Michael Sessions became mayor at 18 years old. Courtesy | Max Cote Michael Sessions became Hillsdale’s mayor at only 18 years old in 2005. When Michael Sessions was only 18 years old in 2005, he became mayor of Hillsdale by a two-vote margin. On Monday, his father, Scott Sessions, was sworn in for his second...
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Scott Sessions sworn in as Hillsdale’s mayor
Scott Sessions served as mayor from 2013-2017. Thomas McKenna | Collegian Scott Sessions was sworn in as mayor of Hillsdale during the Nov. 17 city council meeting after winning the Nov. 4 election against Ward 2 Councilman Matthew Bentley. Sessions told The Collegian during his campaign that Bentley and former Mayor Pro Tem Joshua Paladino...
City council to hold town hall on road repair funding plans
The Hillsdale City Council will hold a town hall to discuss special assessment districts on Dec. 8 at 7 p.m., following a unanimous vote at its meeting on Nov. 17. Ward 4 Councilman Robert Socha proposed the town hall, which will be open to the public so that Hillsdale residents can voice their opinions about...
City stalls HOPE Harbor building plans
Inside the proposed HOPE Harbor building. Sydney Green | Collegian The Hillsdale Planning Commission voted unanimously to deny a request to convert a storage building behind Hillsdale Community Thrift into a “dwelling facility” to be used as a sober transitional housing facility at a meeting Wednesday. “My opinion is contrary to how I voted this...
Paladino reflects on time as mayor
Joshua Paladino and his family. Courtesy | Facebook After nearly a year acting as mayor of Hillsdale, Joshua Paladino ’18 isn’t sure anyone should want the job. “It’s simply that the authority attached to the mayor’s office is not worth running in a citywide election, receiving more criticism, even though you have virtually no additional...



