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Monday, February 4, 2013

Hinds-Mofor Resigns From Hyattsville Council

Ward 5 council member announces resignation after a year marked by frequent absences caused by pregnancy complications.

With little fanfare, Hyattsville City Councilor Nicole Hinds-Mofor (Ward 5) resigned her seat effective immediately early last week in an brief email to her fellow council members and city staff. Her announcement means that Hyattsville's Ward 5 residents will soon be without a veteran council member for the first time in more than a decade. Longtime Councilor Ruth Ann Frazier (Ward 5) earlier announced her intention to retire from council after her current term is up in May. Hinds-Mofor works an an engineer with the Prince George's County Department of Public Works and Transportation. Born in Brooklyn, NY, she has lived in Hyattsville since 2000.  She was first elected to the Hyattsville City Council in 2005 during a special election to …

Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Hyattsville Council Member Voting for Two

Ward 5 Council member snaps long absent streak, returns bearing child.

For a second week in a row, Councilor Nicole Hinds-Mofor (Ward 5) was present at a Hyattsville City Council meeting. And now she's voting for two. Hinds-Mofor is pregnant with her first child.  "It feels great" to be back, Hinds-Mofor said following Monday's Council meeting. "For the most part I feel caught up." Hinds-Mofor's reappearance in the Council chambers on Gallatin Street two weeks ago snapped a three-month absent streak where she missed 14 Council or community meetings and public hearings held on 10 separate days. The absences occurred during a time when Council members became sharply divided over certain aspects of the budget. But so far, the exact reason for her absence isn't clear. Throughout the meetings that Hinds-Mofor …

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Tim Hunt

10:23 am on Friday, July 27, 2012

Next May (2013). One seat from each of the wards will be up for election.   more ›

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