is located in Santa Clara County,California in the United States. The site is located within the city limits of San Jose,California at the western terminus of Dixon Landing Road. The address is 1601 Dixon Landing Road,Milpitas. Although the address and public street access to the site are both in the City of Milpitas,the landfill property is entirely within the City of San Jose. Newby Island Landfill has a length of 5.07 km (3.15 mi). It is located West of the City of Milpitas near Dixon Landing Road and Interstate 880. It is the terminus for waste for all of San Jose (62%),Santa Clara (14%),Milpitas (10%),Cupertino (5%),Los Altos (2%) and other cities (7%). The 342-acre pile is currently permitted to operate until 2041 and may extend up to 245 feet. The landfill is an island surrounded by a levee which keeps its runoff from directly entering the bay,and the water that drains from it is treated in the landfill's own treatment plant. Electricity for the landfill is generated by burning the methane collected from the decomposition of the waste. Dried sewage sludge from the nearby San José–Santa Clara Regional Wastewater Facility is the material used as cover,mixed in with the trash,blending San Jose's waste streams. It is operated by Republic Services (Republic),which,along with Waste Management Incorporated,transports and disposes of most of the household trash in the United States.
Edgemere Landfill is a former municipal landfill located in Edgemere on the Rockaway peninsula in Queens,New York City. It is located on a man-made peninsula on the Jamaica Bay shoreline,at the eastern end of the Rockaway peninsula. A portion of the site is open to the public as Rockaway Community Park. The entire site is owned by the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation.
Daphne Veras Jordan is an American politician and attorney who served as a member of the New York State Senate,representing the 43rd district from 2019 to 2022. The district includes northern portions of the Hudson Valley as well as the eastern portions of the Capital Region. Jordan is a Republican. Prior to her Senate tenure,Jordan served as a member of the town board in Halfmoon,New York.
Bud Williams is a State Representative who represents the 11th Hampden District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He represents the city of Springfield. Williams serves as the Vice Chair of the House Committee on Redistricting,and on the House Committee on Ways and Means,the Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies,the Joint Committee on Education,and the Joint Committee on Ways and Means.
